Cool Mine Video of old cars

[Jont]

Here's a video of the Tilly Foster Mine and whats in it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shsr_7HqWGA

The video lights are amazing.

Cheers,

JonT

[Hammerhead Ferrari]

Nice video.
So what's the story of why the cars are in a mine?
I looked it up and read that there was a collapse that led to the flooding, but that predates the vintage of the cars...
Just curious.

[Jont]

Nice video.
So what's the story of why the cars are in a mine?
I looked it up and read that there was a collapse that led to the flooding, but that predates the vintage of the cars...
Just curious.

More accurately the collapse led to the closing of the mine and that obviously stopped all de-watering efforts so thats what led to the flooding.

To answer your question 800' of very cold water hides tons of problems. The mine is located in a junk yard by one of the most expensive areas in the country just north of New York City, the mine was active while New York was still building its identity just after the industrial revolution while organized crime was booming and the great depression was beaten.

The stories surrounding this site range from murders, the location of a getaway car used to rob a Mafia controlled restaurant (Dan Wright recovered the safe from the actual car) to the final resting place of a rape/murder victim (who's body is being searched for by Dan Wright & Co.). The locals avoid the place because tragedy seems to surround its entire history.

[Teddy]

We've had quite a time exploring that place!

[Jont]

We've had quite a time exploring that place!

Yes you have G-Money.....

[Hammerhead Ferrari]

Thanks for the elaboration to the poor write up I found on it

[RUdown4]

Hey Ted,
Did you hear about Neil's accident?
Anyway to find the previous owner from the plates on the Chevy?


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[Teddy]

I did, I'm glad they all survived. Bikes and deer don't mix well

Good question on the plates. It wouldn't be hard to acquire a decent list of cars/plates that are down there, if some police agency may want to close out some stolen vehicle cases