Town in rural Pennsylvania left behind by the East Broad Top Railroad in 1942. 

Oh wow! That is great. Mrs. Parsons is awesome!

@@runningintohistory you should go to rockhill furnace some time. 👍🏻

@@patriciaclugston7039 I will definitely check that out. Thank you! If you know any other interesting locations, please let me know.

I was wondering what grade she taught when she was teaching.

Thanks.

Oh interesting! That is a great area to live. I am so glad I had the opportunity to sit down with Mrs. Parsons.

Thank you for sharing. I was very lucky to meet her and share her story.

So cool! Looks like a great area to grow up. I really enjoyed visiting again and talking to Mrs. Parsons. Thanks for commenting!

​@runningintohistory this video isn't accurate. I literally live in Neelyton on Wiley Street.😅 I could send you a pic of that church if you want.

​​@@braydin7377how is this video inaccurate? Because you occupy one of the 30 houses not empty in Neelyton? 😂 OK. Your not representing South Huntingdon SD very well... 😂😅

@@erikbrand526 One of the 30 empty houses? There's a total of 4 empty houses in Neelyton, and 2 of them are seasonally empty. I literally live in Mabel Johnson's old house.

@@braydin7377 ok, again: why do you think this video inaccurate? I live in Mt. Union and this guy's video is dead on with the history of Neelyton and Mt. Union.

Hello! That's pretty cool! Amd thank you. I plan on doing Shade Gap this summer. I specifically want to do something about the Mountain Man incident. I'm trying to find contact info for Ms. Bradnick if you happen to know anyone that knows her. My email is Runningintohistory@outlook.com

Thank you. I love her story too.

Thank you! She was great to talk to. We actually plan to return in the summer.

Good point. I love these abandoned places and history also. There are a lot of small interesting places scattered throughout PA. I find it interesting to look into the origin of the towns and it's even better when I find someone who has direct links to that history. It seems to me that Pennsylvania is near that age where this history will be lost if our generation doesn't attempt to preserve it now.

You can absolutely tell this is off the beaten path, no "wall art" from vandalism. Thank goodness.

@@GardengateDreamer oh yes, I’ll have to ask my friend who has been there more recently the name of the place, it’s been 25 years since I’ve been there. You can’t drive there, it’s a couple hours hike to get there up overgrown old log roads.

​@@chincemagnetthat's so cool. how do you stumble upon these places? or is it just word of mouth? I'm in eastern pa and the only abandoned places I've gone to have been well traveled to and posted online

I 100% agree.

Thank you!

I said the same thing to myself. Crazy a photo could link to Mrs. Parsons and all of this history.

Thank you for sharing and sorry for your loss. I lost my mother last year. She would have enjoyed this video.

Great information. I don't think I saw Scott's video about the picnic.

I think the picnic Mrs. Parsons is talking about was the "Tuscarora Valley Picnic," which was held at Wiley's Grove saw mill in Neelyton (her grandfather James Wiley). The EBT Railroad apparently connected to the mill briefly. One map indicates that there was also a mine near the Wiley's Grove location. The EBT page has a map showing this extension as abandoned. Great conversations though. I love talking history so keep the information coming. If you have Facebook, I'm on there too and it's easier to share photos, maps, etc: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077783155664&mibextid=ZbWKwL

@@runningintohistory Thanks for the information. Was wondering as the GAR reunions appeared to lasted into the 30s, well before her time. Community picnics very common in Central PA. Appreciate the clarification and sharing history.

Thanks a lot Walter. I really appreciate it. We still need to collab on something this summer.

@@runningintohistory Yes, I would love to do that.

Thank you! Mrs. Parsons was pretty cool. I am really happy I was able to hang out with her and hear her story.

Man that sounds like a real nice ride. A few years back I cycled from York to Raystown over some of those mountains. My old Cat 4 racing days.... That was a blast.

Oh wow! So cool. I'm surprised I didn't come across her name while researching the town. Seems like a great area to live.

Thank you for sharing. We actually just stayed in a cabin north of Rutland Vermont. Great area up there and very similar to Pennsylvania.

Thank you!

That is for sure. Thank you.

Thank you Sue. I bet he tells some fascinating history.

Thank you. I agree, Pennsylvania is an enigma.

Thank you! It's great to see I'm not the only one that appreciates history like this.

Thank you! I definitely got lucky meeting Mrs. Parsons.

Thank you!

Thank you! Mrs. Parsons is amazing.

Thanks man.

It was pretty cool! We definitely plan to go back and visit again this summer.

Thank you.

Thank you!

That classroom was so cool.

Thank you! Obscure history is my primary focus.

@@PlayitagainVHS thank you!

@runningintohistory Ur so welcome 👍🏻🙂❤️🇺🇸

Thank you Dinah! I appreciate the support.

Definitely!

Thank you!

Thank you! Mrs. Parsons is pretty cool. Can't wait to visit her again this summer.

Joller, originally Midvalley, was named so by the Post Office after JOhn miLLER, one of the original principal owners of the Midvalley Mine to avoid confusion with two other communities named Midvalley in PA. Site is close to the hairpin on PA 994 closest to Robertsdale. If you're attentive, you'll notice a rock cut inside of the hairpin--the remains of the Upper Coles Valley Branch that served the mine (one of a few mines not owned by EBT parent Rockhill Iron & Coal Co). Nothing remains of the town except a few foundations.

@LamhirhAbriel interesting information, thank you. I am making a list of uther locations in that area to explore so this helps.

Oh nice, I didn't realize East Broad Top shared it. Pretty cool. Thanks for the heads up. I am really happy I had the opportunity to document Mrs Parsons' story.

According to Mrs Parsons, a Neely still lives behind that church.

Same here.

Thank you for sharing. Fannettsburg is an interesting little town. I drove through there a few times. I really enjoyed talking to Mrs. Parsons. We actually arranged to go back up this summer to just hang out and talk.

@@runningintohistory Awesome.If you post it, I will be there! Even if you don't, glad to hear that you are going back! History always my favorite subject ❤️

Thank you Sir.

Thank you. I agree. I originally wanted to share more of the room. I did record a lot more but didn't add it to the edit because I wasn't sure if the majority of people would want to see that much of it. We did plan to visit Mrs. Parsons again this summer. There was another room full of memories and photos that I wanted to discuss with her.

I'm into Antiques and just adore Longwood Gardens

Thank you. We definitely want to visit her again this summer.

@@runningintohistory that’s awesome, I can’t wait to see her again.

Thank you. I definitely think I need to do more like this.

@@runningintohistory it's a whole new career! You could definitely have a wonderful RU-vid channel using that format. I don't know of anyone doing it here in Indiana. Get you a nice motorhome and a couple of good pets to keep you company. The only thing I would get done is fishing I think but it sounds like a good idea.

@resqfreedom9308 lol yeah I actually suggested this exact thing to my Wife. There will be fishing.

@@runningintohistory YESSSS!!! NO FISHIN' NO FILMIN': MANDATORY 😂😂

Wow! Nice area to live. Pretty cool you were a student of hers. Thanks for commenting.

And stay tuned for more from that area. Currently working on the "Wild Man" of Shade Gap. That's a crazy story.

@runningintohistory you mean the Mountain Man? Grew up hearing all the stories about that. Apparently, my great-aunt yelled at him once for following her and my grandma home after school once, and my grandma told her that her big mouth would get them in trouble with him.

@@HannahMiddaughDesigns yeah that's it! I just started reading about it. Crazy.

@runningintohistory oh, for sure. It used to be our "ghost story" as children. I actually wrote a report on it for college, and my professor was like, "You grew up with there and told stories about this?!" 🤣

It is a beautiful area of the state.

Thank you.

I am grateful I had the opportunity to talk to Mrs. Parsons and share her story. Thank you for watching.

@@runningintohistory you're welcome. First time watching, I'm sure I'll definitely watch more. ;)

​@@runningintohistorySame here, new subscribe, great history, great newspaper history and amazing interview. Will checkout your other videos! ty.

It was very interesting Mrs. Parson 's story. In her mention (her sister in law?) and Polio, and the railroad (a time when people traveled as well on the railroad) Where the railroad tracks use to be, surprising that some stations still are here even though the tracks were removed or abandoned where we can't fathom they use to be. Is very interesting mentions in a time frame we only read about. My grandmother was born in 1908 and all her stories of mentions in time was facinating. There were plagues (was it the Spanish Flu perhaps? I've always wondered), The roaring 20's, the great depression, coal mines with gov't vouchers to deliver coal, turning in your metals and silverware toward the war efforts, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, radio invented and in homes, historic boxing matches they listened to on the radio, on and on. Grocery stores that had a long counter like in the movies, you asked for a pound of flour, the clerk measured it out for you, the same with sugar. Dress shops that a worker would help you try things on (like they still do for wedding dresses) The old cars they owned that we see on tv now... the few indians that still lived near the log cabins that use to be there. Our grandparents have amazing stories to tell. They are an amazing generation. Beautiful amazing lives they've lived through history. The old mills near the river that grounded flour and other grains, horse and buggy, ice chests instead of refrigerators. The old foundaries, blacksmiths. Our ancestors who fought in the Civil war, and some of the earlier uprises too...This story was very Amazing tying the stories to the history. So interesting.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you! Neelyton is south of Mt Union and Huntingdon PA. It's a beautiful area of the State to drive through.

Thank you!

Truth and I am glad you are .God Bless you ❤

That is an interesting area of the state. And there are some eerie old areas around there. I'm actually working on a production about George Romero's horror work in that area. He shot the intro to "Tales from the Darkside" not far from Jerome.

Interesting!!