Harrisville ~ Ghost Towns of the Jersey Pine Barrens

[@Inkedaquarian76]

The orange is because water in the pines is high in iron content. Locals used to make bog iron for cannonballs and other uses in colonial times.

[@RusticVentures]

TWW in the Pine Barrens, yes!!! Love those ruins! Oh, hey - thanks for the shout out! :-) Those flies are awful and relentless. Great video TWW and thumb up!

[@sandramcglinchey7712]

I st the orange water is from pine trees! In Pottsville PA there is a steam that is bright orange and we did testing for a college class and’s all due to the pine trees!!

[@kateclark7250]

That factory wall was amazing. From all the ruins, it looks like it was quite a complex. Thank you for your research and taking us to this place.

[@robertvirtue8070]

They ran iron rods from one side to the other side to reinforce the walls and keep them from bulging out and collapsing. On the ends of the rods on the outside sometimes decorate plates where put on to give a wide support on the end of the rod. which had nuts they tighten. You see this on a lot of old buildings usually stars .

[@joseleswopes1400]

Where I come from Delta Colorado the water color is a sign of minerals in the water 🌹

[@reginariddle2266]

Be careful out there in the pine barrens. Lots of monsters in those woods.

[@terryciavola5962]

Really interesting! Awesome ruins.👍🥰

[@Droptineful]

The red water is actually from the high iron content in the ground which is very common in Southern NJ. The pine and cedar trees cause the water to have a yellowish/ brown color from the tannin in the root systems.

[@lindamccaughey6669]

That was fabulous thanks Cliff. Those ruins were awesome well worth the look. Thanks so much for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care

[@carolyaster5466]

Great video! Thanks for taking us along.

[@johncanetta6708]

Thanks Clift, interesting as always.

[@marygarner5249]

Greetings from Knoxville TN love your adventures and all the History you teach us 💟💟💟😁

[@mh-im2kq]

Another enjoyable informative trip with the wanderer

[@nickmad887]

Thank you Cliff.

[@OlWolf1011]

Ahhh, yes! Born in that State - up by Staten Island, though. But passed through there on car-trips with my mom. The Jersey Devil’s supposed to live in them woods. There’s an author - F. Paul Wilson - writes ‘Repairman Jack’ series… and Jack was a Pine Barrens resident as a kid…

[@WALTERZOLNA]

Very beautiful ruins, the Pine Barrens hold so many old abandoned structures. It is kinda hard to believe that the one tall stone wall is still standing after all these years, looks like it could collapse at any moment.

[@HD-J.R.]

If you ever get the chance to visit the area after fall foliage drops, it is spectacular to see all the ruins in the area. Seems to go on and on and on. A lot can be seen from the roads. NJ has a lot of industrial history.

[@TheRealJerseyJoe]

Love the Pines !

[@hikewithmike4673]

awesome!!!

[@CheapestGamer]

Acid mine drainage is typically caused by iron leeching from the rock that's been broken by the mining activity.

[@rikspector]

Cliff, Harrisville is in a lot worse shape than my visits in the 60's and 70's. At one time I though the State would preserve it, but it didn't. Charleton Beck had a good article in his book, "Forgotten Towns of Southern ,N.J." BY the way ,you were just up the road from Bodines Field, the site of Bodines Tavern which I believe I might have mentioned previously. Thanks for the memories:) Rik

[@manumuskin]

Town is south of the factor. Cellar holes line road on both sides heading to bodines campground. Also you missed the store ruins across street and yes the orange is iron. There is a spring there with some real nasty iron water

[@TheDotDetective]

Town of Martha is not a far walk from there along the Oswego River. Ruins of an old forge are still there. Also heading south was a tavern below Hawkins Bridge that workers frequented. Batsto is also several miles away. The whole area is riddled with little ghost towns.

[@sheilaedquist9552]

Astounding site!! Thanks so much!

[@MillerMeteor74]

No one is supposed to be in there with the ruins, but I admit I was in there once, just to get a couple good pictures. There is a sign on the fence, telling you to stay out. It's on the section of fence closest to the paved road, near the artesian well. All the ruins inside the fence are from the same building, the mill. It was gigantic. The water itself isn't orange. It's the muck under the water. That's the formation of native iron, called bog iron. The mill shut down, but not from a fire, not that I know of. After it shut down, the entire town was occupied by the Boy Scouts, if memory serves. That lasted for several years. Then a forest fire wiped it out in 1914, after which the whole place was looted. Anything that could be picked up was carried away, including stones from the mill and other buildings. If you walk the dirt road that goes straight back from the paved road, to the left of the mill, there are cellar holes all along on both sides of the road. Those are from worker houses.

[@randomisland2872]

Can you please make a vid on Kutztown PA ?

[@bravewave2084]

great treat! watch out for the C something monster, just sayin.

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Cliff, the ruins are pretty impressive to see but as you said they do have hidden dangers such as collapses. Are you aware of the legend of the Jersey Devil ?? he is supposed to live around the Pine Barrens area. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖

[@rtoguidver3651]

The Jersey Devil was a Folk Tale from Mother Leeds 13th child that changed into a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, and a forked tail.

[@SueGirling68]

@@rtoguidver3651 Yes absolutely right, I was kind of teasing Cliff as he will be fully aware of the story anyway. x

[@rtoguidver3651]

@@SueGirling68 For a teacher he doesn't always do his homework.

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

I did a video on the Jersey devil when I was there.

[@rtoguidver3651]

@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 .. Glad you're up to speed, now you need a video of the Jersey Devil !

[@timpekarek9159]

Its New Jersey, what color did you expect water to be?

[@superditdit48]

Wow those structures from the 1700s! Amazing. That orange water looks lethal. Bet there are no fish in those waters. Thank you paper mill for polluting. >shudder

[@R32R38]

It's in Wharton State Forest.

[@dougyeager6812]

I googled it and found that there are 6 major legends there and biting flies ain’t one of them. 🤪

[@emintey]

The Pine Barrens extend for a very large area. The soil there is very sandy as can be seen and not good for agriculture I think, but it sits atop a huge aquifer. Not many people inhabit the Pine Barrens ( in the most densely populated state in the Union) for pretty obvious reasons, it’s an ugly patch of land and an ugly pine forest IMO. The inhabitants are called “Pineys” and are said to be kind of backward and uneducated in one of the wealthiest and best educated states, overall…it’s not a usual vacation destination.

[@emintey]

Oh, and cranberries are a big crop in the general area.

[@holleyb7861]

That's some rusty water.

[@rtoguidver3651]

Could you send these Ghost to clean my house, it's gettin a little dusty.

[@jwsibelievehikeandfly2272]

Cool ruins , it’s amazing how people kind off abandoned water power. Now we pay 5 bucks a gallon for gas, go figure 😩😂

[@dp97303]

Im here in Oregon i never been there but i would have guns with me

[@sheilaregister1646]

Did you see the Jersey Devil?😁

[@mgratk]

Maybe it saw Cliff!

[@sheilaregister1646]

@@mgratk 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

I filmed a video about it while I was down there.

[@onesabez]

Jersey devil