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Elouiseotter t1_j5pvscv wrote

Both areas are hilly and that needs to be taken into consideration. landslides do occasionally happen. There are also a number of mines under the hills in Pittsburgh that have caused issues over the decades.

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GargantuanWitch t1_j5qbfis wrote

The entirety of Western Pennsylvania has been undermined. Telling people to reconsider living here because of mines is like asking people to reconsider their relationship with water and oxygen.

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Elouiseotter t1_j5qc405 wrote

I am simply telling OP to look into this when buying a house. They could be coming from a very flat area and be unaware of buying houses on a hillside. I am not saying they shouldn’t necessarily but they need to research the property first. If they were looking at property in Millville or another lower area I would say to make sure they look into flooding issues. Sorry you took this as I told OP to never buy a house on a hillside.

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LostEnroute t1_j5tkmo7 wrote

Have you ever looked at mine map? It's mostly just the higher elevation areas. Far from the "entirety of Western PA".

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RowerBoy t1_j5vmb0q wrote

Yeah, when I bought mine in greenfield, I was able to look and confirm that I wasn’t on a mine. Pretty sure mine subsidence insurance is required if you are on one but I may be wrong.

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