Abandoned Town on a Island

[@SwangoMaine]

Love the video footage of Swan Island! Lived there during 1960's w caretaker/farmer grandfather & grandmother

[@SwangoMaine]

Writing a book about living on island in 1960's with State caretaker/grandfather & grandmother! Historic novel to be published soon: Swan Island in the Kennebec.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

How interesting.

[@frozenoem1]

At 2:48, the item on the floor beside the saw are both used for gathering ice blocks from rivers, lakes,ponds, early form of refrigeration was ice taken during Winter, sawed into blocks, carried by the item on floor, and generally stored in ice houses packed in sawdust. To slow melting of blocks. Most homes had ice chests or boxes to keep perishables, just like modern fridge but, with more water involved. Yes, frighteningly enough I remember grandparents using one. When pronouncing Maine Conservation Corps, it's Corr. p is silent and Corp is singular.

[@GeezGwen]

I love Swan Island. Grew up in Bowdoinham Maine and we took field trips with our class here. I remember how huge the Bald Eagle nests were. A beautiful place!

[@CosmicDialect]

I'm from Portland Maine! Ive never even heard of this place.. but man isn't Maine beautiful? all these little islands we have... all these islands were formed when the icecaps retracted and cut Maine up, so when you look at a geographical map of Maine it looks like claws cut the land back.. just a fun fact! :p - anyway great video guys! love the content

[@katemcallian5098]

CosmicDialect I'm from bath its not to far from us

[@TieSyndicate]

@@katemcallian5098 I live here lol... its a quite gossip town.. I do like Swan island nice little spot .

[@jackyblue67same10]

I love those old wooden houses they bring back such good memories of when I was younger .Thanks for the cool video FLORB .

[@TieSyndicate]

Plenty of them here in richmond lol

[@EdwardTravels]

There is flicker site of this girl whos photographed all the abandoned Homesteads in Eastern Montana, It's amazing as people left everything, Always amazes me that these places are abandonded

[@weirdshibainu]

great location for a low budget horror film

[@WoodwiseJoe]

At 5:54 the style of architecture of this house is known as a saltbox house. It was common in the northeastern US during the time frame in which it was built. A saltbox house has two stories in the front and a single story in back.

[@dmeyers2260]

Truly enjoyable video, Dylan. The spinning wheel was used to spin sheep's wool into yarn so it could then be knitted into sweaters and blankets.

[@kirstenbrezler4608]

I've lived in Richmond my entire life and as soon as I saw the caption I knew it was going to be Swan Island. There's people there literally all the time but these articles online seem to like to advertise it as this creepy abandoned ghost town 🙄

[@dragoncrackers7660]

I wonder if the park service ever considered that they could rent those houses to campers, like Airbnb, and that could go a long ways in preserving them. They own tuns of old homes and even towns. They just set there deteriorating. That makes no since. They could rent them for retreat get aways or seasonal camps for kids. It wouldnt take much if the island already has power.

[@pealrnsc]

Living in Colorado now, but lived in Richmond for around 20 years. Great little town and Swan Island is a treasure!

[@VanWeisz21]

At 6:24 if you put on headphones it sounds like a baby laughing and a person starting to talk over your voice. Kinda creepy

[@12ally3]

hey I found your channel a few days ago and watched all your videos and followed your instagram. You are a great visual content creator and inspired me to get back into photography. Love your work! Keep it up :D

[@redraven699]

The Great Depression was in the 1930's. World War II was in the 1940's. Cool island!!

[@mattvalentine]

Mr Tubbs house looks so amazing and simple. I love how its locked too so no one would break in and vandalize it

[@jeffslttn3913]

Most of those houses are pretty clean, new padlocks, fairly new paint, bunch of antiques inside... Looks more like a guided tour of preserved and maintained houses than a truly abandoned town. That's kinda like going into an amusement park on a day when it's closed and saying it's abandoned because nobody's there.

[@alisonlee3314]

Jeff Slttn. I thought exactly the same. Let's go on the Abandoned Island Ride. A shame.....it seems so fake :(

[@zachbowman296]

Agreed. Abandoned and unoccupied are two very different things. Not only does someone own all of that property, but they still mow the lawns and keep the paint fresh as well.

[@ernstgottschalk8023]

He literally states on the video "I wouldn't consider it abandoned.. " and the goes on to explain that its being preserved. Watch the whole video.

[@MB-ot4ui]

Pretty sure it's nothing but at 7:38 you don't see anything in the top window nothing broken Ect then at 7:41 when he gets closer you see a white thing in the window looks like a face js

[@MB-ot4ui]

Wished I could add my screen shots to prove what I'm looking at

[@kevinericsnell4092]

Those must be the best mowed lawns of any abandoned town in the country

[@monicamazurkiewicz2707]

Love the video and loved how you told us the history too.

[@mrovayo]

I like the historical tidbits you share!

[@alvindueck8227]

that tower would be great for a hunting stand. I think it'd be great to purchase that island and farm the open pastures, of course leaving one for wildlife and or cattle.

[@OdySlim]

Hi Dylan, I just ran across your videos. Thank you taking the time to share them. I am in MD. If you ever happen to be down this way, send a mail. Maybe I could come and take some pics. Good luck on your ventures and BTW the next time you are hiking up in ME, dont forget your chaps.

[@lissfirefly9517]

For having been abandoned in the 40's, it is remarkably well kept.

[@OCC_Plumbing_and_Restorations]

They must have ghosts mowing the lawn and replacing windows.

[@TieSyndicate]

they town technically uses it as a camping location/tourist spot ... i mean its unclaimed territory if im not mistaken or uncontested?

[@itsdefinitelytrue7600]

This is definitely a pretty exciting and also interesting video🌍👍

[@esterherschkovich6499]

So good to see it's not been vandalized!I plan to go to Maine once the Corona passes,I hope soon.I am in the UK.😃

[@shaunasilver9545]

i've been in those houses. we went on a feild trip for school back in the 90's

[@539Productions]

The marble bust of the old woman was really spooky looking!

[@naomifox9337]

I love history. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

[@paullav9305]

I live in Maine and I know people who live in that town right now it's not completely abandoned

[@TheDriveInGuys]

corps is pronounced 'core' 😀 I believe the tower is a fire-watch tower. Cool video. Thanks for sharing, sir!

[@ursularhoward3626]

Is the town for sale

[@RockfrdDrm]

Too bad you can't own any of the property, it would make a great place to build an off the grid homestead.

[@peterfolchi1032]

Nice Video. I loved it. Keep up the good work 😀👍

[@jonny777bike]

I hope they can eventually be able to fully clean up the island from the pollution. I know there is also a Swans Island as well not far from Bar Harbor.

[@hehatemedavis1937]

Pretty sure this will be my new place of residence when the civil unrest starts in the u.s.

[@deannab81]

hey im in maine. i use to live near hanesville rd.there is a tomb stone every mile.

[@katemcallian5098]

deannab81 what else would you expect from Maine lol

[@missmoxie9188]

2:54 the wheel is a spinning wheel meant for turning wool into yarn

[@gregk.6723]

The great depression was not in the 1940"s.

[@chrisj2991]

Goto pleasure beach in CT. Abandoned town on an island

[@tmwcamden2751]

Hey cool. Now people know where to go steal antiques from someone who has their old house locked up.

[@FloatingOrbProductions]

If you have a place you want me to explore! Email me the location and a description :) [e-mail]

[@uweyaa]

Who cut the gras,nobody live there?

[@ycevil_1032]

Go to Las Vegas

[@candaceherrick5501]

look for places in Louisiana in the bayou deep in the woods sounds sketchy yeah; but back in slave times there were "tribes" of runaway slaves that u might be able to find historical items..they exist really hard to find or even an old plantation

[@jonesbunny]

Steve Rogers stfu n get over it

[@KimseaKh]

Houses looks cleaner than my bedroom.

[@dopefeeling]

Kimsea Chea because there’s not much in the houses

[@esterherschkovich6499]

😂😂

[@SynthAngel]

These videos are awesome!

[@UrbanKiwiana]

that was a magnificent location Thanz for sharing I really like your channel definitely subscribing to it..

[@virus_In_Lullaby]

great vid man

[@reimagine207]

Need to do one one on the uncovered ship from 1700s at York

[@alextoce2326]

hey alex 29 from connecticut lived in maine on and off all of my life so far in southwest harbor maine and parkman maine never even heard of this place till now

[@gacyx6802]

6:22 WTF ? Is that a child crying?

[@BestArtist]

Probably a loon. Very common in maine rivers and lakes and very creepy sounding.

[@wasp5997]

Wtf holly shit!!

[@TheAnonyomusGuy]

anyone else hear that, its kinda hard with him talking but, it sounds like a kid laughing and chatter.

[@ryanjhenry2493]

It looked haunted to me.

[@oldzensoul]

Terri Seaton I'm not a city person and it did sound liek people were talking nearby maybe but I also heard a dog and birds

[@TheAnonyomusGuy]

at the window he's looking into with the camera

[@oldzensoul]

TheAnonymousGuy yes

[@Presca1]

He does say folks camp there on the island, maybe that sound was drifting up from nearby

[@astilafreniere]

Where is this again?

[@huntah405]

ha! I live like 5 miles up the road from there. Welcome to Richmond!

[@TheTiaKeas]

Welcome to Maine!

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

I wonder if someone wanted to if you could rent or buy one of the houses?

[@thereal_kpatz]

Lawns are cut bro? Who's doing that?

[@FloatingOrbProductions]

+annakinfree proteus state park rangers. They take care of the island

[@thereal_kpatz]

Fair enough

Where exactly is Manie?

[@katemcallian5098]

DrHillbillyShow In the United States why does everyone not know about my state

[@sololafolle1808]

Kate Mcallian cause there’s nothing really big there expect fishing

[@OldMaine]

I grew up right here in Richmond, Maine. Fun little story, there's a ferry that goes to and from the island I believe daily, and one time my class was supposed to go to Swan Island... but the ferry sunk. so yeah, I've lived so close to swan island for so long, but I've never been there before! That's my little story.

[@loditx7706]

The Great Depression was in the 30s, not the 40s; by the 40s our economy boomed because of the war. I imagine the people there farmed and sold excess to buy what they couldn't produce. Didn't see signs of any industry. Probably in the 40s the young adults left; the males into the military and others for good paying defense jobs and then nobody came back. The town, such as it was, didn't appear to have a sustaining population. The structures seem in remarkably good shape for not having been lived in for more than 60 years. Park Service probably doing some restoration. I think that tower may have been a fire watch tower, but I could be wrong.

[@misspeaches197819761]

I'm from hazlehurst Mississippi but been living mineral Wells TX for over 2 years.

[@ninacabral2391]

I like your channel. Its cool ! I will subscribe. Tks foy r vids

[@susan6868]

Kind of cuts off abruptly at the fire tower.

[@lorumipsum1129]

the houses look almost too new.

[@slimjim72]

That's exactly what I was thinking. No way all those houses have been abandoned since the 1940s.

[@ernstgottschalk8023]

This video is better than some stuff NatGeo gets out.

[@dudelessranch802]

Thing in the corner is a grandfather clock. My grandparents had the same one.

[@a.sontoloyo6887]

Abandoned? It's really well kept though. I wonder who maintain the ground shortgrass ?

[@Zottanna]

inst that the island stephen king wrote about?

[@BIGGESTYOUTUBER5399]

2st house looks well maintained

[@yourunclesteve3315]

I went there on a field trip in like 6th or 7th grade, pretty cool place

[@Kriscoyote]

the old Robinsons house would be badass. its big. why no one made it worrh while surprises me

[@zakryyy]

6:24

[@VanWeisz21]

Al Zak baby laughing

[@williamshumate5720]

Old Town canoes are good.

[@michaelahenderson2793]

Listen closely at 6:24, 25 & 26. Echo sounding, baby crying, person talking. 🤷

[@MarkusKim]

Fantastic Many Greetings from Sweden

[@BROKEN-PILOT]

On AN island - not, on A Island.

[@yeahbee8237]

I don't get its worth as a park, why not let people live there?

[@andrewreynolds9371]

Ahhh, the Great Depression was in the 1930's.

[@BobsonofZeus]

Abandoned town on AN island.

[@shannonwhittington119]

take me with you on this stuff dude

[@scottpool4777]

That's a creepy story wow

[@lindaclark5911]

Life jacket homey Metal detector? Maine coservation Corpse? Lol

[@nickmad887]

thanks

[@spiffierthehunter7247]

that other thing in the first house to pick up logs. a 2 person device :D

[@skyemariecoxburpo2474]

Has a question/comment, regardless of the fact that the comments are 3+YEARS OLD: The people lived there throughout the entire span of the Great Depression, the after it was over, that's when everyone left the island?

[@austinprendergast]

Aye Dylan I need more vlogs to watch man

[@FloatingOrbProductions]

There is a playlist on my channel full of all the old videos

[@austinprendergast]

i watched them all brotha

[@itscat-dragon]

Original name used to be "Swango" meaning "Eagle" named by the Native Americans who lived there

[@shannonwhittington119]

this stuff is so cool

[@pigoff123]

I would love to sleep in those beds. mine is over 120 years old

[@ryanjhenry2493]

Yeah, the beds were AMAZING!

[@kevinrulezdoooooood]

cool video man

[@naomifox9337]

Ones man junk is another mans treasure.

[@tammyholt5750]

love ur man bun love it great videos

[@kennedychandler5540]

Born and raised in Richmond, Maine!!!!

[@dancooper3806]

In the 1940's everyone left the island during the great depression ??

[@r8chlletters]

AN island.

[@daisywagoner9533]

I WOULD LIFE THRER IN THAT HOME ON LITTLE ISLAND >

[@ashlayyy4118]

Raspberry Daily that's rude...

[@californiaexploring7319]

looks like where M Night Shyamalan filmed "the village"

[@Antoineforum]

Je me souviens de cette belle province. Le Maine est à l'origine une rivière Française et maintenant un département. Tout comme le vert mont (green mount) et sa capitale issue de la ville de Montpellier dans le sud de la France. C'était en 1803 que j'habitais là-bas. Les gens venaient de Gaspésie.

[@cosmokramer399]

What's with the elaborate framing and camera work? What happened to the run-and-gun shiggitty vlogs?

[@cosmokramer399]

saw some of that old school shooting throughout. my bad

[@howardlowry6412]

Since when is 1940 considered to be a part of "the great depression"??

[@Arruda305]

BEAUTIFUL PLACE - ONE GREAT ARTIST MAKE FANTASTIC THINGS WOTH THIS PLACE - WYETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@greyjay9202]

Maine Conservation Corps is not "Maine Conservation Corpse." President Obama beat you to the punch, with that error in pronunciation. And, Swan's Island, off the coast of Mt. Desert Island, is not in northern Maine. It is in eastern Maine.