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East, Pennsylvania
Pithole PA
Oil-boom ghost city
Old dump ground Inferred from historyRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: Oil-boom era: whiskeys, bitters, patent medicines with an 1865-70 ceiling..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
Why this spot
1865-1877
Pithole's 500-days-from-field-to-city story is documented; the site is state-interpreted.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old wells and cellar holes in the woods.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.