With all the attention Centralia gets, it’s amazing most people are unaware of other mine fires and disasters. I admit I had never heard of Avondale until I went looking for a geocache hidden there. How does a mine disaster site with a 100+ death toll become overlooked?...
I admittedly know little about this. I stumbled upon it one day and snooped around, not really thinking anything about it. Turns out this is now set for demolition so I figured I’d post it. The only information I could find was that this allegedly was supposed to...
It seems for as long as anyone can remember, this giant cow has been standing along Route 309 in Wilkes-Barre Township. It stands guard in front of an Amish shed shop. It’s a popular landmark and has apparently had a few paint jobs over the years. As you...
I’m not really sure how many times I’ve driven by this without giving it too much thought. Recently I heard this building was to be sold, so I figured I’d check it out before it was possibly razed. Turns out this was, unsurprisingly, supposed to have been a...
Angela Park, found just north of Hazleton, operated for over 30 years from the 50’s to the 80’s. Once it shut down, much of it was leveled, but some remnants can still be found. Best part is, it’s completely legal to go there. Even better, you can fish...
The term “coal baron” exists for a reason. In 1959, the owners of Knox Mine got greedy and had workers dig within 5-6 feet of the Susquehanna’s river bed; 30 feet is the normal stopping distance. The river broke through the thin rock layer and immediately began to...
Stockton Mine was like any other anthracite mine in northeastern PA until one early morning in 1869, when some of the ground above the mine suddenly collapsed. A few homes were swallowed up, and nobody inside had time to escape. The rift kept growing, and the buildings that...
Found along Walnut Avenue in Conyngham is a small, seemingly overlooked Revolution-era monument. Near this site on September 11, 1780, Captain Daniel Klader and his men were ambushed and slaughtered by a group of Tories and Seneca. Chief Roland Montour was also among the mob. That Montour name...
