On this episode we go into the history and mystery of tunnels and passages. From railroads to roadways, Shanghai Tunnels to Tunnel 13 and so much more!

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Sources:

https://inl.gov/integrated-energy/cultural-anthropology/#:~:text=Retirees-,Native%20Americans%20used%20lava%20tubes%20as%20refrigerators%20during%20lean%20times,artifacts%20scattered%20across%20the%20floor.

https://whyy.org/articles/1893-worlds-fair-serial-killer-hh-holmes-remains-identified/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad#Political_background

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleoburrow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel#:~:text=deep%20historic%20connections.-,Antiquity%20and%20early%20middle%20ages,during%20the%202nd%20century%20AD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritchley_Tunnel#:~:text=Fritchley%20Tunnel%20is%20a%20disused,It%20is%20a%20scheduled%20monument.

https://www.webuildvalue.com/en/infrastructure-news/longest-tunnel-in-the-world.html#:~:text=The%20World's%20Longest%20Tunnels,in%20length%2C%20built%20in%202018.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A6rdal_Tunnel#:~:text=The%20L%C3%A6rdal%20Tunnel%20(Norwegian:%20L%C3%A6rdalstunnelen,being%20WestConnex%20in%20Sydney%2C%20Australia.&text=In%201975%2C%20the%20Parliament%20of,and%20often%20closed%20in%20winter.

https://storyland.coplacdigital.org/mcla/death/deaths-in-the-hoosac-tunnel/

https://storyland.coplacdigital.org/mcla/afterlife/captured-ghost-evidence/#:~:text=The%20results%20remain%20inconclusive.,and%20blue%20being%20the%20weakest.

We have touched on stories in or around Bandon many times, now it's time we finally dive into some of them, including the famous marijuana drug bust, the terrible Bandon fires, and of course the more recent story on the West Coast Game Park Safari.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandon,_County_Cork

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland

https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/attractions/historic/jacobites

https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/mary-queen-of-scots-life-death-rule-facts-biography/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131455719/victoria_mary_catherine-bennett

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandon,_Oregon

https://www.lordbennetts.com/who-is-lord-bennett

https://www.bandon-or.gov/general/page/history

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31239110/george-bennett

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/in-bandon-oregon-an-irishmans-attempt-to-bring-a-bit-of-home-with-him-proved-deadly#:~:text=Upon%20first%20reaching%20this%20small,came%20to%20displace%20native%20plants.

https://www.bandonhistoricalmuseum.org/cemeterytour.html#:~:text=Although%20the%20city%20of%20Bandon,under%20that%20name%20in%201891.

https://theworldlink.com/pioneers-of-the-south-coast/article_ba87c138-ddf1-5726-a01c-48a6009386f9.html#:~:text=The%20Averills%20were%20among%20the%20earliest%20pioneers,cemetery%20and%20the%20town%20was%20called%20Averill

https://offbeatoregon.com/20-07.new-river-drug-bust.html

https://offbeatoregon.com/22-05.gold-on-the-beach-609.html

https://www.westcoastgamepark.com/about

Bridges might seem like a mundane topic, but they offer a lot of history and stories. After all, bridges don't just connect us physically, but through time and tragedy as well. Stories include Portland bridges, Holcomb Bridge, Grave Creek Bridge, and more!

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Sources:

Arkadiko Bridge - Wikipedia

Zavikon Island - Wikipedia

Julie-rekai-rickerd-papers.pdf

Donald S. Rickerd, Walking on a Tightrope: Canada and North Korea, October 27, 2015 - Toronto Whiff of Grape

World’s Smallest International Bridge Is Only 19 Feet Long

List of highest bridges - Wikipedia

Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge - Wikipedia

8 of the Most Devastating Bridge Collapses | HISTORY

The Goat: Why this 92-Year-Old Bridge is World's Biggest Timber Trestle | Wood Central

Morrison Bridge - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Street_Bridge_disaster#Witness_brings_charges_against_steamer_captain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Street_Bridge_(Portland,_Oregon)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumping_Station_Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritner_Creek_Bridge#:~:text=Built%20in%201927%2C%20in%201976,accommodate%20larger%20loads%20to%20pass.&text=NRHP%20reference%20No.&text=The%2073%2Dfoot%2Dlong%20(,were%20left%20in%20the%20state.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holcomb_Creek_Trestle

https://thatoregonlife.com/2015/10/this-old-oregon-train-trestle-on-dick-road-is-said-to-be-haunted/