Abandoned ruins of Cabwaylingo forest-West Virginia

[@sherrilee230]

Those men that worked on CCC projects were artists in their own way. Up here in Oregon they built winter shelters for loggers, hunters and hikers. Those that haven't burned are still standing. They even made lookout towers and the ranger stations. Up here women were involved to. They were cooks and did laundry, and first aid. Thank you for sharing

[@MarkGrago]

Well, with the filming of this "wild&wonderful" place, I certainly hope that this can be repurposed for the public to enjoy once again. Great work! 👍🌳

[@shorebillyhomestead8436]

Wow, I absolutely love your adventures! You always give a different meaning to West Virginia being "Wild and Wonderful".

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thank you very much!

[@gailweikelcorrea]

Leo Im so glad you and Heather dont do your 'research' indoors in front of a computer all the time like SOME ppl do, we get the whole feeling and you give us the whole deal when you take your research outdoors and video it....y'all are my favotite HILLBILLYS ❤

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks for that!

[@bethbartlett5692]

​@@thehillbillyfiles Tell Heather to Keep up! One of those W Virginia Squaches gonna nab her up! Those Mountains with Waterways and lush Vegetation are absolutely a habitat for all sorts of "Wildlife" that most never see. Need to get her a Whistle and Locator Device. Can't depend on Cellphones. Not wanting to really scare ya but the Missing 411, well "the Buddy System" is safer.

[@brianlykins6663]

Thank ya'll for another great video. Thanks Leo for going up the mountain to show us this stuff. Like you were saying, imagine how hard it was back then. I know it was hard work and dont belittle what tgey did at all. But to those folks daylight to dark cutting stone, hauling stone and crafting where it was to go, all that was just a normal day. The craftsmanship, what we think of as amazing, was just the senior mason. If a person could not work like that and have quality work, they didnt have a job. Any of the trades were masters of their crafts, mason, carpenter, tree cutter or feller, but probably just considered themselves as a good worker. A lot different work ethic then than now . All that work, daylight to dark, they probably were making .15 to .25 cents a day. Look at the log cabins, fell a tree, hand hew to near perfect tolerences, but thats a different story. The world got soft and lazy. What a shame. Thanks guys and God bless. Ya'll stay safe on your travels out there.

[@ZooZoo293]

The amazing craftsmanship of these structures and that they are still standing is a testament to the talented people who worked so hard during a very dark.time in our history. Thank you for sharing!

[@tinasanders9810]

I love your sense of humor, and your laugh is contagious. Love the Hillbilly Files and all the places you take your audience too. Love you guys.

[@ElizabethBattle]

I love those CCC structures. We always rent a CCC cabin when we go to Watoga state park, and my husband and I got married in a CCC shelter in Kanawha State Forest.😊

[@monicaann5459]

Thank you for showing us brings back so many memories as a kid .

[@JeffreyGlover65]

I'm gonna have to visit there. Great video! Love this channel. Proud hillbilly 😎

[@brendaz9222]

I love these mountain adventures, I enjoy watching the view without climbing 😂

[@gayeyount7948]

That's a beautiful place and I love that you tell the history of it. The parks system should keep it cleaned up and let people see it in all its beauty I remember my mom and grandma talking about the ccc camps and that one of mom's cousins in the mountai ns of nc went to work on them. Mom said when he did they had absolutely nothing and by the time I was born and old enough to remember they had a beautiful house on a mountain off 181 near grandfather mountain and later after their kids werre grown they built another big beautiful home right on the main road. I always loved visiting them. Thank you for all the beautiful memories places and history you share. God bless you and Heather

[@someonesprincess3]

Awesome, when I was a child, my family used to come to this park. It’s sad that it’s gone to the overgrowth. It used be an awesome area to picnic. There was a huge pool area too. We used to go swimming there. Hopefully the pool is still there and in use.. ❤👍🏼👍🏼

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks for sharing

[@SeanEllyson]

Super! It would be neat to see some old photographs of what it was like way back when when the ornaments were still intact. What a cool place! Thanks you guys❤

[@annehorstman6071]

Wow beautiful work! put a sign on it and call it cheeky rock point lol. Thanks for showing us the park.

[@lee-annelandownunder4731]

So nice to see no graffiti- thank you for taking us along xxx

[@JansFAMBAM]

Thank you Leo&Heather, sure is beautiful place & fairy’s would love that place

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Our pleasure!

[@debdewitt4779]

Very interesting leo and very beautiful thank you for the walk😊

[@julieshepherd5989]

Beautiful CCC ruins , love the moss, the steps, the trees, the views, and the Pavilions, or gazebos, the men worked very hard it looks like, and did a great job. Thanks for sharing , looking forward to the next adventure 😊

[@thehillbillyfiles]

thanks Julie!

[@bettystephens-y4l]

Boy, if that is it a remarkable place I’d love to go there and I’ve never seen anything like it and the stonework. Oh my gosh Leo, you do such a wonderful job showing us everything keep up the good work.

[@janapetty2806]

Those things were built to last. It'll be there long after we're all gone. Real craftsmanship

[@tedpatrick8021]

Leo and Heather, y'all do a great job and it is very informative to go to the very location to do your information portion. You take us to very location in which you are speaking of. I am from East KY and know of some of those places. I live in Houston now and like to hear and see some of the old home place. Keep up the good work.

[@ruthmusser4449]

Pride in their work ! Thanks!

[@sandyg515]

Thank you for the nice walk. Amazing what those CCC men did.

[@allenblair705]

I love to see this kind of stuff. Thanks brother for sharing this with us.

[@stevecurtiss46]

Hi Leo and Heather. In Oregun the Columbia Gorge there are a number of parks and a fish hatchery with many CCC buildings that are equally beautiful. Hope you can visit some day. Enjoyed your presentation.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks Steve! yea c'mon down

[@pamelatrentham1623]

Beautiful ruins! Thank you for sharing.

[@BigSkip304]

I like to imagine what it looked like back when they were in full production there. What the trails and rocks looked like. I bet it was thriving.

[@DaniWright-j8v]

very , very cool Leo!

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thanks a lot!

[@steveoconnor7069]

The CCC was active in Indiana during the Depression also. Lincoln State Park near Lincoln City, where Abe lived while in Indiana still has a lot CCC shelter houses & bridges in place.

[@pakedermsfavs9080]

Sweet Caroline …….baa baaa baaa . Mountain goat Leo ! ❤😂❤

[@lemonhead4368]

I grew up in pueblo county colorado. The zoo and city park, the rye mountain park and buehla mountain park were built by the same program.

[@edwardstroko4665]

First!!!! Another awesome video!!!😎💪🙏🇺🇸

[@travisboone6383]

I was always told all those square ruins you’re coming up on (around the rubbed cedar) were also cabins. I was told they were close to a hundred cabins built in cabwaylingo, and I was also told the round pits with the chimneys were smoke houses.

[@connie9]

Great video. I am wondering if those square stone pads along the path had picnic tables on them.

[@karenwright9123]

Interesting to see this work,thanks. My maternal grandfather worked with the CCC he was born in Lee co. Ky. He got a job delivering mail on horseback in the mountains near home after his term in the CCC. They all had to be unmarried and 17 to 25,there are archives online. They made $30 a month and had to send $25 of that home. Actually a lot of them kept their families alive, because big families were still very common back then sometimes 10 or more kids still back home. Hope your knees aren't killing you too bad,mine creak and ache something awful,osteoarthritis is the name they give it. Just worn out is what they are. Take care.😊

[@resqfreedom9308]

I don't think we can match the skills of those "masons" today! A lot of things are coming out in the open. I want to say that if you don't believe in GOD, YOU BETTER START,... AND FAST! THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOU DO AND GOD BLESS 🙏❤️✌️

[@melindaschluter1669]

Absolutely amazing!!! ❤❤❤

[@billbeard4740]

There's some parks here in Tennessee they built. Beautiful to see.

[@KellieArmstrong-f8i]

Leo!! How do you find this stuff?? This is amazing! You guys are the best.

[@marygreen5461]

IIRC, there are some cemeteries in there, maybe if you get back there again you can look for them. don't remember which creek, it had a horseshoe bend with a big outcrop ( relative to to a 10/11 year old) LOL, was big fun to climb up an jump into a good size pool in the creek, there was a good size flat with picnic benches close by

[@lizzalee1645]

Thanks Leo, very cool video.

[@kerrydennison7947]

From your video I see classic examples of four different Mediterranean stone masonry culture, you see many of the similarities if you visit the Mediterranean countries and look at the classical Stone buildings n homes. Melatonin Greek, your standard classical Athenian Greek style, and your classical Sicilian rural home styles and your Northern Italy style of stone masonry that was practiced out in the ruler areas of the country, stone masonry of the highest tradition from the old country probably many Italians and Greek Mediterranean immigrants were on that CCC camp masonry construction crews. In all honesty all of those stones building should be declared national historical treasures and preserved for future generations to study and enjoy,

[@artcflowers]

Great job pointing out things. A pentagram with the point up top is a sign of protection, positive and in the light. With point down bottom is not and is used in dark belief systems.

[@carladavis4648]

Leo we’re going to get you an inhaler 🤔. You worry us, but grateful for what you show us.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

No need to worry, Im healthier than most people honestly, I think its normal to breathe hard when climbing hills and talking, do people normally climb hills and not breathe harder? pretty sure thats how the body is designed.

[@carladavis4648]

@@thehillbillyfiles maybe so, I’m 71 and I huff and puff all the time anymore lol. But I surely wish I could get out and walk in the woods where I lived in Kentucky. I lived in the middle and I believe it was 50 south to go to Nashville. Muhlenberg County, town was Dunmor Kentucky. I miss it. Have a good evening, tell Heather hello 👋

[@dhelton40]

Yes almost certainly a CCC project. It is a shame so many have been left to decay.

[@davidmarcum9895]

Cabwaylingo is where our family cemetery is at

[@easyymca7891]

Fifty of those stars on the American flag

[@ericentwistle6402]

Just think how many squirrels and deer meat were cooked on those fire pits that's awesome

[@skalagrim99]

Eastern Star.

[@melissaparker5180]

Beautiful place. Wonder what the ‘s’ stands for?

[@bigdog593]

I worked with a man named Gilbert cross who worked on the ccc and he would tell us what he did and he worked all over wva he told us that is what supported his family

[@kathybradshaw3722]

If a tree falls in the forest...??? Does it make any noise ? Thanks enjoyed the tour.

[@smallfries3462]

My knees did that went to Dr and I needed surgery to clean joint out of broken down cartilage

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Im sure its in the future

[@sheliahyatt2531]

Do you ever run up big posious snake? It looks s snaking where you go. I love watching your videos.

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Thank you. Yes, sometimes. Walked within 2 feet of a big rattlesnake last year. Scared the snake half to death... lol

[@bethbartlett5692]

Doesn't anyone use the area for Cookouts anymore? It's very 1930's, can imaging a 1930's Airstream with a real "Woody" pulling it. Why is the Park Service not maintaining the structures and Picnic furniture???

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Yes, people still use it. It goes way back in there, they probably don't have enough people to maintain all of the old parts..

[@jstewart3517]

These men took PRIDE in their workmanship ( now days it would take a crew or 4 to get them off the couch

[@cynthiacarter514]

I thought the satanic version had two point facing up for the horns. This star may be simply a 5 pointed ⭐️.

[@jennyames6532]

Wonder if you could find graves in that area.

[@louellenrichard2807]

This is my kind of life

[@nancyfrances344]

Were the steps there first and later built on top of? Are u saying these are ancient ruins? Later repurposed?

[@thehillbillyfiles]

Im saying they are ruins from the old building in the 30s

[@jennyames6532]

Also Star of David. 5 point star I mean

[@jennyames6532]

I think there was a community where all the foundations are.

[@TiffanyRice-j6p]

Is there anyway a handycap person could see this sight.

[@Partimepeasant]

Done by Masons.

[@hopeterry9696]

Love me some Masons

[@resqfreedom9308]

I'm not sure what is going on there but what I believe, will get me attacked by Internet trolls so fast that my head will spin! I don't believe it's anything good, I will say that! 🧙🧹🪄