PENNSYLMANIA
Entertaining and informative stories of people and events in the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, presented by Mark Smith.
Recent Episodes
The Johnstown Flood (Ep13)
EPISODE 13: THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. On May 31, 1889, after torrential rains worse than any in recorded history, the South Fork Dam on the western side of the Allegheny Mountains broke, and 20 million tons of water poured downs...
Revolution on $33,000 a day Part 2 (Ep12)
EPISODE 12: REVOLUTION ON $33,000 A DAY, PART 2. This is the second episode in our three-part series on the financing and supply logistics of the American Revolution. In the first episode, we asked, “Who paid for all this st...
Revolution on $33,000 a day Part 1 (Ep11)
EPISODE 11: REVOLUTION ON $33,000 A DAY, PART 1. This episode is about the financing and logistics of the American Revolution. In order to get a full picture of the Revolution, one has to study more than the battles fought...
Occupied Philadelphia (Ep10)
EPISODE 10: OCCUPIED PHILADELPHIA. What was life like in the nation’s capital under British control? From September of 1777 to June of 1778, the British Army occupied the City of Philadelphia. During this time, the Congress...
The Valley Forge Winter (Ep9)
EPISODE 9: THE VALLEY FORGE WINTER. July 1777 to June of 1778 was the pivotal year of the American Revolution. With the exception of the Battles of Saratoga, the most crucial events either happened in Pennsylvania (like the...
The York Congress (Ep8)
EPISODE 8: THE YORK CONGRESS. The Second Continental Congress – the one that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776 at the Philadelphia State House and served as representative government during the American Revol...