4 ASMR Ghost Town Stories: North Brother Island (Typhoid Mary), Bodie, Real de Catorce, V. Epecuén

In this soft spoken ASMR video, I tell you the stories of four American ghost towns:
- North Brother Island, New York, a small uninhabited island that once had a large hospital and kept the infamous Typhoid Mary in quarantine for more than two decades.
- Bodie, California, a well-preserved mining town that boomed in the 1870's thanks to the discovery of gold deposits. I tell you a little about the California Gold Rush, Express companies like Wells Fargo, and the decline of this once thriving town.
- Real de Catorce, Mexico, another mining town that can only be accessed via an underground tunnel, and is a place of pilgrimage for Huichol people and Christians.
- Villa Epecuén, Argentina, a lakeside resort that was submerged and spent 2 decades under salty water, until the water withdrew and revealed an eerie landscape.
More ghost towns stories:
- Centralia (Pennsylvania), Prypiat (Ukraine), Kolmanskopp (Namibia), Humberstone and Santa Laura (Chile): • ASMR - Ghost Towns
- Hashima (Japan) at the end of this video: • ASMR - History of Alch...
Credits: script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under web licence from Panthermedia. Music and sound effects from the KZbin Audio Library for Creators.
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Timestamps:
0:00 American Ghost Towns
4:40 North Brother Island and Typhoid Mary
32:37 Bodie, California
49:38 Real de Catorce, Mexico
59:21 Villa Epecuén, Argentina

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Timestamps: You can also listen to my stories on Spotify spoti.fi/2yv5WvP, Apple Music apple.co/2USUIZu and other streaming platforms. Patrons can download videos in HD, or audio only, and watch/listen offline. www.patreon.com/thefrenchwhisperer 0:00 American Ghost Towns 4:40 North Brother Island and Typhoid Mary 32:37 Bodie, California 49:38 Real de Catorce, Mexico 59:21 Villa Epecuén, Argentina

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[@SuzMcDonaldWellbeing]

Thank you. This helped me fall asleep last night. I’ve been to Bodie. It’s amazing to have seen a real mining town held almost as it had been all those years ago.

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9 years ago I visited Bodie. So cool that you‘re talking about it!

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that's awesome! do you by any chance have recommendations of nearby places to stay or anything? especially campsites? i live ~6 hours away from it so i'm thinking of planning a trip!

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Sorry I don’t know of any campsites since we didn’t go camping. Have fun on your trip though!

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[@OpheliaASMRr]

what? Real de Catorce? I live nearby and have been able to visit it several times, it's definitely a place full of history and mysteries. What a pleasant surprise to hear you talk about it.

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Second time listening to this. Might make it al the way thru but no problem if I sleep during. You are appreciated.

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I learn as I sleep I love it!!!

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I went to Bodie many years ago. Utterly incredible to see!

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[@deepquake9]

I kept falling asleep. Lol but that’s the point. Thank you 🌸

[@BrandiCouch]

I enjoyed this immensely and would love more ghost town stories!

[@msfunmail]

North Brother Island was also connected to the General Slocum disaster. It would be great if you covered some disasters. I might actually be able to stay awake for a whole story! I'm so glad you're continuing with the videos.

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This man taught me more about history than school

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This took me three weeks to finish because I kept falling asleep

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Ooh! Chancellor, Washington Another neat little ghost town deep in the North Cascades! That one could be neat to talk about in a future video!

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I stole a handful of broken glass from Bodie when I was a kid. I keep it in an old music box which is almost definitely haunted by now tbh

[@waitwhat6882]

Omg.... nothing bad ever happened because of that? So many people have had bad luck and bad things happen to them from stealing things from Bodie

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@@waitwhat6882 Haha, nope! I happen to be a practicing witch so I've always had a pretty good relationship with the spirits. Even back then, my godmother (who was a much more powerful witch than I) would've kept me safe. Anything in those old shards has probably moved on to the next world, although it's funny to think that there was a spirit or two that we missed ;)

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I can never get past the first half of the first story from falling asleep 😅 That's a good thing, hehheh

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Ooooh I will be listening to this tales of horror, tonight, however I'm not afraid, two minutes after listening to this beautiful voice, I'll be in the deepest sleep, ill never find out x God bless you and keep you safe 💕

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Thanks but don't worry it is not horrific at all (at least according to me).

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I’ve been to Bodie! It’s a really cool place. When we left I couldn’t stop thinking about how the one caretaker sleeps there all alone at night out there in the middle of nowhere! 👻

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Great video

[@evie5375]

i never knew much about bodie, in fact i'm not even sure if i'd heard of it, despite living in california my whole life, and spending lots of time in the yosemite area which isn't too far from it! totally planning on going sometime!

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Nice video - Stay Ghostly!

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Well, you cured my insomnia. Endless gratitude. Ps. Next time would you be open to doing one about the ancient Minoan civilization that was run by a matriarchy? Very cool stuff.

[@jc8258]

Thank you for your time. Wednesday March 17th 2021 11:27 p. M.

[@Landevin]

Yo wth I live in the same state as Real de Catorce and didn't know that, this is awesome

[@evie5375]

i meant to fall asleep to this but since bodie is somewhat near me, i went down a rabbithole of trying to plan a backpacking trip. the closest hotel is ~10 miles away, somewhat far, but doable, albeit not giving much time to explore the town, and theres not much info on nearby campsites, which there aren't many to begin with, but i am determined to plan a trip, at least a car trip if backpacking isn't plausible.

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Time to go to sleep thanks French Whisperer 😴

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I suddenly hear hercule poirot speaking haha...the mystery of typhoid mary and poirot and his assistant mrs mellon. Great agatha christie atmosphere here...

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I just got a book from The Book Depository and it is about plants that indigenous Indians use or used in the past for ceremonial, medicinal and food stuffs. I must look it up and see if this cactus type plant is in it. I can't wait to read up on Real de Cartorce. I'd love to learn more about it and hopefully, to see paintings that depict it.

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Indigenous Natives**

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i’ve been listening this nightly since it was posted and i still haven’t gotten past typhoid mary 😂😩

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After hearing Atlantis on calm... i needed more

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Halo everyone 👻

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Halo

[@justinharris2272]

That last town in Argentina reminds me of the swamp from Resident Evil 5 its very creepy

[@Jamie_Pritchard]

If you've not covered it before then I think Centralia, Pennsylvania might be interesting if you intend to cover this subject again.

[@evie5375]

he actually covered it in a past video! one just called "ghost towns"

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@@evie5375 Ahh, I guess I missed that one (or nodded off during it, in a good way of course, lol). Thanks for the info, I'll seek it out tonight 😁

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Question à laquelle tu as sans doute déjà répondu, mais est ce que tu comptes refaire un jour quelques vidéos en français malgré leur faible nombre de vues