Laurel Run... pa Gost town thats Been burning 97 Years

[jeff of pa]

Laurel Run... pa Gost town that's Been burning 97 Years

[h=1]fire started in 1915 and is still burning, 97 year later.[/h]
July 1939


today


Dickerson St. is Gone today.


although this Picture is Looking the Opposite direction,
it all Looks like this now




More: Laurel Run Borough Mine Fire - Business Insider

 

[jeff of pa]

The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.), 26 Oct. 1888.






The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, October 26, 1888, SUPPLEMENT, Image 5 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.), 10 Jan. 1901.





The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, January 10, 1901, Page 2, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

more Coins flying through The Air I would Think
The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.), 01 Feb. 1900.



The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, February 01, 1900, Page 4, Image 4 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[austin]

Ok, easy to explain the ghost town. I wouldn't want to live above where a fire could burn into a methane pocket. Could get interesting. The fire will go out someday when the coal is all consumed.
Shoot the horsey first? Were they afraid he could ID them? Actually a good idea. No horse, no go. Bet this was an inside job. Must have had suspects, but who knows.
Powder explosion, you bet. Before I was an honorable teacher, we used to fill a pipe with gunpowder, screw on the other end, light it and throw it. Not a good plan. We threw it, it exploded about 30 yards away and the concussion blast knocked us down and dazed us. Sort of realized we needed a longer fuse. Soon quit that. So I can testify to how powerful a whole car would have been. Ours rocked the neighborhood and started a grass fire after the ground shook. And that wasn't that much powder. Old southern tradition before you die. You yell, "Hey ya'll, watch this".

 

[jeff of pa]

The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.), 25 May 1888.





The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, May 25, 1888, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

Ok, easy to explain the ghost town. I wouldn't want to live above where a fire could burn into a methane pocket. Could get interesting. The fire will go out someday when the coal is all consumed.
Shoot the horsey first? Were they afraid he could ID them? Actually a good idea. No horse, no go. Bet this was an inside job. Must have had suspects, but who knows.
Powder explosion, you bet. Before I was an honorable teacher, we used to fill a pipe with gunpowder, screw on the other end, light it and throw it. Not a good plan. We threw it, it exploded about 30 yards away and the concussion blast knocked us down and dazed us. Sort of realized we needed a longer fuse. Soon quit that. So I can testify to how powerful a whole car would have been. Ours rocked the neighborhood and started a grass fire after the ground shook. And that wasn't that much powder. Old southern tradition before you die. You yell, "Hey ya'll, watch this".

Yep ! Can Happen.
I was just reading This

The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.), 18 June 1886.






The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, June 18, 1886, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

• The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.), 07 July 1898.

The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, July 07, 1898, Page 8, Image 8 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

that had to sting



The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, April 30, 1897, Morning, Page 10, Image 10 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

Just an Interesting Note, Maybe more flying money

The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.), 04 May 1895.



The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, May 04, 1895, Page 2, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.), 10 Oct. 1895.



The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, October 10, 1895, Page 2, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[jeff of pa]

no articles on the fire were found

 

[Tuberale]

Never-ending fires, explosions, assaults, hangings ... Laurel Run has had some history, huh!