Pittsburgh isn't called the Steel City for nothing. Laquin on Barcley Mountain in Bradford County is abandoned and use to be a booming logging community theres a cemetery thats supposedly haunted by the people that died there from the plague. What about Buck Hill Falls Inn? I grew up in Armstong County we use call Yellowdog , mutesville. Two villages in Centre County is Poe Patty a lumbering community, on Penns Creek in Seven Mountains, which is now a state park. As you go under the under pass and up the hill near Horseshoe Curve there was a town called Glenwhite in Blair County you can only see ruminants of foundations. The round bunkers alone are something to see as some of them are opened and you can walk inside. Hi there ! Cant find where I lived. The land is part of state game lands, Worked many times around Barclay reclaiming the mine lands The cemetery is creepy, graves that were swallowed by the mine cave-ins Many old foundations throughout the woods. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006, Carrie, as it's affectionately known, entices visitors to marvel at the scale and legacy of its industrial might. Theabandoned Westinghouse Atom Smasheris an iconic relic from the very dawn of the atomic age in the United States. Springwater still runs through this building, creating one of the most unique abandoned places in PA. I always wondered why the people left and and what their lives were like in their heyday. Orviston was once a booming brickyard. Now almost entirely derelict, Slawson says many remaining locals avoid driving this depressing route, peppered with the what President Trump referred to as Rusted-out factories, scattered like tombstones, in his bleak inauguration speech. . Robinson/Robindale was an old factory town near Seward west of Johnstown that was abandoned after the Flood of 1977. Back in the 1960s, my church group visited Cooks Forest in Northwestern, Pa. A group of us took one of the trails and got lost in a ghost town. regularly. Id love to explore the interior of some of those downtown buildings. It will always be my number one place. Oldest continuously operating railroad tunnel in the world is the Howard Tunnel in York County, Pa along the current Northern Central Railroad. Eldora Park between Donora and Monongahela in Carroll Township. At the time of its construction Concrete City was considered to be a community of the future, but it was abandoned a mere 11 years after the first residents moved in. Today, its laying on its side around piles of bricks waiting for hopeful restoration. How about Somerfield in Fayette County? It has a cemetery, which you can barely see anymore, and the houses are all gone. Let us know in the comments below. With the help of Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg main line was upgraded to operate at 110 mph and has trimmed . Its not always accessible, but its a neat place to visit when it is. The Avondale Mine diaster site in Nanticoke, Pa! This 1930s-era roadside attraction now sits abandoned in North Park in Allegheny County, but was once a public source of water (and dreams of eternal youth) until that water was deemed unfit for human consumption in 1955. By 1924, the community was abandoned. Construction on the Bayless Paper Mill in Potter County began in 1900, and the dam which provided the large volumes of water the mill required (and which ultimately failed and caused the flood) was built not long after that. While most of the buildings have been torn down, its still fascinating to drive around the old streets and see the curbs, gutters, and stone steps that are surrounded by fields of forested land. There isnt much left of Rausch Gap, though there are a few building foundations that can be found as well as a cemetery. This article highlights 33 abandoned places in PA that continue to fascinate visitors decades after they outlived their intended purposes. It does look like a graveyard, says Slawson, whos president of the Local 506 Union. But in the late 1800s, the company town ofScotia, built by one of the richest men in the world at the time, served as home to employees of Andrew CarnegiesScotia Mines and Iron Works. There were around 8 houses still standing and we went into a couple of them. Here are a few of my favorite ruins and abandoned places in Pennsylvania you can legally visit. However, by 1873, the town was essentially abandoned. All torn down when the newer Lawrence Park High School, football field and parking lot were built in the 1960s. Yes, many people still live there. I live within miles of there still, as I also grew up within miles from there. That was torn down a few years ago, but it was never open to the public to explore when it still existed. (Note: While to the best of our knowledge you can legally these abandoned places at the time of publication, access can always change. Yes its all thats left. Yellow Dog Village was constructed in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in the first decades of the 20th century to support the mines that were right outside of town. Bethlehem reported a loss of $1.5 billion in 1982, and began shutting down chunks of its massive operations throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Another ghost town is Fricks Lock in Chester County. Do you know Dallas? In the 1970s, we used to ride horses thru the woods to the top of the tipple at Landrus. Today, Pithole is just an empty field near Oil Creek State Park. A remnant of the legendary U.S. Steel Homestead Steel Works, the Carrie Blast Furnaces are a vestige of Pittsburgh's 20th-century domination of the steel industry. The former steel mill holds 2 MW of solar panels. There were a total of 20 duplexes in the community, so 40 carefully selected workers were chosen to move into the homes with their families. Way more fascinating and with much more to see than Centralia. Easy access from white Haven. Lumber City- Once a small town near Curwensville, Pa (Clearfield County). The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is a 13 mile stretch of roadway that was part of the original alignment of the PA Turnpike. But theyre both conscious of the stresses that his unemployment creates. Masten, Pa. The town was vacated several years ago so the could build Curwensville Dam where boating and summertime activities are carried in now. Can you be more specific as to where it is? First published on February 27, 2017 / 8:08 PM. While visiting, its also worth the short bike ride or walk to the Brady Tunnel and the Philipston Turntable. The Abandoned PA Turnpike is one of the largest abandoned places in PA. Thirteen miles of abandoned superhighway, last open to normal vehicle traffic in 1968. My aunt lived in Bull Run . Abandoned as a railroad bridge in the mid-Seventies, the Salisbury Viaduct has in more recent times been reborn as part of the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail in western PA. Explorers can hike or bike across this 101 foot-high, 1,908 foot-long former railroad bridge and experience exceptional views of the surrounding countryside. (Forest Hills). Thanks for your help. Today, it sits abandoned in the woods just waiting for people to come and explore it. The place has a haunted vibe. Once the second biggest steel manufacturer in the United States, Bethlehem Steel was one of the world's largest shipbuilders, provider of the steel that fueled the skyscraper boom, and a proud . It opened in 1911 with 20 duplex homes. I have read that the fires did/do burn from underground, as I understand it? Geri Ghost Town in the Glen was located in Moosic Pa. Have you checked out Marstellar PA in Cambria County. When the mine closed in the early 1930s, it was thought to be a temporary closure, so all the equipment was placed inside the mine before it was closed. Have you been to Brownsville? To be honest, very little is known about the origins of this ruin, but its still a lot of fun to explore the stone shell of this building. The tunnel is roughly260 feet long, and other than the eastern portal, is completely unlined. Site of a small logging town, saw mill and CCC camp. Today the abandoned Kunes Camp is part of the yellow-blazed Kunes Camp Trail in the Quehanna Wild Area. This documentary is the first in a series of CBSN Originals examining the shifting sands of Americas economy, and how that has affected the people and communities in the American heartland. Exploring Hidden Ruins at Raystown Lakeis your guide to discovering theabandoned ruins of roads, bridges, and homesof historical significance, hidden around and beneath the surface ofRaystown Lake. And due to the deteriorating condition of the buildings, its certainly possible that at some point Concrete City will simply become off-limits for liability reasons. Its my understanding most of the houses became hunting lodges. Then theres one on top of a mountain near Ralston, PA. Then theres the bunkers. There is a turn out off the road in the valley from Arnot to Morris. Fortunately, however, the current owner is trying to refurbish the homes and turn them into a period homestay. They tie Alvira to Alamagordo. Help spread the word. Thank you Joan Cramer Stefanini. When the previously mentioned nuclear jet engine testing bunkers were built in Cameron County, local hunting camp owners were forced to abandoned their properties, and the abandoned Kunes Camp is one such property. How about Fallbrook in Bradford or Tioga county. Jan 23, 2014 - Explore Rich Warner's board "Abandoned steel mills" on Pinterest. You're awesome for doing it! After the unions came in the sewing factory and coal bottomed out the town starter to die. Yes it still runs as they have opened it up to the public as record you can go swimming there as they have sand along the bank and boat and fish and they even have a camp site now people go there all year round .I live in Fayetteville,Pa just about an hour from this place. Been inside the bunkers. Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphiais Americas most-historic (and some say most-haunted) prison! Pithole became known as a rough and tumble town reminiscent of the communities of the Wild West. finally they all went. Today, the homes sit hidden in the woods on land owned by the city. The cemetery around the stone chapel contains more than 500 graves (many unmarked as was Quaker tradition), and rumours exist to this day (most likely urban legends) that the Quaker meeting house was the site of a secret witch trial, execution, and subsequent haunting! Residential uses continue at 11 properties. Thats a great spot. Today, the bridge is the central point of Kinzua Bridge State Park. Masten in Lycoming county. Today, signs offer a self-guided walking tour through the ruins of this camp for visitors wanting to learn more about this unique historic spot. Graduated from Adams High School. Since then, while portions of Eastern State Penitentiary have been cleaned up, the site is managed as a preserved ruin and is a fascinating place to explore. Turn Hole Tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel built in 1866 and in use until 1956. There are two access points for the turnpike: one near Breezewood and one in Fulton County. 1960s due to the danger of the fires. For the next two decades, the prison set abandoned until it was opened for limited tours in 1988. At Rausch Gap there are cellar holes near the rail trail on the uphill side you can find by following the old road bed that goes past the stream mitigation project upstream from the rail trail bridge and you can find the foundations of a railroad engine repair shed. A photographer illuminated by a spotlight inside the Sideling Hill Tunnel. The buildings were built in the 1920s and 1930s for workers at the nearby limestone mine. Oil Creek State Park is known as the Valley that Changed the World and was the site of the worlds first commercial oil well. Pretty massive and interesting. They promptly fenced it off and built a nuclear reactor and several bunkers. Despite this, driving on the public roads through town, however, is still fascinating. Helvetia was a small coal mining and power plant company town in Clearfield County. Today, visitors can go deep underground to see this once-active mine and learn more about coal mining. Built in1922, the McGinnis Rod and Gun Club existed for roughly 20 years beforethe building was consumed by fire, leaving only the stone walls and fireplace you see today. The museum is located within the Lukens Historic District and has a history dating back over 200 years, to the Brandywine Iron and Nail Co. started by Isaac Pennock in 1794. There are some old foundations and a cemetery. But this isnt merely a story of economics, this is a story of the human impact, the emotional toll that hits a community which has lost the means to provide for its people. Abandoned Factory Industrial Machinery Steel Mill Derelict Post Apocalyptic Steampunk Fashion Galleria Eiffel Tower Inside Underground Abandoned Weirton Steel Mill Ed Ostrum Erie Pennsylvania Presque Isle Union City Best Places To Live Lake Erie Good Ole Family Living Hometown The Good Place hectors 18th & liberty.erie pa Barbara Hardner Lewis Laurel Run, PA My dad was born there and mine fires still burn today from what I have read. I havent crossed that bridge yet., Justin things that his generation may be the ones who have to effect change, assuming enough of them stay to replenish the political ranks. Coal mining town & logging.Thats what my Grandfather did.Lost his thumb in Saw mill.Stayed in Gettysburg, Allentown, Coatsville,Burnham.ect.Family came to Pa. from Stockholm. Follows the old railroad bed. There is not much left but some foundations, sidewalks an old railroad tressle. Downtown Scranton is home to four of the best-preserved iron furnaces in Pennsylvania. In fact, it preserves several important buildings in the Lukens Historic District. Orviston was a brick making company town too. This massive tower stands tall over the trail, which runs directly underneath it. Rockport Road Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel located near the Rockport access toLehigh Gorge State Park. There also used to be an old railroad that ran through there for the brickyard and in the mountains there was coal mining too, you can still see remnants of the old railroad and a railroad tunnel from back in the coal mining days. Yellow Dog Village is a former company town in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. There are remnants of the old brick yard at the end of front street and back street which is a circle. Erie is definitely a sinking ship, and youd be crazy not to get off a ship thats sinking, he says. When it was completed in 1882, the Kinzua Bridge was the largest and tallest bridge in the world. On of the women active in the cam[p was Ruth Rockwell. Theres one way in and one way out of the town of Orviston for visitors that arent familiar with the area. No jobs to bring them back to the area the town was left with aging people or others who were to poor to leave or some who could find a job. The foundations of all the houses are still visible, some with a bit more. It was wiped out by a flood, many of the villagers were killed in the flood and it was eventually abandoned. And while the tunnel is still open to park visitors, the popular and nearby Glen Onoko Falls Trail is no longer, closed by the PA Game Commission in 2019 after nearly 150 years of attracting tourists to the Jim Thorpe area. You missed Pithole PA near Oil Creek State Park. How could I get permission from the owner of Yellow Dog to visit>. A large steel mill was constructed on the shore of Lake Erie and workers from Scranton were moved to continue their jobs. Mill 19 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hosts the country's largest long-span rooftop solar array. Since then, its been hidden away in the woods of this state forest. From 1930 until 1957, this tower was used to refuel train engines with coal as they made their way along the banks of the Allegheny River. Bernat lost his job recently, but remembers a boom time in the 90s when if you lost your job just after sunrise, youd find a new one before sunset. Marovich: In 1909, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (J&L), which already had a mill on the south side of Pittsburgh, wanted to expand, so it purchased land along the Ohio River near the town of . The abandoned Bayless Paper Mill in Potter County is part of a planned 329 acre park and interpretive center dedicated to telling the story of the paper mill, the dam built to sustain in, and the disastrous 1911 flood that resulted when that dame broke, killing at least 78 people and devastating both the mill and the surrounding town of Austin. Thats the story of a lot of Erie. Philadelphias Mount Moriah Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in the country and the final resting place of up to 300,000 people. glen hazel. "The wiring and anything else that can be scrapped has been taken out," said Emig, who told AOL News she's often chased away uninvited visitors. Nothing but some gravestones left. Competition from automobiles and buses . All thats left are foundations and a cemetery as well as the adits to some of the coal mines. Not far from Johnstown Pa. is the Staple Bend railroad tunnel. Even if everything goes Eries way during the next four years and beyond, restoring its former glory in full wont be easy. They can be accessed from several points along the spectacular Lehigh Gorge. In areas of America that have managed to win back manufacturing work, automation has meant that while the jobs that return are higher-paid, they are fewer in number. I was thrilled to see Pithole on the list! A part of downtown Monessen The layoffs at the mill began July 5, and a company spokesperson said that they would be spread out over a two-week period. Its amazing to tour the homes and think about what it would have been like to have lived in this community. Its part of the deadmans hollow trail and the town has a great set up with a park sports fields and boat drop in area. But before they are gone, Ill share with you a few of the more interesting abandoned places in PA I have explored in recent years. The Baptist Church, just outside the area seized for the Ordnance grounds is still a working church. Jim Stewart, a long time resident of Erie, Pa., speaks with CBS News Jamie Yuccas for the CBSN Original report America - Manufacturing Hope which documents the struggle to make ends meet. I have not. The Turn Hole Railroad Tunnel in Lehigh Gorge Jim Thorpe Rockland Furnace dates to 1832 and was in operation until 1854. President Donald Trump visited Erie during his campaign, and promised Erie residents that he would bring back the jobs that had evaporated over the course of decades. Peale, PA, Clearfield County. When you emerge on the eastern side you have a clear view down to the Rockport Access parking area, the Lehigh Gorge rail trail, and the Lehigh River. Tons of cool architecture and history there. Five years later, the steel giant closed 6 plants, including its Cuyahoga Works in Cuyahoga Heights, after the United Steelworkers of America rejected concessions demanded by the company. Gilson Ridge Cemetery in Hydetown Pa. Built in 1907, the two blast furnaces here were in nearly continuous operation until 1978. Located in Columbia County in the states northeastern corner, Centralia was a bustling coal mining community until the coal seam below the borough caught on fire in 1962. In 1911, the dam failed and the ensuing flood of water killed 78 people. I really wouldnt like to leave, he says. 46.1K subscribers Abandoned GetGo Millcreek Township, Pa. Is it still around? It is so sad now. Today, the Alvira bunkers, as well as remnants of Wisetown, are located in theUnion Countyportion ofState Game Lands 252, approximately 7 miles south of Williamsport. Located only a stones throw from the Abandoned PA Turnpike, youll find an abandoned railroad archhiding deep in the woods. By the census of 1870, less than 250 people lived in Pithole. A map of Pennsylvania Railroads from 1923 showing essentially all of the state's rail lines in service, prior to massive abandonments that began in the post-World War II era. Many of these properties are not maintained or monitored for safety conditions, and therefore these are all strictly VISIT AT YOUR OWN RISK DESTINATIONS! Today, the bunkers are overgrown and hidden away in the woods of State Game Lands 252. He was born in Saint Michael in 1917. Can fresh thinking turn the tide in Erie, Pa.? By 1960 the project was scrapped, and all that remains today are the nuclear jet engine testing bunkers themselves large boxes of concrete and steel with tiny slit windows once covered by thick layers of blast-resistant glass, where engineers and technicians would have monitored the engines undergoing testing. This mine opened in 1860 and was actively mined until 1966. We lived in the poconos, Im from Luzerne County. Thanks for sharing. "It was a symbol of pride for all these people," said Mark Goyke, manager of the special projects division at Scalo Solar Solutions. Today the ruins of Austin Dam are part of a memorial park dedicated to the 78 people who lost their lives in the flood of 1911. In Erie this winter, Scott Slawson drove CBSN anchor Jamie Yuccas through what used to be the beating, productive heart of the town, an industrial area where rows of red-brick factories once proudly turned out American-made goods and employed tens of thousands of local workers. There are two old cemeteries at the end of road, some of the head stone date back to the 1700s. This site has a 100-year history as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a mental hospital, and a modern prison, meaning that you can explore everything from an old psychiatric ward to modern cell blocks. Northeastern Pennsylvania has a rich anthracite coal mining history, and nowhere is that better seen than on a tour of the Lackawanna Coal Mine in Scranton. They forced everyone to move out of their homes so they could build the limerick power plant. Opened from 1855 until 1972, this was the longest active anthracite coal mine in the world and had tunnels as deep as 800 feet below the ground. Sadly, the famous Graffiti Highway was recently destroyed by the owners of that parcel of land, but the rest of this famous PA ghost town is still worth checking out. . I was born in a small coal mining town, Madera, Pa Before the 1970s it was thriving two grocery stores, two 5&10, bank, gas station, Farms, post office, dentist, doctor office, theater, schools a Moose, VFW, Hotel, Insurance business, two beauty shops, coal tipple and many working mines and Sewing factory and other people with small home skills like shoe cobbler. I used to drive through Centralia on way to Shamokin,Pa where my husband used to live. As a kid I had family that lived there so I was there quite often, my aunt used to own the only store in the town which has unfortunately been turned into a hunting camp after she sold it, so theres now no stores, there used to be a post office/motel as well which has now also been turned into residential apartments. The remains of the Kinzua Viaduct have been resurrected as the Kinzua Skywalk and are part of Kinzua Bridge State Park. In 2010, the furnaces were opened for tours and offer a gritty look into how steel was made. I remember it when they were trying to get the people to move out. Concrete City is located in Luzerne County near Nanticoke and was once company housing for select employees that worked at the nearby Truesdale Colliery. Its all I remember. I think that a lot of the local leaders have not been doing their part. Located just a few miles from Centralia, Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine is a once-abandoned mine in the heart of Pennsylvanias coal region. I went to help clean with Titusville Pa American Legion when I was little. While much of this Pennsylvania ghost town has disappeared, there are still remnants if you know where to look for them. Of all the abandoned train tunnels in PA, this might be the easiest to reach as its located directly adjacent to a large parking lot. When you strip better than 30,000 jobs out of an area, this is what happens. His union represents around 3,000 workers now, but the calls that come into his office are often from people whose jobs have disappeared. Other points of interest are scattered throughout the park, and its nearly impossible to hike a trail without seeing old, rusting oil equipment sitting in the forest. I know the name but cant think of it. When I left PA about 40 years ago, there were still a few houses left, and some ruins. While access to the kilns is limited by a fence, its still fun to walk around them and look at these beautiful ruins. In the old days, a mill like this would have needed 4,000 workers. Make sure to obey any signage you might see, and obtain owner permission or pay the admission fees where required.). I think there is an old cemetery there. A lot of the kids went to college and never returned,and others left for jobs . It has quite a history, dance hall, rides, trolley stops and had bands. Today, visitors can walk through the surrounding park, marvel at the size of Austin Dam and its crumbling ruins, and pay their respects to those killed here. BethEnergy coal mining was discontinued in 1991, the railroad car industry was left in 1993, and shipbuilding was discontinued in 1997 in an effort to preserve steel production. As the vegetation dies back and the waters of Raystown Lake are drawn down each winter, this allows for a glimpse at some magnificent hidden ruins not normally visible the rest of the year. Located along the Armstrong Trail, a 35-mile rail trail in Armstrong County, PA, youll find the Redbank Coaling Tower. My grandpa worked his way up to foreman. For each destination below, be sure to click on the blue text link to view detailed directions and in-depth information about it. They forced out the residents,my great grandmother had a good sized chicken farm there .where my grandmother grew up.cemetery is definitely haunted. Located near Grassflat, PA. From 1834 to 1904, the furnaces of Greenwood in Huntingdon County produced charcoal-fired iron in great abundance, and a thriving company town that included nearly 130 buildings evolved around that industry. However, many of the buildings are continuing to fall into decay as the years pass. A few of the old brick homes have been turned into hunting camps, but 90% of the town is still residential. Ive mentioned several other abandoned coal mines on this list, but the Number 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Carbon County might be my favorite. Unlike many so-called ghost towns that amount to little more than a sign and the remnants of a few foundations, Yellow Dog Village isa collection of26 buildings and a parkwhere people lived and played for nearly 100 years. The Stone Church is located in the center of the White Deer Valley, and was a focal point for the communities at that time. It leaves you with a Feeling of peace yet sadness at the same time! 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