Posts by Derrick Smith
Kelly Road – History
Kelly Road State Route 4043 Ohioville, PA This mile long old road connects Ohioville to Industry, both old mill towns tucked in the backwoods of southwestern Pennsylvania in the twilight of their once booming economic era. Kelly Road is known as Mystery Mile and is surrounded by the darkness of overgrown woods on both…
Read MoreAnchorage Mansion – Investigation Part 2
Investigation We’ll jump right into the video of our investigation night. To see some of the recordings and photos, click here: https://ironcityparanormal.org/anchorage-mansion-investigation-part-1/. If you want to see some of the history of the Anchorage Mansion, click here: https://ironcityparanormal.org/anchorage-mansion-history/. Our video documented investigation will follow the same course as the recordings and photos throughout…
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Anchorage Mansion Marietta, OH Investigation Currently owned and operated by the Marietta Historical Society, the Anchorage Mansion has high hopes of being fully restored to its’ original prestige and greatness of its’ hay day. With the incoming funds from tours and overnight investigations, like ours, the historical society wants to preserve the longstanding mansion…
Read MoreCarnegie Library of Homestead – Investigation
October 27, 2018 Munhall, PA Investigation The first of Andrew Carnegie’s gifts to the public and his employees, the Carnegie Library of Homestead, is to be admired in both its versatility and its architecture. Sitting on a hilltop overlooking the entire area, the library boasts both a beautiful and foreboding façade. The building has withstood the…
Read MoreCarnegie Library of Homestead – History
Carnegie Library of Homestead 510 E 10th Avenue Munhall, PA The land this library and community center sits was home to the bloodiest conflict in Pittsburgh’s history. During the steel industry’s dominion, the city was essentially ruled with an iron fist by the wealthy dictators of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. While these men attempted…
Read MoreCarrie Furnace – History
Carrie Furnace Homestead, PA At one time, the steel and iron industries were the top of the economic pyramid. Everything was a trickle-down effect from there. And Pittsburgh, in particular Homestead, PA, was the main hub of the majority of import and export of steel and iron through the United States. Because of this,…
Read MoreCastle Blood – History
Castle Blood Monessen, PA As a thriving haunted attraction, known as Castle Blood, this longtime funeral home held excessive amounts of sad and negative energy in the past. David H. Woodward Home for Funerals and Stephen D. Yoney Jr. Funeral Home both held funerals and embalmed the dead in the basement of this haunted destination. Both fell…
Read MoreDead Man’s Hollow – History & Minor Investigation
Dead Man’s Hollow History Dead Man’s Hollow lies no more than 500 feet from the Monongahela River and is one of the areas best and most undisturbed protected parks. There are ruins still standing of an old industrial factory which met its’ demise with an intense fire around 1920. The factory used to produce Tera…
Read MoreAnchorage Mansion – History
Currently surrounded by a parking lot and a few close buildings, the original Anchorage (Putnam Villa) was secluded and sat overlooking the entire town of Marietta, Ohio and the two intersecting rivers of Ohio River and Muskingum River. This mansion was to be the perfect homestead for the wealthy Putnam family but the dream home…
Read MoreHillview Manor – Investigation – The Return
August 11, 2018 New Castle, PA Investigation Our first visit to Hillview Manor was quite the success. This second investigation was a hit right off the bat. No more than ten minutes into our walk through we heard doors slam and footsteps. We decided to set up shop as quickly as we could. …
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