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

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Neelyton was founded in 1885, the same year that the nearby Shade Gap branch of the East Broad Top Railroad was completed. The Neelyton Methodist Church was built in 1896 and the Shade Gap Branch of the EBT Railroad connected to Neelyton in 1910. The town began to grow and prosper until the East Broad Top Railroad abandoned this line to Neelyton in 1942. The town seems to have been frozen in time since then.
I was fortunate to interview the oldest citizen of Neelyton, Ramona Parsons, who was married in this church in 1952.
Neelyton History from local historian Ron Morgan:
www.huntingdondailynews.com/n...
East Broad Top Map:
Historic American Engineering Record - Delineated by: Isabel Yang, Matthew Kierstead (text), Andriy Prybeha, 1994.
East Broad Top Railroad Wiki:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Br...
EBT Abandoned Rails:
www.abandonedrails.com/east-b...
Friends of the EBR:
febt.org/aboutus/
#hiddenhistory #huntingdoncountypa #abandoned #historychannel #metaldetecting #treasurehunting #abandonedhistory #joshgates #destinationunknown #haunted #abandonedphotography #petersantenello #lifestories #ruralpennsylvania #aging #loss #grief

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  • @bobdinitto
    @bobdinitto2 ай бұрын

    An amazing woman to have preserved so much of the town's history, and to remember so many familial connections and events. She's a virtual encyclopedia!

  • @patriciaclugston7039
    @patriciaclugston70392 ай бұрын

    Mrs Parsons was my first grade teacher at Rockhill Elementary and my friend Tammy lives in Neelyton. 😊

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @patriciaclugston7039

    @patriciaclugston7039

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @danw4471

    @danw4471

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @jessicawasnick3683
    @jessicawasnick36832 ай бұрын

    My husbands grandmother lived on Wiley street up until her passing 2 years ago. She ran a beauty shop out of the house. Ramona was one of her clients. Ramona is a sweetheart.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @trenatharp2349
    @trenatharp234923 күн бұрын

    Mrs. Parsons was my first grade teacher. She was always such a wonderful woman! You are lucky to have had the pleasure of meeting her. ❤

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @erikbrand526
    @erikbrand5262 ай бұрын

    This is literally living history. Mrs. Parsons is awesome! Thank you for preserving these stories. Without content creators like you, these stories will fade away. Why aren't our historical societies doing work like this? The society in my town is obsessed with social justice instead of attempting to preserve Pennsylvania history right in front of them.

  • @JamesGoetzke
    @JamesGoetzke2 ай бұрын

    A beautiful lady. Enjoying from Western Pennsylvania... Butler. James. Again she's a treasure

  • @reneeksantiago8519
    @reneeksantiago85192 ай бұрын

    I used to live in Neelyton!!!! Right across from the church, and grandparents lived same side of church, at the bottom of the hill. My family the Shaws lived there for years! Went to school at Shady Gap. Love this video!!! 😍😍😍

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @braydin7377

    @braydin7377

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@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.

  • @erikbrand526

    @erikbrand526

    2 ай бұрын

    ​​@@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... 😂😅

  • @braydin7377

    @braydin7377

    2 ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @erikbrand526

    @erikbrand526

    2 ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @deenababie
    @deenababie2 ай бұрын

    Awwww I’m so glad I found this and love listening to this sweet lady. I am so sorry for her loss and she is clearly traumatized by how she slept through her husbands ordeal and eventual passing. She was STUNNING in her wedding gown and he was so handsome. So glad I clicked on this video!! Thank you!!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I love her story too.

  • @robinbaer9762
    @robinbaer97622 ай бұрын

    Ramona is my grandmother's niece. I have known her all my life. I was raised in Shade Gap and can't wait until you go there. My cousin Fred just wrote a book about all the houses and their occupants from the beginning until current day. If you need info, I would be happy to share.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    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

  • @chincemagnet
    @chincemagnetАй бұрын

    PA has Philly and Pittsburgh, but most of the rest is wilderness. I think most people don’t realize that. There’s places nobody has set foot in 100 years because they’re just so secluded, and so hard to get to. We have a lot of cool stuff if you know where to look. I have always had a passion for exploring abandoned places. There’s one near where I live, damnit I can’t remember the name of it anymore. Not that it’s anything special, it’s an abandoned town in the middle of nowhere, but there’s nothing left but foundations now, it’s been abandoned since the entire damn Appalachian Mountain range was clear cut and the lumber industry recessed, back in the early 1900’s.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @GardengateDreamer

    @GardengateDreamer

    27 күн бұрын

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

  • @chincemagnet

    @chincemagnet

    27 күн бұрын

    @@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.

  • @legoshurtlikesatan9334

    @legoshurtlikesatan9334

    23 күн бұрын

    ​@@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

  • @rosegardenia8588
    @rosegardenia85882 ай бұрын

    Great story and video. Mrs. Parsons is sharp as a tack. Very enjoyable.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @bradfordflynn4645
    @bradfordflynn46452 ай бұрын

    I love talking to older people. Always have. I think you guys made her day just being a part of her story and allowing her to share. So nice. Thank you.

  • @CharChar876
    @CharChar8762 ай бұрын

    Who would think there was such a story by a snapshot you had of an abandoned church! You found a Gem of a person in that town.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @GreggObst
    @GreggObstАй бұрын

    She is such a gift to history. The ability to recount that small town's historic details needed to be captured and you did that well in this video.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @gwood69
    @gwood69Ай бұрын

    Wow this is so cool. Need more videos like this out on KZread. Reminds me of when I used to sit with my great grandmother and do the exact same thing just ask questions and listen to stories. What a gem. Makes miss where our country and society used to be

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    I 100% agree.

  • @NarnianRailway
    @NarnianRailwayАй бұрын

    The picnic Mrs. Parsons mentioned was the GAR encampment, Grand Army of the Republic memorial and reunion picnics in nearby Shade Gap. In the 1930's it was also called Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Picnic. In 1936 the park behind the volunteer fire department was renamed Harpers Memorial Park. James Harper was prominent in the communities and his father was Archibald Harper, a Civil War veteran and buried in Neelyton. Learned about Shade Gap and Neelyton researching while watching the Scott's ODDySEE youtube video "Grand Army of the Republic Picnic Encampment." Annual community picnics at the Shade Gap Volunteer Fire Station still continue the GAR reunion tradition.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    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

  • @NarnianRailway

    @NarnianRailway

    Ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @danw4471
    @danw44712 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed this video. Mrs. Parsons was born 4 years before my parents. Unfortunately my mom passed in 1989 at age 53 and dad died in 2002 at 67. My parents were also married in the 1950's at 21 years old. The Parsons were a nice-looking couple. It was nice to see that she still had some of her life's memories in her home. Thanks for posting.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @scottekoontz
    @scottekoontzАй бұрын

    I recognized the town name. I used to bicycle from Johnstown area to Chambersburg in the 1990s, and would come through this area just before having to climb some steep mountains.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @lydiakach
    @lydiakachАй бұрын

    I didn’t realize how close I was to Neelyton. I thought York seemed like an odd hospital to take her husband to but I didn’t realize it was only an hour and a half away. I am truly so sorry for her loss of her husband. My grandmother was born in 1930 and it’s so interesting to hear how different the world was from almost 100 years ago. I loved listening to Mrs. Parsons talk about the town she so dearly loves.

  • @bonniehebbe2565
    @bonniehebbe25652 ай бұрын

    My Grandmother was born in Neelyton in 1898, her name was Hannah Victoria Smith, later she married my Grandfather Herbert Berrier, they kived in Neelyton, Blairs Mills area for several years.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @TheLancoHistorySaver
    @TheLancoHistorySaver2 ай бұрын

    What an amazing opportunity this was!!! Mrs Parsons is a true treasure! Great video!!!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @WALTERZOLNA
    @WALTERZOLNA2 ай бұрын

    You have such a signature style... I know, every comment I drop says the same thing. The old timey sound tracks ... Just love your work, like watching History Channel or Discovery Channel. Fascinating interview, hearing the oral history of small town Pennsylvania, this recording is part of that record now, really enjoyed listening and learning, so cool. Thanks for helping to document and record Pennsylvania history your work won't be forgotten.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @WALTERZOLNA

    @WALTERZOLNA

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @EugeneMenard
    @EugeneMenard19 күн бұрын

    Love this woman,her voice is perfect for the story. Beautiful tale

  • @MJW66
    @MJW66Ай бұрын

    The generation that made America. We need such people now. Great video.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    That is for sure. Thank you.

  • @bettymiller7035
    @bettymiller70352 ай бұрын

    I remember my mother in law talking about this area ! My husband Ray was from Rockhill Furnace ! We used to go back to take our kids for train rides ! Ray knew all the men working there ! The railroad is a special place for train rides !

  • @spacey118
    @spacey118Ай бұрын

    This is an awesome video!!! Pennsylvania is the enigma… made to seem ordinary

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you. I agree, Pennsylvania is an enigma.

  • @mitch95722
    @mitch9572227 күн бұрын

    I live just around Reading, I love learning more about these PA villages. Thank you for doing this

  • @TonyTitleGuy
    @TonyTitleGuyАй бұрын

    What a lovely lady. A wonderful hostess for your research on this old town. I have visited the area a number of times and have several books on the EBT. Fascinating... Sad to see it go...

  • @j.l.hughes-bailey2401
    @j.l.hughes-bailey2401Ай бұрын

    Absolutely amazing! You and the lovely Mrs. Parsons brought life with wonderful stories, beautiful vintage photographs as well as comparing it with now. Wonderful video. Charming!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @user-li9dd9jz2l
    @user-li9dd9jz2lАй бұрын

    I have memory tears in my eyes, she reminds me of my wonderful grandmother, I grew up in Vermont, a small town much like this town you have shared with us. I grew up in a 20 room farm house that had been in my family for 150 years. Many great memories. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @SeaTravelr123
    @SeaTravelr1232 ай бұрын

    Love this. I’m in Bedford. I just found a day trip to take.

  • @susanflynn3506
    @susanflynn3506Ай бұрын

    Love the story shared about this old town and the family. My Dad will be 97 this year and I can't get enough when he shares his memories. ❤

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @Gubalicious
    @GubaliciousАй бұрын

    Loved this as you don't normally get to meet the people who actually lived in these abandoned towns and God bless Mrs. Parson for being happy to share her memories and keep the past alive.

  • @sylviasnyder6751
    @sylviasnyder6751Ай бұрын

    I don't live too far away but never heard of this town. Thanks for highlighting it!

  • @ndtanaka0424
    @ndtanaka0424Ай бұрын

    I Absolutely LOVED watching this! Nobody Appreciates Our History Historic Houses Furniture Pictures Possessions like the clothes I Absolutely Love Seeing All Of This Appreciate Hearing All The History and Stories Of The Past!! Thank you soooo much for this absolutely refreshing video New to your Chanel but I Will Definitely Be Subscribing To Your Chanel! I work with the elderly and absolutely love hearing everything they have to say and soak In what life was like when they were young and hearing about their lives!!!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @bobkruleski7630
    @bobkruleski763027 күн бұрын

    That was a great history lesson. You struck gold in meeting Mrs Parsons for sure. I have been going to the Cowan's Gap State Park area for over 30 years and recently been exploring the East Broad Top Railroad. Thanks for video.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    27 күн бұрын

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

  • @charelder
    @charelder2 ай бұрын

    i love to listen to older people like her. my uncle tells all the history all the time i will take time to listen

  • @barbarascofield6683
    @barbarascofield668322 күн бұрын

    Just found your channel. I love history and this interview was fantastic. What an amazing lady.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Mrs. Parsons is amazing.

  • @twist1948
    @twist1948Ай бұрын

    Thank you for preserving these memories. Very good interview. I Cherish this!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Jean-sv6kk
    @Jean-sv6kkАй бұрын

    I wish that there were more "history" lessons like this!!! AMAZING woman!!! From Schuylkill County, PA. Be safe and GOD BLESS 🙏🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜💜

  • @ursaursae9848
    @ursaursae98484 күн бұрын

    This was super cool! So happy it came up on recommended!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    4 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @conniepritchardreinhardt9978
    @conniepritchardreinhardt99782 ай бұрын

    Wow, I loved that she showed you so much. Would of loved to of seen more. Wonderful memories.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @williammccarthy1042
    @williammccarthy1042Ай бұрын

    Mrs Parsons is a delight. Thank you - PA history buffs should subscribe to this channel

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @Liz-cmc313
    @Liz-cmc3132 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this. I like the history that is unknown. Glad your channel popped into my feed.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Obscure history is my primary focus.

  • @dinahjackson8146
    @dinahjackson8146Ай бұрын

    I just subscribed... SOOO GLAD i found you... i love the old music in your video's ❤

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you Dinah! I appreciate the support.

  • @jessicamarshall7957
    @jessicamarshall79572 ай бұрын

    That Dear Sweet Lady with all her memorable keepsakes and treasures impeccably preserved, and that classroom was ridiculous ❤

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    That classroom was so cool.

  • @yoboi01
    @yoboi012 ай бұрын

    I LOVE THIS CHANNEL !!!

  • @finaljesus
    @finaljesus2 ай бұрын

    awesome video thank you for this channel Mrs. parson’s is a beautiful human being God bless her and her family

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @DIYFastFix
    @DIYFastFix2 ай бұрын

    This is an awesome video. Great job editing!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks man.

  • @dinahjackson8146
    @dinahjackson8146Ай бұрын

    Miss Romona, you was beautiful then, and, you are beautiful now.❤

  • @user-mz7fk8dh6z
    @user-mz7fk8dh6z2 ай бұрын

    Great content and a beautiful story

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @mountainsintomemories
    @mountainsintomemories2 ай бұрын

    This was an awesome episode. I don’t know why I didn’t watch it originally, but I came across it today on the East Broad Top Facebook Page. This was a really interesting interview, she’s full of great historical information. Great of you to video this so it will be preserved. Her memories seem really solid. Thanks for sharing! I really enjoy your channel!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @chrissytaylor5690
    @chrissytaylor5690Ай бұрын

    Its neat that she even has a hybrid irish-American accent! I wonder if a whole lot of people in and around that area of Pennsylvania have a similar dialect? 🤔 I've noticed it even as far south as North Carolina. Because my grandparents pronounce talk similarly, but just with a Southern drawl instead. 😄 I know that Western Pennsylvania, Western Virginia, and a lot of the Appalachian area was wear a lot of Irish immigrants settled back in 1800s 🙂

  • @sadlysilent5265
    @sadlysilent52652 ай бұрын

    a lot of good history over here in these hills :)

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Definitely!

  • @charlmaynehawthorne9372
    @charlmaynehawthorne937213 күн бұрын

    VERY SPECIAL, AND WORTH WATCHING THANK, YOU.

  • @bryanthooper1566
    @bryanthooper1566Ай бұрын

    I love this stuff. I love listening about others lives of the past

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Same here.

  • @johndersham1
    @johndersham1Ай бұрын

    Very well done, I enjoyed this.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir.

  • @bobert420
    @bobert420Ай бұрын

    Worked with a guy about 30 years ago named Neely whose dad was from Neelyton. The dad probably born 1890-1900. Much more hopping town back then. I was through there maybe 15 years ago. Wasn't much left then.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @magpieone9390
    @magpieone9390Ай бұрын

    And the clothes are some of the most beautiful things I seen

  • @madelinevegas8123
    @madelinevegas8123Ай бұрын

    That’s great history.

  • @michellekellogg9943
    @michellekellogg9943Ай бұрын

    ty amazing history

  • @ohmeowzer1
    @ohmeowzer1Ай бұрын

    Its beautiful there I can imagine how beautiful it was ❤thank you❤

  • @marleneppaul
    @marleneppaul2 ай бұрын

    Mrs. Parsons is so sweet! I would love to sit with her and listen to her life stories. I love your video, thank you.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @marleneppaul

    @marleneppaul

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @magpieone9390
    @magpieone9390Ай бұрын

    I love stories like Mrs Parsons.The fact that she talked and you listened made me subscribe.The history... I had ex inlaws that lived in Fannettsburg, Chambersburg was the town they shopped at.I fell in love with the area.I would have moved there if I knew how to drive. Mom did complain about cliques up there (Generations of the same people made them wary of strangers I guess).I have fond memories of the place.I just hope when it comes back (and it will) that what happened in Lebanon doesn't happen there (The overpopulation, overpriced houses, so on)If you can, please send Mes Parsons a thank you card for us.I wonder if the Parsons in Philadelphia that I knew was the ones related to her? God bless her 🙏

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @magpieone9390

    @magpieone9390

    Ай бұрын

    @@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 ❤️

  • @michaelhager2846
    @michaelhager28462 ай бұрын

    Amazing 😊 thank you

  • @user-sr7nq9hb2k
    @user-sr7nq9hb2k20 күн бұрын

    I am glad you were in the area. I hope u checked out the old furnaces up here. As well.

  • @voxxclamantis9668
    @voxxclamantis9668Ай бұрын

    Thanks, I really enjoyed this but I wish you could of focused in on some of the pics and art work ect. She was showing you in her museum. Thanks for posting

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @HannahMiddaughDesigns
    @HannahMiddaughDesigns2 ай бұрын

    I've driven through Neelyton my entire life 😂 Growing up in Sahde Gap you had to go through it to get anywhere lol Also grew up with Mrs. Parsons. She was one of the Sunday school teachers I had in an after school program. It's so wild to see videos about places and people I grew up around.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @HannahMiddaughDesigns

    @HannahMiddaughDesigns

    2 ай бұрын

    @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.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @HannahMiddaughDesigns

    @HannahMiddaughDesigns

    2 ай бұрын

    @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?!" 🤣

  • @rebeccaherschman1635
    @rebeccaherschman16356 күн бұрын

    I'm sure they will take it all down I was born in PA and live here and they are building up every area they can to accommodate the surge of new Yorkers who by the way are decimating pa. I'm familiar with the area I'll have to drive through. Thanks for the video I loved it

  • @moomoopants6559
    @moomoopants6559Ай бұрын

    my Mom lives here!

  • @user-is4gb2jf1x
    @user-is4gb2jf1x2 ай бұрын

    What lovely history

  • @johnd9402
    @johnd9402Ай бұрын

    I’m from Cumberland Maryland and this is interesting history!!!

  • @AndersonMedia
    @AndersonMedia2 ай бұрын

    My mom faimily is from around that area mt union robertsdale. I remember this town. Another town called Joler (spelling may be wrong) is another town near by that is no longer. My grand and great grandfather and great uncles and cousions all worked in local mines in that area. They all later moved to york area. A few family remains in the area. Metz Taylor Zdrosky adams shaffner and bollingers

  • @LamhirhAbriel

    @LamhirhAbriel

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @GetToTheFarm
    @GetToTheFarm29 күн бұрын

    Spring 2020.... gonna say your spring roadtrip got cut short !

  • @dirk9409
    @dirk9409Ай бұрын

    Cool channel. Subbed.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @resqfreedom9308
    @resqfreedom93082 ай бұрын

    Id love to travel the back roads of our country talking to the senior citizens! That was an awesome video my friend, Thank you

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @resqfreedom9308

    @resqfreedom9308

    2 ай бұрын

    @@runningintohistory it's a whole new career! You could definitely have a wonderful KZread 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.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @resqfreedom9308

    @resqfreedom9308

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @ohmeowzer1
    @ohmeowzer1Ай бұрын

    Loved this story ❤

  • @samanthac410
    @samanthac410Ай бұрын

    I could talk to her for days. She is lovely.

  • @shroomintrucker4766
    @shroomintrucker47662 ай бұрын

    My Aunt Romona ❤️

  • @LaurieValdez-zk3dy
    @LaurieValdez-zk3dy2 ай бұрын

    In Pennsylvania you just never know🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @LaurieValdez-zk3dy

    @LaurieValdez-zk3dy

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm into Antiques and just adore Longwood Gardens

  • @spacey118
    @spacey118Ай бұрын

    They did this same rail thing in berks/mont… they cut out certain lines… they also destroyed the canals

  • @christinet638
    @christinet63817 күн бұрын

    I love this woman and her old fashioned accent. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @debbietaubler1410
    @debbietaubler1410Ай бұрын

    Where us this town located ? I would love to take a drive! What a beautiful lady and the history she has preserved is amazing. Thank U for the historical story!!

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @Smallunit69
    @Smallunit69Ай бұрын

    So sick 🔥🔥🔥

  • @thomashenske6814
    @thomashenske6814Ай бұрын

    I love talking to my elders because that’s how we learn about life before we were born And how to do things like build houses

  • @ohmeowzer1

    @ohmeowzer1

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @cherigilliam3292
    @cherigilliam32922 ай бұрын

    Fantastic

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @johnd9402
    @johnd9402Ай бұрын

    I love watching this.

  • @GardengateDreamer
    @GardengateDreamer27 күн бұрын

    I sure would love getting to I talk to her. I love old history such as this and listening to the old ways. Thank you for sharing.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    27 күн бұрын

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

  • @GardengateDreamer

    @GardengateDreamer

    27 күн бұрын

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

  • @johnkelly9451

    @johnkelly9451

    2 күн бұрын

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

  • @johnkelly9451

    @johnkelly9451

    2 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @XUltraPunchx
    @XUltraPunchx2 ай бұрын

    Your videos are always wonderful

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @bilbobagginses4941
    @bilbobagginses4941Ай бұрын

    If I were Mrs Parsons I would have thought I'd died long ago and that was hell...

  • @BaneHuntress
    @BaneHuntressАй бұрын

    fascinating

  • @RedneckHillbilly-ho9md
    @RedneckHillbilly-ho9md2 ай бұрын

    Oh man this is an awesome video and a sweet lady. My 2nd favorite video, the Darlene Files were so interesting they get my number one pick.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @loveislove4879
    @loveislove4879Ай бұрын

    I live quite close to there

  • @VSMichelle
    @VSMichelleАй бұрын

    Interesting!

  • @ms.donaldson2533
    @ms.donaldson2533Ай бұрын

    My grandmother was born in Mount Union and her parents are buried in the Mount Union Odd Fellows Cemetery. She left and brought her children to Baltimore. You mentioned every bit of that in this video.... how odd is that = lol

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    Ай бұрын

    Interesting!!

  • @zracer1099
    @zracer10992 ай бұрын

    My dad lived in an area called Hooversville, Pa. Told us stories of the place how the creek was bad because of mining. And then stories of the ghost town near by. I remember as a kid riding in the car to see it. I think it was Jerome Pa or something like it. But it was very spooky. I didn’t want to get out of the car.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @ODDySEEy
    @ODDySEEy2 ай бұрын

    HAHA... if you find yourself anywhere in PA with NO CELL SIGNAL... you are in my backyard. Almost everything down there in Neelyton and Shade Gap is falling into abandonment. Hi Mrs. Parsons!

  • @bobstine70
    @bobstine70Ай бұрын

    My mother's name was MIldred parsons. She was from Neeltyton

  • @spacey118
    @spacey118Ай бұрын

    They did a lot of aerial photography in pa at that time… you are on to something big

  • @chrisbeerguy1489
    @chrisbeerguy148928 күн бұрын

    Reminds me of Tyrone, MD. Lost to time.

  • @runningintohistory

    @runningintohistory

    28 күн бұрын

    I will have to check it out

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