Yellow Dog Village was a small company town in western Pennsylvania, near Worthington in Armstrong County, created in the early 1900s to house workers for nearby limestone mining operations. Built by the Pittsburgh Limestone Company, the village provided homes close to the mines at a time when travel was difficult. Its unusual name came from “yellow dog contracts,” agreements that required workers to promise not to join labor unions, reflecting the labor tensions common in industrial America during that era.
The village thrived for several decades, but as mining declined through the mid-20th century, jobs disappeared and residents gradually moved away. Environmental and infrastructure problems, including unsafe water, eventually forced the remaining families to leave by the early 2000s. Today, Yellow Dog Village is largely abandoned and privately owned, standing as a reminder of Pennsylvania’s company-town history and the rise and fall of the region’s industrial economy.
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Thank you for watching! This is one of my favorite places I've had the pleasure of learning about and documenting, from the history, to the views, to the animals. This village is so calming, yet humbling, and if you want to visit the place yourself, you can visit the website here, https://yellowdogvillage.com/
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EDIT : It hurts me to say this, but the day before this video was uploaded, on Dec 19th 2025, the owners home caught on fire after years of fixing up one of the former Yellow Dog Homes, if you're interested in helping Latif out with a couple extra bucks, that would be appreciated https://gofund.me/122cbcf63
👍very enjoyable video. Glad I found yr channel. Love the animals. You mentioned turning these homes into vacation homes. So cool. Hope it comes to fruition. Id dig going there. Keep up the good work
7:36 the hole in the floors were covered with vent grates to allow heat to flow upstairs to help warm it up.
it looks like the animals took over and don’t like intruders. how did those animals even get there?
Great documentary! Love all you do! Wishing you a great 2026🎉
That was a cool tour
… Goats upstairs had me reeling
35:43 I also didn’t notice one of the upstairs sheep peeking out the window on the first time I watched this video 😂 Also I didn’t hear you say “Are you going to peck my camera” to the chicken 😂
I would've gotten help for that sick goat! I would've taken it to the vet! I couldn't live with myself knowing I left a sick animal behind that can't even ask for help!
I live down around Uniontown in Fayette County, about an hour south of Pittsburgh, and I travel around the area exploring abandoned buildings, forgotten towns, and weird Lovecraftian backwaters–but I've NEVER heard of Yellow Dog Village before today! Now I absolutely must go there to look around and hang out with the fella that owns the place. As my family (predominantly Croatian in origin) were all coal miners and staunch union supporters, I should probably piss on one of the houses to show the ghosts of the damn yellow dogs what I think of them, but, hell, they're all long dead….
Dont mind the airsoft BB's everywhere. We had a big zombie esc event here some time ago. Fully sanctioned and organized.
Yellow Dog Village was to be restored and made into an enclave for artisans & craftsmen. People could live there & create their wares, educate visitors on what they were doing, and sell what they made. I wanted to move there so badly (c. 2000 perhaps). It saddens me to see what's happened.
The animals were definitely an interesting addition. I know the goose 21:35 was trying to be serious but the noises they make just made me laugh 😂 Cool find!
Dude, you identify so many things wrong in every video. Not sure why you don’t know the basic things. Geese – Ducks, shingles – tiles, wood stove – homade oven, attic pink room – basement 😑 – etc ugh 😑
Guess that’s what makes The Proper People the best
What a fab explore! Hopefully the water and houses will get sorted by the owners 😊
Great video. Thank you
2:47 Cat "Hey there partner and welcome…my name is Biff and yes i am one of the old yella guard from the long generation of proud miners here"
Dang. This has to be your best work yet. I disagree, btw. The first street was definitely the best. You know that scene in 'Big Fish'? The town with the string of lights down the centre? That's all I could picture. People sharing their lives from the porch. I'm glad you survived the geese, too. And I do eat meat. But I'm Christian, and I lean towards respecting the food God provides me. Anyway, thanks for another brilliant video. Take care out there
Buradaki evlerden birinde oturmak isterim insanlardan kargasadan uzak,tadilat icin izin verilirmi bu bolgede,bilgisi olan lutfen yazabilirmi bana🎉
Definitely a lot of mice in those abandoned homes. The cats making a living off that
Last of Us meets Animal Crossing. I wish there were more abandoned places like this.
How about a church and the cemetery is there one there
I remember hearing about this town do you think the government did that on purpose put the e coli in the water
When was this town established
You ever get scared of seeing something you do not want to encounter in thoses houses?? I be scared to go into them.
I live in a mining town in Canada called Levack. There are several different mines in town, they are Nickel mines so they are still active. I am not in a house as old as those. My house is a 1954.
Also the house you said was the biggest and your favorite of all was definitely built after all the other home around the same time maybe a manager of the mines or supervisor because this new in the basement if it would have been built before the 1910s and most likely would have had stone walls and didn't it had wolves just like the other house
The Roaster was just a roaster. Can't believe you said combination deep fryer. I know you're younger than me but the mother should have something similar or grandmother. Should really do more of your research before you say with these things are on your videos. I'd rather you go back and add it over and say what they truly are and hear something stupid like that. And I think that was kind of animal cruelty of the owners of this property for not getting that poor goat veterinary care if his leg is hurt. The working for free for them cutting grass least I could do is help them out.
This makes me so sad. At one time, these were beautiful, cared for homes. You won't see these traditional style homes being built anymore.😢
Is the water still bad ?
"The Last of Us" in real life
Why am I so fascinated with the abandoned 😮😊
Coal stove
Goats like what you doing in my part of the hood 😅😅😂😂
cute as fuq cat in the beggining beautiful too
damn this video was aamazing
That town radiates a good vibe. Love it. Great explore ! Wipes away the bad vibes of that old funeral home you did a few weeks back. Good stuff best wishes and happy Christmas from Ireland 🇮🇪
I was like don't walk up to those geese. I can't count how many times at the park they chase and attack people. I had a good chuckle when they started following you. Lmao
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That was an incredible vid! The animals were interesting 2 c. History was amazing on this place. What a cool place 2 live back in the day. Ty Devin another very very awesome vid! Stay safe and Merry Christmas.
This is straight up the Last of Us location
That flag bled out so much!
I can't help but hear Clickers when you're outside. 😱