UNCOVERING the Past - 100yr Old Ruins FOUND!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ม.ค. 2025
- When you Uncover the Past, it's important to Keep History Alive!
In this exploring adventure I return to a site that I accidentally stumbled upon in the fall of 2023. At first glance it just appeared to be a mine wasteland with some foundations, but upon further investigation, I realized this was part of a big Coal Mining operation that encompassed four towns.
We'll start off in the north end on the old rail bed and work our way south showing not only where land where mine reclamation took place, but I'll show you what's still out there hiding in plain sight. One discovery is something I've never seen before and later you'll see why this location may soon become a thing of the past.
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After hearing from several viewers, this area might have been a power plant for the mine company and the fireroom was the boilerhouse.
Now that we know there's risk that this place may soon be no more, I'm glad I documented it when I did.
Thanks for exploring with me!
I just recently discovered your channel. So far there is one thing i've learn from watching you, the destination is not always what hoped for, it might as well be just a pile of trash. But as long as the hike is a scenic epic hike, it'll be well worth the trip. Keep it up bud! you've got something really fine and good going one here.
Abandoned Forgotten Left Behind
Thank you for the work you put in to every video.
Abandoned & Forgotten Places is another good underground mines channel
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I'm sorry JP but I can't believe nobody left one comment on what ravaged that tree... It starts 6 ft up off the ground... And then there's a piece on the ground that snapped off and it's ravaged as well... 6 ft up off the ground up to about what 12 or 13 ft... Glad you got protection on you... Been laid off for a while and been watching all of your stuff and you are just one outstanding individual and very knowledgeable and honest... Keep up the good work and never stop your quest for more... Loved every bit of your abandoned series.
Gotta be a bear. That’s probably what left all of those bones.
I would say a woodpecker.
This was a cool video especially with the buildings and the date plaque. Seeing the exposed rail lines is always awesome to see. When I was in my late teenage years, I worked at Hercules in Kenvil NJ and they had “safety first” on their buildings that held gun powder. I went into those buildings often as I was on a trap shooting team there and got the gun powder to do my own reloading. I have to say your editing is superior and you put a lot of love in your work. Your always appreciated 🤗
I've seen hercules powder/explosives boxes in old mines. That's very interesting to learn and I'm glad you enjoyed this exploration.
At 41:16, nice find! And the engraved anchors, letters and numbers!
At 46:51, hey Boo Boo, there are no pic-a-nic baskets to steal here!
Oh yay! I turned my TV on this morning and JP's back! What a great start to my day!❤
Wow! This is a fantastic video, JP. i thought that the "safty first " building you found is a real gem. With the stampings on it. I think it was a building that was used to store explosives, and that building had much higher ceilings, just a lot of Debris moved in. 103 year old building, that is really incredible, i love the rail road history. It's amazing to find the rail road tracks still sitting in their original location. 👍👍👍👍👍
That other odd shaped building, the inswas very intricate. That is unusually built and doesn't look like a storage building. That is very bizarre
It could have been used to store blasting powder or basting caps
I had to stop at 43:42 to go to bed. WOW, the Safety First structure!!!!! What a stopping point. Cannot wait to pickup tomorrow night. To me, this is YOUR BEST WORK. All your work is great, but this one allowed us to follow along and see the history.., this should be on TV!! Thank you so much. Coming back tomorrow. Addendum - I could not go to bed, I had to watch this. The best aerial map I have is the one from 1969 which clearly shows neither of those "silos' has roof. They are both fully exposed and you can see the grid pattern. So I guess someone from Ferguson avenue was trying to make it into something.., like a serious party area.., I mean, who knows.
Growing up in Lower Moosic, those woods and ruins were where we hung out, partied, rode motorcycles, sleigh riding, got busy with the Ladies and generally spent most of the 70's and 80's. As soon as I saw the coal bunkers, I knew where you were.
Yes sir, everyone came back here.
Those were the days😊😊
Awesome video Jp keep up the great work buddy :D
I"m a native Californian, But both my parents and four of my siblings were born in central Pennsylvania. Both my granddads were coal miners, This (and all your explorations) made me feel like I was there with them, getting a good idea of their daily lives. Thank you kindly for this experience!
My pleasure
I do believe you are correct about the coal tipple... But I think it was used to bring coal to the boiler. It's the only thing that makes sense of it all. Considering the grand scheme of things found here.
Great video. My Dad and I walked through that area 10 years ago. There used to be an Erie RR concrete phone shelter right before the bridge going over York Ave. Also I believe those round concrete buildings were coal storage units. I could be wrong though.
Great exploration. I love to explore ruins as well as the outdoors. Nature is beyond words! Ty so much for your videos!!!!❤
I can't get out anymore. So I love your vidios ,love to explore,rydeing my motorcycle or my ATV.is a thing of the past.I miss that,very much.just watch other people have fun.is all I can do now!!!
Really fascinating structures, ruins and old rail lines! The archived images you shared along the way helped explain a lot. Your natural curiosity leads to some really historic discoveries. This adventure was a great example of that. Loved the photo montage images that highlighted key points along your explore. I'm really curious to know what the future purpose of the land will be. Glad you were there to document the area, too. Great job, Jay!!💙
At 44:08, I wished they saved the Underwood ruins. I think there was a petition to save the smokestack. At least if the rubble was left there...
Wow Jay, what a great adventure! I've been watching your videos since 2018, and this is definately one of my all time favorites. You came up with so many things to explore and share with us. Great job!!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow!! Nice find!!!very interesting. Place to explore!!!!when its cold.out.no bugs.but dangerous place.I cleaned up a old canning factory building. In my hometown. Of osseo wisconsin. In. About 1973 ,lots of copper ,brass.lots of full cans of vegetables. We had a fire going in a safe place ,away from the rest of the 3 story building.some. cans got thrown into the fire.soon they started to explode like dynamite. Makeing. It dangerous to walk up to the fire to place more wood on the burn pile.
Good afternoon JP ,ate what an epic place and epic finds, wow, I love they are putting it back to nature but I seriously do hope they save that Fire safe building at least , these days land developers dont seem to care as much, that was some amazing history, I hope your having a blessed 2024 mate, thanks for an incredible adventure back to the past, the photos are alwasy so exceptional .have a blessed weekend
Good to hear from you!
@JPVideos81 +My pleasure mate..It's been a hell of a summer in New Zealand so I've just been out as much as I can 😁 before the wetter 6 months come.
Always enjoy watching your content Jp.
It's always extremely good..🙏
Awesome video JP! What a great find! So glad you found and got such great footage of it before it's gone! Great story on it's history!👍
I enjoyed the video, seeing the area where mines were worked & now just ruins of past times.
Wow! What an incredible adventure! At first, I was thinking the tree that had the sign on it was a deer stand, but then when you showed that the tree had been shot at, I am definitely thinking it was used for target practice. The maps are really interesting to see and gave a great viewpoint as to what we are looking at. Always love to see the old rail lines, and the abandoned ruins are really interesting. How cool was it to find the date and other plaques on the fireroom building! I agree, the architecture of the inside of the last somewhat circular structures is remarkable! Loved hearing the train too! Your research and investigation on this are outstanding! This is so fascinating! By documenting this, you have kept history alive for sure JP! Fantastic video, thank you! 💙
This location is incredibly fascinating and finding that fireroom with the dates is something I never expected to see. Glad you enjoyed this thorough exploration.
You taught me to appreciate winter explores. I never thought of it that way before. Everything is so open
Makes exploring places like this much easier.
This was a really great exploration, Jay 💙 I enjoyed it so much!!! Wish I had some idea of what all those structures were!!! Living in an area where there were no coal mining, as far as I know, what I do know, I learned from your channel!!! Thank you for teaching me stuff like that!!!
Great photo montage, as always 💙🖤
Thank you Jay for all of your hard work!!! I appreciate you and have been watching a lil over 4 years now!!!
God bless you, keep you healthy and safe 🙏❤️🙏
Much love 💙
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Really interesting video! The mining company really had a good time there. I believe there was every imaginable thing there. So glad you found the tipple. Many many rail lines there when they were in operation. This was a really big operation they had there. There were probably many more buildings but has been lost to time. The pillars for the tipple look very very old and very weathered, very rounded off. They could be the first constuction going back over 100 years ago. Could be from 1800's.
I think that concrete building with the 3 openings was a loco depot for switcher locos for shunting the colliery line and sidings, main line locomotive would be too heavy for the colliery lines and shunter locos would bring the trains
to the main line.
At 36:36, I would have to say a woodpecker. I have seen similar trees and it was a woodpecker.
Awesome video. Great exploration. Fun facts and history. It's amazing what you can find in your own backyard.
The video was very well put together Jay, love hearing about coal and railroad history. The 2 tanks as you called them, I think were powder magazines.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Love how you give information and show history😊😊😊
Showing and sharing the info really helps tie things together. It was grueling go edit, but was worth it.
What epic adventure. Awsome awsome awsome. Thanks for sharing
Quite an interesting explore JP. Fascinating. Stay safe. ❤
Cool! You need to claim that concrete building as the new JP Videos Party Bunker. Yet another absolutely amazing video! I just realized where you were exploring... there was a Sugarmans not all that far from there.
That was definitely used as a bear den.
Absolutely love the rail guide app!
Very helpful tool
That fire room was a great! Great video as always!
And your final segment with the two round structures first struck me as silos... Not for grain but for ore... And I recall you using the name Old Forge... So from everything that you showed us I think this place was used to produce metals, and steam for the railroad. That would explain all the holding lines off in the distance... all the ore,the coal, and all the supplies for that operation set in wait on those tracks.
That certainly could be possible and something I didn't consider. Thanks for sharing
Outstanding video. Love the history, and your telling of this history.
What a great historical find JPV. Ty so much for your awesome video's stay safe always.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is cool .I love anything that has to do with mining.
Great video man!
Brand new homes probably! That's what they seem to build. Supply and Demand.. nice explore! On to the next adventure 🎉
time and effort appreciated for this edit, great editing, those mini arch ways looked interesting, and that tree with gunshots, some great footage and pictures, nice one jp
JP, those octagonal/hexagonal sheds might have been for lumber storage. Since there're no chutes or trapdoors in the bottom or side of the buildings, they would be impractical for storing coal or other stuff you'd need to move from one building to another. But they could have been standing timbers or boards upright in there to keep it dry till it was needed. I found some old Fire Maps that show Old Forge houses and businesses and have placed the link on your Facebook post of this video. This site won't let me post any kind of link, so had to put them there.
Ok, thanks for that info!
I’ve always wanted to explore old ruins. Unfortunately, I’m not comfortable anymore alone in the woods. I so appreciate you sharing.
Thanks for coming along to explore.
I'm pondering your two concrete cinder buildings @ 1:17:07. The only thing that comes to mind are fan houses. Large coal mines would have fan houses evrey so far. These fans would have blown fresh air into the mines. They are close to the fire room / boiler house, so they could have used steam or electricity generated by steam from the boiler house. Fans that provided ventilation for the mines where vary important. Not just providing fresh air for workers, but keeping air and gas's from accumulating in the mines. They where often found in pairs. Should one break down, the other fan would be run as to keep the mine safe and in operation.
Thanks for bringing me along with your adventure there. It always interests me to see what mother nature has left for us to find Jay.
I lijr your explorations and the ebikes you ride in some videos. Those buildings with the cast phrases in them were outstanding. I like how you show us maps and aerial views to show where you are. I do the same when I'm out exploring so I can guage my time in the outdoors. Great job!
Thanks for checking out the video
Fire room boiler plant or a smelter building great adventure and video thanks jay
Great video thanks for sharing nice job history is so cool
That building looks like a bear lives there. Reminds me of a charcoal briquett plant like the one RJ and I explored in Lansford.
Yeah, fire room/ boiler house. West Virginia brick Co. Fireplaces were fire boxes for boilers. Funny there is no chimney base(s).
Concrete bases look like loading hoppers for coal was there.Exposed rail over pit unloaded coal for hoppers. The others near loading dock are narrow guage. Wooden trestle might be for mine cars.
Those last structures do look like concrete water tank bases. Maybe the one with roof was reporposed into a storage shed??? Great video!! My kind of adventure!!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Great Dude put bac kk it's late here 😊✔️👣☘️🌲🌳🌿
I very much enjoy the walk but the history ❤
Are the holes in the roof a fireplace area and a cooking/kitchen area. Holes to release the smoke. That tree was absolutely destroyed by a bear... if it clawed it and it had good sap, it will chew on it until its destroyed.
Thanks awesome find I enjoyed watching
Great video JP. Very interesting structures. Its a darn shame trashy people have to dump their garbage out there. But this was fascinating. Thanks as always.
I love watching your video's all the time and rewatch older video's as I hope to meet you in person because I share the same Love of what once was is there Now a day's, as I will ask if you would join me this summer maybe even April at researching the NYC line entering PA YES NYC lines ran into PA and it's whereabouts as where it ran and why as it's a hardest railroad line to follow into PA. Please answer me as I'll be willing to meet in a public eye area anytime soon! I need this, hope you understand.
At 53:55, you have to go on top to see the opening. I am hoping you will go back and film it. It goes a lot further than the other side. Also, there are more bones in there, I counted about 7 deer skulls. I felt like I was in the movie "The Descent". Some bones were probably inside black garbage bags in there. There is also a hole to get into the other side, most likely it goes to a room that's past all that dirt at 50:14. You will need 2 eight foot ladders. Also, I was at the river about 5 years ago where the breaker was. I remember something wooden ( I think) going across the river, I am guessing it's what is left of the old bridge.
I, your videos are so informative and well done. I’m confused about something. Who does the land we’re on belong to? The old mining company? Today’s video is really fascinating! Excellent work my man!
At 1:o1:14 you found a pit. I believe that was where coal coming from the mine was dumped. Then it was moved up in to the breaker / wash plant. The breaker crushed and sorted the coal in to sizes then washed it. After that the coal was stored in a tipple that may have had several different bins. Each bin would have held coal of a certain grade or size. From these bins the coal would have been loaded into hopper cars and sent to market.
Great video!
I'd bet the last buildings were originally water tower bases. Those concrete cross-braces were built to hold something heavy on top. The one with a roof was likely repurposed into something else. Powder magazine perhaps? Appears to have had a wooden floor level with the doorway.
I'm thinking explosives storage too, because they are massively reinforced with a shape that seems to strengthen it also, plus they are farther from the other structures. They needed to use explosives for the mine and they sure wouldn't store it near the fire house
I have been looking up fire room for the last 2 hours and finally came up with the fact that it was a very large steam boiler, and the fire room was the heat source for that boiler.
The holes you found on top of the structure we're probably exhaust ports... And under the structure where you could not go any further is where they took out the burnt used up coal.
I subscribe to your channel because I love looking at things like this
Another great video! If you ever find out what those octagonal structures are, please let us know. I am thinking some kind of storage room of sorts.
I fully enjoy your narration. It is so specific and detailed. I heard a growl,,was that your stomach? You are known for finding toys...lol I think it was a fire station. Is your trek back uneventful or do you discover and find other things?
Trek back was normal. I dont think I missed anything of significance.
wow took me a minute to firgure out where this was, i acually discovered this place when i was a kid with my friends we all thought it was an old firehouse bc of the placker out front and the garage doors
Very interesting and sad that it will soon be gone
At 1:09:19 appears to me the plastic fence that is used at construction sites but if so the color is orange
Like the videos, do you ever get up to Corry pa? I'd like to see what it looks like
Awesome footage man!! I miss the area since moving to Florida. Thanks for this historical journey!!
Hi jp that was so cool ❤😊
Thanks
Awesome explore ! You picked the right time of year to see all there is " hidden in plain sight " ...can just imagine the bustle and noise during the hay day of the mining activity . Would love to know the use of the last two structures .. You really got your exercise sharing this adventure with us .Would love a future update if you do find out the plans for the site . Yep ..it's abandoned ..toy( basketball )and Christmas( blowmold )...always fun to find ..LOL....👍💙
Exercise was well needed after taking a month off. Yes, Christmas and a toy so we're official 😊
Awesome video. The fireroom really has my curiosity peaked about the whole site. Doing some deep digging to find out more. One thing I did find is W.P. (William Paul) Jennings was general supt. of the PA Coal Co. from 1902 to 1925 then became president of Temple Coal Co. and retired from there. He died 3/27/44 on his 70th birthday. I'm assuming the "Central" is for Central colliery? On the Duryea PA Historical website there are some pictures of the Central colliery in their 1920's pictures section. There's also an Erie RR map that shows all of the collieries in the area in 1920. This doesn't have anything to do with this video but a picture of the Barnum Boiler House caught my attention. The first and last smokestacks are on a base that look like what you said were caps behind the apartments. Is it possible there was a boiler house in that spot, especially with it being in line with the water tank? When I get a chance I'll post links to what I have found. Even if you have seen it before, maybe others would enjoy it.
Thanks for doing some digging. I did learn a bit more about the fireroom and hopefully I'll be doing an update.
Looked up "T. Davenhall & Sons Contractors " that was on the fire house stamp. Apparently he did more than cement structures he also was into paving in Moosic Borough. He was sued for $900 and change by By Moosic Bo. in 1928. Didn't recognize any other names in the lawsuit.
Welcome JP video 📹 miss you on TH-cam.
Glad to be back
Great video. Love to explore. You could have made this video even longer and I would have been here to the end .💙💙💙
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Building at the end was a old bunkhouse. Back in the 80s had a steel door and a floor level with the opening you walked into. We also built the roof on it. Was an indestructible fort we had. Building was originally bare
At 1:17:10, if I remember correctly, that's what the Underwood Breaker looked like inside.
That is unique and elaborate inside!
Is there not some sort of heritage society that may be able to protect the ruins if the land gets reclaimed?
I really enjoyed this. I appreciate the effort it takes to bring us along....so many things to be considered...then there's the editing process. I was kind of glad you couldn't get into the next room where the bones were. It was getting REAL Stephen Kingish in my brain...totally creeped me out!😂 Thank you, sir. I'm glad you're back.
If those guys were scouting for wetlands, it's unlikely to be built on. I hope they just make it safe and leave it alone.
This took a few days to edit with all the map images and 3hrs worth of footage, but I'm happy with how it turned out.
@@JPVideos81 Just keeps getting better👍🏼
That was a great video. I'm starting to like Pennsylvania. One of the first 5 states to be admitted to the Union. A lot of history there. Our first POTUS, George Washington, set up headquarters at Valley Forge, PA (just along the Schuylkill River) during the American Revolutionary War. I believe that building which housed his headquarters is still standing.
Must be coyotes in the area... thus all the bones !
If you google coal fire room, there is a site with black & white stock vintage photos... maybe will help you figure all this out ! Wish you went down one of those holes, would have been nice to see whats under all that!Great video, thanks for sharing !
Great video. It is so great to see places like that without graffiti. I have been to places that have been destroyed by graffiti where I live in Arizona, where ten years ago there was none. Arizona is now imposing stiffer fines and rewards on graffiti reporting.
I was trying to find info on the Colliery. I found an old posting from 2008 from a guy who says he has 1930’s maps from the colliery. I wrote to him with a link to this video. Perhaps he can help. The email address was still good.
I was going to say that I felt the last two tank rooms may have held electrical equipment. Though usually there’s some remnants left behind. Other thought was washrooms for miners? You did an awesome job documenting the space.
Maybe someone can find Plat Maps or Sanborn maps of the area that would ID the buildings. Or a local historical society has better pictures that would help. I really liked the images of the moss on the piles of ties. That was interesting in an otherwise bleak landscape. I commend you on your camera work for a one man crew. You really give us the feeling of we are there, following you. That took lots of thinking things through and lots of B roll. It really flowed well. I look forward to future adventures. Take care and Be Well till your next adventure. Dave in Reading
Someone did reach out with some info, particularly on the fireroom building. I'll hopefully return for an update before winter ends. Thanks for appreciating the work that was put into this.
I found 4 Sanborn fire maps of the Old Forge area and posted links on JP's Facebook page. Three were on a Pennsylvania University digital library site and one is on the Library of Congress page if you want to check them out. If you have Google Earth, try opening up one of the maps and Google Earth in separate windows and compare one with the other. Interesting. A couple of the maps show a mine locomotive house left of Milwaukee street in what is now a wooded area. Can't see any remains on Google Earth but maybe JP will have a look sometime.
@@markvick3984 I did see a turntable and roundhouse of sorts in the older maps. I may investigate that area.
There was a breaker there called the snowshoe.
First mystery building may have been the base for a water tank. Second looks a lot newer...perhaps they build it but never put a tank in place (the room was just temporary until a tank would be added).
The wood on the walls of what you thought were water tanks was at the same level as the doorway. It probably had a wooden floor in it
Ahh yes, good observation
Very cool history l. I gotta go to Pennsylvania one day. This is really cool. Thanks for a amazing video again
At 1:21:10, do you think one of the roofs burnt?
With those archways I doubt it was for storing explosives. With all the round pipe openings and the archways, it looks more like it held boilers to provide heat and power to supply other things in the immediate area. The "fireroom" on a ship is a boiler room. The big block you found might have been the base of a large chimney that was removed.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
I agree, I was thinking boiler room/steam generation room for heat/power
At 1:16:35, there were similar structures at the Marvine Breaker. I think my uncle said they held coal for the Marvines own use.
One pic said dorr thickener.
those were door openings, especially the 'safety first' one.. that building has been buried. really cool find though! i hope its preserved if someone buys that property.
Thanks for watching and sharing
At 42:00 , you think that would have been a boiler house fired by coal
Volcanic or pumice rock will pull the burrs off.
A fire room, or FR or boiler room or stokehold, referred to the space, or spaces, of a vessel where water was brought to a boil.
What is the app called you use to see the timelapse on places. I know its google maps but what kind is it but i really want to know because i want to see how my house looked back then
Google earth on the computer.
This just makes me wonder how many of these ruins are out there that i dont know about
Probably more than we realize
Jennings was with the war department from 1930 to 1940
Id love to come with you to explore all the cool places and maybe bring a bit of gear to explore the earth around some areas..
@JPVideos81 Are you sure what that is? Because the 2 mystery buildings are very similar to newer looking buildings only obviously older but those are part of a coal power production or generation plant, the distance or placement of the buildings to one another and the height with roof configuration the only thing missing from the buildings and the ones I saw were a gangplank covered walkway and stairs going to the top. I don't know what they are for or what is inside or if I'm 1000000000% off? The building you didn't know what it was for the fire building you called it is roughly in the same placement as well! If I had to guess that's an old energy plant from back in the day and all the rails would make sense as you would need big time coal delivery so maybe reverse the idea of how the tracks were utilized and it turns into a coal power plant essentially. I'm really curious what people with real knowledge on these things will say on your find as power plants my guess right now.