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History Detectives

Season 1 Episode 10: Flint-Lock Rifle/Lafayette China/Prison Plaque

The Love Dish The Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Was a set of 18th century china emblazoned with hearts and arrows given by the Marquis de Lafayette to Elizabeth Willing, the popular wife of the Patriot Mayor? Rebel Gun The Place: Mercer, Pennsylvania Local lore says this late 18th Ce...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Old Fire Station/Pebble in the Sand/'Pop' Lloyd Baseball Stadium

1. Old Fire Station/Pebble in the Sand/'Pop' Lloyd Baseball Stadium

Aired: Jul 14, 2003

Face Artifact The Place: Mantoloking, New Jersey Found on the beach, a pe...

Episode 2 Bonnie & Clyde Bullets/Movie Palace/Sears Home

2. Bonnie & Clyde Bullets/Movie Palace/Sears Home

Aired: Jul 15, 2003

Bonnie & Clyde The Place: Brodhead, Wisconsin Did these five .45 caliber ...

Episode 3 Jigsaw Puzzle/Whaling Ship/Witch's House

3. Jigsaw Puzzle/Whaling Ship/Witch's House

Aired: Jul 16, 2003

Morgan Whaling Ship The Place: Mystic, Connecticut Did this Charles W. Mo...

Episode 4 Cannon House/General Washington Portrait/Independence Trumpet

4. Cannon House/General Washington Portrait/Independence Trumpet

Aired: Jul 17, 2003

Portrait of George Washington The Place: Frederick, Maryland Is this an a...

Episode 5 General Lee Farewell/Napoleons Sword/Natchez House

5. General Lee Farewell/Napoleons Sword/Natchez House

Aired: Jul 21, 2003

Lee's Last Orders The Place: Beech Island, South Carolina Is the Beech Is...

Episode 6 Chinese Poems/Japanese House/John Browns Letters

6. Chinese Poems/Japanese House/John Browns Letters

Aired: Jul 28, 2003

John Brown's Letters The Place: Sacramento, California Does a Californian...

Episode 7 Mexican Currency/Pirate Spyglass/Railroad Station

7. Mexican Currency/Pirate Spyglass/Railroad Station

Aired: Aug 4, 2003

The Depot That Made Dallas The Place: Dallas, Texas A local historian cal...

Episode 8 Boarding House Flag/Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot/Ventriloquist's Dummy

8. Boarding House Flag/Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot/Ventriloquist's Dummy

Aired: Aug 25, 2003

Ventriloquist Dummy The Place: Brooklyn, New York Where did ""Sam"" the f...

Episode 9 Dutch Colonial Home/Mark Twain's Watch/Revolutionary War Poem

9. Dutch Colonial Home/Mark Twain's Watch/Revolutionary War Poem

Aired: Sep 1, 2003

Sheridan's House? The Place: Grand Ronde, Oregon Although the locals have...

Episode 10 Flint-Lock Rifle/Lafayette China/Prison Plaque

10. Flint-Lock Rifle/Lafayette China/Prison Plaque

Aired: Sep 8, 2003

The Love Dish The Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Was a set of 18th cen...

Creators

Jorge Aguirre

Jorge AguirreDirector

Bernadette McDaid

Bernadette McDaidCreator

Info about History Detectives

Seasons: 11

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Mystery, Documentary, History