Hidden Cemeteries of Astoria
Buried Secrets Podcast
English - March 05, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 33.7 MBHistory Society & Culture history paranormalpodcast forgottenhistory ghostpodcast ghosts historypodcast newyorkcityhistory paranormal scarypodcast weirdhistory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Two tiny, forgotten cemeteries sit near each other in old Astoria, Queens: one was a burying ground for the wealthy families who ran the town, and the other was for Irish immigrants who fled the famine.
Here's a look at the history behind the graveyards, as well as a puzzling mystery about a nearby churchyard that may or may not be a burial site.
Highlights include:
• Robbers hiding their loot in a church tower
• The mystery of a man with two graves
• The discovery of human remains during a construction project
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