Harrison Dyar, Who Made Digging Tunnels In Washington, DC His Hobby

08/09/2022 3 min Temporada 4 Episodio 845

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Episode Synopsis

In September 1924, a truck accidentally discovered a series of tunnels underneath Washington DC. There were lots of rumors, but it turned out a local guy had just dug them himself, for "exercise." Here's his story. Plus: the new book from photographer Enda O'Flaherty, "Life Is Elsewhere," visits abandoned schoolhouses in rural Ireland. 
Smithsonian Bug Expert By Day; Eccentric Tunnel Digger By Night (Architect of the Capitol)
Inside the tunnels of Washington’s mole man, Harrison G. Dyar (Washington Post)
Life Is Elsewhere: Abandoned Schools In The Irish Countryside (Flashbak)
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