The Cave was somewhat of a hangout for us kids in the 80s. A local kid, Raymond, fell off of that giant rock outcropping and hit the rock below. Man, I love this video. Brings back so many memories!
I've never heard of Levan's colliery, although it makes sense. Dutch Hill was known as Levan's Addition in the 1840's... so if that colliery exists, it's one of the very first in town!
Also from Tamaqua, born and raised! There are several places around town that aren't easy to access, but there are capped shafts all over the place. One I recall most is behind the old Jeep dealership... deep shaft with a rusted grate cover. Also the mine where the 'Orange Creek' runs into the 'Blackie.' Love Tamaqua history... I miss getting out and exploring these remnants of our past. EDIT: Looks like you found it... lol!
@@Slicknewt it's a local nickname for the river that runs behind the post office. Its official name is Panther Creek, but the nickname comes from the dark color of the water... mainly due to mine run-off.
Really cool vent shaft looks like it went down and turned into a drift, I wonder how big those mines are,bet there are lots of ore carts rail and tools down there..no way into these mines huh.
Ohhh, you're on the rim of the Indian Pit... also called the Indian Field. At the bottom, there used to be a clear wagon road in the 80s. That area was actually used for Tamaqua football games long before the field was build on Cedar Street and REALLY long before the stadium was erected on Lehigh Street!
Commented on several of your videos at different times.... but I've NEVER heard anything about the burial ground... although this entire town is pretty much a burial ground. It looks like you're filming on top of top of the 'Indian Pit.' Before the mines came in and dumped the culm banks, the area you are looking at was actually used by Tamaqua High School as the original ball field! We moved from the 'Indian Field' to Seitzinger's Field on Cedar Street. If you've been down in the Indian Pit, you'll actually see a well defined wagon road going back over a century. There were no coal banks at the turn of the century... it was rolling hills in every direction. The Indian Field was a popular location once... and people have been finding arrowheads down there for decades!!! EDIT - There are news clippings from the 30s and 40s where locals were being arrested for taking the junk coal and trying to burn it in their furnaces. Even though it was 'junk' it was still the property of LCN... or Bethlehem Steel... or whoever owned that property at the time. EDIT #2 - I covered most of this in previous posts lol! I need to pay attention!!
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The Cave was somewhat of a hangout for us kids in the 80s. A local kid, Raymond, fell off of that giant rock outcropping and hit the rock below. Man, I love this video. Brings back so many memories!
Awesome 👍
That shaft and the whole explore was awesome
I've never heard of Levan's colliery, although it makes sense. Dutch Hill was known as Levan's Addition in the 1840's... so if that colliery exists, it's one of the very first in town!
Interesting from New Mexico. My birth father and family was from Tamaqua.
Also from Tamaqua, born and raised! There are several places around town that aren't easy to access, but there are capped shafts all over the place. One I recall most is behind the old Jeep dealership... deep shaft with a rusted grate cover. Also the mine where the 'Orange Creek' runs into the 'Blackie.' Love Tamaqua history... I miss getting out and exploring these remnants of our past.
EDIT: Looks like you found it... lol!
I've heard of the Blackie what is that?
@@Slicknewt it's a local nickname for the river that runs behind the post office. Its official name is Panther Creek, but the nickname comes from the dark color of the water... mainly due to mine run-off.
@@boozefueledreviews6928 oh okay so it's just the creeks nickname I'm thinking it's another quarry spot like blue ponds or something
Really cool vent shaft looks like it went down and turned into a drift, I wonder how big those mines are,bet there are lots of ore carts rail and tools down there..no way into these mines huh.
Need a go pro and ??? feet of string
Theres a "deer trail" that cuts right across from where u first were, could avoid that whole loop.
And ATV path dwn that steep bank and across indian pit and then easy path up the other side.. had jeeps thru it
You should check out Birdseye at the top one time! It's an awesome view
@@thurstonhowells373 where do you drive to to go to Dutch hill and ealk that trail
Ohhh, you're on the rim of the Indian Pit... also called the Indian Field. At the bottom, there used to be a clear wagon road in the 80s. That area was actually used for Tamaqua football games long before the field was build on Cedar Street and REALLY long before the stadium was erected on Lehigh Street!
Commented on several of your videos at different times.... but I've NEVER heard anything about the burial ground... although this entire town is pretty much a burial ground. It looks like you're filming on top of top of the 'Indian Pit.' Before the mines came in and dumped the culm banks, the area you are looking at was actually used by Tamaqua High School as the original ball field!
We moved from the 'Indian Field' to Seitzinger's Field on Cedar Street. If you've been down in the Indian Pit, you'll actually see a well defined wagon road going back over a century. There were no coal banks at the turn of the century... it was rolling hills in every direction. The Indian Field was a popular location once... and people have been finding arrowheads down there for decades!!!
EDIT - There are news clippings from the 30s and 40s where locals were being arrested for taking the junk coal and trying to burn it in their furnaces. Even though it was 'junk' it was still the property of LCN... or Bethlehem Steel... or whoever owned that property at the time.
EDIT #2 - I covered most of this in previous posts lol! I need to pay attention!!
Come back with a cheap camera and throw us down the vent shaft
I did. Camera got stuck! But i posted that vid mid September. I will do a 3rd vid and hopefully succeed in viewing the bottom.
Your up on duch hill
Right! You must live(d) here