Millfield, Ohio
Sunday Creek Coal Company Mine No. 6
The site of the worst mining disaster in Ohio's history.
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Millfield, Ohio
The site of the worst mining disaster in Ohio's history.
Nelsonville, Ohio
This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.
New Plymouth, Ohio
The remains of a massive blast furnace in what was once one of the country's largest iron-producing regions.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.
Brooklyn, West Virginia
The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Akron, Ohio
An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.
Akron, Ohio
But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.
Peninsula, Ohio
The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.
Cleveland, Ohio
The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Cleveland, Ohio
An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.
Lonaconing, Maryland
A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.
Lonaconing, Maryland
The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.
Tallassee, Tennessee
Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.