The Great Transcontinental Motoring Adventure of 1903
By William I. Lengeman III
Historic Traveler
Rising from humble beginnings near the end of the nineteenth century, the automobile quickly became an integral part of American life. By 1943, automobiles were so ubiquitous that essayist E.B. White quipped, “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.”
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An Indefinable Something: The Apache Trail
By William I. Lengeman III
Subaru Drive Magazine
Statistically speaking, a jaunt along the Apache Trail surely must be safer than driving the same distance on an interstate highway or during rush hour in a metro area. But when you reach the steep, narrow section known as Fish Creek Hill, you might remember the carrion birds you’ve seen off and on all day, circling high above it all and waiting patiently.
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Looking For Harrisburg: An Imaginary Travelogue
by William I. Lengeman III
(Originally published in Harrisburg Magazine, May 1996)
Do you know Harrisburg pretty well? Did you know that it was a thriving gold mining town in the early 1900s? Did you know that just outside of town Indians massacred a group of settlers heading west in 1849? Have you ever admired the historic landmark, the Harrisburg Covered Bridge. Do you remember the terrible flood in 1937 when the Ohio River spilled over it's banks, leaving thousands homeless?
Are you confused yet?
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