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Deep in downtown Syracuse, surrounded by the historic buildings that make up the city’s core, is the Syracuse City Hall. This iconic landmark holds a long and tragic history and more than a few ghost stories.

In this episode Phil guides the explorers to the town of Steuben in northern Oneida County near Remsen to uncover the legend of the Witch Doctor of Steuben and the Starr Hill ghost that is believed to be the legendary doctor who died in the early 1800's and still attempts to help strangers along the road today.

One of the interesting facts about Central New York, that is usually pretty unknown, is the area’s contribution to the evolution of humane care in asylums. Utica’s psychiatric center was the home of the straight jacket and the Utica crib, Willard Asylum was the first place in NY to provide long-term mental health care, and the Newark State School, as it was initially called, was developed to provi

In addition to local folklore and local ghosts, Central New York also has a history of famous hoaxes. One of the biggest folklore based hoaxes in the area, and indeed in the world, is that of the Cardiff Giant.

The Adirondack Park has been a prime vacation destination for hundreds of years. It is a balanced combination of remote enough for people to feel like they are in touch with nature, but still being easily accessible by most forms of transportation.

One of the things that we often take for granted is the existence of modern medicine. Diseases that once threatened the lives of anyone it came in contact with now are controlled with a combination of antibiotics and vaccines, or have even been eradicated.

The Otesaga Hotel was built in the early 1900s, by Edward and Stephen Clark. They envisioned a luxurious resort on the shore of Lake Otsego, and with the help of architect Percy Griffin, that is what they created.

Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday. What lies beyond the restored floors of the grand hotel and what departed guests might still be roaming the halls?

Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday. What role did the Historic Four Corners play in two scandalous national murder trial's and what hidden secrets haunt the halls today?

During the 1800s in America, the mentally ill were not treated kindly. For the most part, if unable to afford expensive private care they were forced into poorhouses. While these poorhouses were designed to provide the mentally ill and disabled with care and support, often times they were mistreated, increasing the number of problems these patients had.

During the early 1900s, one of the defining events in American history was the Great Depression.

Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday.