Yellow Dog Village

Coal company town with colorful name

State: Pennsylvania County: Armstrong County Founded: 1920s Abandoned: 1940s

Yellow Dog Village was a coal company town with an unforgettable name. Like hundreds of Pennsylvania company towns, it lived and died with the mines. When strip mining replaced shaft mining, the workers weren't needed. Now foundations in the woods.

Quick Facts

  • Memorable name for typical coal town
  • One of hundreds of PA coal ghost towns
  • Company controlled everything
  • Foundations remain in forest

Location

Address: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40.7306, -79.4883