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By 1870 Pithole was all but deserted, and most buildings were sold for scrap or abandoned. This view shows what was left of the town in 1883. Today, all that remains of the boomtown are cellar holes where buildings used to be.

Credit: Courtesy the Drake Well Museum, PHMC Bureau of Historic Sites and Museums

By 1870 Pithole was all but deserted, and most buildings were sold for scrap or abandoned. This view shows what was left of the town in 1883. Today, all that remains of the boomtown are cellar holes where buildings used to be.

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