We're invited to a vast property and attempt to discover the age and purpose of what's been called "the ghost town" Tshirts, stickers & more: www.GMMD.us Original music by Brad Martin
Exploring and discovering old ghost towns is what got me into metal detecting. You never cease to amaze me on how knowledgeable you are on history and the items you pull up.
Brad, let me compliment you on the level of professionalism you bring to the hobby! You exhibit style and class. Your respect for the past, for past and present owners, for history, for the gift of of being allowed to use the sites, and for the beauty of nature itself is admirable! I would hope that your parents know what a remarkable job they did bringing you up!
I would say your videos are the best . They are well made , very informative ,beautiful scenery , great history , and great personalities . Can't wait for the next . Thanks .
@Stelio Kontos I am hooked on his videos, always waiting for his latest. I am a 60 year old History fanatic and I am entranced with all the unique history and settlements he discovers! Love the videos! Thanks
Once again another great video of beautiful country to help entertain us and get us through this dismal winter. Thanks for the fascinating video and all your hard work! I really look forward to all your videos.
A bridle brow rosette would have a rectangular metal slide for the headstall and brow leathers to slide through. I agree that the round thing (with the elk) is the back of a pocket watch
Beautiful country there! Thanks for sharing the waterfall and all that gorgeous scenery. Awesome finds y'all got! Amazing what you find buried in the ground.
My God I miss New England! Thank you for also showing off all of the beautiful natural sites, from waterfalls to deer beds, and just the views in general! Love it!
Just love piecing together the historical clues. You guys did a good thing for the whole community! Your host was blown away with your knowledge! Hahaha! 😈
Just discovered your channel - very happy to subscribe. Really, REALLY appreciate your production style and production values, like your photographic 'eye' and especially your ethics. I spent many, many hours on the AT in the Green & White mtns. and cherish those memories. (Now living in the Missouri Ozarks, which come with their own ethos). Looking forward to time spent reviewing your past work and seeing future episodes! Thanks!
I could have watched another hour of this one. Finding the other half of the huge crotal bell was amazing, gotta glue it together. Trigger guard wow & the bed #2 tag is an awesome find. Great video Brad.
I hope you have plans to return to this area. I get the impression its never been hunted. At least not extensively. I feel like there's a lot of cool stuff left to find. And your hosts enthusiasm is contagious.
Great that the curator trusted your ability and knowledge to explore this most interesting site...the stone work was incredible in structure...and maybe this will assist in how metal detecting can be an essential tool in history exploration..the historical objects found with the explanations was why i watch you..great video..
Nice variety of finds. Glad you could help the owners get an idea of the timeline of the property. So interesting to see. Thanks for the hike in the woods.
Your videos never disappoint Brad. What great work you are doing with digging up these absolute treasures! I have watched all your videos and look forward to the new ones!
The tag, could be lodging at a stage stop. There were also homes that operated similar to boarding houses. In my region, there were multiple boarding homes and stage stops in the late 1700s early 1800s. I live near the Great Warrior path, or Carolina road. Indentured servitude is another thing to consider.
Fascinating! What amazing finds. I imagine in such a situation where everything is left with the landowner you take lots of pictures so that you can more closely identify the relics. Can't wait for an update and return trips to the site. Wow!
Love that shoe plate. It goes with all the other floral stuff you found. Imagine the things you could find there having an open permission and a lot more time.
Very interesting! The stonework looks almost new, much cleaner and more precise than most old foundations built by settlers. I think this may support the idea of a TB hospital which had good financial backing and could afford better quality because they intended to stay a long time. If so, I would think there would be some documentation that could be found with more research. The big croatal bell, trigger guard and pocket watch are all great finds. Good job Brad!
Great video and some awesome finds! Congrats on that big crotal bell, and finding both halves! All the best in your future adventures, and happy hunting! 👍🏼
At 14:34, that looks like a book corner. They were put on corners of important books, like Bibles, and others with a lot of meaning to keep the edges from being curled or otherwise damaged. There were usually 2 of these on a book, sometimes there were 4. They were usually on the front cover.
Another awesome video, hunt, music, etc. Such an amazing property & history. Love that you were able to video this permission and help them date the property. Such a beautiful site. Love the tag. It'd be interesting to find out more about that person. Thanks for another great video.
Absolutely love the history on this one! I agree with the lady there, it’s magical. I literally gasped when you shown the light on the pocket watch. That elk and the detail on it was amazing. Great find!
Awesome video thanks for sharing it... You sure made that young lady's day. Every time you found something new she got so excided. It reminded me of a kid on Christmas morning opening their gifts. Excided about what they just got but could hardly wait to see what was next... You really blessed her finding all them there treasures. I'm sure that's a day she'll never forget, and will probably be telling the story of that day for a long time as she shows people the treasures yy'all found... Job well done my friend, be blessed.. BBE
Brad - Great video! Thank you for sharing! It never ceases to amaze me how, in that time and place, people would make a life for themselves in such a remote location. They must have been very strong-willed people to build a home out of nothing more than the materials they found and the little they could bring with them. I am curious about a couple of things, though: In that area, how did people make a living? What crops, if any, did they grow? What would the purpose of the mill have been? While I agree with your assessment that a water wheel may have sat in the narrow stone channel at 13:34, what would such a water wheel have turned? Did you find any evidence of a stone used for grinding grain? Please be sure to post your findings about the name engraved on the little metal tag. That is an incredible clue about who may have lived there! To me, the saddest thing about the old home sites you explore is that the people who struggled so hard against nature and the elements to build a a home and raise their children in such a place, during a time when it was truly remote and wild, can be so completely forgotten. Keep up the good work! Even if they aren't huge treasures, the small items you find help us remember those people.
While I can't say for sure, there were stone wall fences criscrossing all over, indicating either crop or livestock, we also found several oxen shoe. In regards to what the waterwheel may have turned, the possibilities are endless, possibly grinding stones, saws, or other machinery. Even though we weren't able to discover the occupations, the Director was happy with the timeframe we were able to discover. Thanks again!
The people back in those days did what ever they had to to survive, they made a living off of the land....not like today....food stamps....welfare etc....
How nice of the lady to extend the invitation and what a excellent video you made of the adventure! Brad, you have beaten the odds again in finding the two pieces of the bell in two different holes. I remember that awhile back you found two matching pieces of a broken button in two different holes.
Another awesome video Brad... Great to have someone along to enjoy the finds fresh out of the ground.. The excitement in her voice... To me that's a huge part of the hobby.. Thanks for sharing!
Very unusual and exciting finds, which must have been exciting for the land-owner lady, and made you feel very proud to be part of their discovery. Your knowledge is quite extensive and I can see your interest goes deeper than just a hobby. Do you realise that people who have a specific draw to a period in history usually have a personal connection to that time?
At 5:49, when you pull the "heart" heel plate out it looks like there is a coin shape just at the edge of the leaves just to the left of your hand. I'm sure you double-check each hole, but it looks so obvious.
Brad... So sorry for the screw-up. I'm constantly coming across your earlier videos. Always informative and amazingly historical. Can't help but trigger the imagination. A few things that come up... The trigger guard looks ornate enough that it could have come from a flintlock musket or rifle, maybe. Also, the mill sight... Unless the owners moved on and took the mill wheel with them, it may still be there in the cellar beneath the centuries of leaves and soil. A reason to return?... perhaps? If the director would allow it, maybe set up a light camp and spend a couple of days? Just a thought, albeit an anxious one. Keep up the great work. ''Constant Tones''.
Amazing and beautiful area. What an opportunity to explore and detect the area. I enjoyed how the lady you were with was so excited with each find. You could tell how much she enjoyed you there. Thanks for sharing an amazing hunt and awesome relics. Take care.
Always love when the property owners go with with you! This was an excellent video, I loved when you found the other half of the crotal bell, how far was it from the first piece? Hopefully y'all will get more chances to go out there and detect, that place seems to be packed with artifacts!
That item you found and called it a shoe buckle, I believe it's actually a piece of old 1800s metal picture frame, which would fit the date of the other items you found. I have a few antique one's myself. Side note: They made them various sizes.
RE: the shoebuckle fragment-- Maybe there was an earlier structure before the mill or other houses there; after all, villages grew up from a single home when the kids moved out and built their own places nearby, or when supporting businesses sprang up around a central successful venture. Maybe some old Colonial-era grandfather's descendants built where Grandad had lived and thrived in his fancy buckled shoes all those years before.
Many great finds, the trigger guard and matching pieces of crotal bell were my favorites. Your music is incredible, sometimes it stays with me, I believe it's in a minor chord for it's dark and foreboding tone. Thx for the adventure !
Hey buddy, thx again for a great video. Awesome nature shots, fantastic surroundings and nice finds! Keep up the great work and thanks again for sharing us your adventures and knowledge 🤙🏼
I am in Texas, and it’s cool to know that when they proliferate our area on their way up North, that they might be heading your way. Beautiful acoustic song. Have you returned to this site? Aaaaaaah, on the other part of the bell! How awesome you are, you search and leave the finds as directed. It shows that you enjoy every aspect of detecting, not just the possibility of the ultimate find for financial gain.
Both pieces of the bell, amazing. Great hunt. The trigger guard and name tag were awesome too! The landowner was very interested, that made this video even more fun. Her voice is absolutely beautiful.
It is always exciting to see artifacts that relate to the history of an area. However, when you can start attaching actual names to the place, wow! A Great video as always. Thank you. 😃👍🏻👍🏻
