In Plains there are 2 tunnels that were probally part of the Prospect Colliery. Has anyone ever seen them? THey are next to the ramp for the crossvalley on River st.

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Are they visible from the road?

Somewhat, if you look closely, its overgrown, to be honest ihavent gotten too close because of the overgrowth, but on a map I saw on ebay a few months ago of the underground prospect workings it clearly showed them, unfortunately i lost the bid on the map. the map was from 59 or 60.

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Do they go into the hill toward the culm banks they're removing now next to the cross valley expressway?

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definatly a mine tunnel, just checked it out. only goes in like 20 feet and is filled but definatly mine related.

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cool . . i was looking to see what i could see from the crossvalley headed to ashland but i couldn't see anything... didn't have time to stop. Nice.

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you need to be on river street. same side of the expressway as the dorrance fan house, or mcdonalds. it is at the intersection of river st, and the entrance ramp to the expressway, yes it is visible from river st.

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I seeee.... hmm.. maybe i'll drop down off the expressway one day just to have a look.

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At the tunnels the "BM" painted on the side wall might mean bottom Marcy as in the coal vein of the same name?? I know that the bottom marcy was mined nearby at the ewen as well as others perhaps this was a drain tunnel for this vein.

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i went past these the other day but i couldnt find them i thought i saw something coming from the hospital direction on the right side of the road, but i didnt have time to see what it was...would anybody have a pic?

My grandfather worked there. that tunnel was a entrence to the breaker.

i know where there is another tunnel that goes right under river st there and theres eve an old insulator hook up line, u can see some track ties to a narrow gauge railbed in it, its backfilled and its easy to miss, its filled in after 30 ft. but its nice.concrete supporting it all around

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