Paid Content by The Somerset County Historical Society - A Tour of the Teackle Mansion
Meyersdale Police release surveillance video of
By: Melanie Gillespie
MEYERSDALE, Pa. -- It has been three months since a Somerset County building went up in flames.
On the night of June 29, the old Slammerz building was enveloped in flames.
A parking lot now stands where the building once was.
State police ruled it arson the following day, but police have not been able to pinpoint who lit a mattress that caught the building on fire.
Investigators released new surveillance video Wednesday in hopes the public will help.
There is a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of this arson. It's being put out now because we've exhausted all of our leads, Officer Berkley with Meyersdale Police said.
Police said the surveillance video was taken from a nearby alley and hope the people shown in the video can lead them to their alleged arsonist.
We're seeing two people of interest, not suspects, and they were there approximently at the time of the inception of this fire, Berkley said.
Police said the time between the man and woman walking and the two cars leaving was only about 20 minutes before the Slammerz building burned to the ground.
We had a fireman injured during the course of this fire. We had a displacement of an individual and they need to be brought to justice because this could've been a fire [with] greater catastrophe than what it already was, Berkley explained. The two people walking up the alley had to have something. The fire had already been started. The two vehicles would have had to have seen something, according to the fire marshal's report, the fire had already been started. We need to reach out to these people. We need them to come in
Life Beyond the Battles; The Civil War in Cumberland County, PA
A film by Nick Tierno & Matt Wood for the Cumberland County Historical Society
Policy Management Senior Seminar Fall 2012
Dickinson College
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Somerset is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,277 at the 2010 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township. It is the county seat of Somerset County. Somerset is just off Exit 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Somerset is the principal city of the Somerset, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also one of two cities, the other being Johnstown, that make up the larger Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area.
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A Common Canvas- Somerset, Pennsylvania
Open until May 17, 2009 at The State Museum of Pennsylvania. Visit statemuseumpa.org for more information.
Independent scholar David Lembeck began researching and documenting Pennsylvania's New Deal post office art in 1995. He then teamed up with architectural photographer Michael Mutmansky to document these works of art in their original location. The artwork featured in this exhibition is based on Mutmansky's original photographs, as well as artifacts, original works of art, and archival documents culled from private and public collections around the country. Lembeck curated this exhibition with Dr. Curtis Miner, Senior Curator of History at The State Museum of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's Historic Bridges: Connecting our Past and Future (Full)
Following the American Revolution and continuing up through World War II, Pennsylvania embarked on infrastructure improvements that led to a landscape stitched together by a series of turnpikes, canals, railroads and highways; all needing bridges. Today, an overwhelming number of these historic crossings have deteriorated to the point that rehabilitation or even removal are the only alternatives to closing these connections altogether. Public opinion factors strongly into whether a particular bridge is preserved or replaced. Pennsylvania's Historic Bridges: Connecting our Past and Future is a documentary film that highlights public advocacy and involvement in the National Historic Preservation Act. Each bridge tells a story. Public involvement and advocacy is key to achieving the vital balance between maintaining our infrastructure and maintaining Pennsylvania's history.
Pennsylvania Anti - Slavery Society - Thomas Garrett House
Home of abolitionist Thomas Garrett, who helped 2700 slaves escape on the underground railroad. Garrett Rd, where the shouse sits, was named after Garrett, and was a line along the underground railroad. The basement of the Wawa a couple blocks down the road at the intersection of Burmont and Garrett, housed hiding slaves in it's basement during the underground railroad. Thomas Garrett was a friend of Harriett Tubman.
Ground ZERO Sept 11 2001 Pentagon Attack Sim American Kamikaze TEST Pilot Agent ZIG ZAG
The World's First and Most Accurate Simulation of PENTAGON Attack SEPT 11 2001 Targeting the U.S.NAVY Able Danger Investigated Offices in the Washington DC Pentagon. Rocket-boosted guided hard target penetrators (US 6276277 B1)
Please NOTE the Width of the Simulated Target : Pentagon is NOT to Scale but the Height of the building Build on Sept 11 1941 is close . The Aircraft Size/Weapons/Speed 510 Knots flown by MAJ. ZIG ZAG on the Deck is to scale.
Ground ZERO Sept 11 2001 Pentagon Attack Sim American Kamikaze TEST Pilot Agent ZIG ZAG Simulating the A-3D Skywarrior Rocket Attack on the PENTAGON Slow Mo 00:57
Digital Combat Simulator World (DCS World)
Field McConnell Abel Danger David Hawkins Sept 11 Pentagon Attack using Drone Modified Raytheon A3D Skywarrior AGM-123 Skipper II Rocket Assisted Bomb Declassified Secrets GOFER 06 Abel DANGER Pentagon 9/11 Attack Laser Designator / UAV Drone Controller Command Ship Minnesota Air National Guard C130H, airborne at 9:33, ultimately an observer to the aftermath of the alleged impacts of AA 77 and UA 93.
C-130H, called Gofer 06. This plane was from the 133rd airlift wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard. The 9/11 Commission Report claims that the Gofer 06 pilot and crew were first-hand witnesses to the demise of both Flight 77 and Flight 93.
C-130H pilot, Lt. Col Steve O’Brien, was returning from delivering supplies to the Carribean, which more specifically meant the U.S. Virgin Islands. Air Force Magazine reported 7 other crew members on board, Copilot Maj. Robert Schumacher Flight engineer MSgt Jeff Rosenthal.
Official timeline of this improbable flight begins as follows: Just after 09:30, Gofer 06 took off from Andrews AFB and Flight 77 flew “right in front of , a mile and a half, two miles away.” Air traffic controllers (ATCs) from Reagan National Airport (in Arlington, VA)
Why would Andrews AFB launch a cargo plane instead of interceptor jets at a time when three airliners had been hijacked and two of them had crashed into the WTC 30 minutes earlier?
How could civilian ATCs expect an unwieldy cargo plane, which had a cruise speed of 336 mph (and a maximum speed of 366 mph), to keep up with a Boeing airliner which the official report says was traveling at 530 mph?
Even if Gofer 06 had time to reach its maximum speed immediately, the difference in speeds would have put the two aircraft 3 miles apart for every minute that passed.
Some reports state that copilot Schumaker looked down on Flight 77. How could he look down on something that was at first right in front of him, at a distance of two miles, and five minutes later was up to 15 miles (more than was possible) further ahead of him?
And if military cargo planes could take orders from civilian ATCs, why didn’t the ATCs ask Andrews AFB to launch its at-the-ready interceptors, which could travel several times faster than the errant airliner?
September 11, 2001. This tracking strip indicates that Gofer 06 took off from Andrews at 9:33 am.[7] Given that the flight engineer for the cargo plane stated that they circled after witnessing the crash, and a large aircraft takes a few minutes to circle, we must assume that Gofer 06 could not have left the vicinity of the Pentagon any earlier than 9:41 am.
Originally the crew had planned to return to their home station in Minnesota. But then they decided “the prudent thing to do was to get to a safe haven and take a time out.”.
One problem with this new self-determined route taken by the Gofer 06 crew was that Benedict Sliney, the FAA’s national operations manager, had issued a ground stop at 9:42 am, just as Gofer 06 was leaving the Washington area. Per the 9/11 Commission Report, this meant that all aircraft were ordered to land at the nearest airport. Gofer 06 did not land as required by the FAA. Instead, it flew for another hour and passed over numerous airports in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Gofer 06 is credited for witnessing not only the crash of Flight 77, but the smoke from the crash of Flight 93. At 10:05, just 27 minutes after seeing the Pentagon crash, the crew of Gofer 06 witnessed black smoke from United 93 at a distance of only 17 miles.
06’s approved flight plan was from Andrews to the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. A direct route between these two points would take the cargo plane right by Meyersdale, PA, which is in a direct line to Minneapolis/St. Paul and about 17 miles away from Shanksville.
Pentagon and Shanksville is 127 miles. If we accept that Gofer 06 “circled and loitered” for only 3 minutes starting at 9:38, then it would have had just 24 minutes to reach Meyersdale,United 93
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Somerset Co. shelter keeps homeless warm
Original Air Date: 1/8/14
By: WJAC Web Staff
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. -- A homeless shelter in Somerset County is helping some stay warm with the cold weather conditions.Community Action offers people a place to stay warm. 6News sat down with some who are benefiting from the program. A lot of people in Somerset County, said Daniel Lee Boden from Somerset. Theyre ashamed to be homeless and they hide.Community Action said they are partnering with other charities in Cambria County for those who need shelter as well.
The highest point in Pennsylvania Mt Davis
Mount Davis (3,213 ft or 979 m) is the highest point in Pennsylvania. Located in the 5,685-acre (2,301 ha) Forbes State Forest near the hamlet of Markleton in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, it lies on a gentle crest of a 30-mile (50 km) ridge line extending from central Somerset County southward into Garrett County, Maryland known as Negro Mountain.
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A Common Canvas- Freeland, Pennslyvania
Open until May 17, 2009 at The State Museum of Pennsylvania. Visit statemuseumpa.org for more information.
Independent scholar David Lembeck began researching and documenting Pennsylvania's New Deal post office art in 1995. He then teamed up with architectural photographer Michael Mutmansky to document these works of art in their original location. The artwork featured in this exhibition is based on Mutmansky's original photographs, as well as artifacts, original works of art, and archival documents culled from private and public collections around the country. Lembeck curated this exhibition with Dr. Curtis Miner, Senior Curator of History at The State Museum of Pennsylvania.
Hoffman Lutheran Church Oral History - Somerset County, PA
Recorded in 1998, digitized for the 200th anniversary of the church. Memories from parishioners date back to 1912 and cover the great depression, WW2, weddings, and festivals.
Mt. Davis Pa. A walk in the woods
Winters beauty at the highest point in Pa. Mt. Davis
Railways: Connecting Western Maryland -- Mountain Ridge HRM (2015)
A 2015 MRHS Historical Research Methods Production Documentary
Railways: Connecting Western Maryland and running everywhere from Piedmont, to Cumberland, to Frostburg, to Mount Savage, the central trains of the Western Maryland area include the Cumberland and Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, the George's Creek and Cumberland, the Western Maryland, and the Western Maryland Scenic.
Trains were not the only popular form of railway transportation. Trolleys also carried people from place to place until buses became more prominent. Although they were somewhat supplanted by cars, airplanes, subways, and semi-trucks, trains are still a critical part of Western Maryland History.
From carrying coal to carrying people, railways have had a deep impact in our area. Through stories, pictures, and recollections, the people of Western Maryland remember the life and impact of their railways.
Researchers:
Alex Beeman: Main Editor
Sidney Beeman: Editing Supervisor
Calan Clark: Narrator
Amber Ellis: Visual Media Organizer
Carly Hanna: Writer
Mason Holloway: Assistant Editor
Rachel Ridenour: Writer
Adviser: Matt Ravenscroft
Stock Footage:
Tom Biery
Al and Angela Feldstein Collection
Frostburg State University
Michael Gresham
Maryland State Archives
Deane Mellander
National Archives and Record Services
Andrew Sparber
Pat Stakem
Mike Welsh
Western MD Sub
Dan Whetzel
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Music: Derek Shank and Take A Stand Productions
Special Thanks to Everyone Who Has Made This Documentary Possible:
Gerald Altizer
Tom Biery
Albert Feldstein
Bob Flanagan
Mike Gresham
Andrew Sparber
Pat Stakem
Mike Welsh
Dan Whetzel
YOU, for continuing to support MRHS Historical Research Methods and our pursuit to preserve local history in the lived experiences of its local citizens.
Coal miners and families at Darr Smokeless Coal Company. 1948.
Identifier: F2010.108.1.042
Description: Silent color footage of Twin Branch, West Virginia. Shots showing coal mining families swimming and fishing. Shots of houses and families on porches. Scenes of men working at coal mine.
Creator: Unknown
Coverage: Twin Branch (city) West Virginia (state)
MARC Geographic Areas: United States (xxu); West Virginia (wvu)
Extent: (quantity/size) 12min 34sec
Media: 16 mm film; Moving Images AVI 1920X1080 29.97 FRAME RATE
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Video: Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, Jun 2011
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Old Somerset Co. prison is a hidden gem to explore
By: WJAC Web Staff
SOMERSET, Pa. -- Housed in an old building next to the Somerset County Courthouse, it's a location that many may not know exists. It certainly isn't eye catching, but it harbors a history unlike any other in the area.
The old Somerset County jail sits along East Union Street in Somerset. It was built in 1890 and housed thousands of prisoners over the years.
Patsy Shaffer, who works for the county, gives tours of the old facility.
I say it's one of Somerset's best kept secrets, Shaffer said.
Eight men were executed in the building, with the hooks for the gallows from which they were hanged still in place.
This is one of the only jails in the state of Pennsylvania that has indoor gallows, Shaffer said.
The first execution was a double one. Brothers Joseph and David Nicely were sentenced to die for killing a farmer from Jenner Township.
Back then, tickets were needed to watch executions, and they were a hot ticket. Only 35 were made available, but hundreds of people played a sort-of lottery to try to get one.
It was supposedly a very big attraction back then. The public would gather outside the jail, Shaffer said. They said when the hangings were over the trap doors made a noise and the public would cheer because the hanging was over.
The nooses that hanged the Nicley brothers remain on display in a glass case in the center of the prison. The last hanging happened in 1913.
After that, they sent you to Bellefonte, to Rockview prison, that's where the electric chair was, Shaffer said.
The jail housed prisoners for several more decades and there are many stories about the men and women who were housed there who tried to escape.
The sheriff and his daughter were playing hide and seek one evening and she looked up and said, 'Daddy, there's guys going out the window,' Shaffer said. He said, 'Nah.' [Then] he looked and sure enough, they were going out the window.
Prisoners who were really bad were sent to an isolation chamber in the basement. Some of their carvings are still on the giant steel door that closed behind them.
The jail was closed in 1981 and is currently used as storage space and houses some county departments, like the microfilm office.
With a deep history, many people ask if the old jail has ghosts.
None that we've seen, Shaffer said. We don't work at night. They don't bother us during the day. Let's put it that way.
The jail is open for tours every day. Anyone wanting to take a tour can go to the microfilm office on the first floor. The tours are free.
Caving at McConnells Mill Area.
South Street Bridge, Philadelphia, PA
Global infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming served as the prime design firm for the award-winning South Street Bridge Replacement Project. This is considered one of the most complex jobs in the history of the Philadelphia, Pa. Public Works. Enjoy the video that begins with views of the old bridge and then leads into a day in the life of the new bridge, which carries pedestrians, bicyclists, and more than 23,000 vehicles daily. Stay tuned to experience its spectacular evening light show!
Colton Point Motel
You're just a step away from Heaven with fine accommodations at the Colton Point Motel.