directly under the Avalon Wharton housing complex, which lies just to the south of the sinkhole zone. A 1924 map complete with underground mapping from the local Replogle Steel Co. and old U.S.

A new sinkhole on Route 80 in Wharton, NJ, has closed the highway in both directions. The sinkhole emerged during repairs to a previous one, with stability concerns due to voids from old mines.

In November 1963, a 15-year-old boy was playing with ... of Environmental Protection map shows three abandoned mines near the I-80 sinkhole locations in Wharton. That the first I-80 sinkhole ...

"Now it takes them an hour.” Blame the sinkholes. Wharton, an old mining community that long ago became a suburban homestead with a thriving North Jersey downtown, has become a victim of its legacy as ...

The Sterling Mine, the last operating mine in New Jersey, suspended large-scale commercial mining operations in 1986. Since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction and educational center that ...

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The Mount Pleasant Mine is thought to be directly beneath the Avalon Wharton housing complex and ... Story continues below map of abandoned mines in New Jersey. The Mount Pleasant Mine is under ...