Tucked behind the hotels, gas stations, and the glitter of the casino at the foothills of Blue Mountain lies a piece of East Hanover’s soul — forgotten by time but not by history. This isn’t just a graveyard… it’s the story of a congregation that helped lay the foundations of East Hanover Township, where faith and frontier met in equal measure.

Within these weathered walls rest Scots-Irish settlers, Native Americans, and the enslaved — the very people who carved out liberty from wilderness, and paid dearly for it. Through spirit box sessions, personal accounts, and a few uncanny coincidences, we walk the line between the living and the remembered.

Join me for “Cost of Liberties: The Forgotten Graveyard”, an episode that blends local legend, township beginnings, and the mysteries that still echo through this quiet corner of Pennsylvania.

📜 Featuring:

• Hidden history of East Hanover’s first congregation
• Early township roots and burial ground lore
• Spirit box responses from beyond the stone walls
• The untold stories of those who built — and were buried in — the land they called home

Hidden beyond the ridgelines of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties lies the ghost of a valley once full of promise — Stony Valley. A place where fortune, fire, and folly collided. Long before the forests reclaimed it, this stretch of wilderness thrummed with ambition — iron furnaces, timber barons, and dreamers betting their lives on the riches buried beneath the soil.

In the late 1800s, it wasn’t just a valley — it was a gamble. Companies carved towns into the woods, chasing iron ore, lumber, and the wealth that came with them. And at its heart stood the grand jewel of the mountain — The Cold Spring Hotel. Built as a luxurious escape for the elite, it rose from the wilderness like a monument to excess, offering hot springs, music, fine dining, and the illusion of permanence.

But fortunes fade fast in Stony Valley. When the resources dried up and the money stopped flowing, the dream turned hollow. The hotel’s lights dimmed, the rail lines rusted, and what was once elegance turned to ash — quite literally — when fire consumed the Cold Spring Hotel and erased its grandeur overnight.

In this episode of Mysteries Along the Manada, we unearth the story of Stony Valley’s rise and ruin — a tale of industry, isolation, and the human need to tame the untamable. And through on-site spirit box sessions, we’ll listen for what might still echo in those empty woods — the laughter of guests, the hiss of steam, and the restless whispers of a valley that refused to stay quiet.

Because in Stony Valley, even the ashes still tell stories.

In 1878, six desperate men in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, conspired to kill an aging neighbor for a handful of insurance payouts. What followed became one of the most chilling and influential murder cases in American history—the story of The Blue-Eyed Six.

Join host Jaratt Dill as Mysteries Along the Manada uncovers the haunting legacy of greed, deception, and death that still echoes through the quiet woods of Indiantown Gap. From the tavern whispers where the plot was born to the creek where Joseph Raber met his end, we trace a story that blurred the line between survival and sin.

Featuring on-site spirit box sessions, historical insight, and eerie local lore, this episode digs deep into how one murder-for-money scheme forever changed insurance law—and maybe left a few restless souls behind.

🎧 Listen if you dare—some stories don’t stay buried for long.