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. Not sure if one can go up the road anymore as the road is fading away. The park has created a walking tour around the former center of town that showcases the history of the area. It consists to 3 streets Blue Row, Front Street and Back Street. Decades of decline in American manufacturing have seen a 1950s powerhouse gradually eroded to a shell of its former self in the present day. I thought about including them, but people live there and its run as a well-maintained historical site, so its not really a ghost town in my opinion. The plant became the leading manufacturer of sheet piling and steel rails. Others were abandoned after natural disasters. Thanks for sharing. Steel Mill Photographs taken November 2007. Do you know Dallas? Rausch Gap is another abandoned Pennsylvania town that got its start as a coal mining community. It is so sad now. The tunnel is roughly260 feet long, and other than the eastern portal, is completely unlined. 1867. Cant find where I lived. Located in Michaux State Forest, Camp Michaux is a former prison-of-war camp from World War II. Opened as a state-of-the-art prison in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiaryin Philadelphia was the model for many future correctional facilities. There are actually two tunnels in that same area just a few miles apart. When it was completed in 1882, the Kinzua Bridge was the largest and tallest bridge in the world. Note: As of late 2021, it appears that Yellow Dog Village is for sale. Then theres one on top of a mountain near Ralston, PA. Abandoned Steel Mill. Abandoned when the quarry closed in 1952, the Dinkey Shed has since been incorporated into the 1000 Steps, part of the Standing Stone Trail and one of the most popular hikes in central Pennsylvania. 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. 2 mile walk to get to it but trail is flat and wide. Today, this perfectly preserved shop looks just as it did when it closed 60 years ago and offers the chance to see what a mid-century machine shop would have been like. All Rights Reserved. Many did for work. This massive tower stands tall over the trail, which runs directly underneath it. There are some surviving houses, a mill and a museum commemorating the small community. 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. America's Industrial Past: Inside the Forgotten Steel Mill That has Been Abandoned for Decades. I really wouldnt like to leave, he says. 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. How about Somerfield in Fayette County? His "Dead Mall" documentary series on YouTube casts light on abandoned and dying malls across the country, including several in Pennsylvania. The homes were lived in continuously until just a few years ago. It leaves you with a Feeling of peace yet sadness at the same time! Thats the story of a lot of Erie. 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. Theabandoned Blair Lime Kilnsare remnants of a thriving limestone-processing facility that once operated around the clock in a now-tranquil corner ofBlair County. 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. In Warren County was located the town of Corydon, PA. For the majority of the time its located at the bottom of the Allegany Reservoir, but every once in a while when the reservoir is lowered for the winter months, the town is accessible on foot. 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. 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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. 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. Orviston was once a booming brickyard. It does look like a graveyard, says Slawson, whos president of the Local 506 Union. There isnt much left of Rausch Gap, though there are a few building foundations that can be found as well as a cemetery. However, east of Harrisburg is where the real action occurs. The rumors persist in part due to the ghostly image which is apparent on a boarded-up back window of the chapel. Two villages in Centre County is Poe Patty a lumbering community, on Penns Creek in Seven Mountains, which is now a state park. These bunkers were used to test nuclear-powered jet engines as part of the governments Atoms for Peace program. Occasionally open for tours operated by photographers specializing in abandoned places (and no I am NOT one of them! And Trump won a 2-to-1 margin statewide among voters who believed that trade was taking away American jobs. Harry, is there a boy scout camp on the other side of the stream? "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. 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. 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. A person can sense the distress when one walks into an empty old house. Warnertown in NE Pa. 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! 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 know the name but cant think of it. Another town in the same game lands is Yellow Springs, a small mining town near the mountain top. Its off Rt 227 there is a sign there for it. 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. Can fresh thinking turn the tide in Erie, Pa.? In Lebanon county there is a park and boat ride on the Union Canal in West Lebanon. 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. Located in Venango County, the furnace sits about a hundred yards downstream of Freedom Falls. While much of this Pennsylvania ghost town has disappeared, there are still remnants if you know where to look for them. . You can still find the original maps online and many foundations survived. Today theRivers of Steelnonprofit group puts ontours, workshops, exhibitions, and festivalsat the Carrie Blast Furnaces, to promote tourism and economic development in the region, as well as preserving the site itself. February 27, 2017 / 8:08 PM The old streets of Pithole are regularly mowed, allowing visitors to move through this ghost town. It was torn down to make way for an expressway. 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. This site is so massive, I dedicated an entire second article to the subject, which focuses more on the Cresson Sanatorium days of the complex. It was constructed in the early 20th century as company housing for the DL&W Railroad. Theabandoned South Penn Railroad Aqueductin Fulton Countyis a perfectly-preserved remnant of a railroad that never was. The remains of the Kinzua Viaduct have been resurrected as the Kinzua Skywalk and are part of Kinzua Bridge State Park. glen hazel. My dad grew up in Onalinda and Beaverdale. At its peak, Pithole featured more than 50 hotels, three churches, the worlds first oil pipeline, a newspaper, a theater, and a railroad. 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. One of the least known places on this list are the jet bunkers in the Quehanna Wild Area. Today, the ruins of the community can be found in St. Anthonys Wilderness along a great rail trail. After being closed, the mine was abandoned for two decades before it was open for tours in 1985. Visitors can walk out onto the remains of the bridge or walk to the valley floor for a close up look at the bridges remains, which still lay where they fell. . Known officially as a Van de Graaff Generator, this was the first industrial generator of its kind and was built in 1937. Masten, Pa. The new Union Station was dedicated on January 19, 1929. ), the Windber Trolley Graveyard is a fascinating destination, should you be lucky enough to score a visit. The Reformed Church and Cemetery are still standing. Take, for example, theSteel Dynamics plant in Mississippis Golden Triangle. My grandpa worked his way up to foreman. my mother was born there Just a thank you for Pennsylvania history. Pittsburgh Mills in Tarentum. However, when traffic necessitated upgrades to the roadway, this section of road and its two tunnels were bypassed. The stunning shots were taken by an American urban explorer known as Abandoned Southeast at Ensley Steel Works in . The rust belt states helped put President Trump in the White House, and the working class voters of those states, in places like Erie County, Pennsylvania, were a big reason they flipped Republican for the first time in decades. In the 1950s, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation obtained 51,000 acres of land in this remote area of Pennsylvania. 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. The Big Savage Tunnel, also located in Somerset County, is a formerly abandoned railroad tunnel that has been incorporated into the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Based in Carlisle near Harrisburg, Jim frequently travels around Pennsylvania and has visited, written about, and photographed all 67 counties in the state. In addition to learning how a coal mine worked, the Number 9 is interesting because it contains several abandoned buildings and apparatuses within the mine itself. Sadly, the homes were left abandoned for over a decade and are now in a state of disrepair. It is nearly 500 feet long, and visitors can walk through the tunnel, keeping an eye out for abandoned tracks along the way. The abandoned Bethlehem Steel plant's gas blowing room, one of the more impressive industrial ruins I've had the opportunity to explore. Even a Church called The Stone Church is still standing and throughout the year, hold special occasions where you can go inside. Hidden deep in the woods of Valley Forge National Historical Park near Philadelphia, youll find the ruins of an early 20th-century bottling plant. The Baptist Church, just outside the area seized for the Ordnance grounds is still a working church. Built in 1947 and operating until 1983, this building could put out ten-foot pieces of steel and still retains its giant crane and power generating station. 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. Justin Gallagher is one of those. Theabandoned nuclear jet engine testing bunkersin theQuehanna Wild Areaare a fascinating Cold War-era remnant of Pennsylvania history, now slowly being reabsorbed by the surrounding forest of Cameron County. They tie Alvira to Alamagordo. We lived in the poconos, Im from Luzerne County. 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. Thats not the case any more, and finding new work has been tough. Also wasnt Parker, east of Slippery Rock once called Parkers Landing possibly located on the other side of the small river. After the war, it became a church camp until the early 1970s. Thanks, Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City, PA is an eerie abandoned place to explore. 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 in Cresson, PA, just a few miles from Altoona, youll find the abandoned SCI Cresson. See Howard Tunnel in York County, Pa for the oldest operating railroad tunnel in the world. Fortunately, thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, Mount Moriah Cemetery is returning to its former glory. Since then, its been hidden away in the woods of this state forest. Camp Sideling Hill is the second abandoned POW camp from World War 2 on this list. The community of Pithole (Charming name, huh?) Visitors access the mine via a very cool railcar. The round bunkers alone are something to see as some of them are opened and you can walk inside. Follows the old railroad bed. Unfortunately, this spot is surrounded by a chainlink fence, so youll have to view it from a distance, but its still a really neat spot to visit. It left a very special place in my heart. Mill 19 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hosts the country's largest long-span rooftop solar array. Desperate times call for desperate measures, he says, and people will take a desperate position even if its not in our best interest sometimes.. 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. I find them intriguing as I went to a few out west. Clickon any of the icons below toget connectedto PA Bucket List on social media. Today, this approximately 200-foot arch looks in amazingly good condition and looks no worse for wear despite being over a century old. While little remains of the structures, its a fascinating spot for history lovers looking for great abandoned sites in Pennsylvania. 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. Pithole was laid out in May 1865 after oil was discovered nearby. What about Eldora Park in Washington County, in Carroll Township between Donora and Monongahela. There are no buildings there. After being closed in 1995, the Steel Stacks were abandoned for many years. Constructed in 1915, this series of five blast furnaces was part of the large steel mill here in Bethlehem. You're awesome for doing it! "It was a symbol of pride for all these people," said Mark Goyke, manager of the special projects division at Scalo Solar Solutions. It is a short walk along the tracks through the woods. What about Wierham know my dad used to go there for groceries with parents in horse and buggy. There was one by allenwood pa its now the state game lands the us government came in and took the land from them in ww2 to make TNT the bunkers you can still go its right by where the allenwood federal prison is i have heard there is still buildings ba k there but have not seen anything YET!!!! Would visit family, with my Grandmom.Up in mountains.Stream in front house Railroad. The town was flooded when they built a dam. The Abandoned Cresson State Prison in Cambria County began as atuberculosis sanatoriumwhen it opened in1913and morphed over the years into a state hospital and finally a state prison. 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. Williams Grove closed in 2005 after more than 150 years in business. I worked at Drake Well in the winter and was well versed in the history of the oil region. Todd Bernat drives his pickup to his daughters volleyball practice down West 12th St, jolted by the large potholes that pockmark the tarmac. Today, the land that was once Scotia has been reclaimed by nature and is now part of State Game Lands 176 in Centre County. 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. However, during repairs in 2003, a tornado swept through the valley. Her son Richard Rockwell has all the info on the park and the many changes it went through. Theabandoned ski resort at Denton Hill State Parkin Potter County is a case study in dystopian beauty. Do you have a favorite ruin or abandoned place in Pennsylvania that you can legally explore and wasnt on this list? Lock Ridge furnace in Alburtis Pa. The Monongahela moved its administrative offices from Pittsburgh to the new building. While many of these ghost towns in PA have completely disappeared, a few still exist in the woods and along the roadways of the state. You're awesome for doing it! Can you be more specific as to where it is? Had the project been successful, itwould have fundamentally changed the characterof an area that becameone on Pennsylvanias most spectacular state parks. Some of these sites were abandoned due to technological shifts that left them obsolete. You can check out that second article and 50 additional photos of the abandoned Cresson Sanatorium right here. Can President Trump deliver on his jobs promise? (Forest Hills). The town was vacated several years ago so the could build Curwensville Dam where boating and summertime activities are carried in now. Many of these properties are not maintained or monitored for safety conditions, and therefore these are all strictly VISIT AT YOUR OWN RISK DESTINATIONS! My great grandparents lived there. there is an old lumbering town near Coudersport pa, its called Mina.it use to be a large town. 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. You missed the Rockland tunnel right by the Rockland Furnace. Lets start with the biggest, and some would say best, abandoned place in PA the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike! Seeing this piece of history is well worth the cost of the tour. In the 1970s, we used to ride horses thru the woods to the top of the tipple at Landrus. Today, the homes sit hidden in the woods on land owned by the city. The ruins of the Colonial Springs Bottling Plant are located along the Mount Misery Trails in the little-visited western side of the park. for $60 million, and dumped $40 million into repairing . I think the County owned it then but I dont about now. Passed front of house.Could see smoke stacks. Today, visitors can go deep underground to see this once-active mine and learn more about coal mining. The Turn Hole Railroad Tunnel in Lehigh Gorge Jim Thorpe Pittsburgh isn't called the Steel City for nothing. Here are a few of my favorite Pennsylvania ghost towns and a bit of the history behind them. The most popular spot at Centralia was Graffiti Highway, but this spot was sadly destroyed recently by the property owner. Tunnel is over 900 feet long so take a flashlight along. How about bear valley out behind rouch creek in schoolkill county, Yes and also it is or once was a farm that has been abandoned its s called Johnsons farm just an half blower down barn sits empty now and an very old cemetery beside it dating back in the early 1700s and has a 10 mile walk up the one side of the mountain a lot of people go there to visit as I myself had done now people go hunting there as well. However, many of the buildings are continuing to fall into decay as the years pass. Concrete Citylies tucked away in an overgrown, city-owned plot of land on the outskirts of Nanticoke, inLuzerne County. Have you been to Brownsville? The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is a 13 mile stretch of roadway that was part of the original alignment of the PA Turnpike. Thats a great spot. Bernat thinks the result of the election show that theres a belief, even in rust belt towns like Erie, that the American dream is back within reach. I lived in PA most of my early years and some of my adult life, never heard about the ghost towns. When the furnaces were closed in 1982,large swaths of the site met the wrecking ball. Pennsylvania, more generally, told the story of how many of these voters made a late break toward Donald Trump in the closing days and weeks of the campaign, hoping he could turn their economic fortunes around. Today, the abandoned ruins of the former Pine Grove Furnace POW Camp are located in the Michaux State Forest. Despite occasional reports of efforts being made to preserve Concrete City for its historic merits, youd be hard pressed to find any evidence of that when visiting today. 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