"Coal mining past" Vintondale by Travmad

Vintondale Travel Guide: 1 reviews and 10 photos

Vintondale and AMD and Art

The town of Vintondale north of Johnstown Pa. is the site of an interesting undertaking of different types of people to work on a common goal. Since Pennsylania has many abandoned deep coal mines that were left to leach heavy metals and acids out of the ground into streams and water sheds. Here in Vintondale a group of inivators came to the challenge of cleaning up at least one of the discharges as well as doing something good for a community.
Allen Comp brought together artists and engineers to create this area of long term cleanup and usage of space for recreation for Vintondale and other communities. My wife Julia helped work on this project with her Landscape architecture background.

Looks like Iceland

Holly on the boney pile

This is a pic of the waste from coal mining. It was piled high and left there for future generations to clean up. Nice HUM!

Better spaces

Soccer field of green

This is another pic of what an area of the site looks like now.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Coming along
Cons:Slow going
In a nutshell:A good example of what can change

Last visit to Vintondale: Apr 2006
Intro Updated Apr 25, 2006
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Three sisters Things to Do (3)

Underground water wells pumping out minerals into a stream. Ugly but cool. more travel advice

Looks like a piramid Things to Do (3)

But no it was used to make iron. more travel advice

walking and cycling Things to Do (3)

The ghost town trail goes through Vintondale from Ebinsburg beyond Dilltown. A rail trail of many that is being created... more travel advice

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DSwede Jul 5, 2006 at 5:42 AM

These are the type of backwater places that few get to visit. Last time I drove across PA we stayed off the highways for just that reason. Not sure about those '3 sisters' though...