Beyond the Watertower - little known Mount Prospect History

An unassuming man who lived in an unassuming house dies - a treasure map is found. That map leads to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold.In this episode of Beyond the Watertower, Noah and Emily explore the story of Stanley Pierce's gold hoard.

Why did a group of executives light a barn on fire? Why did the fire spread? Is there really an 11,000 person fallout shelter beneath Randhurst?Noah and Emily are going to dive into it in this episode of Beyond the Watertower, Mount Prospect's iconic definitive local history podcast from KnightMedia, MountProspectNews.org, and of course, the Mount Prospect Historical Society.Thanks for listening (or watching!)

Did you know a guy got trapped in the Mount Prospect watertower?Join Noah and Emily as they talk about how he got stuck, how they got him out, and the history of local area watertowers.

In this episode of Beyond the Watertower, Emily and Noah explore the Mount Prospect's now defunct radio station and why they stations operators are called the radio pirates after their battle with the federal government and the agency that eventually became the FCC.After, they examine some of the most prominent Mount Prospect street names - like Kensington, Memory Lane, and Central - and the interesting stories behind them. MountProspectNews.org for more community news.

In this episode of Beyond the Watertower, host and Director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society Emily Dattilo explores the caveats and interesting lives of Mount Prospect's founding families with producer Noah Jahn.