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Summary: A scruffy terrier mix dog walked into the Albany, New York Post Office and soon became the unofficial mascot of the Railway Post Office and the United States Postal Service.  He kept the mail bags safe and traveled far and wide; across the United States and the world. His legacy is lived beyond his questionable death. Sources for the show: “The Argus. Volume (Albany [N.Y.]) 1865-1921, December 24, 1895, Page 9, Image 9.” The Argus. volume (Albany [N.Y.]) 1865-1921, December 24, 1895, Page 9, Image 9 - NYS Historic Newspapers. The Argus. Accessed February 5, 2023. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83045592/1895-12-24/ed-1/seq-9/. Contributor, USPS. “The History of Owney the Postal Dog, Mascot of the Railway Mail Service.” Postal Posts, November 5, 2015. https://uspsblog.com/the-history-of-owney-the-postal-dog-mascot-of-the-railway-mail-service/. Kelly, Kate. “Owney, the Post Office Dog.” America Comes Alive, November 3, 2021. https://americacomesalive.com/owney-the-post-office-dog. Magazine, Smithsonian. “Owney the Mail Dog.” Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, September 1, 2011. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/owney-the-mail-dog-48862403/. “Owney (Dog).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 5, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owney_(dog)#:~:text=Owney%20. “Owney the Dog.” National Postal Museum. Accessed February 5, 2023. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-postal-operations-popular-culture-seals-symbols/owney-the-dog. “Owney.” National Postal Museum, July 11, 2011. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/owney. Music: Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Summary: There is an old legend of a fearsome creature that flies through the forests of the Adirondacks. This primordial being was created at Lake Sacandaga after a brutal murder or had it always been there?  We discuss the Iroquois legend of the Flying Head Link to the photo of the owl showing the threat display. Sources for the show: Native Languages. “A Seneca Tale.” Accessed December 31, 2022. http://www.native-languages.org/senecastory4.htm. Abbatt, W. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries, 1906. https://books.google.com/books?id=x_AOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA282. Canfield, William. The Legends of the Iroquois. A Wessels Company, 1904. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Legends_of_the_Iroquois/E4xCAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0. Contributors to Wikimedia projects. “Flying Head.” Wikipedia, November 29, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Head. Native Languages. “Flying Head (Whirlwinds, Big Heads).” Accessed December 31, 2022. http://www.native-languages.org/flying-head.htm. Frameglasseye. “R/Paranormal - The ‘Flying Head’ Encounter.” reddit, March 19, 2019. https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/b2wvn6/the_flying_head_encounter/. Genier, Lisa. “Did You Know? - Things You May Not Know about the Adirondack Park.” Https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/, August 18, 2014. https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/page/in--about-the-park-14/news/things-you-may-not-know-about-the-adirondack-park-507.html. Geocaching. “1812 Birth of Lake Pleasant.” Geocaching.com. Accessed December 31, 2022. https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC778VV_1812-birth-of-lake-pleasant?guid=6bc01a62-2d43-4a0d-849f-d17ec886fa47. Hoffman, Charles Fenno. Wild Scenes in the Forest and Prairie. Vol. 2. Richard Bentley London, 1839. https://archive.org/search.php?query=external-identifier%3A%22urn%3Aoclc%3Arecord%3A1158370562%22. jla5458. “Hunger Is More than in the Stomach.” Medical Ethics and Health, February 6, 2015. https://sites.psu.edu/mehealth/2015/02/06/hunger-is-more-than-in-the-stomach. Lewis, Deane. “Behaviour of Owls.” The Owl Pages, June 19, 2015. https://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php?a=2. Weaver, Aaron. “Lake Sacandaga Legend.” History of lake pleasant & Speculator, August 31, 2014. https://historylakespec.wordpress.com/lake-sacandaga-legend/. website, NHS. “Charles Bonnet Syndrome.” nhs.uk. Accessed December 31, 2022. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/. Music: Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Summary: There is a case for an eyewitness account with all the makings for a good Gremlin story. We have five individuals while flying, who experienced an unexplained mechanical failure in mid-air and lost their aircraft which ended up in a body of water, 70 miles away. An experience so significant it forced the individuals in question to do something none of them had ever done before. Sources for the show: Buckshot, Sarah Moses. 2014. “U.S. Air Force Plane Abandoned in Flight in 1952 Discovered in Lake Ontario.” Syracuse. July 8, 2014. https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/07/us_air_force_aircraft_abandoned_in_flight_in_1952_discovered_in_lake_ontario.html. Flory, Alex. n.d. “C-45 Expeditor Recovered from Lake Ontario.” Accessed January 22, 2023. https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2017/10/21/c-45-expeditor-recovered-from-lake-ontario-2/. Kennard, Jim. 2014. “U.S.A.F. Aircraft Abandoned in Flight Discovered in Lake Ontario.” Shipwreck World. July 8, 2014. https://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/usaf-plane-discovered-lake-ontario. USAF C45 Aircraft Abandoned in Flight Found in Lake Ontario. 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5ztGcNmos. Music: Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Unearthly Upstate will be returning with a new show that will discuss historical true crime.  Stay tuned.

We talk about three creatures that came from lakes: The Gorton Turtle, the Silver Lake Serpent, and "Georgie" the Lake George Monster. Nothing really scary, but some good tall tales.Blogger (where the works cited are listed)https://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

David L. Brainard and Frederick F. Kislingbury both signed up to explore the Artic Circle on the ill fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. The outcome for each of them was very different. *warning* talk of cannibalism.Blogger (where the works cited are listed)https://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

Fulton, NY was the home and resting place of a science fiction author that may have been forgotten, but his ideas have lived on in many modern sci-fi, comics, and anime stories. Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

Between Binghamton and Owego there is a stretch of road known as The Devil's Elbow. A woman in white is supposed to scare travelers there. Is that true? This part of the road has had it's share of tragedies. Maybe it's not a lady in white? Maybe someone else?Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

Buehler and McGlory were two known criminals from Rochester, NY. One night they decided to rob a drug store on a whim. Then they led the police on a 150 mile chase firing their guns along the way. A few months later, the story ended for one of them.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

Skip this episode if you want. We had issues getting a regular episode together. So instead we talk about some of the hikes we took in New York and some of the interesting finds along those trails.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

We visit Connecticut Hill and the surrounding area. Also known as the Alpine Portal. This area is reputed to be the home of ghosts, bigfoot, UFOs, and famous quadruplets.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

We continue our discussion of the Loomis Gang of Madison county, NY. We talk about how the gang was finally stopped. Did justice really prevail? That is up to you to decide. Warning: violence.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

During the middle of the 1800's one family controlled all the crime in Madison county, New York. The Loomis gang was one of the most notorious gangs of criminals of the era. We discuss their beginnings in part one.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

Many people have reported seeing a ghostly figure of a woman hovering near Pulpit Rock on Lake Placid. But who is the woman behind the legend? We discuss the interesting and tragic life of Mabel Smith Douglass. **Warning. Discussion about suicide**Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

You probably never heard of Edmund Zalinski. Or the gun that he designed. But that doesn't mean he should be forgotten. Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

In part 2 of our episode about Auburn State Prison, we finish with the history of the institution. We also discuss how Auburn is related to NY Fingerprinting and who or what is Copper John.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

We have mentioned the Auburn State Prison a few times on this podcast. We go over the history of one of the oldest prisons in the United States in part one.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

One of the oldest churches in New York has a rich history and a guest in its steeple.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

We talk about the legends of women that ended up living in the woods. Some became bigfoot. All were tragic stories.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate

Food again. But this time we talk about multiple big wheels of cheeses and a flying train that lead to a wreck of chocolate.Bloggerhttps://unearthlyupstate.blogspot.com/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstateTumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/unearthlyupstateWebsitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstate