ABANDONED NUCLEAR TOWN? Searching near Shippingport, PA

Welcome to Ohio River Drive Part 3! 🛣️ Join us on this scenic road trip as we leave Rochester, PA, and tour the charming, historic towns of Bridgewater, Beaver, and Midland, Pennsylvania. Our main goal for this leg of the journey is to search for the rumored "Abandoned Nuclear Neighborhood" near Shippingport and the massive nuclear cooling towers. Did we find the nuclear ghost town, or was it a total bust? Watch to find out! Beaver County, PA, is full of fascinating industrial history (especially Midland, a former company steel mill town) and beautiful historic architecture. *** 📺 VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:00:00 Introduction & Crossing the Rochester-Bridgewater Bridge 0:01:08 Touring Historic Bridgewater, PA (Population & Canal History) 0:09:57 Arriving in Beaver, PA (County Seat & Gorgeous Old Homes) 0:17:12 Downtown Beaver Tour 0:19:58 The Hunt for the Abandoned Nuclear Neighborhood Begins 0:22:20 Driving Past the Massive Nuclear Cooling Towers 0:31:44 Search Declared a "Bust" & Heading to Midland 0:34:36 Tour of Midland, PA (History as a Steel Mill Town) 0:41:45 The Old Industrial/Steel Mill Section of Midland *** 🔔 Subscribe for more road trips and historic tours along the Ohio River!