02Jul15
Today was a visit to the Lackawanna Coal Mine for a tour
underground. We rode down in a mining car, and went for an hour tour through
the mine shafts. What a cool tour to see the working conditions of a miner in
the late 1800’s! The tour guide’s grandfather had worked in these coal mines,
and he was very knowledgeable about the time period and the entire operation.
The ride down in the mining car to travel down 360 feet was pretty interesting,
too!
Afterwards, we stopped in Scranton to walk around the old
site of the Iron Furnaces along the river. Not a big place, but it was
interesting, and while we were there we saw a resident groundhog, a family of
rabbits, and a field mouse. What a strange place to see wildlife right in the
middle of the city!
After lunch in Honesdale, which is a cute small town, we
stopped by the local museum to catch a glimpse of the Stourbridge Lion
locomotive. It is actually a replica, but it was the first steam powered
locomotive to travel on the rails in the United States. Coal delivery was a
priority in those days, and this was the most active coal mine territory around
back then!
Lazy evening back at the campground, for we drive to
Concord, NH tomorrow! Yay!
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