I have wanted to see these ruins for a very long time. Very grateful Dan and I got to opportunity to visit them. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3! PayPal Tip Jar: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography Mail: Sidestep Adventures PO BOX 206 Waverly Hall, Georgia 31831 Follow me on my old farm: ru-vid.com/show-UC56vh2L-M0czmoTRLhSMaxg Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures
I fall in love with every place you visit. This being Samantha Street's family home makes the story even richer. It's like visiting an old friend - or a lot of old friends.💕
I guess I was raised differently because I can't imagine stealing parts of someone else's home or dumping my trash on their property. It must have been a grand home in its day.
USA has over 150 ABANDONED uranium mines (3 per state) In 2020 the government inspected them and said they have no plans to clean them up. They pose no threat to the community, and will always be abandoned sites for mining operations. Is it stealing if I go in there and take 10 pounds of radium from a tailing pile? Or some form of clean up? Recycling is a way of life.
Mr Dan is a treasure!!!! A walking historian. How I would love to sit around a old pot belly wood burning stove, listening to him spin tales of the things from the past. A past that is slipping away from us daily. Thank you guys for taking us back!!!!!
I have restored a plantation house here in Martin, Tn. that looks identical to this one and was built in the early 1830's. Mine had not been lived in for many years and had no windows or doors. After seven hard years of restoring, I finally moved in Aug. 1988. Now I have it filled with antique furniture and a player pipe organ. Love every minute of it. Thanks for showing this beautiful homes history.
@@peytonweb Betsy Bell of the Bell witch lived here. Can hear people talking very softly in the still of the night sometimes. I often put a roll on the player pipe organ and that takes care of it. lol
There is a poem that goes "There was once a waythrough the woods, 70 years ago, wind and rain have undone it again, and now you would never know" this reminded me so much of it. Excellent video Robert with Dan's commentary
Such interesting history. Dan knows so much. It’s good that you are recording his words for prosperity. Great history lesson. Thank you,Robert and Dan. Donna/Michigan
And somewhere on the property they had to dump their trash. Old medecine bottles, jars, perfume bottles, ointment jars, etc. etc. bound to be some good digging there somewhere.
There’s a sadness in that area. You can feel a longing for belonging and love. To think people had the audacity to steal things and dump rubbish. I really don’t understand people at times. Thankyou Mr. Dan for your knowledge again. And thankyou Robert for this interesting video.
Robert I'd be willing to bet that all those bigger tree's around the old house are visible in the old photographs of the house before it burned. If you have any old photo's of the house you might want to check that out.
A wonderful place. With the photo, Dan's descriptions and stories, and your added information, questions and videography, Robert - it paints a wonderfully vivid picture. One"s imagination runs wild, with the flower gardens, chimneys, terraces, well, and the mounting stone. I have never seen one left in place, only heard of those. Enthralling. Looking forward to part 2 and 3! ❣️👍👍
As much as I enjoy the history, I always get a creepy feeling when Robert goes onto these old slave plantations and graveyards. It's like hearing the description of the living accommodations for the commander of a forced work camp in Nazi Germany or post war Viet Nam. It sends a chill through me. I think Robert does an excellent job of being both informative, respectful of the reality of Antebellum history while being apolitical. This is what keeps me watching.
Thank you Dan for sharing the information on this plantation. This is so interesting...I just try to picture the house, porches, flower beds and out buildings that were there. Robert with your videos, the past is not completely lost. Thank you all again...
I love all your videos and anticipate each one, But I have to say the ones with Dan and his amazing knowledge of the history of the area are my favorite.
I'd love to go there and bring a metal detector with me! House in picture, stood out, it was beautiful. So sad for the heirs by the 60's house burned down and knowing pieces of the house (like the windows) were in other people's homes. I'd look at it this way, at least some pieces were kept though they were stolen by those young brats that used the empty house to drink and relive the glory of the South. But there is a piece of history buried on that foundation! Thank you for taking me out there. The woods are beautiful.
My mom would take me to tour the beautiful houses in Natchez, MS. I will never forget seeing the beautiful columns of Windsor plantation, all that was left after a fire destroyed the home. I am 67 now and still love the history of the South. Richard
This is fascinating. I appreciate Dan’s ability to recollect small details about these places that would otherwise be forgotten. How lucky you are to have his help finding these homesteads. Thank you for sharing !
Hello Robert and Dan and a big hello 👋 to Walter another lntresting story it's marvellous how nature taken over the place thanks again Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 🇬🇧
Thank you Dan for being the keeper of the history. Thank you Robert for making sure the history in words and in video will be there for the future. Thank you Walter for being the man who keeps his camera ready to document what is needed. A wonderful team. Look forward to many more history classes
I love these videos! What I most enjoy is the reverence for the families and their stories. Your team sets a high standard and your efforts are much appreciated. Steve
What a neat place it must have been. It would be super cool to be able to metal detect there and find relics and artifacts from that era to preserve its history. Also would be interesting if you could see it when all the flowers were blooming. I love old homesite that have flowers still growing that were planted way back when.
I LOVE all of your hard work and dedication. Living in the state of KS we don’t have the history of the plantations and slaves. We only know what was taught in the public school districts.
I wonder where the rubbish pit is....Very fascinating. And the bricks are still standing. I use to do back road cruising for black and white photo's to eventually draw in pen and ink and came across quite a few abandoned homes and farms in the hills of Virginia. I loved doing those trips. I very much look forward for the continuation.
Thank-you for taking the time to show the property, and share your knowledge of the people and the place. How sad those people "helped themselves" to property that didn't belong to them.
Thank you for showing us the history of this home, people and the land is so pretty. I think it's cool that the land is still owned by the same family.
Fascinating history. I love history. If only people would respect these beautiful pieces of our past. I’m a northern girl and have such respect for all of our country’s history, no matter where. Thank you for this informative video.You guys are great!.🇺🇸✌️
I bet that house was absolutely stunning in the day! Love that the flowers are still there blooming every year. And those trees!!!! So many things there. Thank you gentlemen!
You know this was so beautiful at one time. But it's so sad that people are not very nice at all. I have enjoyed this very much and I think you both God bless you both 🙏❤️
Great video……so interesting to walk on the very areas where families lived their lives and passed away . Amazing how the flowers come back year after year. Thanks for the tour.
This was a very interesting video and I would love to see more pictures of the old house if you and Dan can come across them I think old plantation homes are so beautiful and magnificent to see
My Mother's family lived in a plantation house in Bourbon County,KY, and the house was similarly built. I can just imagine how the house looked on the inside. This was a great video. I love Dan's knowledge of local history there. Great job!
Thank you to the Simpson Family for letting them video on your family land. I think it's amazing to see the past through what is left behind and learning the history and stories that make the true history of our country.
Robert and Dan, thank you both so very much on these video's, you're both very History knowledgeable men, Dan especially really loves doing what he's doing, bringing History back to life one story at a time, I'm so much enjoying these video's, thank you both so very much. Hugs from wisconsin
Once again Robert and Mr. Dan have outdone themselves! What a wonderful history lesson. Wouldn't it be nice if you could touch those steps and be teleported back in time and see what it was like and hear all the sounds of the people who once lived there?! I close my eyes and I can almost see it. Thank You ❤
Hey guys Dan reminds me of my history teacher he's full of information and the way he gives it to you it sticks in your head thanks a lot Richard and Dan for much needed history information stay safe Godspeed Semper Fi
You gentlemen are awesome!! Thank you for what you are doing to preserve history. That whole area has so many amazing sites and stories. I could listen to Mr. Dan for days.My granddaddy grew up in Waverly Hall.Thank you again for what y’all do. It is so important.🙏
I guess in my mind, when I hear Plantations I automatically think of the plantations like Gone with the Wind, or the plantations in Mississippi that I've gone to...
Hey there Robbie, Dan & Walter🙋🏼♀️ I went back & looked at the pic u posted of the house .. like Dan stated in the beginning .. it had two fireplaces .. one on each end. Don't see where it had 4 unless 2 were added later. This is amazing. I would've looked on both sides of some of those bricks. Sometimes they'd put a name in them or a date. What a shame the house was looted. Very enjoyable adventure today. On to part 2 now ..
Dan is a treasure to the people of yalls hometown and county! He's one of a dying breed! Great video of this place! When I ride the few dirt roads in my county, I can easily spot old home places by terraces, old flowers, trees typical to yards such as magnolias! I wonder what these places could tell us!!! Most of the time we will never know!!!
I was just thinking this can't be all of the history of this place, was so happy to see there's a part 2 and 3. Very interesting enjoyed this so much. Thanks take care
I really enjoy these videos . Not only for the history but with Dan's commentary, I can really picture what it would have been like back in the day . I live in a house in Wisconsin that was built in 1904 and the lightning rod is still attached. I'll try to share a photo of it . Maybe you could show us where the other buildings were .
