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Burke Idaho according to Wikipedia is a ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States, established in 1887. Once a thriving silver, lead and zinc mining community, the town saw significant decline in the mid-twentieth century after the closure of several mines. It’s in Shoshone County that went from 1400 people in the early 1900’s to around 15 people in the 1990’s. Shout-out to Collin Wood a...

The year was 1872 and Maria Shay was pronounced dead and was a victim to an abortion gone wrong. Who was Maria Shay? Maria was a female originally from Morrisburg NY. She moved to Waddington NY where she lived for several years giving her this connection to Ogdensburg and the murder that occured. After living in Waddington for awhile she then packed up and moved to Pennsylvania for a bit where she...

In 1894 Clayton NY was shocked to a horrific scene when a ship couldn’t outlast a storm on the mighty Lake Ontario and all hands on deck lost their lives. October 11th 1894 is a day that will live on for many in the small village of Clayton. Clayton is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John M. Clayton, a federa...

There is a castle located in the thousand islands in northern NY on heart island. The castle and island have a history and a story of love and heartbreak. A classic rags-to-riches story. Grab your tissues and get ready because we are going to jump into this. Shout-out to Collin Wood at Artota Records for the tunes you hear in this episode. If you are looking for custom tunnage email him at collin....

You might have never heard of Champ but you probably have heard of its counterpart, or cousin, hell maybe even brother or sister the Loch Ness Monster. You know Nessie the mythical monster that is said to be living in the Scottish Highlands. Much like Nessie Champ is said to be living in Lake Champlain. Shout-out to Collin Wood at Artota Records for the tunes you hear in this episode. If you are l...

So you’re on your commute. Maybe you’re a private business owner, maybe you work on The Hill … maybe you're a garbage man … maybe you’re the mayor. Who is to say? But as you're driving down NY-370, the gorgeous yet disgusting Onondaga Lake stretches out next to you and as you round a bend entering the Syracuse city limits, a small marvel of man’s triumph over nature emerges. Jutting out of the ser...

Born Stacey Ruth Daniels in Clay, New York, she met her first husband, Michael Wallace when she was just 17. They married quickly and in 1988, they had their first daughter, Ashley, followed by a second daughter, Bree, in 1991. The marriage was seemingly passionate but a tough dynamic between Stacey and her daughters began to form, financial stressors were common and, over time, the couple drifted...

The St Augustinian Academy located in the grymes hill area near Staten island. The Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, New York, was founded on May 30, 1899, in conjunction with the new Roman Catholic parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel, both by the Augustinian Friars. The academy expanded in 1926 and closed in 1969, adding about 250 priests to the Augustinian order. Shoutout to Collin Wood at Ar...

Gibson Guitars is the iconic guitar company that was played by a couple of people you might have heard of like  Les Paul, Slash, BB King, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, and Bob Marley just to name a few. Orville H. Gibson was born in 1856 on a farm near Chateaugay and in this episode of the Yore Town Podcast you are going to hear all about how he invented the Gibson Guitars! Shoutout to Collin Wood at...

Hermon NY In 1872 was scene to a horrific dreadful death. It’s a way no human should have to ever go.  January 1872 specifically was a busier than usual night at the Farnsworth House. The Hotel keep Almon Farnsworth was busy visiting the regulars while welcoming patrons who arrived for an appointment with a traveling phrenologist. A phrenologist is a person that measures bumps on the skull to pred...

It's easy for any show to go off the rails as they say but this one actually did. The year was 1889 and this tragedy really left a mark on local history and we are going to tell you all about it. Circuses were HUGE in the late 1800s and carried into the 1900s. One of the biggest names in the business was The Barnum Bailey Show which many called the Greatest Show on Earth. They were a show from 184...

Carmen Basilio, The Upstate Onion Farmer - From Canastota, NY but trained in Alex Bay/Watertown area, Watertown Tucked up against the bustling I-90 outside of Syracuse, NY with the glitz of Turning Stone Resort & Casino looming on the horizon sits a little town of just over 4,000 people. The Thruway junction lets you off to an open intersection featuring a McDonald’s, two abandoned hotels, a N...

The Lady In The Lake - Yore Town Podcast S01EP08 On today’s episode we are going to talk about a chilling story and probably one of if not the craziest stories to ever come out of Lake Placid New York. Mabel Smith Douglass and her family suffered some horrific tragedies that leads to one of the most chilling stories you might ever hear. Plus maybe it has some inspiration in the naming of Jason Voo...

Northern NY was one of if not the wildest places in the world during prohibition with the bootleggers wreaking havoc. Many high speed chases were taking place between the bootleggers and police. Many wild ones were documented and we can’t even imagine how many others were not. In Today’s episode we are going to tell you about one specific chase that had an officer leap from a car on to the speedin...

Ty Cobb was one of the greatest players to ever play the game but was involved in one of the ugliest moments in baseball history. The headlines in the papers that were around in the 1900's claimed Ty Cobb Man or Monster so we ask you. Was Ty Cobb a man or a monster? Yore Town Podcast is a podcast that features your towns dark, wild, unbelievable past that has you thinking no way that really happen...

In today’s episode, we are going to talk about a shocking murder that happened in 1816 in the small town of Louisville NY that made what papers were available at the time with some controversy about what really happened. Also, it led to something that happened for the first time ever in St Lawrence County. Yore Town Podcast is a podcast that features your towns dark, wild, unbelievable past that h...

Matt and Zac are back at it with Season 01 Episode 04 talking all about the Guro of Gore, the Master of Horror, the Sultan of Shock and … Professor Emeritus from Clarkson University? In this episode we’ll dive into the connection between horror film icon Wes Craven and the little college town of Potsdam, New York. If you grew up watching gory horror flicks like A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Hills...

A silverware company that dates back to the 1800s and is still around today not only survived tough times that happened throughout the world, but it survived a very dark past. Oneida is a city in Madison County in the U.S. state of New York. It is located west of Oneida Castle and east of Wampsville if you are looking at a map of NY, pretty center of the state. Oneida is known for a couple of thin...

Frederic Remington lived a life that he wanted and failed many times in life before becoming the legendary artist he was known for. Pretty cool to have such rich history in Ogdensburg, NY. If in the area, make sure to check out the Frederic Remington Museum. https://fredericremington.org/ We want to hear the stories of Yore Town. Email us at yoretownpod@gmail.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

In this episode Matt and Zac discuss a Nazi Pilot Captured in Ogdensburg NY. This was even written about in a book and a movie called The One That Got Away. We would love to hear you feedback on this episode but more importantly we want to tell Yore Story of Yore Town! Submit Yore Stories to yoretownpod@gmail.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

You might have been thinking alright another podcast. Another history style podcast at that. Why would I want to listen to this? Well we are going to take stories that have happened near us and with your help expand! We want to take Yore Town stories and tell the world the shocking, wild past that is almost unreal that it happened. If you have a story you want to submit to use email it to use at y...