Lower Askam, Pennsylvania - Concrete City

Address:: Middle Rd., Lower Askam, PA
Directions:: About 300 yards south of Middle Rd/Main St just east of Luzerne County College. Look for the historical marker on the side of the road, and be prepared to hike back into the woods. It may be more easily accessible from Front St., which runs parallel to Middle Rd on the south side of Concrete City.

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Lower Askam, Pennsylvania - Concrete City

Built by the Delaware/Lackawanna Coal Company in 1911 to house coal mine supervisors. Believed to be the first example of modern tract housing. Everything, including the roof, is concrete. For unknown reasons, the site was abandoned in 1924. Since then, the "city" has been used by the military, police, and fire departments for training. You can see large caliber bullet hits on some of the walls. Inside theseabandoned concrete buildings, walls are charred and stairs lead to nowhere. [Polly, 08/04/2001]

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In the region: Mining Museum - Knoebels Amusement Park, Elysburg, PA - 35 mi.

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November 25, 2009