Did I Find An Abandoned Reservoir On Google Maps?
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Another lucky discovery on Google maps. This time we head out in search of a possible Abandoned Reservoir. Not knowing what to expect, we followed some trails and discovered some really beautiful and amazing things along the way. Wondering what we found at the end? Well come along with me as we go searching for an Abandoned Reservoir. Enjoy
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Update: we learned that the well and bricks are remains of an old patch town for a colliery called Sunnyside.
Archaeological reconnaissance for the Lackawanna Valley Industrial Highway (identified) located the Dolph Sunnyside Industrial Archaeological Site out Sunnyside Road on Grassy Island Creek. This is the abandoned site of one of the valley’s rare company-owned patch towns with colliery features and the foundations of workers’ houses, sited in a small valley through which flows Grassy Island Creek. The site was occupied between 1884 and 1952.
Good to know. Love the name too
@@cczoe5585 Pretty cool info. I love it when someone provides the background story. Thanks Caroline.
What a bunch of fucking Morons... An abandoned reservoir??? That's right behind me fucking house if they could of turned their cameras that way instead of the ridge tops. It is still a reservoir and it also one fed the stream trains before they reached the Olyphant train station down the valley. That reservoir still feeds some city water and factories down the valley... Maybe U fellas oughta do some research before posting abandoned videos. Those abandoned spaces videos send and attract all kinds of unwanted 2 legged vermin. U had to have made that video on the weekend when I was away. The previous weekend I had traps opened pulled loose off equipment I own have here on the property. Not saying that was U but.... That is not an abandoned reservoir they just don't take care of it like they used to are supposed to. I assume when the intake pipes clog up again they'll have work crews there for another few weeks.... Sheesh what an uneducated intrusive society we have become..
I was told even as recently as the 1950's 60's there were still a few Irish that made ritual of panning gold in that grass creek and Wakuna creeks. This was ritual the predated the area as to when nobody knows. I read about it on Diner place mat in the early 1990's. Its been said they not only found small amounts of gold but also small gem stones. How true even I don't know. I rode my dirt back to the grass creek just to soak my aching feet in it on hot 100 degree day later laid down in the friggin creek.. Hate to put my sneaks back on to even back to the house.
Jay, the dam used to be much higher. At 50:16 when you pan up to Mike, that is the original height of the dam. It was taken down to the current level around 1993. I spent a lot of time riding my quad down there. The water was probably 80 feet deep at the dam. It was always crystal clear. On a calm day, you could stand on the dam, drop a rock and watch it hit the bottom. The hole with the rusty water is the valve control for the pipe in the dam. When they knocked it down, the lake was completely drained to that pipe level. When you look out at the lake, the water level was up almost to the pine trees on the right side. On a side note... if you keep walking up the trail towards the next reservoir, before you cross the bridge with the feeder creek to Res #2. if you turn right and follow the creek up about 50 to 100 yards. That is the site of a small plane crash that happened in 1991 or 92. The woman flying the plane survived. It was caused by engine failure. She was flying from Honesdale to Factoryville. I was a firefighter and was on scene that day. We went back a week later and looked around. I actually found the ID tag from the plane. I haven't been back there in years, so I'm not sure how much would still be there.
Oh wow. Thanks so much for the info.
Thanks Mark. That is Pretty Cool.
That reservoir still feeds factories down in Factoryville. The MAIN intake pipes jammed up in 1992 & 3 after those terrible cold winters. They never restored the height of the damn because it is behind my house here where I live. But it does still feed the municipal water supply and factories just not like it used to. They are considering restoring shortly. The bids have been constantly rejected as well as a Aux. southern pipe line to Scranton WilkeBarre area. The only working feed pipes left come out in Factoryville R visible when the water levels drop which they haven't recently last 4- 5 years you can actually see the 2 HUGE feed pipes with giant metal slot grills. The other 2 reservoirs in the area they R also slated for reclaimation as they call restoring them. one of the adjacent properties was selected as filtration plant and due to the economy state has constantly been put on hold year after year. There is also a Canadian oil or gas line running smack thru that area outta NY and that is also been an issue as to restoring those reservoirs. I cannot elaborate on the technical details but that particular reservoir fed the PBNE steam railroad during WWI and WWII. The reservoir itself predates most of the surrounding communities to about 1850. There was a small rail station near that particular reservoir and a RR bridge which later handled cars and so forth. There is no road or even a route number. I asked got conflicting stories as to what road it was because it connects with my drive way directly as the RR once went right past my house.
@@thekingsilverado9004 this resevoir is no where near Factoryville. Its on the east side of the valley that runs from Scranton to Carbondale, You got the wrong place.
@@mikeh3646 I know where it is. The Res used to feed all of those places U just mentioned U dope. I fucking live here and I it's literally in my back yard OTAY BUCK WHEAT now go back to the PORN CHANNELS where you have an easier time digesting the subject matters...
This grandma who is 1/2 body paralyzed and favourite hobby was hiking is delighted by you videos and recognizes this kind of territory. Makes my heart happy.
I appreciate your appreciation for what you do. It comes through in how you film. I also 100% understand why you take your time and hike “safely” because if you get injured you won’t be able to hike at all and after healing from an injury you wouldn’t be able to move around the same. I ❤️ the scenes you were able to get in this video! I felt like I was hiking in Pennsylvania! Keep doing what you do!
Thank you melissa. Im genuinely passionate about the places i film.
Melissa, your words describe the feeling I had during this video. Thank you, Melissa and thank you JB. I Appreciate how your family participates in your videos! That are a great bonus.
I love when you slow that down with the waterfall going slow it amazes me how clear that water is
Jay the difference between the mountain laurel and rhododendron is in the leaves and also the mountain laurel requires more of a moist soil so they are usually found near water. Brooks, streams, rivers, ponds, underground streams, etc.... rhododendrons will be found under trees in the wilds away from water sources.
I never knew the difference! That’s really cool, thanks!
@@heatherk.9937 your welcome Heather. I love the mountain laurel and swamp pinks. Swamp pinks have a really nice sweet scent to them. Its heavenly and carries
The Mountain Laurel has a smaller leaf.
On that last point you have them reversed. Mountain laurel grows all over the mountains around us and most other places I've hiked and hunted. Mtn Laurel (seen around the well at 16:25 min mark of this video) and Rhododendrons resemble each other, as they are related. Rhodies, however, require a lot more water to exist, so are found along water ways. Rhodies are a full bush often growing 16 ft tall with long leaves (5"-8" long). Mt Laurel is more of a shrub with smaller 2"-4" leaves, and seldom more than 4 ft tall. Both are highly toxic to hoomin beans.
they are essentially the same plant one is wild and the other is a Hybridized version , laurel grows wild in my state about anywhere regardless of an obvious water source but the do seems to favor shade
Stunningly beautiful, gorgeous scenery. Did a wonderful job Jay. Do return here in the summer and again in fall for the colors. Keep up the great content, gives a nice break from the present state of affairs nation wide for many people. Thank you👍✌😷
My pleasure
Definitely go back in the summer! Would love to see what's under the water. I wonder if very many people know about this place... it's so pretty there, especially the waterfalls!
Only some locals know about it.
That warmness you added also works by increasing the contrast, I worked in photographic laboratory and although we "knew best" i discovered we don't, Customers saw differently, Most don't understand or care that clouds are white and grey, Many were blind to cyan and blue but warmed to magenta and red as you did, Unfortunately many didnt understand exposure and a short exposure in low light was a wash out low contrast and grey
“The Olyphant Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Reservoirs were constructed by the Winton Water Company in the 1890's. These reservoirs are now part of the Theta properties and are no longer in active water supply service. Olyphant No. 2 was breached by PG&W Company in 1994 in compliance with dam safety requirements and in anticipation of the receipt of storm water flows from the then proposed federal prison project.”
www.docs.dcnr.pa.gov/cs/groups/public/documents/document/DCNR_001596.pdf
Pages 309 to 311 have numerous additional information about historic features along Grassy Island Creek.
There was a stone quarry in the area:
Scranton Tribune, May 6, 1892, reports on a dispute between 2 water companies, one the Olyphant Water Company, to build a dam for a storage reservoir on Grassy Island Creek at a point “about 250 feet north of the bridge crossing Grassy Island Creek at Winton's stone quarry.”
Thank you for sharing
@Caroline Zoe. Thanks for the information my home is directly behind these 3 reservoirs. Since I lived here I have had conflicting information as to what the hell they R gonna do with them. I was told the reservoirs or at least the one behind my home was built cira 1850. I did find remnants of the PBNE Rail Road. In fact my driveway was once part of the rail bed. I know little if anything but when water levels drop U can clearly see 2 very massive intake pipes and their slotted stainless steel covers.... Thanks for the info because I know little if nothing of a PRISON in the area here... I can't find out much but I have seen surveyors from Henkles and McCoy co. back there on several occasions recently. I work alot and gone alot... Not home... The only thing is the area is safe as far as 2 legged vermin... Seeing these 2 boobs I figured out when they were there by looking at my security cam video. They were mostly far away didn't come on the property here but I did recently find someone looked at my equipment I have stored under traps until I get my barn built.
I was glad that you found another, safer route across the stream when you didn't "feel confident". Any one of those rocks could have been unstable. People take risks way too often. It would have been a tough exit with a broken leg from anywhere you went on this trek. Always better safe... Thanks for taking us along on this interesting journey.
From what I’ve researched there would be small reservoirs built anywhere there would have been steam locomotives and/or steam engines for industry. That stoned lines well was a pretty great example
There was a coal co in the area so there could of been a narrow gauge railroad.
wow! love the waterfall, I could hang out all day there.
Thank you for letting me come along on your adventures. This one was fascinating and beautiful!!! It felt like I was right there with you guys. Thanks again for what you do.
Glad you were able to join me
thank you for keeping it real and not using asmr. some of us cant take that. its beautiful
I agree that that hole was a valve used to lower the water level when needed. And possibly the height of the spillway was lowered at one time to lower the reservoir water level.
Wonderful memories of when my father took me fishing years ago😊. Thanks for the memories!!!
Lovely creeks.
As a kid I would have loved to explore and play there.
It is a beautifully made dam.
Thank you for exploring for us in all this rocky wildness. It must be extraordinarily green in summer. Obviously some locals love this area and do play, swim, and camp here.
Great to enjoy the simple things in life. Love to see this.
The dam was partly demolished in 1994 due to safety issues. Those structures of brick you found I think where the remains of a coal town called Sunnyside.... Cool video Jay. 👍😉
P.S. Wikipedia also reveals those are groves of rhododendrons
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassy_Island_Creek
We are new to your channel. Just when we retired and could explore, my hubby started having balance issues etc. Now we enjoy living vicariously thru your videos! Good work btw.
Ty for watching. Check out my playlists for more content.
Love your videos JP. Great camera work and even better commentary. Thanks for bringing us along.
Would like to see again along with a drones perspective, did like the slow mo effects.
This is very beautiful thanks so much for sharing
Your stills of the water in this video are so spectacular and beautiful. Thanks for sharing such amazing pictures and footage. Goes to show what we as every day people take for granted in nature that I just around us.
So stunningly beautiful. Love the slo mo parts. The metal rod near the well looks like a grounding rod. Yes, go back in the summer. I bet this area is really beautiful in the fall and winter too.
Really enjoyed your video, kinda stumbled on it by accident. I’ll check out more of your stuff. Thanks! ✋
Wow just wow, I was able to recognize the mountain/hills range behind you. lol
Very nice seeing all the water and the sounds of it. Thank you.
Hey ya'll by far the best video of an abandon damn, it's so beautiful. If it wasn't pouring down so hard, I'd love to climb up it. Thanks you guys for making the journey up there so pleasant!
Watching the waterfall, look down for one second, look back up, and the waterfall is going backwards. Really cool. Love the graphics you do. Definitely go back in the summer. That whole place is beautiful. Thanks for bringing us along.
My pleasure
6 minutes in. It's a vulture or buzzard. You can tell because their wings go up into a V shape when they soar. Hawks and other falcons will hold their wings in a flat line, level with their body when soaring.
This place is beautiful
What an absolutely gorgeous find!!! You need to return as often as you can!!! I have enjoyed this video!!! Thank you JP!!!
My pleasure
Rhododendron have much larger leaves than Mountain Laurel. Rhod's will get a cone which will generate a 'ball' of blooms and they keep their leaves all year. Mt Laurel will lose their leaves in fall. They are on much thinner stems, with a lot of direction changes. The flowers are all on separate stems in a large grouping at the top of the leggy stems. The Rhod's are far more bushy. What was shown in the video was Rhododendrons.
Absolutely beautiful just beautiful thank you for sharing all this
Definitely go back here in the summer! Very interesting find!
Cant wait to return
Such a nice place. Love the flowing water.
Thank you for providing your visually stunning and intriguingly interesting video treks. I genuinely appreciate your dedication in sharing the subjects that amaze you and stir up your interest of discovey.
My pleasure
Many times there is more joy in the journey than in the destination!
What a beautiful place I could live there for ever.. Thank you so much for making me feel like I'm right there ❤
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I love that you also love moss as well, but I also love absolutely Everything else about this video. Thank you, it's just so beautiful. Paradise Indeed!!
Mike just leaped to the next rock like it was nothing over the water. I loved all of your special effects especially the slo mo. I can imagine you two will have many more adventures there. It would be a great place for a picnic and chilling in the summer.
He's light on his feet lol
The thing that sets you apart from other "abandoned places" videos for me, is that you stop and look at the amazingness that preDATES whatever abandoned thing you are going to! I live in Idaho. I live a half of a block away from the Boise river. There is a place in Atlanta , Idaho, where the snow runoff is PERFECT clear! If you get to Idaho, please tell me. There are LOTS of abandoned towns here too.
Thanks so much!
lots of old mines, old mining towns. The forests, the rivers, tons of farms. What really blows my mind, is that we get alot of people moving to Boise, and they don't know any of it exists. Pretty untouched. :) We still have dirt roads all over too, lol. Talk about finding things to appreciate about home.... Thanks for that.
Beautiful scenery & photography! Glad the creek remains mostly unspoiled & hope it stays that way. Though the nasty vandalism at the dam is disappointing, it is a lovely find. Would love to see return visits! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks cindy
Hey mate, just want to advise next time hopping into an old well make sure its safe, i have rescued 3 times explorers falling to their deaths or even badly injured. Some wells looks like its filled in but may not, years of trees falling into the well and dirt,stones and natural debrees fill up makong it appeared safe, your mate stepped into it, and foolishly stamped on the ground, did you ever think what you stading on is just a natural plug that could give away any moment? Last thing you need is to rescue a friend and call us firefighters to res ue him. Best theory is grab a few of those big stones and just throw it down in the well hard, anyhow nice videos just be smart because the last thing we need is a casulty, just thought i shared because i cared, safety first, keep the good work up...Peace
Roland Gauthier yup, and a warning to everyone take care out in the woods of the PNW, lots of old homesteads with old pioneer wells completely hidden by years of debris, same size around and vary in depth. One found on Joint Base Lewis McChord at 80 feet deep was completely invisible on the surface and was found when a friend almost fell in! With a fluctuating water table each day changing from near the surface down 20 feet over night if you survive the fall you may not even get out. So fricken scary, please stay on trail and never hike alone.
When he jumped in the well did anyone notice the thud sound it made...and the creaky sound also OMG!
These wells have to be properly decommissioned with special concrete and care given not to contaminate the water table for those who use the water from their own wells.
That place brings back grate memories of an old B&O railroad dam me and a couple of friends use to go swimming, we called it the healing waters because it was so cold. Those were best times of my life. Thanks for sharing!
Wow that is so beautiful I could live there just to here that running water is so satisfying
Wow that would be so nice
JP this was top notch, so beautiful. Its to bad there is no metal bars over the water hole, gee some kid can fall into it. Thaanks so much JP I wish I was 40 years younger I would be walking with you. The rocks are beauttiful.
Good call on the river jump!! I was hiking with a friend and I jumped on, he jumped, slid and went face first into a substantial rock. Ouch!!
Absolutely return in the summer-I bet it will be even more fantastic 😊😊😊
Thanks, JP! Really loved this one- definitely saving it to re-view! Anytime you're able to show us fantastically beautiful nature, especially with running streams & falls- Woo-hoo! My fave. I was tuned into your live stream waiting for mega train, but accidentally jumped out, & found this instead. Serendipity strikes again! Thank-you thank-you!
Thank you Patricia
This place is gorgeous! Only wish it was summer, to see it in it's full glory! I grew up in Ohio, now reside in Oklahoma. I don't get to see scenery like this anymore..
Grey sky, typical, love the water sounds!
Great video and beautiful area. Definitely worth a return trip in the summer.
Wonderful video! Thank you!
JP, this has got to be my most favourite video of yours! Beautiful countryside, beautiful stream, and beautiful waterfall (even tho it's a man made one). I could smell the fresh mountain air, feel the breeze, felt the spray on my face, and I thoroughly enjoyed it all. These are the type of outdoor adventure hikes we used to do in my much younger years. Thx for the wonderful explore. It would be great to see this in summer, but only if you won't get into any trouble revisiting this site. Stay safe everybody.
Its safe to go to and officially abandoned.
@@JPVideos81 yay, I'll look forward to your revisit in the summer with underwater adventuring. :}
J, your scenery videos are just as awesome and beautiful as Cliff's videos! I love you both ! Keep on going and be well and safe in this horrible pandemic!
Thanks so much June
You are more than welcome, my friend!
Thank you jp keep it up don't get over were out ok
Too cool. Awesome and in your own backyard. Water is so beautiful.
I could watch the shot of the waterfall on a loop for hours.
Great location and I love the streams and rushing water. Awesome video and photos JP !
Very peaceful and tranquil
an awesome video. a beautiful location and I love the sound of the waterfall.
Jay,
It'a a Turkey Vulture, They ho;d their wings at an upward angle (a Dihedral angle).
It's April first,you know what that means Mr. Broken Leg!!!!
Did you ever get to the larger reservoir or do you have plans to visit it?
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Larger one? We only had one to visit and we did in this video.
@@JPVideos81 I believe in one of the earlier comments someone said there are or were 3 there built by a Winton water company.
@@cardinaloflannagancr8929 the first one is gone that was where those guys with the tent were. We were to number 2. Havent been to the 3rd one yet. But will check it out sometime.
@@JPVideos81 Sorry, Jay. I thought you said there was a larger one, my mistake.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
That big rock I could lay a towel on and just lay there and close my eyes and just listen to the water. It sounds so peace full
Save room for me haha
Amazing Beautiful video! Water sounds so calming after a stress filled day. Love you to return in the summer. Just Awesome work, thanks Jay. :)
Glad you enjoyed it marty
Jay that rocky area is a rock cap installed in a mine reclamation project to cover over the red ash culm pile. The rock structures along the top are "Bat Hotels"
Yes it is beautifu, wonderful videos.
Man you gyes are so much courage to cross those rocks over water. You know those rocks can move. Yes I am surprised of a well that would be that big, very dangerous. Should be filled or a metal cap over it. Dangerous for wild animals.JP they are all georgous areas, I can't believe the beauty that PA has.Boy you have to be careful. Man the water is powerful its really something to see. That is the most awesome water falls I have ever seen, so beautiful. Very impressive video, so beautiful.
good place to return back to in the summer for a over night camp out
Definitely
Catching up on what I missed.
Marvelous places. Could definitely make a home out there. Something little better than that tent.
Lots to watch. Hope you enjoy.
Beautiful area. I would love to have a cabin by a bubbling brook in an area like that.
Perfect spot for one.
Outstanding! I'm in Michigan and it's not hard to find decommissioned dams, though not as cool as that one. Thanks for sharing. (Mother Nature did the job for us in Midland!)
Hahaha! The " ugh help my leg" 😂🤭💕 I loved that
Lol
Hi Jay. Awesome video. that looks like a beautiful place to hike.
you have a very artistic eye and an eye for detail thanks it makes it so much better and fun!
Thank you phillip
You always go by your instinct my dear never against it mother earth is with you
Yes , oh yes it is worthy of another visit. I just love the water falls so beautifully.i keep coming back to this video for the views, the water and the rocks. I just love it all👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it sally
As I was watching this, several times, your narration was exactly how I was thinking of the stream, ambient noise, breaking your leg (!) mossy slippery rocks. What is that called, intuitive narration ?? Just keep living your life man and reflecting in the honest & thoughtful way you do. (That's a LIKE, by the way.) Hi from New Forest (which looks pretty similar) U.K.
Glad you enjoyed the narration. Thanks for watching
That is a old valve that once locked but it seems they just removed the wheel or knob from the valve instead. I bet it's for releasing overflow water or something like that. That is a awesome place
It's easy in the UK to tell the difference between rhododendron and mountain laurel, Rhododendron, as beautiful as it is, grows and everywhere and won't allow anything else to grow, with it. The mountain laurel on the other hand will grog with anything, but not anywhere.
Absolutely loved the video JP. 👍👍👍
So glad to hear it
God blessed you from Cavite Philippines
Everyone in my office agrees on one thing, we wanna see you get in the next hole you find. R.J. and Mike have done the last 2, lol
I go underground in mines. I think I've more than proven myself lol
@@JPVideos81 lol fair enough
Man, I would love to go there. Too cool.
When you said, “Get on your poncho and come with me”, I pretended to put on a poncho, am I the only one. 😂
😁
Great video with Mike. looks like a great spot to swim in the summer. My dad and mom took us to the Swatare Creek and we would swim there. We also swam in the filled in strip holes. Not the safest thing to do. The water was Crystal clear . There is a airport off 81 at the Minersville exit. There are large bodies of water back there. It is beautiful there. Lots of old abandoned construction stuff. I think there is a water shed there now. Not sure if you can get back there now. I'll have to ask my cousins who live in the area. Thanks for another wish I was there video.
Id be interested in checking them out
That hole with the water was definitely the valve to the pipe. It was likely enclosed within a wooden house structure and had a wheel to turn and open the valve on that little metal pipe in the hole. They tended to call them wheelhouses or valve houses.
It looks magical
It's just nice to see nature not buried in trash.
Agreed
Wonderful Video!!! Come back later and film underwater.... I wonder if there are fish worth going after. I rarely keep fish unless i do a catch and cook/eat. But I love to catch them. rick
I returned!
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I think you do a great job on most of your videos. I enjoy watching them all. I would love to meet up and go see this place with you sometime
Thanks for checking it out
In the Northern part of Louisiana there was a town at one time before they flooded it and turned it into a reservoir. Now the town’s structures, gravesites, churches, peoples homes and stores and schools and really tall trees are all under the reservoir and it’s called Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Are they visible from underwater?
Love the leaps, felt part of each one. Thank you
Probably should start calling you JPNatureVideos...
I live less an hour from Yosemite, but you'd never know it!! And they don't want you going to Parks. 🤷♀️
It's probably covered in snow with all the storms we've been having, which is a VERY good thing!!!
thank you, JPvideo dude, for making the time to see the world around you. It really is freaking amazing! :) and we add to it :)
Water wheel
For grinding mill +
Also for rock drilling +
Saw mill +
Multi use area,,
There's a very similar dam here in SW Pa that's part of Laurel Hill State Park. It was built by the CCC camp back in the 1930's as part of the governments help to unemployed workers to provide income. Many of the dams & projects they built are a part of a state or national park. Google CCC camps Depression Era & read up on it. The CCC stood for Civilian Conservation Corp. The dam I'm speaking of was built from cut stone that was mined from the mountainside there at the dam. In my younger days, it was a great way to cool off on a hot summer day.
Those stacks of rocks on top of the hill... 100% probably built by aliens. They love building that kind of stuff. Like the Great Pyramids of Giza, ya know? Only not so great.
I am glad you climbed up to see how much taller it used to be you can see the Cut of the Land how much deeper it used to be.