Mine subsidence swallows toby creek
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Hambden Bob
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Yikes..!! Now That's A Problem..!!
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Richard S.
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It's a few miles from me. Subsidence's were more common when I was growing up but they tapered off over the years. There is a creek across from my house that only runs during heavy rain . It comes off the mountain and disappears into the mines somewhere in between my house and the mountain.
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Richard S.
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Don't know how true this is but I have heard it said you could walk from Nanticoke to Pittston underground, about 15 miles. That disaster occurred in Pittston which is up river and where the Wyoming Valley begins, Nanticoke is last large town in the Wyoming Valley. They were already pumping a lot of water out of the mines before that happened and AFAIK they were all flooded through the entire Wyoming Valley. Bear in mind the industry was already in decline since the early 20's so that was basically the nail in the coffin for underground mines in the Wyoming Valley.