Another vote for Fricks Locks. Concrete City is an abandoned town in PAs Luzerne County. While Jim now has prospects, and feels that his course has changed his life, those prospects are not in Erie. The Bethlehem Steel Stacks in the Lehigh Valley are one of the most impressive abandoned places in Pennsylvania. The Turn Hole Railroad Tunnel in Lehigh Gorge Jim Thorpe Bethlehem reported a loss of $1.5 billion in 1982, and began shutting down chunks of its massive operations throughout the 1980s and 1990s. This massive tower stands tall over the trail, which runs directly underneath it. It is behind a f cow pasture. It is a short walk along the tracks through the woods. While much of this Pennsylvania ghost town has disappeared, there are still remnants if you know where to look for them. Today youll find the abandoned ruins of the Sideling Hill POW Camp in the Buchanan State Forest. There are still a few remnants of foundations and local historians have put together photos and stories about the town that used to be there. In the 1960s, the shop closed for good, simply shutting their doors and walking away. Rusty Glessner is a professional photographer, lifelong Pennsylvanian, and creator of the PA Bucket List travel blog. After being closed in 1995, the Steel Stacks were abandoned for many years. Thanks to Pennsylvanias long industrial history, the state is filled with communities that have come and gone throughout the years. This sprawling collection of trolleys, trains, and buses is tucked away on a dead-end street (fittingly) in the PA Laurel Highlands. Onnalinda in Pennsylvania is an old coal mining town. Yellow Dog Village is a former company town in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 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. However, by 1873, the town was essentially abandoned. Let us know in the comments below. We lived in the poconos, Im from Luzerne County. If you walk through the forested trails of the Scotia Barrens, you might even find more hidden ruins of this ghost town. 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. If so, be sure tolike and followPA Bucket List on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Pinterest tolearn more aboutthe best things to see and do in Pennsylvania! Today, the land that was once Scotia has been reclaimed by nature and is now part of State Game Lands 176 in Centre County. Ill have to add it to my list of places to check out. However, the mine never again reopened as an active coal mine. 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. The former steel mill holds 2 MW of solar panels. He has also traveled to more than 30 different countries around the world. Turn Hole Tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel built in 1866 and in use until 1956. The abandoned Coburn railroad tunnel was constructed as part of theLewisburg, Centre and Spruce Creek Railroadin the 1870s, and remained in service for nearly 100 years, until it was officiallyabandoned by the Penn Central Railroad in 1970. Located a short distance south of Pittsburgh in Rices Landing, PA, youll find the W.A. Today, Concrete City sits abandoned and regularly draws in locals and visitors alike. However, for those interested in abandoned places in Pennsylvania, Mount Moriah Cemetery still has corners that are quite overgrown. So are traces of the streets. That changed in November people wanted change, and his message of hope came at a time when people were eager to hear that message. In the 1970s, we used to ride horses thru the woods to the top of the tipple at Landrus. In Saint Anthonys Wilderness you can also find foundations and cellar holes in Rattling Run on the old stagecoach road accessible from the rail trail via an old incline or from the Appalachian trail, inside state game lands (the same as Rausch Gap). 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. Even if everything goes Eries way during the next four years and beyond, restoring its former glory in full wont be easy. Occasionally the water level drops and the houses/bridges/etc including a portion of the old Route 40/National Road becomes exposed. Homes are still standing. My road atlas doesnt give the river name. The foundations of all the houses are still visible, some with a bit more. The plant became the leading manufacturer of sheet piling and steel rails. It was wiped out by a flood, many of the villagers were killed in the flood and it was eventually abandoned. Had the project been successful, itwould have fundamentally changed the characterof an area that becameone on Pennsylvanias most spectacular state parks. Cant find where I lived. 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. You can walk around campus in the daytime: https://pennhurstasylum.ticketleap.com/daytime-photography-tour/details. Concrete City is an abandoned town in PA's Luzerne County. At the end of the tunnel, youll find a spectacular view overlooking the Lehigh River. Today you can schedule a legal visit to the former SCI-Cresson through Hydroponic Life the company than now occupies the grounds. Overall, white men without college degrees backed Trump by a much larger spread than they had Mitt Romney four years prior. ThePine Grove Furnace POW Camp, as it was known at the time, was classified as secret and no civilians worked there or were allowed to have knowledge of the camp. It, six cemeteries and not sure how many bunkers are all that is left of Alvira and the ordnance. The Bayless Paper Mill was rebuilt after the flood in 1911, but ultimately succumbed to a massive fire in 1944 and was abandoned after that. I dont recall the reason for them but we played in them back in the late 1950s. Many old presidents visited there.I worked as a waitress there 1959- 1963. I use to go to ghost town on a picnic and on rides. When I was young I hunted a farm field East of 209 in the Bushkill area. Bethlehem Steel. I-81 went through there in the 60s and took a lot of it out. 100 years ago did not know you could get close to it!!! It was fun imagining how they were laid out. I think there is an old cemetery there. 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. Her parents buried Redstone Cem where we go Theabandoned Westinghouse Atom Smasheris an iconic relic from the very dawn of the atomic age in the United States. Pennsylvania has dozens of historic iron furnaces. Then theres the bunkers. 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. How about Fallbrook in Bradford or Tioga county. Curtin, PA. My 2x great Grandfather was born there. Pitholes history was short-lived, however. Sadly, the community has been almost completely lost with only the old bank steps still visible from the road. 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. My mom grew up in Laurel Run, PA. Not sure what if anything is still there, but I know Laurel Run had to be evacuated in the (early?) (Forest Hills). 33 Abandoned Places in PA You Can Legally Explore, a secret camp near what is now Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Haunted Quaker Church in Fayette County, the abandoned South Penn Railroad Aqueduct, abandoned hunting lodge at Linn Run State Park, abandoned ski resort at Denton Hill State Park, the abandoned ski resort at Denton Hill State Park, tours, workshops, exhibitions, and festivals, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, abandoned Lake Leigh Dam at Ricketts Glen State Park, Exploring the Best National Park Sites in Pennsylvania, Exploring the Battlefield at the Gettysburg National Military Park, Exploring Lyman Run State Park in Potter County, Hiking to the Throne Room Along the Standing Stone Trail. While its not quite as well preserved or as well documented as Camp Michaux, its still a fascinating spot to visit, especially since its just around the corner from the aforementioned Abandoned PA Turnpike and South Penn Railroad Aqueduct. 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. Last operated in 2014, the ski resort is closed, but the state park is still very much open to visitors. I stumbled across a very old headstone with 1700 dates on it. It is fascinating! Near the park office once stood the community of Petroleum Centre, though all that remains are a set of steps that once led to the bank. Seeing this piece of history is well worth the cost of the tour. The highlights of this abandoned superhighway are two tunnels, both roughly a mile long. After this second failure, Austin Dam was abandoned and left to crumble. 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. The abandoned Bethlehem Steel plant's gas blowing room, one of the more impressive industrial ruins I've had the opportunity to explore. The depot was built on land that was once the town of Alvira before it was seized by the government for the depot. For over 100 years, trains used this viaduct to cross the valley more than 300 feet below. Mill 19 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hosts the country's largest long-span rooftop solar array. Oil Creek State Park is known as the Valley that Changed the World and was the site of the worlds first commercial oil well. A developer built new homes on three properties. . I havent been there in some time so Im not sure if anyone ever cleared it for new construction. This former mining community has been abandoned for many decades and while much of it has been lost to the woodland, pieces remain, including several concrete structures and an old rail line. Pretty massive and interesting. It was constructed in the early 20th century as company housing for the DL&W Railroad. What about the old amuzment park village in Shohola pa ? Theabandoned Sideling Hill POW Camp in Fulton Countywas used to house German prisoners of war after the Nazis surrendered in May, 1945. There are some surviving houses, a mill and a museum commemorating the small community. At its peak, Pithole featured more than 50 hotels, three churches, the worlds first oil pipeline, a newspaper, a theater, and a railroad. They promptly fenced it off and built a nuclear reactor and several bunkers. All thats left are foundations and a cemetery as well as the adits to some of the coal mines. The Gallagher family has lived in Erie, Pennsylvania, for generations and have seen the local economy decimated by the loss of manufacturing jobs. Fortunately, a group of local residents decided to open this abandoned mine to tours in 1962. I dont know where he is living now but the Last I knew I think it was Charleroi. This shop was built in 1900 to repair boats along the nearby Monongahela River, but soon shifted its focus to railroad equipment and just about anything mechanical that needed fixing in town. ; French Creek [Township] from New topographical atlas of Chautauqua County, New York. 26 Steel Mill jobs available in Lake Erie Beach, NY on Indeed.com. My great great grandparents lived there after arriving from England. But theyre both conscious of the stresses that his unemployment creates. Orviston was a brick making company town too. 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. 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. The Presbyterian Church cemetery, one of the oldest in the county is still there, with headstones back to colonial times. Over dinner, she says of her father: He always tries his best, hes come through a lot of tough things. One man who is packing up to leave is Jim Stewart. Ruins to explore and in the summer there are weekend yours. 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. Since the mine was closed with the plan of reopening, much of the original mine equipment is still present. Peale, PA, Clearfield County. Now it takes only 650. Thank you! Occasionally open for tours operated by photographers specializing in abandoned places (and no I am NOT one of them! Can you be more specific as to where it is? Today, the bridge is the central point of Kinzua Bridge State Park. The status of visitors being allowed is unknown, but I assume that it is currently closed to exploration. for $60 million, and dumped $40 million into repairing . The round bunkers alone are something to see as some of them are opened and you can walk inside. Its time to get out of this town.. EPA completed cleanup activities in 1998 and returned properties to owners. Theabandoned Blair Lime Kilnsare remnants of a thriving limestone-processing facility that once operated around the clock in a now-tranquil corner ofBlair County. Make sure to obey any signage you might see, and obtain owner permission or pay the admission fees where required.). The goal of the work done at this once-secretive site was to developnuclear-powered jet enginesfor the United States Air Force, so that fighter planes and bombers could stay airborne indefinitely, without refueling. For each destination below, be sure to click on the blue text link to view detailed directions and in-depth information about it. 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