Regional History
- Abandoned Stations
- Detailed information about the location and history of many old stations and platforms on the New York City subway system. Unfortunately, many of the stations are no longer (legally) accessible to the public, but it's just cool to know they're there.
- http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/
- Abandonments. Exploration. New York. Railroads. Regional History. Urban Sites.
- Forgotten New York
- Discover the remnants of New York City's past. Awesome urban exploration!
- http://forgotten-ny.com/
- Exploration. New York. Railroads. Regional History. Urban Sites.
- Historic Iron Mines
- History and photos of the miners, mines, forges and furnaces of New York and New Jersey. Gives a nice overview of the industry as well as documentation of some of the better-known sites.
- http://www.historicironmines.com/
- Exploration. Mines. New Jersey. New York. Regional History.
- Historical Maps of Pennsylvania
- Maps of Pennsylvania from the 16th century to the present.
- http://www.mapsofpa.com/
- Exploration. Maps. Pennsylvania. Regional History.
- IronMiners.com: Mining History in the Highlands
- History, photos and explorations of the iron mines of the New York and New Jersey highlands.
- http://ironminers.com/
- Exploration. Mines. New Jersey. New York. Regional History.
- LIBERTY: The Jersey Central Lines Today
- Well-researched site with old and new photos of the remains of the Central New Jersey Railroad in Pennsylvania.
- http://www.freewebs.com/jerseycentrallines/
- Exploration. Pennsylvania. Railroads. Regional History. Urban Sites.
- Microsoft Maps
- Cool Microsoft mapping site. Has some actual color overhead pictures of landmarks.
- http://local.live.com/
- Exploration. Maps. Regional History.
- Nepaview: Old Railroads of Northeastern Pennsylvania
- The site's author has walked extensive sections of the Erie, O&W, CNJ, and D&H railroad right-of-ways in Northeastern PA and has documented his discoveries with photos. An excellent, detailed view of the current state of these abandonments.
- http://www.nepaview.piczo.com/
- Abandonments. Exploration. Maps. Mines. Pennsylvania. Railroads. Regional History. Trails.
- The Underground Miners Website
- The official page for coal mine research and exploration in Northeastern Pennsylvania
- http://undergroundminers.com/
- Exploration. Mines. Pennsylvania. Regional History.
- Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society
- Details railroad history in New York's Catskill and Hudson Valley regions.
- http://www.udrrhs.org/
- Abandonments. Exploration. Maps. New York. Railroads. Regional History.
- Weird N.J.
- Creepy abandoned sites, haunted roads, UFO sightings, roadside anomalies and a chronicle of the general weirdness that is backwoods New Jersey.
- http://www.weirdnj.com/
- Abandonments. Exploration. New Jersey. Regional History.
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