Green Mountain Tunnel

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The Green Mountain Tunnel is a mine drainage tunnel in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is one of five major mine drainage tunnels in the watershed of Catawissa Creek. The tunnel discharges into Catawissa Creek near the Audenried Tunnel and the Catawissa Tunnel. The tunnel was constructed in the 1930s and is slightly less than one mile long.

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Green Mountain Tunnel
Mountain Road, Blythe Township

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17953 Blythe Township
Pennsylvania, United States
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