METAL DETECTING THE CONFEDERATE COWGERS - AND WHERE THEY LIE 

HEARTBREAKING to see the graveyards so overgrown and not taken care of 😥🙏

I would love to own property with old homes, regardless of condition. They're a part of history, no matter how insignificant it may be. They need to be preserved!

They really don’t make houses like this anymore. The craftsmanship and detail of them is just amazing. Thanks for sharing another piece of history Todd! I appreciate everything you’ve done, history is what I like!!

The details of everything you show in this video is worth noting. The construction, the artifacts, the burials and even photos of the family with their tombstones at the end is amazing. The best!

It was normal that people buried so many young children. I can't imagine the grief they experienced 😢

A very moving video Todd. Having those old photos was the icing on the cake! Seeing the family and maybe some neighbors all together gave me goosebumps! You do such a great job with your videos and this one is definitely top notch! Please go back. You found really some nice artifacts. There are probably a lot more to uncover.

So much packed into this one Todd. From the artifacts to their deaths to their photos at the end. Powerful.

Todd, this is one of your most powerful videos. Not necessarily for the material value of your finds, but the historical value is priceless. Every 1700, 1800 and early 1900 find, can be directly connected to the antique photography you shared at the close of your video. It literally gave me goosebumps seeing this family in pictures, seeing their grave sites and then viewing the everyday relics you dug, such as the older spoons, tombac button and the strap end type of device. I have dug related relics on our farm, but the closest I could connect these personal items was by walking to the graves of the people who worked this land from the time of the artifacts I found. I salute you on a very well done video. Anyone who cares about the preservation of very personal artifacts with the goal of connecting them to a once living human being who worked hard and played little, loved family, died young, suffered much and sacrifice all to make a home in a complete wilderness, then they must understand the importance of video and the making of many more. God bless you and your endeavors to share a history, not from the views of a general, but that of the lonely private suffering in a wet foxhole that may soon be his grave.

Thank you brave men for your service 🙏

TY Todd for bringing us along. Such fascinating history belongs to any of these homesteads, and of the people that lived and thrived on the land! Through perseverance, ingenuity and tragedy, they made it work without any modern day conveniences. We should learn from those that came before. Such periods of craftsmanship and innovation are unmatched in today's world. They need to be admired and respected for the lives they led!

Every time I watch your videos, I catch something new. I know of few RU-viders who put the history together with the finds, then tie it together with pictures, etc, of the folks long gone. There are no others in Virginia or West Virginia that I know of that make in-depth research and historical accurate videos like this. I pray you continue with these one of a kind creations that are far above the average metal detecting adventures. I also would like to see other creators learn 😂from your success.

I love watching the history of these old homesteads, especially with the pictures you provide. Thanks so much for sharing

Speechless my friend. I loved everything you found but really enjoyed your ending. Your channel is underrated

You showed true respect for these people from the past. Thank you.

What another amazing video Todd. Much history that now will never be forgotten thanks to you. There is just so much of it, it's hard to cover it all in one or two video's. An it was a beautiful homestead from the years gone bye. The old cemeteries are really needing some attention, to be able to still be visited in the future. It's so sad that people can't the time out of there busy schedule for just a few hours here an there to try an keep things from long ago in check. What a beautiful place with so much history an so many family members from long ago. Great video Todd. Have an amazing weekend my friend. An we will see you on your next adventure. 😁👍👍

The Tombac detail was spot on. Old one there and you uncovered some great things. Enjoyed the ending.

With tears, I Salute you proud soldiers, and Pray for your souls and those of your family, AMEN

Todd, that was a heartfelt story. After seeing all of the gravestones the reality set in on the historical life of this family. Very nice finds as well, loved the ax head. Awesome video.👍👏😀

Just a great video Todd. Love to see the detail work of the old homes. Very enjoyable. Thanks for providing such wonderful content. Oh, and GBO!!

Todd thanks for your in depth research in this one. The ending with photos of the people while they were alive and with their burials is impactful.

Keep up the great work. The land owner is lucky to have you dig and present back HISTORY of the place, GOD bless.

Stunning video. The ending was superb.

Loved the video always suspenseful and full of history.

Another great day. Thanks Todd.

Absolutely fascinating...God Bless Them All 💚🙏💌

Just stopped by to give you a BIG Thumbs UP always love your videos GOD BLESS you my friend and your wonderful family 💟

I've just started watching your channel... I go nuts over history... it really doesn't matter what type of history... it can be about families or property. I find it all so interesting... thank you for your videos and sharing all you do...

Priceless family Homestead.

Awesome video Todd I enjoyed very much.Thank you for sharing with us.

I would love to go in that old home. That is a beautiful place. I can understand why people settled along the coasts of NC SC GA and Fl. But when I was a kids and we were visiting relatives in the mountains it just amazed me looking out over the wave after wave of mountain ranges just how tough determined and strong those people were. To think of what they went thru to get their families to those places. They were remarkable people and were proud of their country. It makes me sad to see the state our country is in today and I know these early settlers would not approve of the way our country is . Thank you for sharing your great adventures with this old lady. You will never know just how much it means to be able to experience these places thru your eyes. As always God bless and keep you and your family.

Awesome story and video! Love the old photos

You had a great hunt here! I thoroughly enjoyed watching!

Another great finds episode, thanks for sharing.

Absolutely love this .

So very interesting & thanx for posting!👍😃🇺🇸

I liked the comment about the popularity of the harmonica in the 1920's and 1930's. My father was born at the very beginning of the 1920's and he entertained is with some great tunes on the harmonica he leaned as a child.

Very awesome video, thank you👍🙏

Todd nice touch with this one. Lots of spoons lost there but I can see the women around the fireplace at the end. Cool

Todd, I am always impressed by those old photographs of those ancestors, They all look so strong and stoic. WE really don't know what hard work is today compared to then. All that stone and planks, hand made. I am grateful for the years I spent farming as a youngster, it taught the work ethic. Remember those TV sitcoms where the Mom asks the boy to take out the garbage and he whines about it? If all I ever had to do was take it out, I would have said, thank you so much! Farming was 24/7 , animals needed feeding and care and crops needed planting and watering etc. In my farms years we only had one vacation, but for me, the farm was a place for exploration and learning. Our Fathers, Grandfathers and earlier learned lessons modern kids will probably never have to learn. In some ways they are better off but being close to the land is being close to God. Cheers, Rik Spector

Awesome video. Thanks for the history. Thanks Todd !

Excellent “in remembrance” photo collage!

Love this content!!

Really nice presentation!

Fantastic!

Very Very interesting Thanks for thisvideo

thank you for story of the history it is wonderful

Very touching presentation. Nice look into to past,Todd.

I just found your channel. Loved the video and how you showed the family pictures. I look forward to looking into your past videos and look forward to your new ones. We just moved to Ashland, VA and are amazed by the history. Well done and thank you for your work. S.

Very Nice! JJ

Amazing 👏

really great video

Great piece of history. Beautiful land.

Love the photos at the end. It would be a wonderful thing for a group of folk to clean up the cemeteries, clean the headstones, document.

thank you for the wonderful video. i feel very sad for the badly mistreated horse in the photograph at the beginning.

YES ! Huge Square Hand Hewn STONE on the corner of the foundation ... a Cornerstone 🏠

AWESOME PLACE

Todd Awesome video, love the old homes, really cool finds, I miss getting out an swinging, Sorry missed a couple of your videos I will catch up just been swamped with work. As I was watching you walk up the mountain it reminded me of an area we hunt here in Missouri. You got your exercise for the day. Cant wait for cold weather to come back to get out again. Thanks

Cheers mate. Great video but this one is one of your best. Like other comments I agree the ending was excellent.

I am always fascinated by the pride that those people took with the things that they created and they did it without modern technology . Thanks for the great video.

Wow Todd amazing artifacts. As always your history videos intrigued me. Regretfully I am behind watching your channel since Feb. (prior to then I was/am a weekly follower.) I finally got "the covid" thankfully I was fully vaccinated however it did a number on me and caused a seizure and a pulmonary embolism. Dropped my weight from 100 to 67 lbs. I spent 20 days in ICU on a ventilator and 90 days in a nursing home for rehab...but I'm back, clocking in at 93 lbs. getting stronger and playing catch up on all my subscribed You Tube channels you of course being my favorite . Glad to see you are still uncovering history one dig at a time. 🥰

I really enjoyed the video… I used to live in a home similar to this when I was little it was a awesome experience… I remember the smell of it … the wood I guess it was built with had a different smell.. creeks and pops all hours of the night and day lol … lay in bed at night and just hear a loud pop in the attic or floor…

Excellent Todd. Your videos need to be in the state archives where they were filmed if not national archives. Thanks for sharing.

My 2nd Great Grandfather was in the 30th N.C. Regiment, he's buried in Orange County Virginia..

Your videos are nicely edited.

Beautiful. One of those spoons would be nice attached to an old piece of wood and glue some pottery shards around it as a frame.

Gorgeous homes and much bigger than my little 1945 house.

Awesome video. I know this video is 4 months old. I don't know if you know this but it could rub everything off of the coin.Please don't rub it. Use water ...a little spray bottle or a water bottle. good luck and take care.Thank you for the video

That's my family line George cowger dates back 1776. He bought land from Josiah Davidson, recorded in Romney, West Virginia dated 1779. 160 acres for 500 shillings.

Second find was a kerosene can, we remember them from our childhoods. Tammy and Wyatt

Nice find friend 👍

That Victorian trim was mass produced in most cases at mills that specialized in it. It was probably not site made. They had bandsaws in the late 1800/s. Wooden bric a brac was still made in Maine until the 1990s .

my heroes the boys in gray

I love the fact you're pointing out the old gravesites; do people take care of the graveyard? Was the button, from one of the civil war uniforms?

Crazy to think of times back when how people lived there lives before all of the convenience that we have now

Apparently I need to send you a University of Memphis Cap! Alumni 🐾🧢 🐯 Go Tigers!,

Part of a lock made by a Black Smith put key in slot and turm Skelton key shaft were Round .

Around here those plants you found in those cemeteries are called candles to heaven

Grrreat

One of George's son's was John, married Ruth Randall.

15:17 A chest or box latch ? For like a padlock ?

I enjoyed the videos. Todd Great old house. Look n for ghost thanks from Sc

I believe Polly, was a Keister?? I'll check my family tree.

Y'all need to come do our family farm from 1870

I feel like I've seen this before. Is it on the way up to spruce knob?

As a person having the last name of Cowger you have my attention. Terry Cowger

Great video Todd. Nice tribute to the families. Loved the pics.

Susan Cowager was lovely

its on youtube

I hope they paint it before it deteriorates

The brass can was a coal oil or kerosene as it's known today can.

Key Slot from something

Perhaps I was wrong.... I guess they do call them family cemeteries. To me it's just uncommon I've always heard family plot.

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how are u guys not going to keep the cemetery’s nice and neat

A graveyard is a cemetery. Those are family burial plots. Not graveyards nor cemeteries.

Have never been able to find where my great great grandfather, John Phillip Adkins, died or was buried. He fought for the Confederacy in Civil War, left Tennessee after Lee surrendered, was last heard of in early 1930's, his wife is buried in Green County Kentucky, below the Bucknerville community on Green river, but he isn't....anyone have any ideas how and where to possibly find out anything?

It looked like a old Time kerosene can to me

That Is a lock hasp

Coal oil can

answer in genisis tells about the flood