Tahawus, NY The Ghost Town

So bright and early Saturday morning Jess and I are off the the Adirondack Mountains for a whole week of well deserved R&R. Aside from all the fishing and canoeing we have planned on our get away, we are planning a trip to Tahawus, (AKA Adirondak) NY for a little ghost hunting expedition.

Adirondak was founded in 1826 when Iron Ore deposits where discovered at the site. Iron mining was very active between 1827 and 1857. Due to Titanium Dioxide deposits in the ore the equipment of the period had an extremely tough time processing the ore so the mine was closed and the town was abandoned.

The town was reestablished about a mile south of the original site by National Lead Industries in 1943 and the miners began to call the town Tahawus. The mine and the town grew to include 84 buildings, including some from the original town. Titanium continued to be extracted from the mine until it closed and was abandoned in 1989.

Many buildings still remain from both the original town and mine as well as the later town and mine including the original blast furnace built in 1854. I haven’t heard any stories of paranormal activity from this old ghost town however we do plan a little investigating. With all the tragedy that surrounds old mines, and sometime even mines today, we expect to have a very fruitful investigation and bring back some good evidence from the site.

Check back in a week or so to see what we caught.