Google Maps Shows TWO Objects in the Woods - What Are they?

There's two objects in the woods that I found on Google Maps. They are located off an old railroad bed and I want to find out if they're still there and hopefully figure out why they're there.
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[@JPVideos81]

More random items found in the woods thanks to Google Maps. Do you think the second item held water?

[@spankthemonkey3437]

I bet you could find some old silver and possibly gold coins around there🤔

[@TSiArt1]

I wonder what historical aerial photos of the area show

[@louishurter4952]

It can be old war bunkers how do we no

[@tmj9439]

The old way that comestible/used water Aqueduct reservoir system was at community's service.🤝😌 "Progress!", they said!🤖 But wasn't it there yet in Ancient Rome?? Yeah! This way of an operating current water system is still crossing huge through all the Europes!!? And still have huge citerns under some huge towns, that aren't Catacombs..and is now domestically compatible with electricity and nobody dies! There's only 3 or 4 differences i could easily identify and also splits the old way from the modern way to be build the best fonctional aqueduct system, thinked, planned n materialized to this day.. 🎶I'm done!💥😌 P.S: I'm still fascinated by what you're presenting on your vids, the whole thing!! So calming! Some Healthy, Zen, Feng Shui Yoga sceance for the mind. 😮👌🏼

[@markdeprimo2860]

Jay, I would agree with the upper foundation being a water collection basin for filling locomotives. If you look at the 1939 photo, there is a round object off of the north corner of the lower foundation. Possibly a water tower that was filled from the basin? Another great find!!!

[@JPVideos81]

Yes, that is most likely what it was.

[@zaklex3165]

@@JPVideos81 The second building could have been for water treatment before the water was sent down to a what looks an old water tank for the railroad on the old photo.

[@tracyrimmer630]

Agreed - I truly believe that it was a filling station for the steam engine locomotives. The lower building may have been a coal reservoir, or more likely, a residence/wayhouse for the train crews.

[@youn8e]

Yes a catchment system

[@youn8e]

​@@zaklex3165 Yes...I made note of the white round structure 😉‼️

[@seanmcdonnell1282]

My guess is the upper structure was a reservoir and the lower possibly a valve house to provide water for the rail line. The PRR seemed to favor round stone pools and round valve houses but usually a similar relationship to each other and the line they served

[@raylamascus2296]

Picture and audio are excellent Jay

[@unklejohn7381]

I wonder if it was a retention pond for a gravity fed mill below the hill?

[@duanebailey1056]

That hunk of steel looks like a heat exchanger for an old furnace.

[@user-ci9ri4fl5pBuckeyeChessie]

That what I thought too...

[@jedi92486]

The Library of Congress site has a map named Carbondale, Pennsylvania, 1890, which shows the hillside here. It's hand drawn, so not exactly perfect, but there are a few small factories and structures around where these foundations would be.

[@markvick3984]

That rusty metal piece reminds me of the heat exchanger you see in old gas floor furnaces. You know, what is just below the grate set at floor level.

[@Ranthra1]

Was going to say that. LOL

[@ocsrc]

Water sources were critical for the railroad for the steam engines Some of the locomotives were designed to draw water out of creeks and storage reservoirs I remember seeing tanks along side the mountains where the tracks were up in rural VT, NH, NY and Canada They had natural little creeks and they built storage tanks of wood that the creek filled and overflowed out of

[@joem715]

Your channel showed up in my recommended list, and I'm so glad it did! This was an awesome adventure. My son and I go on a lot of road trips, and we usually take the long way through towns instead of the Interstate because we love to find places randomly. It always drives me crazy when we pass by a place that looks very old and has long been abandoned, and I can't figure out what it could've been, so I can imagine that not knowing what these two objects once were probably drove you nuts, too 😂 Really great channel, though. I will check out more of your videos.

[@JPVideos81]

I have a strong sense of curiosity and love finding random places, especially ones that haven't been used for decades. As much as I want to know what it is, I'm often left with more questions than answers. Thanks for watching.

[@paulahartley7129]

I do miss walking through a path in the woods looks so nice 👌 ❤❤..

[@JPVideos81]

Always relaxing, peaceful and sometimes interesting.

[@sonplusone7059]

Great finds and I especially liked the exercise class in the pool lol. Your camera looked great but all your videos look great. Have a great weekend JP, see you next week. 🤗

[@KT4RAM]

My guess would be a large farmhouse with a basement/cellar and a large barn with sub-level. A lot of barns were built like that decades ago. Good find.

[@musclecarmitch908]

Awesome Google Maps adventure JP! Seeing the old airel photos and the Google maps photos in comparison is awesome! Reminds me of the old water reservoirs that are in my area!Thanks for bringing us along for another great adventure!👍

[@JPVideos81]

It was my pleasure. I enjoy doing these adventures.

[@gaylebrodt676]

Really relaxing and peaceful journey through the woods. The little spring well was an awesome find and it had some beautiful nature's carpet on it too. The little manmade creek bed and waterfall was also very cool, always love the sound of the water. It was great that you found the structures you were looking for and yes, I am thinking the second structure was used for water too, like a reserve or reservoir or like you said, a pool especially seeing the pipe. It would have been a huge pool for sure and looking at the map, it sure looked like a pool. Love the workout activity! 😂I can't think of what the movie was, but I feel like I should know what it is. lol Awesome google maps finds and what a great video JP, thank you! 💙

[@JPVideos81]

Haha that's ok. It's a comedy movie starring Will Ferrell. Thanks for coming along for the adventure.

[@dianacanales2526]

"...chocolate pellets. Remember, kids, if you find those, don't eat them. They're not Milk Duds."😆😂🤣Loved this adventure! You found both targets! And some interesting things along the way, too! Lots of pretty Nature's carpet, a spring, a creek bed with lovely sounds of flowing water...very Zen place. Your camera that follows you and your wireless microphone both work exceptionally well. I bet this area is gorgeous in the spring and fall. Thanks for bringing us along!💙

[@JPVideos81]

🤣💙

[@barbara-pigeonbray4579]

Glad you were able to find the structures .....so very interesting ( and mysterious ) .. The picture and audio quality of your camera was great and love how it followed you as you moved about ...great feature . Thank you for taking us along on another google map search . 👍💙

[@JPVideos81]

Wish I was able to find out the purpose of the structures, but I'm happy I found them and that little spring well.

[@TaunusTV]

Would be interesting to take a metal detector to this place. I bet you will find stuff like vintage cutlery, toothpaste tubes, padlocks, etc...

[@JPVideos81]

Yes and probably underground pipes.

[@uselessDM]

I imagine they were basins and probably quite a bit deeper when they were in use, I imagine there was quite a lot of build up of dirt over the decades. Some of the trees look pretty old already.

[@wlnorris75]

I think the smaller object was the water tank. It was an old wooden water tank, and you are seeing the roof in the old photos. The larger upper structure was probably a reservoir that filled the tank below. Then maybe somewhere down the hill by the tracks, there would be just a stand alone water column that was fed from the tank on the hill. Or its possible the reservoir fed straight to a water column, and the smaller building was a coaling station, with a roof to keep the coal dry. Which in your old photo, I didn't see a lot of signs of how coal would have been brought in and moved for a coaling station, so sort of doubtful it was that. They did make square water tanks, even though they are a bit rare to find.

[@dixiecup3928]

Very interesting finds! The very thick walls of the structures indicate it had to hold a lot of weight. They may have been reservoirs for drinking or related to the railroad or as a result of the mining in the area.

[@scottmilam1291]

As a young boy in California I have fond memories of riding horses out to different ranches that had water collection basins (rectangular cement ponds) the farmers would use to water their mainly tree crops. Such fun just innocently skinny dipping with my friends in these water basins. Thank you for bringing back those wonderful memories. 👍

[@visibleboy4441]

I love the Google maps videos!. I love just searching on Google maps for weird objects or something. It's so fun

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Central California watching Woohoo so ready for this !!!!!

[@mafia_gamer_official30973]

The building has been built maybe late 18th, early 19th centry and worked till early 50's. Maybe a water tower or some property. Also, the older American buildings of 18-19th centuries had rocky bottom and upper wooden part. Actually, this design was same to other countries' of the same century. My country is post Soviet and even before Soviets, it was post Russian Tsardom country. And in late 18th century some buildings around the rural areas, especially around the woods and forests, were having this type of structure. Especially old water towers. I bet, this building is old enough as outlaws era - late 18th century.

[@aesgaard41]

I'd love to visit this site. I followed the D&H Trail on Google Maps, but I couldn't find a match to the aerial map you shared. I was thinking it was some sort of battlement, the foundations of old lumber mills or just the ruins of some houses. If they were water basins, I'd think there were streams or old creek beds running toward them.

[@SherryRector]

Everything is clear and sound is excellent

[@bluebirdflyinglow]

This could be a fort during the Revolutionary or Civil War. Also, this could be a forgotten township. Check with the elderly Seniors living in the area. You may get lucky and find out about the history of the area.

[@gregdiamond6023]

Your videos never disappoint J. Always something to discover. You liv in a really cool area with a lot to see and discover. Thanks for sharing it with us! This a very Intriguing. I hope we explore it further.😊

[@margiecooper6045]

Good one JP, a mystery. Thank you for the experience. I enjoyed it. ❤

[@kevincorbin6273]

I think that the reservoir and filling station sitting on natural gradient makes the most sence

[@Camden09]

Excellent video JP, the picture quality is excellent too. I think it could have been used to store water, interesting find JP. 👍👍👍👍

[@giniwalters8401]

Hey Jay! Very interesting finds!!! I enjoy watching videos like this!!! You never know what will be found in the woods!!! I sure miss my days of walking around in the woods and discovering the things left behind!!! Thank you Jay for doing and sharing the exploring that I can't do anymore 💙💙💙 God bless you and your family, keep y'all healthy and safe 🙏❤️🙏 Much love to y'all ❤️

[@terryciavola5962]

Nice walk in the woods and great find, very interesting. Your camera is working beautifully! 👍🥰❤️

[@karstendoerr5378]

In the days of the steam locomotives, this area was certainly still pure wilderness. Therefore, it is quite possible that the point at which these ruins are located was formerly used to refill water at the steam locomotives. There were also systems in which the steam locomotives were equipped with a bucket system, which allowed them to draw water through water troughs between the rails. Such a system was formerly used by the New York Central Railroad.

[@HRae87]

I love your videos ❤. Audio sounds great and I like feeling like I'm holding the camera and there on the hike! The dad jokes are fantastic, love the authenticity. Step Brothers reference was great 😂. Love the photography at the end too. Would like more research and history of the areas, old photos, and info. I'd enjoy if there were maybe some residents or experts interviewed that could give more clues at the end as to what the things are. Great idea to build interest with the speculation. Please keep making these, they're really cool!

[@JPVideos81]

Appreciate you watching and sharing your thoughts.

[@workingfolk]

The D&H built ponds and catchments there to supply water to steam engines, not to power locomotives but to power the stationary hoists that pulled the cars of the gravity railroad up the mountain. I haven't been able to find an old map showing them but probably the larger structure is the pool and the smaller foundation enclosed the steam hoist equipment. The D&H modified the route of the gravity lined a number of times and when they abandoned it in favor of steam locos, the new tracks obviously couldn't follow the steep grades of the old tracks. That explains to me why those old structures aren't near the rail bed you hiked on. Also, the location of the site was so close to the D&H shops that locos wouldn't need to stop there for water when the line ended a mile west. In your previous video in the same area, the residential road you were on that took you to the brook was pretty much Plane No. 4 of the Gravity Railroad. After crossing the brook, the tracks went up the steep hill to the coal breaker. There is a fire house at one edge of the large cleared area along the highway where the breaker once stood. (New subscriber to your channel. Thanks!)

[@steveberman3695]

Hi Jay I’m thinking that the rusty iron next to the pool was a type of furnace or boiler. Both use those type of fins and have a common thru piping system.

[@exploringwithjenn5314]

I really like your Google Maps discovery videos. After a stressful day those videos are really perfect to disconnect and wind down a bit. Thanks and keep up the great work. Greetings from my home in Spain. 😊

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks for watching and enjoying

[@HelicopterDown]

Reminds me of walking into the forest creeks with my friends when I was in my rural middle and high school, was always fun.

[@JPVideos81]

You never know what you might find

[@abdigitaluk_photography]

Interesting video!! Great to see someone making use of the gimble tracking!!!!

[@darlenegood4101]

I just love your videos. Very interesting how you do your presentations and narration. I like the new camera and microphone set up. It seems that you don't know what you are going to do next. I also like the black out screen knowing something different is coming up.

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks so much!

[@fargusdetailedmodeling]

There's more of these in the patch of woods between Rogers Street and Wayne Street. Again they are right next to the D&H Right of Way. But these are not on any elevation. Also if you ever want to find out which historic picture tile he is showing you. Just search the number on the top upper right of the photo on the PASDA website. Most railroad historic organizations have line Maps that show where every interlock, tower, flagstop, culvert, water refill, ect. Is located. Also cross refrence where the C.C.C. camps were located. Kinda looks like a foundation for a mess hall/bunk house for a camp. But then a lot of C.C.C. camps utilized canvas tents with only 1-2 small stone foundation structures.

[@presidentsanta4785]

I think the larger was a water reservoir and the smaller was a control building to the steam locomotives? A swimming pool way up there? Nah. Thanks for your videos.

[@FotoTravis]

Amazing video and audio. I was just wondering what camera you were using when you asked that. lol

[@JPVideos81]

It's the DJI pocket 3

[@judifoster8]

I would almost bet the two structures some how worked in conjunction, the upper one being a reservoir of sorts. The spring well was a cool little surprise. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@JPVideos81]

I believe so as well

[@hilgi2003]

The sound was perfect! I'm and audio and video snob so yours was the gold standard.

[@bluebirdflyinglow]

The fact that it is built on a overlook hints to the fact that it was used by a military unit.

[@jens_hatje]

I'm guessing these structures could be water collection. Possibly for use with the steam locomotives of the day? Who knows. There should be a location of foundations for a water tower near there too, if that were the case. Great find.

[@Flight--tz5nf]

A part of the D&H RR is active up where I live. Norfolk Southern uses it now. Where some store's are now, used to be D&H's rail yard.

[@fredross3089]

Ice pond and the smaller ice house. Gravity fail carried ice blocks to city!

[@beckymcdowell1977]

Im wondering, is there a lot of tornadic activity in the areas you explore? That may account for some of the random objects (or collapsed structures) you come across in your explorations?

[@JPVideos81]

Tornadoes are not very common around here.

[@jeffgentle6497]

Wow Jay, I am intrigued with the number of different abondoned rail lined in your area. That large structure had to be something huge. 😳 I suspect like you it must have been a pool. Possibly something related to the Delaware and Hudson. A collection basin would seem more logical. As far the other structure perhaps related to this. I winder if there are any documents from the old D & H that could explain more. Great video as always enjoyable! Oh yea there are some incredible amounts of birch trees. As farcas the metal object I haven't a clue.

[@emeraldsoundproductions]

I'm really liking that camera. The picture and audio quality are excellent. That metal object to me looks like a cumbustion chamber for a furnace of some type. Great video as always!

[@JPVideos81]

I'm loving the creativity the camera allows me to have and it's the best audio I've had. Thanks for checking out the Adventure.

[@JonDough-412]

I was born and raised in Marshall Shadland area by the basketball courts on Marshall Ave. I now live in Butler Pa, 5 minutes from the farm show where that tragic rally was. Smh. There are a few videos of yours I’ve been watching and can’t figure out where you are lol.

[@talmadgewilliams8831]

Agree. Could be a water source for train for steam The lower one could have been part of station or town. So water cistern for both

[@1834RestorationHouse]

The audio and video are excellent.

[@Nancy-kw8xz]

Hello JP great video like always liking your new camera the second spot I thought was a pool of some kind but not a swimming pool take care love from upstate New York❤😊

[@russelltrupia4479]

This was a awesome video as usual and the camera was outstanding, you nailed it with this one Jay👍👍

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks 👍

[@kevingoodrich7672]

both for water one is for sediment to settle in the other is to draw from

[@cherryspiker4426]

i would agree with you on the water reserve. thanks for sharing . ❤❤ stay safe we love you

[@baberoot1998]

"Jake", has to be...a Bigfoot Family gravesite, who buried their grandfather, in that specific area. Who knew they could even read and write?

[@MrIceman22]

nice video jp thanks for sharing this one keep up the great work buddy

[@garymessina1609]

Pretty cool Google maps finds and adventure great video thanks jay

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks Gary

[@grandpagrandmajustkeepgoin4560]

Why does it look like there is someone standing up on the hill behind the rock that has JAKE on it? Looks like someone in a trench coat with a hat 🎩 on?

[@jaclyn.b]

I see it, at 13:43 and then again at 14:03

[@mgratk]

Very cool example of pareidolia.

[@LilithBleed]

Or a ghost. Pareidolia... pffft

[@november151956]

I zoomed in on it and it's the base of the tree. You can see the bark.

[@mgratk]

@@november151956 OR it is the ghost of a tree.

[@debbieblaylock9997]

Great find thanks

[@animatronicgoofy]

The new camera is amazing I love your videos they inspire me to explore more

[@mimig5357]

😂I don't get any bonus points! I have no idea what movie that was from!😂 A water collection makes sense. New camera is awesome!! Very interesting video!!

[@LOSTinS.C]

Step Brothers.

[@Str8Bidness]

Catch tanks for a steam powered locomotive. If you look straight down below it, at the tracks, you'll probably find the footings for the filling apparatus tower or tank.

[@wendyhenschel.]

i am wondering if the building was a livestock holding area? We have livestock pens up here in some of our old towns and they are made with a stonewall just like that one. the farmers may have left them while they waited for the train to collect them and ship them out. ours are called lost and found pens for the livestock. occasionally horse, cows, or even oxen would get loose and someone would catch them up and put them in the holding pen. one nearby to me even has the wood gate still.

[@joangravel2436]

Thanks I enjoyed watching

[@godchi1dvonsteuben770]

@ 19:19 you can see that the stones laid across the top of the wall follow an arch with keystone design. Also that top layer is separate and continuous all the way around, both features are entirely aesthetic, meaning this would not have been a foundation, and the stream trickling under those dead leaves is not a coincidence, that was in fact a pool. Now, was it a reservoir, or recreational?? That's the real question. Research the architectural era it most closely matches, and see what local town hall records say was there, or closest known structure to there, during the "..." century. Probably 19th century, maybe 18th at earliest.

[@tonyghicks01]

Cool. For the first structure/foundation... if there were brick or mortar walls, do you think there would be some evidence of that? You know, old pieces of brick, etc

[@smillardy]

Obviously a house and barn. No way that is a water collection. That area is well known for homes and barn construction to have foundations like that. It more than likely had nothing to do with the railroad

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Thanks Jay

[@lorrainerussell6049]

Nice video

[@tinas1383]

I really like your videos,they are very interesting. Id like to go hiking and exploring but my hips won't let me,so I guess I'll have to live vicariously through you doing it,thank you

[@JPVideos81]

Thanks

[@robertthurman9866]

Another possibility is livestock pens. They are usually low walled rectangular structures near RR lines.

[@sheilan6235]

This was a nice walk in the woods. Icant remember what movie the exercise sequence was from!

[@JasonSmith-sl5xc]

you said the d&h railway, and then the gravity line, which ran from Honesdale Pa to Carbondale PA. then moved down to Olyphant and on to Scranton, but they used D7H special Loree's to run along those areas The Gravity Line ran though between Carbondale and Honesdale through a series of planes. I know because I live very close to what was the Heavy Track of the D&H

[@henryreed5641]

I'd say something with the railroad and Stepbrothers was the refrance

[@andrewbadinski7040]

Hi Jay, great videos. I go on similar adventures in Australia. Have you contacted the local council about what it was used for?

[@JPVideos81]

I haven't. I don't typically dive that deep into it.

[@andrewbadinski7040]

Would be interesting to find out :)

[@drew-shourd]

Cool video, thanx for sharing, sweet gear boss, looks and sounds great. I really dig all the 'B' roll edited in, gives the video more depth. @7:25 I thought I saw tall, dark movement in the trees, up the hill to the far left, anyone? Can't be too tough of a climb if you can climb up, set the camera, walk back down, walk up again with dialog, then walk back down to get your camera and then walk back up again...hahahaha. Maybe you could bring a metal detector up there and check it out.

[@JPVideos81]

All that b-roll is lots of extra effort, but it helps tell the story of the journey.

[@alexgerrits349]

Check around the tracks to see if there is any remnants of a water station.

[@703am]

video and audio are both great. thanks for another interesting video

[@JPVideos81]

Appreciate the feedback

[@coldblue9mm]

That pond was most likely water for steam engines. I wish I knew what town is in your maps. I love to use google earth but I need a starting point and you don't like to advertise locations (which I understand account of idiots who go out and trash stuff) but I wish there was a way a guy like me on the West Coast could follow your adventures. I was a 40-year railroader, and I can spot an old railbed in a hot second on Google earth! That camera is wild, it follows you around! Crazy! As info, I've been following you since you and Cliffy were out on that old, abandoned trestle. Hey J.P. , help me figure out a way to get some GPS or info to help me find you out in the boonies. I'll trade you inside dope on historic railroad sites I've worked in my career. I think you're walking around in what was either the crawl space or basement of that old building. And that was a huge building. Maybe if you could get access to some old railroad right of way maps, they usually I.D. buildings and items along the side of the track.

[@bbybby91]

There is a feature like these in the woods near my home, and it wasn’t very far from where an old rr line ran thru, I’ve seen it with my own eyes, walls exactly like these and it did/does hold water from a natural spring.

[@bbybby91]

40.05528° N, 77.52764° W is the exact coordinates if you’d like to compare what it looks like to what is in this video.

[@tubros]

Metal object at 29:30, is possibly a heat exchanger?

[@glennsmith3303]

I love Google Map adventures, how come you did not share the location so we can follow along? The camera and audio are great, thanks again for the exploration.

[@JPVideos81]

More info on the location will be shared when I return to do my google find revisit (nearby to this one) from 2023 where I'll be sharing lots more info about the area.

[@StandlyRichards25]

Wow that foundation isn’t going anywhere unless humans remove it

[@Susquethanpharbeotor]

12:53 at this point I become curious about where the traffic that keeps the road easily passable, goes to

[@steveberman3695]

Also. Steam locos needed a water source low in minerals for the boiler. Otherwise scale was built too quickly.

[@samuelt5131]

Another source of information is US Geological Survey maps. Some of those go back to the 1800s. Also, for some places - especially with houses and businesses - there are insurance companies "fire" maps.

[@bentdriver]

For Jay's bonus points with his exercise movie trivia; Is it Clark Griswald from National Lampoons Vacation.

[@JPVideos81]

Step brothers starring Will Ferrell

[@bentdriver]

@@JPVideos81 Okay, I was way off. I have not seen Step brothers yet. Any way keep up the good work making these videos they are very interesting.

[@codydaniel7389]

Lower structure I would just about bet and agree with another comment on here it was either a valve house or combination valve house and rail house for workers, and top was probably a basin for water to feed both the rail road and house

[@kjellboman8841]

Do you have access to older maps? The upper structure might have been a barn or storage building, if not a retention pond. Does the county have an historical society? Try them in that case. RGS from Sweden.

[@JPVideos81]

I did utilize older maps in this video, but the ones I have access to only go back to the 1930s.

[@kjellboman8841]

You'll probably need to go back to before WW1. Census documents might be another way. Property documents, if available? I'm in Sweden, we have different laws, and a lot of old documents are available online from the Archives

[@marningritaguy]

The second item looks like a gravity fed water system for steam trains. Rather than rely on a pump there would have been a trough that would bring the water down the hill to the locomotive.

[@3centpickle626]

i would have to agree with unklejohns comment about retention pond for a mill. the stonework screams 1800s. they may have ran the railroad through that area because of that mill. little research in property records or old maps should give you answers. thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@user-vh2ne4il3x]

That’s the kind of bamboo as way up north as in woodland,Maine

[@bluebirdflyinglow]

Do you ever metal detecting findings like this one. What you have found looks like a foundation for a large home or an inn. Are there any forgotten roads that leads to this place. What state are you in?

[@JPVideos81]

This is in Pennsylvania