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Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, Lincoln Brass Knuckles and the Morgan Affair
Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, Lincoln Brass Knuckles and the Morgan Affair
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Conspicuous among the quintessentially American items on display at the Pennyroyal Area Museum in Kentucky is a collection of sketches that depict frightening creatures, decidedly out of this world. What are they? Encased at the Ford's Theatre Museum in Washington, D.C. is a seemingly primitive weapon - brass knuckles. Which celebrated president was this piece of metal carried to protect? At Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York is a powder magazine that was used as a makeshift prison by a secret society to confine a traitor. Who was held here...and what happened to him?For even more Mysteries at the Museum, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/mystery to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply.
Released:
Jan 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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