West on the Lincoln Highway into Pennsylvania Dutch country. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The Chronicler128 km · about 86 min · 18 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Mütter Museum's Medical Collection
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 1876 Centennial Exposition Grounds
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Penn Valley, Pennsylvania
The Schuylkill Navy and Boat House Row
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line
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King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
The Betzwood Film Studio
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Malvern, Pennsylvania
The Paoli Massacre Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Malvern, Pennsylvania
The Paoli Massacre Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
The Paoli Massacre Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown's Industrial and Scholastic Roots
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Elverson, Pennsylvania
The Ironmasters of Hopewell Furnace
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Elverson, Pennsylvania
The Iron Legacy of Joanna Furnace
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Narvon, Pennsylvania
The Life of Windsor Forge
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Narvon, Pennsylvania
The Bowmansville Roller Mill
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Denver, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dutch Migration Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Ephrata, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dutch Migration Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Ephrata, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dutch Migration Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Utopian Life at Ephrata
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Origins of the Conestoga Wagon
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.