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I did not know the creeks had regular houses. My great grandmother walked the trail of tears she and her twin sister they were very young. Her mother died on the way. They put them in Oklahoma and we're separated. Thank you Robert and Dan for sharing. Too bad your can't save that fire place
Yes, in Waverly Hall we have the “stage coach house” built by the creek - pre-1826. The oldest house in this part of Georgia. It was built by the creek as a stopping point along the Federal Road. It is a log cabin and has weatherboarding on it now.
@ginaparker-langley The "whites" never took back Oklahoma; it belonged to the Natives to begin with. "Treaties" were never respected, and lots of thisvland was straight up just stolen. 😞
I often wonder about the craftsmen that made things like that. I wonder if they ever thought about how long their creations would last and what future strangers would admire them.
@@lindalumae I feel like back then they tried to make stuff that lasted in comparison to today. I love seeing old stuff like that just because back then they made things so incredible. I wish it was still that way.
I worked with a logging company in the mid eighties in mainly Lawrens Twiggs and Wilkinson counties and family graves and cemetaries were a common finding in the logging woods. The land owners or forresters would usually flag the site and we would stay away because not all the graves sometimes were visable. The oldest ones I saw were dated in the early 1800's and and many were fallen in and in disrepair. Lots of confederate graves too. Even found some old liquor stills. I had a hunting lease in Talbot Co. many years ago. They got BIG deer there too...
I can't wait to hear if you were succesful in finding whom occupies the graves and what was on the land surrounding it. The fact the chimney was still standing is incredible.
How amazing! And how sad that the people who lived and were buried there are no longer remembered. It makes you wonder why the land and homesite were abandoned. Thank you for bringing this to us.
When I was 19 I read a book on astronomy. My goodness. That made me resalise just how insignificant we all are except to close family and friends. I had to sleep with the light on for days that realisation was so disturbing.
History is so interesting & Dan is a wealth of information. The chimney is beautiful & huge. How did the people gather all those stones & build such a strong fireplace? The house must have been very nice too. The fence around the graves is very pretty & still standing! Would love to know the life story of those buried there. 👍.
That fireplace is amazing. To think that it is around 200 years old and still standing! Thank you for sharing this and thanks for the history lesson also.
Always enjoy hearing about the Antebellum period in US history. Greetings from Belfast, the city that gave the world the most famous ship to have ever existed The Titanic.
That fireplace was massive. I fell in love with the stones n rocks that it was made with. So different than seeing the one’s standing made out of the bricks they made. I learned a lot today about the Creek Indians. I wasn’t big in to history in school. Now I wish I had paid more attention. As a adult I’ve come to love history, anything that’s historical. That grave sight was fascinating with it’s beautiful ornate irons. Would loved to know who is actually buried there. I kinda agree with Dan that it’s probably husband n wife. Robert n Dan thank you for the history lesson today. And I paid attention to it too. ♥️♥️♥️😊👍👍🌟🌟🌟
Wow I used to hunt real close to there in the 1980’s. That chimney looks like it was built for a big home. Very cool video and I love listening Dan share his history knowledge.
I really enjoy watching the old history that you explore. It's so amazing what you know and don't know but are willing to research it. Thank you for this.
Well robert and Dan I'm surprised that the fencing around the graves survived intact the dead cedar tree 🌳 looks creepy 😳 can't get over how many graveyards are around Georgia always intresting all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧
As an example of how many cemetarys in Georgia, there are over 400 known cemetarys in oglethorpe co ga! No telling how many are lost from time and logging!
What a sweet, sad old cemetery. Someone loved them a great deal to put up such an expensive fence. Which makes it a mystery why they don’t have headstones. You would think if they could only afford one, they would have chosen the headstones over the fancy iron fence.❤️🐝😔
Loved your video. I researched for a year going to Virginia trying to find where my Gr. Gr. Grandfather was buried as he served in the Civil War, but never could. Than I found someone that lived in Virginia and she researched for a year also but could find no burial info. His son owned a large farm and the one daughter of my ancestor got married at the farm. My Gr. Gr. Grandparents lived on the farm in later years. I don’t know where the farm was located but I wondered if he was buried on the farm as he passed first and later his wife went to live with their daughter and son in law and is buried with them. I love the history behind the old homes and the family burial area like in this video. I found an old cemetery alongside the road in Gettysburg PA. It does have a partial rock wall and a fence around it with a gate. There is someone that served in the revolutionary war buried there!! You don’t notice it in the summer. It’s better to look for it when the leaves are off the trees. I guess we’re going to have to take a ride one day later this fall or winter. I’d like to see how it is holding up. I must say that wrought iron fence was beautiful. They just don’t make anything like they used to. Keep finding and showing old cemeteries. Don’t ever stop what you are doing as so many people can’t explore like you both do and it is so fascinating. Love you guys.❤ stay safe when you are out.
That reminds me of a lonely grave all by itself in the woods of Burlington County, inside of a State forest. But that one has a marble gravestone with a name and dates on it. The person was an infant who died in 1839, and I believe historians know who he was. A couple hundred yards away is the cellar hole from a late 18th/early 19th century tavern. Both the grave and the tavern site have historical markers placed in front of them, even though they are way out in the woods. Anyway that grave and homesite are very interesting. Thanks.
@@rppope1006 The child's name is Charles Wills. It is said his gravestone is the last remaining grave marker of the Eagle Cemetery. All the other grave markers were wooden, and lost to forest fire over the years (long before my time). The tavern site is that of the Eagle Tavern. This is within Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, NJ.
I live in the mountains of Idaho and there is a place called "Packer John's Cabin" near New Meadows ID. The roof is kinda gone but the wooden walls remain and the stone chimney is intact. Every year the heavy snow takes its toll. I wish someone would build a protective cover over it. Packer John sold goods to the miners headed north from the valleys below. It's a fascinating place and few people know about it.
Am surprised the cast iron fence survived the Civil War. Many years ago I surveyed a cemetery in Cary NC that dated from 1813. It had a massive cast iron fence around it that was taken down for the metal during the Civil War. Nathanial Jones Cemetary
Robert and Dan my history buffs. To me it is so sad to see a grave that has been long forgotten. The tree within the iron fence marker is a testament to the years that have pasted since the burial. The chimney is a sad voice whispering of a time long ago when life was abundant and newly settling. We are all heading in the same direction. Until next time. Please, take care and stay safe. Love ya 🍺🍺🌞🙏❤️🎃🇺🇸🕊🌈😇🌹👍🕷️🧛♀️🧟♂️
Amazing find Robert. I do hope you and Dan can find some information on the people buried there. Please post if and when you find any information. I love the history of these places you find.
That area is just so beautiful. It looks so peaceful. That chimney looked so small from far away, but it's pretty big. History is sad but we can't change it. It should be told in full truth. Really enjoyed this
I came upon a few isolated single gravesites when I lived in Maine. One was surrounded by a very well made stone wall with nicely dressed stonework. Somebody was keeping it clean of trees and weeds. Another was right at the top of a mountain and had a pile of coins on it.
That fence around the 2 graves was amazing! I hope you all can eventually find out who was buried there and if they were the owners of the house that fireplace/chimney were a part of. It would be nice to speak their names again after so many years of being "lost" back in the woods. That would be a very peaceful place for people to be buried.
From Australia. Thank you for this history lesson of settlement days in that region of America. That grave, so lonely, a Testament to those who lived through rough times and no doubt privations. I also would like to believe husband and wife who lived through rough times now restfully lay together in death. RIP who ever they may be.
What a cool find Robert! I wonder if the cedar was planted as a marker and grew into the grave by accident? Does the church or county have records? I hope you and Mr. Dan find out who lived there. I'm totally fascinated by the place! That is a huge house for just one chimney but the size of the fireplace itself is quite impressive as well! And thank you both for reiterating the fact that all Native tribes were removed from Georgia, including families who settled down alongside white neighbors and formed communities that got along just fine until the government interviened! My own family was a part of such a community in Northeast Georgia (north of I 20) that got decimated by that removal! I so appreciate the fact you and your friends know the real history here. Have fun researching it! Edit: Just a thought here. If I'm right about the cedar being a marker then it was a good size when the fence was placed there as the fence didn't look too dislodged from time. That means the people in that churchyard who have that fencing may have placed it there after (maybe well after!) these folks passed! Does that family have relatives with information? Hope so!
@@user-gu4th6tv4k Wow, the Indians "started the uproar..." Wouldn't YOU take some kind of action if your land-YOUR HOME- was being invaded?? Get real, and look behind the cause of that "uproar". SMH
@@user-gu4th6tv4k because those people were on their land! The government didn't bother to tell them that it was already settled by the Natives! They wanted the settlers to drive the Natives out and do their work for them! Some did, some didn't. Many talked and made friends with the Natives. That's why the Removal of the Five Civilized Tribes Act came into place. Most know that as the Cherokee Trail of Tears because the Cherokee fought and actually won in the US Supreme Court against the government! President Jackson ignored the ruling and removed tribes from Alabama through Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and both Carolinas. It extended into some parts of Kentucky as well. But that's why the natives attacked. I understood Mr. Dan perfectly well. He is an excellent historian.
For any who wonder, my family, who were Cherokee living in a mixed Cherokee and white township went to Oklahoma after selling their land to their white neighbor so the Army couldn't confiscate it. They were aware that Jackson was ignoring the Supreme Court rulings and hoped to come back legally eventually. When that didn't happen, part of the family stayed in Oklahoma and the other part changed their names, dropped their way of life and one of their languages, and moved back to Georgia on their own. They bought their land back from the neighbor and a family member lived there until its final owners (sisters) sold it in the 1990s because they both wanted to live elsewhere. I was heartbroken because I couldn't buy it from them.
Excellent! This fence is one of the fanciest designs I recall seeing. It's still strange to see the terraces. SE Kentucky mountains could have used that method and never did, why not? CURIOUS. That fireplace and chimney is so huge and large rocks, definitely a work of art. It is easy to imagine a cozy old home there. Warms my heart. Enjoyed!! ❣️❣️👍👍👏
When y’all discover burial sites, I think of the tv show “Who do you think you are?” They research family history and many find the graves of their ancestors. Very interesting video!
wow! that chimney is a work of art! I would love to see what one of those pans that they drug to make the terraces looks like. I could listen to y'alls tales for a week and still want to hear more. Thanks to both of you.
Had one on our hunt club in Greene County from the mid to late 1700s. Did research and they were huge landowners and farmed that whole area near Maxeys. Found a lot of apparent home sites and an area with sunken graves which was most likely slave gravesites. We put orange tape around the area of the graves to keep the logging company from destroying it.
It is a nice cemetery with good woods and a beautiful fence. It’s not lonely and it doesn’t seem mysterious. We don’t know the details about it but we know what it is. I always like to run across daffodils in the woods because they indicate an old home place. Interesting video, thanks.
You and Mr. Dan have been really busy lately; finding and documenting interesting and historical places that would be lost without you both. Is there anything in the Talbot County history that could give you an idea of who might have lived there? Were the Creeks hoping to assimilate and not be removed? That sounds like the Cherokees' experience with trying to deal with white settles.
You sure do have a knack for finding these historical sites. I'm fascinated by the fireplace. It's just gorgeous. Love that - so it seems - the landowner and possibly his Mrs are buried on-site. Thank you for sharing this with us!
It may just be me, but that fenced in tree instantly reminded me of my many walks to the "Copse of Trees", Picketts Charge; Gettysburg; on the Confederate line.
Fayette countian here!👋 Thanks, Robert and Dan, for another very interesting and informative video! It's amazing what's in our very backyards.😊 Traveling mercies for you gents now and always.
I am thinking that Dan could be right, with maybe the two graves also being some of the Lenoard family, just due to the same fencing that is around the two graves.OHHHHHH, as you were both walking to where the old homestead used to be I saw that beautiful old fireplace, that still stands..amazing how the craftsmanship of that fireplace is a true testament to the persona that built it and the now gone homestead. What a piece of history.
Nice look into the past. Since you are local to me and I love this kind of stuff I've sub'd. I find a lot of these things while hunting the area both on private as well as WMAs. the Harris County WMA on the river is covered in terraces and old home sites as well. I'm sure you've been out there. It is wild finding old grave sites in the middle of the woods. One word of caution around old home sites is be careful of the wells that you can fall into. Sometimes they are covered with brush and pine straw just enough to not notice.
This was interesting and as always hello Mr Dan. I love the fact that the graves are were protected and that the sleep together in quietness...and may be unknown to man but never to God.
I live in Tattnall county and I absolutely love to watch your videos! I only recently found your channel when someone shared your spooky encounter on their RU-vid channel and posted your channel.
when you find just solitary chimneys it would be really, super cool if you could try and show us your guess at th dimensions of the house/cabin. Those chimneys are prime examples of the solid, quality craftsmanship, ingenuity, and know how that have been lost to time mostly in the name of profits.
I am really enjoying your videos and the history and stories of this area. I wish you could have found out who was buried in the fenced in area, first I thought that it might of been very poor people who could not afford a headstone, but the fence was so beautiful and such an expensive metal, or I would think so, so it’s strange that there was no markings on the large rocks. The fireplace that was still standing was so amazing, and so large. How interesting, please keep making these great videos, and thank you for your time and knowledge.❤
OMG I just saw the ghost. That is a full-bodied apparition of a man from an earlier time. That is so cool!! I don't think you guys are AI skilled enough to fake that. There's ghosts in every graveyard. And you caught one!
