Trees lining the Conemaugh River are coated with frost. The scene was taken just downstream of Conemaugh Dam. There is enough current flowing in the river from the release of water from the dam to keep the channel open even during these cold days. The temperature was minus 2 when this photo was taken.
A view of the inside of Bow tunnel. As the temperatures remain cold the water leaking from the roof of this abandoned tunnel forms stalagmites on the floor and icicles on the roof.
In 1906 Vintondale in Cambria County, PA was the scene of great activity with the construction of 152 coke ovens, coal tipples, mine buildings and other buildings related to the mining and coking of coal. Coke production continued into the 1940s and coal was mined here until 1968.
