Darr Mine
Darr Mine in Smithton (Van Meter), Pennsylvania is included on ODDKNOWN because a source-recorded haunting or paranormal story is tied to the location. Source-reported background: 19, 1907, that killed 239 Miners. Reported activity: Male voices have been heard at night and it sounds as if they are arguing although it's all gibberish (most of the dead were of eastern European origin, could they be bickering in Hungarian or some other Slavic language that witnesses are not familiar with?). One witness unaware that this sight was even haunted, had a an invisible entity breath the words "Oh God!" directly into his ear very loudly, while he was collecting firewood for a riverside campfire. The Shadowlands/TidyTuesday entry is a compiled report, so the paranormal claims are presented as folklore or witness reports rather than verified supernatural evidence.
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Darr Mine in Smithton (Van Meter), Pennsylvania is included on ODDKNOWN because a source-recorded haunting or paranormal story is tied to the location. Source-reported background: 19, 1907, that killed 239 Miners. Reported activity: Male voices have been heard at night and it sounds as if they are arguing although it's all gibberish (most of the dead were of eastern European origin, could they be bickering in Hungarian or some other Slavic language that witnesses are not familiar with?). One witness unaware that this sight was even haunted, had a an invisible entity breath the words "Oh God!" directly into his ear very loudly, while he was collecting firewood for a riverside campfire. The Shadowlands/TidyTuesday entry is a compiled report, so the paranormal claims are presented as folklore or witness reports rather than verified supernatural evidence.
Source classification: database · Status: reported.
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