Ruins of the Mullen House ~ Ridley Creek State Park, PA ~ Abandoned PA

[@patriciawilson5950]

Wow! PA is so full of history! I'm old and never heard of a cow bridge. Thanks so much for taking me there

[@hikingoutdoorfamily]

Thanks so much for mentioning my channel. I'm glad you were able to go and see these ruins in Ridley Creek off the multi-use trail.

[@bwatcher1000]

Love these old buildings. So recently abandoned I wonder if there are family members who remember living there. It would be into hear stories.

[@Spearhead-lz1oq]

In 1970 my school (Lakeview Elementary, Ridley Park) went to that location for a filed trip. All I remember is we looked into a ground hog hole down beyond the cow bridge. In 1977 I took a class at Ridley Senior High School on archaeology. Ms, LeCron was the teacher and we did a dig at this house. First we cleared the vegetation completely from the rear of the house. (Near the end of your vid at the 19:00 minute mark.) We pulled all the vines from the back of the home and cleared off the "back yard." We set up our grid in string, broke out our shovels, trowels, and sifter. I remember being right around the back door. What did we find? Lots of bones from their meals. Tons of broken glass and pottery. Some bullet cases (.22LR) and lots of bits of rusty metal. We went there 2-3 days and continued our dig. Nothing exciting found though. We ate our lunches at the "cow bridge" and generally explored the entire area. I bet if you look close you could see the piles of dirt in the back yard where we did the sifting. Later (1980) as an Army ROTC Cadet from Widener University I participated in field training exercises at this same location! Running around with M-16's, firing blanks at one another. I also took a college course on field natural biology at Widener and that same area was the destination of many of our weekly field trips. The trail you walked up was also my PT training area running that 4.5 mile route as a college senior every other day prepping for active duty which came in 1983. That park is steeped in history and is a hidden treasure. My mom retired to nearby Lima Estates and after the service I ended up working in Virginia but I feel like I know every inch of that place. Thanks for the memories.

[@ruthgoebel723]

Lots of things to see there. That cow tunnel would be a good place to wait out a storm. Cool ruins!

[@russellyoung1262]

Cool area....thanks Cliff..

[@nancymann5351]

That first stone building, supposedly the spring house looked more like a house to me. There was a window way up,possibly a third floor. The little building I would say was the spring house. Anxiously waiting the rest.❤❤❤❤

[@donnasilver940]

Nice video.I enjoyed this.

[@llidenn]

I have never heard of Chestnut Oaks. I live in woods with 40 or so Oak trees around my house. Some folks tell me they are Red Oaks, others say White. I don’t know,🤣🤣🤣. I have lived here half my life.

[@briansmith-l1q]

I'm familiar with cow tunnels, as there were some in my home town. This is the first i've seen on youtube, or the first of someone who know what they are, lol. I'm in MA great video guy. I love this stuff so much

[@kathrynrodier7077]

Welcome to Delaware ❤

[@scotto6314]

Take a left on the yellow trail, and it will lead you to the back entrance to Tyler arboretum . Free entry 😊

[@dianeo3284]

It's like looking at a vintage photo. You wonder who lived here

[@michaelroucoulet3294]

cliff all the animals otta know you by now, your in the woods all the time!

[@Faroutamazingadventures]

First like and first comment 😊😊😊

[@DavidWattie-i2q]

🤔 your intro photo bombed by someone picking up poop! 😅

[@kathrynrodier7077]

County 😂