Spirits in the Mines | Strange Places (Exploring haunted coal mines in Pennsylvania)

Strange Places is a new documentary series by Aleksandar Petakov that follows his adventures and investigations into various unusual places around the world. Whether it be mysterious regions, abandoned locations or forgotten history, Aleks leaves no stone unturned in his search for strange places.
This episode features Aleks and crew exploring an abandoned coal mine rumored to be haunted by the souls of those who perished inside the mine long ago. Along the way they uncover the fascinating forgotten history of the Anthracite coal mining region of Northeast Pennsylvania, with the mine serving as a time capsule to this bygone era...
-Jude's channel Anthracite Horror Stories: ‪@AnthraciteHorrorStories‬
-Irish narration by Cornell of The No Such Thing Podcast: ‪@TheNoSuchThingPodcast‬
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[@bonitawilcox2909]

I get claustrophobic just watching this….much respect for those who worked in this environment…🙏🏻fascinating documentary!

[@RetLEO]

I enjoyed this - who isn't interested in mines and history? Great job Aleks!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Some people aren't believe it or not....lol

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it! -Aleks

[@burlyshorn]

This was the most enjoyable video I’ve seen in a long time, thank you very much time just flew.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Nice! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MikeOrkid]

Mike here. Would absolutely love to have you guys back for another explore. Jude and I had a great time showing you this small piece of history and were absolutely honored to meet you both. Cheers...

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Preach it brother!

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks for showing us around Mike, it was an absolute blast hearing all the history and insight from you and Jude! -Aleks

[@extremecowgirl3629]

Usually visit abandoned mines, will have to take a legit mine tour someday.

[@deborahflello2316]

This was brilliant and the fact that the very knowledgeable guys were imparting relevant information was what really clinched it. More like this please guys!

[@christophercrowder872]

I always find STM vids/movies interesting and worthwhile. I look forward to watching one that's new to me every Sunday. This one, though, was more than interesting. This one was incredibly educational, and worthy of being shown in classrooms when talking about the mining industry in a middle school or high school social studies/history classroom. Massive kudos to the STM team and the team that took them into this mine.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thank you. That was Michael and I in the video. This comment made my day.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Really appreciate the kind words Christopher! While making this film I found I knew very little about this industry and the history there. Felt like uncovering something somewhat unknown. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it! -Aleks

[@JoeMapes]

Ooh, this is something different. Very exciting!!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hell yeah man!

[@jonkirk2118]

That was fascinating. Thanks for taking us all along with you.

[@TheSpaghetti64]

It's a PASTY PIE a staple eaten by Welsh miners like a hand pie.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Would they be in fruit varieties like this one?

[@luciparadise6781]

This was quite interesting. Nice history lesson.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks. Aleks did a great job.

[@Fraser-369]

Grew up just outside of Pittsburgh. Abandoned coal mines everywhere…and this was only 15 miles from downtown. I remember some of the older kids built a fort in one, until the parents found out and filled in the entrance by hand.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hahaha! Wow! Black damp can get you easily, Bituminous mines have a lot of damp issues too! Pittsburgh is a great place.

[@kakeco]

Thank you for the video. Love watching your videos you show us different places that no one probably knew about.

[@stevemcallister]

I truly enjoyed this episode. The Puma tour guide was amazing.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hahahaha thanks. My wife calls me the Puma model. I always have puma stuff on in the winter months. Super comfy! Good quality too.

[@ClarkWilliams-ws6nf]

I enjoyed this documentary it was great meeting Aleks and ofc seeing Jude help teach about the anthracite coal mine!!! Excellent film!!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks Clark. You're a brother from a different mother!

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks for watching Clark, I'm glad you enjoyed it! -Aleks

[@markoterzic7115]

Man, a walk worth 140 years (from 1820-1960)... unbelievable !

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

True! This mine was probably from the 1870s roughly, the back of it was from the WW2 era, but it had operations there at some capacity and nearby from the pre 1870s. 🫡

[@CovertCulvert]

That's so cool that he mentioned the Tommy Knocker! After Hellier, I have a totally different concept of what a Tommy Knocker is. Very cool!!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

This was very real too! Like Aleks said, it was a weird series of events happening down there that day!

[@CovertCulvert]

Glad I found your channel! You have a new subscriber.

[@jakap333]

WOW !!! One of the BEST ever!!!!! Thank you to the whole team for doing this video!!! This is amazing history!!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks for watching. I was the guy with the orange helmet.

[@justinodonnell3793]

Well done historical piece.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks.

[@Robin-rj8vg]

My daddy was a demolition man in the coal mines in Tennessee. He spoke of the bad luck for a woman to go into a mine. And told dtories of the TommyKnockers,spirits of dead miners who would make sounds @ move things to earn the working miners of a cave in... I'm 63 and he's been gone 40 yrs,but I'll never forget the stories or my daddy... 😢 watching this, daddy y told me before he would set the charge to blow he'd yell out,FIRE IN THE HOLE!! 3 X...memories... he used to take me to see the little mining mules, but would never let me get close enough to pet them. He did they were half crazy from work underground,it wasn't natural. And abuse....

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Sorry to hear about his passing. Yes! I heard that about women too. Tommyknockers are real man.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Sorry to hear this Robin but thank you for sharing some of his stories. I'm sure there are a lot of similarities between many of the mines from Tennessee to Pennsylvania and all across Appalachia. -Aleks

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

girls are bad luck on boats too

[@richardbigg7320]

I investigated the Number 9 mine in Lansford PA a few years ago. More spirits in the shanty (current museum building) than in the mine.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

I guarantee there's more spirits in this mine underground 😉

[@wht-rabt-obj]

Good thing that earthquake didn't happen while y'all were down there 😳

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

My friend prophesized that earthquake in the video while we were underground too!

[@TheSorcererAhrimanahsul]

This is the saddest thing I've ever heard about miner deaths. I've heard lots of stories but REALLY? 37,000 in just one area and it could have been 3 times that amount. And dumping bodies in front of children that had to have been heart breaking for the families, doesn't even seem like the owners cared. That's so messed up! But Aleks you did a wonderful job on this video Sir.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It's indeed very sad and was unfortunately all true. Yes, 37,000 killed violently (reported deaths).

[@-Erebus]

My grandfather remembered them doing that when he was a kid they would just throw them on the porch, but he said it was just like any other day they would just carry on playing

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@-Erebus That really is the truth. Leonard Sulzinski who was a miner at the Dorrance in Wilkes-Barre had that happen to his grandfather in Exeter. They dropped the body off in front of the children...

[@-Erebus]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStoriesso that was Swoyersville too, my grandfather would’ve been 100 this year

[@-Erebus]

People were built different back then

[@domestos54]

Well done, thanks form Bundaberg, Australia !

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Greetings from Pennsylvania!

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks for watching! -Aleks

[@BigDaddyEarl]

Another great history piece. Thanks Aleks

[@docfromwyoming2449]

Thank you👍🏻

[@AnonymousHomonid]

Ahhhhh....My backyard! Another great vid 👏👍

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks for checking it out! -Aleks

[@Matthew-wn8oq]

Awesome film!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

I like the profile picture you have. 👍

[@Matthew-wn8oq]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStories 💪👍

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks Matthew! -Aleks

[@mancavemotorsports]

Wow, never knew the history of the area and we frequently ride the area on atvs and dirtbikes

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hell ya man! Be safe riding out there. Watch for vertical openings!

[@mancavemotorsports]

@AnthraciteHorrorStories forsure, easy to come up missing out there🤣👊🏽🫡.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@mancavemotorsports ikr? Rousch creek trail riders or Reading do you drive on?

[@mancavemotorsports]

@AnthraciteHorrorStories idk the actual name because we just called it "grandma's house " lady use to have parking and showers for $20 we rode into the coals from her house always. Not far as reading tho, I'm up nepa Lehigh, Scranton, jessup

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@mancavemotorsports that's awesome! Cool, I'm from Plains originally.

[@cuckootown9478]

An excellent episode! One thing though, the 'Pasty Pie' box, you were pronouncing it wrong, it's derived from Cornish miners (not English!) pronounce it PAH-stee NOT Pay-stee. The Cornish miners were the most talented of all, they emigrated all over the world. In the US they went to Grass Valley, Mineral Point etc etc. The Tommy Knockers derive from Cornish knockers. I've written books about the legacy of Cornish miners. Once again...this was a great episode! Mark Anthony Wyatt (writer)

[@sodiorne2]

Very Interesting!! Loved all the info and the tour!

[@stevenlagoe7808]

Absolutely fascinating.

[@Sleezax]

Thanks for sharing this amazing piece of history.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

This is a great channel man.

[@adamadams6740]

Very cool.

[@thomasmachovina596]

I worked in mines for 10 years long wall shear operator done little everything some best ppl I ever meet and work with. So much has changed still dangerous. But much more safety. Laws been written in blood for sure

[@jlv11b]

Hats off to coal miners, actually anyone who does any work underground like that, scary stuff. The fear of cave ins would freak me out the whole time.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

They have a hard job, that's for sure!

[@mauriceridesout]

Very interesting! Must look into my Ancestry as believe they would have been linked to early mining in the Uk (Wales). Well I know one was the foreman of making sheet metal.

[@davidsimpson2685]

And nobody mention’s this white privilege that us white people are supposed to have.

[@Rustywantsu269]

very very cool Aleks thank for the tour

[@reneehey123]

Interesting and educational. Those miners of old had to be tough and definitely not claustrophobic. Such hard lives and the little children working there, hard to imagine. Hope those that passed in that dark are at rest🙏🏻. Thank you for the video.

[@maryloutew1443]

Hi Alek. You mentioned many countries that these minors came from, but left out the large number of Lithuanian immigrants. My grandfathers and great grandfathers worked in the mines, and settled both in Plymouth and in Pittston Pa. My dad's father was electrocuted in a mining accident when my dad was 7, just another casualty to the industry. Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Whoa! Sorry to hear, what mine did this happen in? Greetings from Lehman, Back Mountain.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks for watching Marylou! It was not intentional on my part to leave anybody out, I could only mention so many groups for the sake of the video. Very tragic to hear of what happened to your grandfather. Unfortunately seemed all too commonplace for that industry in PA. -Aleks

[@grizzjohnson4183]

Well done Alek and STM. A big cheer to @AnthraciteHorrorStories for the love of your storytelling and keeping the knowledge alive plus not to forget the respect you show to those that were lost.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks Grizz! Jude really knows his stuff and his passion for that area shows quite well. -Aleks

[@cbquid2513]

This episode was fascinating … keep up the good work!

[@gambit7616]

wow magnificent documentary very informative, most of all the respect shown thank you.

[@osakarose5612]

Wow, this was so fascinating, Aleks. I loved learning about the history of the mines. It was creepy looking inside. Is it possible those noises could have been just pieces of the cave roof falling down or some kind of animal inside there? Glad you weren't underground when that earthquake hit in New Jersey. Stay safe. Thanks for showing us a fascinating piece of American history.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hello again, this was something being tossed around. I know it sounds outrageous, but it was not the roof and it definitely was not an animal. Tommyknockers for real.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thanks for watching! At first we thought maybe it was something like that but when it happened again in the same exact spot a few minutes later it was a little strange. Jude and Mike both said they haven't experienced much like this before in all the mines they've explored and that it was odd. Who knows what it was but either way it was strange! I'm not a huge ghost guy or anything but I figured it would be worth sharing either way. -Aleks

[@mugwugthemagnificful]

It’s strange but nobody talks about hauntings much in the patch towns. Tamaqua ,Machunk and JohnXXIII /Sheppton. My grandfather lived through a terrible mining accident after my grandmother was told to go home and pray for him to die.She prayed for him to live and went to Mass everyday until she died over 40 years later.My grandfather outlived her by 3 years. Still have the house we have had for iver120years just south of Hazelton.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Nice! That's cool. Hazleton is a cool place to explore with the mines.

[@ashtregar]

@34:35 just before the individual bends down to grab something and says look at that, there is a sound picked up by the camera/microphone.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Ya. Odd! Nice catch. Wasn't one of us I'd say....

[@SmallTownMonsters]

That was kind of weird. No idea what that was but didn't sound like any of us. Who knows. -Aleks

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@SmallTownMonsters ya, was odd. It liked what you found, hah!

[@martinpaulowens2064]

Sounds like a small child's voice

[@valswpa2660]

Can't wait to see this my father and many other relatives were PA coal Miners TY for exploring the old mines ❤😮😊

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Where were they miners at?

[@valswpa2660]

Vesta#4. Vesta #5. Clyde Emerald mines

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@valswpa2660 Bituminous then?

[@valswpa2660]

Yes down here in SW PA. BTW. Thank you enjoyed the video 😊

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@valswpa2660 that's cool! Appreciate the kind words.

[@mementomori7759]

This series is a breathe of fresh air, away from the bigfoot stuff.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

This was a fun video for sure!

[@Davewilliamson5w]

Fantastic video!! Jude told me about this about a month ago. I've been anxiously waiting for it. Definitely a worthwhile video to see!! Love it!!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks brother! I appreciate it more than you'll know.

[@Davewilliamson5w]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStories It's good to be a friend of The King of Coal! I enjoy our chats.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@Davewilliamson5w it's a pleasure to have loyal, friendly and cool people like you to chat with too! Thanks man!

[@MISTERSASQUATCH1]

The movie silent hill was based off the town of centralia Pennsylvania , a mine that was miles long caught on fire and the town started to basically melt from the bottom up And there’s enough. Coal down there to keep that fire going for more than 100 years the fire is still burning under Centralia to this day it’s highly toxic fumes are deadly and scientists predict it will be another 60 years before all that coal is burned out that disaster caused many deaths in the long run from people breathing in toxic fumes Pennsylvania is a hotspot for paranormal activity There’s been deaths from the civil war up to now Pennsylvania is a giant graveyard

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Pretty wild that it's based on Centralia! If you're interested, look up the Laurel Run mine fire in Wilkes-Barre. That one seems more active actively on the surface if you will. Burning fissures everywhere.

[@tylerbrake7071]

Might wanna check out the Foot... The bottom of Broad Mountain Pennsylvania,Frackville Pennsylvania... Amazing, historical site an Mines an collieries! Unreal! And the abandoned site at the Top of Broad Mountain,where the coal was brought up the Plane...

[@badgerpa9]

At 42:11 that is a Pasty pie, pa is said like pattern, sty is stee, not like the little things women wear not a pasty but a pasty, lol. If you go to Michigan or Wisconsin you will see them for sale it is from what the old minors had for lunch, it is a crust (similar to pie crust), rutabaga or what ever vegs and meat with a little gravy in a tin so they could eat them in the mine. Escanaba Michigan and Madison Wisconsin had two of the best places for them years ago. Something like a pot pie.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks for the information! Yes we had pastees here too. Still do. I want to get one now that you mention it. LOL!

[@emmawebb6955]

WOW‼️, it's unbelievable that this took place with the coal miners. Alek, as always, great presentation and history of what took place during hours of working in the mine, I can only imagine 💯👍KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU‼️ 👏👏👏 just being way underground for hours and footage sets the mood😳🥴😵‍💫

[@andyvl5532]

This is a wonderful look back into American History

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It truly is. Thanks for watching the tour!

[@harvestmarymoon9453]

You bring history to life in these documentaries , Thank You 🇺🇸🙏🏼🕊️

[@threeforkcreekoutdoors704]

My paternal grandfather worked in the mine in the community he grew up in , in Pennsylvania, Mahaffey, PA, which is either in Clearfield or Indian county, I can't remember which one

[@J.T401]

That was a journey through time, such haunting beauty, along with the age old saying ' If those walls could talk '....along with the secrets they will allways hold.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

True. These walls were talking to us on this trip. Wild stuff down there that day.

[@opalinkwell]

Great video! I can't imagine having to work the mines. Just watching this video was giving me spikes of anxiety, and I'm not even claustrophobic.

[@gothictdk3792]

Eh……crumbling in a cave means “LEAVE”🪽💨

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Nothing was crumbling.. something was being thrown around...

[@brendabinczewski7624]

Glad you’re in my state Pennsylvania.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Whereabouts?

[@TheSorcererAhrimanahsul]

I love Pennsylvania, I lived in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Hershey, and stayed a few weeks in North Eastern Pennsylvania when I was a little boy back in 86-89 stayed a summer in Harrisburg, beginning in winter I went to school for a year and a half in Pittsburgh, a few weeks in Hershey and I wish I could remember the county in NE Pennsylvania because in the fall nothing is prettier than the country side in the fall than up there. I live in Alabama now but I enjoyed the years spent up there. Go Steelers, and Go Pirates! They are STILL My favorite two teams.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

​@@TheSorcererAhrimanahsul nice! Hershey is beautiful country for sure. I was at Fort Benning for a while near Alabama.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Lot's of interesting stuff to see in Pennsylvania, that's for sure! Thanks for watching. -Aleks

[@brendabinczewski7624]

@@SmallTownMonsters You are the best to watch. Very interesting stuff

[@-Erebus]

Gotta break out the boilo for this one

[@melissapalazzi3767]

How can you squeeze into such small cracks down underground? Nope not for me, I'd lose my sh**!!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It gets harder the older and fatter you get!

[@melissapalazzi3767]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStories LMAO! You guys make it looks so easy. There's no way that I wouldn't be freakin' out!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@melissapalazzi3767 it's not bad. My friend Mike from the video said that it's just advance level hiking, that's a good description to be honest!

[@laskow6422]

If you consider it right, the poor men have worked for having received money to work on land that does not belong to the operator, but that he has appropriated and to work for it, which they could have eaten, which they could have grown on their own country if it had heard them and not the operator of the mines. So it is still the other country that they have acquired to let others work on it. Only today everything is smarter, so smart that people like to do it. LOL.

[@VincentEllison-y8s]

STM…..Rocks…….😊

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It's a cool channel for sure.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

You rock Vincent! Thanks for being a squad member! -Aleks

[@obamaissatan590]

I worked in a coal mine. Unbelievable experience everyone should have to do for at least a year to earn the privilege of voting

[@gothictdk3792]

🤬I am surprised this doesn’t have a million views!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hahaha. Thanks. I agree. Maybe in time...?

[@Sleezax]

Great group of adventurers

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

🫡

[@hunternedib1119]

My Italian ancestors were coal miners in Pennsylvania.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Whereabouts?? Scranton?! I had to with your profile pic 🤣

[@Hosty_Tim]

Thank you, awesome film.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It was. Aleks and his brother did a great job on this one.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Thank you! -Aleks

[@AlfieDog4]

So sad to think of all the ppl and animals that were taken advantage of during that era. Rest In Peace

[@rodzor]

This was epic

[@lisasescapades]

Very interesting video. It’s horrible the way the people and mules were treated.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It really is.

[@Thetravelsurvivalist]

It's really interesting that watching this from the UK. I'm from the birthplace of the industrial revolution in England, and it's highly amusing seeing a coal mine tour, because it's like watching about home! Where I live there's lots of old coal mines and many places in the woods where bell pits were dug, etc etc. I think the capture of that man doing a tour of the mine was really capture too. I really enjoy learning about life elsewhere and seeing the history and hearing about the tales.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks. I was the tour guy. I watch a lot of your UK mine videos here on YT. The first miners here came from the UK! 👍🫡

[@Thetravelsurvivalist]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStories thanks for replying. Just got to the fingers bit (the bacteria) learning a lot. I'm from the county where the first Ironbridge in the world was built. Still standing today! You can walk across it. It's a unesco world heritage site! Close by you have a place called blists hill which is a Victorian reenactment site. There used to be tar mines there too. I think some person got sick or something in recent times and the mine shut down (lol) but you could do a tour of it.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@Thetravelsurvivalist You're welcome man, that's awesome! I'll have to check it out. Tar mines...that sounds like HELL!

[@lisabritt4284]

Poor mules, bet they didn’t like going down in there.

[@norandois]

What a documentary! Watch everything and steadily about abandoned mine exploring but this one I really dive into it and feel the place, this deserve a LOT of like c’mon boy! Lile share subscribe! I really like his safety brass lamps! If i was a ghost, probably stick to the lamps instead of all the modernity, this lamp still saved a lot of miner and like he say, this is physics it can’t bug like electronics. About paranormal stories, It happen to me one time, in kind of copper-pyrite mine nears sherbrooke, quebec. Now sealed since a while for of course safety reason and toxic acid mine drainage (still leaking today), it was known to be hunted because soo much worker die in this mine, I have of course record mention death toll and detail about each accident, that truly creep me out, so anyway i alway stay at the portal and feel that cold breeze out of the tunnel and had a bad vibe came out of it like been observed by dozen of people in the darkness, i bring that day a brand new fully charged lamp, and he get drained and my backup too, camera also everything get drained, also feeling thing different, get tired and leave the mine asap, fortunately i have a mine partner I defenetely never made my way out alone. Heavily hunted. But at first certainly never get in alone, something push me out..! I work underground as miner before, isnt like those miner conditions way long time before! But still jacklegging and slushing gold ore, I ever wondered to be a coal miner in my own opinion just because of the real proudness! Those miner left all stuff and gears and never comeback, even after closure they spend enough time underground they will never get into it just to explore, like no surprise. Probably most of the old timer will have bad memories of those mine and knew the creepy vibes.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Truth man!! Great stories. 👍 The mines definitely can be creepy!

[@-Erebus]

Wow right in the nostalgia Jim Thorpe

[@dr.brandileebunge]

This was amazing and informative!!! Thanks, guys!!!👌❤️🎉

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks for watching!

[@wolfgod7555]

This was definitely a dangerous one glad you guys are safe💯 Amazing footage but that guy was talking way too loud that was very dangerous I've seen a sneeze cause a cave in & I believe that could've explained the sounds & that cat meow could've been kittens of some kind he said wildlife is in the cave .... Speaking from a cave explorer opinion but still great job & respect to the miner's that passed

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hahaha thanks for the compliment. Maybe I lost some of my hearing from the military and guess what....a sneeze will not cause a cave-in at this mine, hah! Unreal!

[@tylerbrake7071]

I live in Saint Clair Pennsylvania, Reading Anthracite is 10 min's away. And the home of the "Burma".

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Hell ya! 👍

[@dogstarstudios718]

I love mules, but yeah, some can be real mean. My grandfather's family had one on their farm that kicked a pair of their horses to death for no reason. I have also seen horses that had that "killer" instinct. One in particular was named Widowmaker by its owner. I was warned once that when moving around it when it was on the highline, to watch if it gave you the side eye it was going to lash out with its rear hooves. Sure enough I saw it give me that side eye and I moved just it lashed out, just missing my leg with what would've been a bone shattering kick.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

WOAH! That's some scary stories all around! Could you imagine working with that underground?!

[@matthewcritchfield6997]

Aleks and Eli should be in every single episode🇺🇸👍

[@bryanwilliams-ti8xn]

Great film guys ,the Knockers are still feared through the kingdom of Cornwall.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thank you. I still fear them here in Pennsylvania!

[@littlegirllost2654]

Not so, my husband and adult son works deep in the mines in Alabama where coal is still worked to this day. My husband is a mine rescuer map guy and an underground surveyor.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Cool. Show him this video then. Anthracite is much different than Bituminous.

[@hazelduerdoth4333]

That was absolutely brilliant to watch and man you guys were lucky with that earthquake 😃😃😃

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Appreciate it. No luck, pure skill. 😉 J/k

[@TangoTreeWoods]

i love Jim Thorpe! we used to go hiking Glen Onoco Falls all the time. too bad it's all closed off now.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It's a nice small town. The jail was a cool tour too. Owned by a nice family!

[@pntbtr]

what a unique idea to explore a mine and share with viewers! mines have a mystery to them as they arent usually easily accessible-and in nevada we're always warned they can be dangerous! love it!

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

They're pretty accessible in your area from what I see online!

[@timothyruiz4317]

Aleks, excellent piece of history, and shedding a little light to these younger generations about how brutal and ruthless the mining companies were to the people who did all the work

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Aleks did a great job here!

[@Phen0mable]

I believe that caves and mines belong to spirits. They're like portals to other world

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

They really are portals! Especially this mine. Good observation. I was literally telling Aleks and his brother about the weird spiritual type stuff that happened to me at the one spot and sure enough...something seemed to be making its presence known twice right there and then! Thanks for watching the video.

[@marcdoyle6297]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing this

[@Chris_Hohnholz]

Looking at them tight spaces, all I can say is "Heck to the no!" Y'all got more spine than me! 😵‍💫

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

It's fun actually! Thanks for watching and commenting on Aleks' video though.

[@natashareule6082]

Which mine did you explore. Just wanted to see what I could find online

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

We can't give out the name or location. We don't want others exploring for safety concerns and also so the mine doesn't get backfilled. Sorry.

[@nicolecassell5320]

Yesss something different !! Love it

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

👍

[@ginamaria2579]

Incredible interesting and equally sad. My dad’s dad died of black lung. Coal mines Kentucky. I heard him say the name Kibbins . Could he possibly be of Melungeon ancestry ? Amazing video.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Sorry to hear. Black lung is no joke. Was that the spelling, or was it "Gibbons"?

[@ginamaria2579]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Yes Gibbons with the G, my family is Melungeon and I’ve noticed that sir name . I never met my dad’s dad he was 15 when he passed away. But heard he got sick and very quickly passed away .

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@ginamaria2579 my grandfather and mother were Gibbons'. Interesting!

[@ginamaria2579]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStories Very interesting . Did they ever talk about their heritage ? You can check out Melungeon sir names 👍

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

@@ginamaria2579 I just looked up the term you referenced. I think something got lost in translation. My grandfather was just a nearly pure Irishman, haha. I am multiethnic though as many here in the US are and especially here in coal country. Irish, Slav, Arab, etc.

[@gunmandoo]

I'm really enjoying this Strange Places series, as a former resident of northeastern PA and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre specifically. All these eerie, abandoned areas and history with just a hint of the otherworldly about them.

[@SmallTownMonsters]

Glad you're enjoying the series! Otherworldly is a great way to describe some of these places for sure. Thanks for checking it out. -Aleks

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

I'm originally from Plains!

[@gunmandoo]

@@AnthraciteHorrorStories My family is from the Philly area and lived in Scranton for a long time. Now I'm in Pittsburgh, if you guys are interested in some weird places around here let me know!

[@Oregoncoast30]

Thanks for sharing this awesome experience.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Thanks for watching it. It's a great channel here. Aleks is a great videographer.

[@penelope8512]

My heart goes out to all those that worked & passed away in these mines.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Us too. Thanks for watching.

[@coachconnie64]

My father was from a small community in the Wilkes-Barre area. After Dad returned from WWII, my grandfather brought my dad and his oldest brother to Cleveland to live with an aunt. My grandfather did NOT want them working in the coal mines. My dad's 2 younger brothers eventually left the area, also.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Where was he from? I'm from Plains which is next to Wilkes-Barre. Small World!

[@coachconnie64]

@anthracitehorrorstories He's from Sugar Notch

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

​@@coachconnie64 I know the area well. Wanamie was right next door!

[@russdire]

Phenomenal video!

[@christhompson4895]

Enjoyed this.

[@Heres_Johnnny]

Tommy knockers !!!!