Creepy spot of lore that we couldn't pass up. This maze of tunnels crisscrossed in both directions and up and down multiple levels. I must assume these are conduits used to divert water runoff under the city. Alot of satanic graffiti, but no gate to hell that we could find.
We paired this trip with the "Gates" stop, also in New Jersey. Visiting a tunnel that runs below a cemetery was too cool to pass up. It gets progressively more flooded the farther we went, but I made it nearly to the far end with my boots. Note the creepy deer skull. We visited this location some months ago. As one of the few remaining remnants of the industrial companies of former Poughkeepsie, it was a pleasure to check this one out.
Link here. Still exploring, still doing research. Sorry I've just been slow to post up pictures and entries. This past week we were up in Lyon Mountain, NY and stopped off at these mines. Take a look at what we found.
Link here. The trip went well, some getting wetter than others. The directions and geocache led us right to the entrance. There was another dug-out entrance about 50 feet further up the mountain that we didn't explore. The mine and spring themselves were definitely worth checking out, but I was hoping for a more expansive system. 500 feet, my ass! "In the early 20th century, the rediscovery of the lost "Old Spanish Tunnel"[9] at the base of the Shawangunk Ridge in Ellenville led to the development of the "Sun-Ray Spring" and the international marketing by White Rock beverage entrepreneur Frank T. Huntoon of "Sun-Ray Water," tested and promoted as the "World's Purest Spring Water." Although beset by financial difficulties from its inception, the water and its carbonated derivatives were sold until the early 1920s, and re-developed as "Pure Rock Mineral Water" in 1939, also serving as a base for Pepsi-Cola bottled in Ellenville during World War II."
Pics -> http://www.abandonedmines.net/goldmine_prospect.htm Location Info -> http://www.findaspring.com/sun-ray-spring-ellenville-ny/ How I originally learned about it -> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1651652/posts "The main tunnel is at the foot of High Point Mountain, this tunnel extends 515 feet into the mountain, at the end of the tunnel there is a spring. There was no historical mention of the tunnel until 1905 when the tunnel was discovered... The main tunnel has about a foot of water in it. The upper tunnel is dry and seems to curve up into the mountain. The end of this tunnel has not been found, it seems to branch off in several directions." We spent nearly six hours in Eagle last Friday setting up the geocache. We were able to make it past the Birth Canal with everything and everyone intact. It was very cold in the lower rooms here and Mark was able to explore the Attic as well as another lower level we intended on exploring more. Supposedly there is more down there then we envisioned. Overall a great trip!
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