Exploring 160 Year Old Abandoned House In The Woods (Forgotten Community)

Exploring a very old house and digging in a bottle dump.

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

edit: during the bottle digging segment that was a loss of audio. That part of the video has been reuploaded here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqimqKKYi9KkjdE If I had to pick a favorite thing to explore, old houses would be it. I never get tired of it. This one is the sole survivor of a community that is gone and forgotten. I wish I knew more of it’s history. I originally would have thought this would have been a depression era sharecropper’s house but interestingly enough the square nail construction dates it pre-1880. From the bottle dump we learned the house was lived in very recently, relatively speaking. Maybe the 1960’s? 1970’s? Support Sidestep Adventures: Patreon.com/SidestepAdventures Announcing the new Patreon members only Facebook group! Visit our Patreon for more details..... My flashlights: bit.ly/2ZkatOt Wukong Magnets who provided me with a few magnets for my channels sent me a discount code to pass along to my subscribers.... The code: Sidestep16 You get 16% off using that code. www.magnetfishingwukong.com/

[@texasgina]

Sidestep Adventures I love it! When I lived in South Carolina for five years I used to drive around on my days off of work and take pictures of old houses in old barns

[@texasgina]

I also wonder if I’m related to these Taylor’s my great grandparents we’re both born in Ohio and my great grandpa ‘Taylor and his brothers and sisters migrated to different places my great grandparents ended up in Idaho

[@jjtopp99]

I grew up near a small town in western PA (New Bedford, established in 1798). Waaay back in the early 1960s, there was a very old Italian couple living in a very old run-down two-story house out "in the sticks"; about three miles east of New Bedford. On the front of their house was a two-story porch. The old couple would sit in their rocking chairs on the second story and watch the rare car go by. Well, they eventually died. The house sat abandoned for about ten years. As a kid of about 12-13 years old riding my bicycle past it, I said to myself that someday I would go explore that old house. Well, I never did. Around 1970, the grown children of the old couple finally hired a company to demolish the old house as it neared collapse. As the wrecking crew was tearing out the walls they started to find bundles of cash, dating as far back as 1929-1930 (Silver Certificates!!!). Turns out the old couple having survived the Great Depression saw many a bank go bankrupt during that time. They built up a strong distrust for all banks. As a result, over time they stashed their savings into the walls of the old house. In all, the wrecking company pulled out more than $40,000 (which adjusted for inflation equals approximately $273,000 today! Not exactly chump change!). All of the cash was turned over to their children. Quite the surprise inheritance wouldn't you say?

[@gloriahayes3490]

I am pretty sure the 2nd jar you picked up is an old cane syrup jar not mayonnaise.I don't know if it would have a date but with the neck on it I am pretty positive.

[@davidandingem.644]

I could go for another hour and watch you do all the work on your expedition. :) What's there not to love! Your Cody is a fine apprentice on his way to becoming your partner and I am sure he will never forget those hours spend with you, He is a remarkable kid!

[@merrywidow9868]

My Granny's house had fieldstone pillars like that. But it was in East Tennessee, and built on the side of a mountain.

[@eileenbauer4601]

Love the old cans and bottles. When I was a kid in the 50’s and 60’s, soda cans were opened with a can opener. You made one triangle, a bigger one to drink from then a smaller one the opposite end to let air in. I had family in Columbus GA for a long time. My aunt and uncle passed away a while ago and my cousins moved to other areas in GA and FL. Love exploring “with” you!

[@imomediaimomedia6648]

We are showing our age. I remember too. 👵😊

[@SFaust-zy5vy]

What an awesome adventure!! History is so fascinating...if walls could talk. Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤

[@marygarner5249]

That is AMAZING if that house could talk what stories it could tell of there struggles and love thank you for sharing

[@sharontolbert1112]

I am so glad I’ve found your channel!! I love it!! I live in Eastern NC and I just love exploring old cemeteries! I love that while driving you can look in a large field and see old tombstones in the distance. I always wonder what the landscape looked like during it’s hey day. You do such a great job of being attention and respect to the past!!

[@texasgina]

Sharon Tolbert My cousin Art Moore He’s like you guys also he goes around and he takes pictures of really old Graves and puts them on find a grave and he has had so many families contact him and thank him because they were looking for that family member’s grave

[@crazychannel1478]

hey sharon I'm from Shelby nc where you at sis 💕

[@leann2045]

Hey Sharon I'm from Eastern NC too, near Jacksonville. Y'all stay safe.

[@cindylou6084]

I love this old house! Imagine the LIFE that went on in and around that house. A great find...once again!🏡🌻

[@tacocin]

Wow! That support beam under the house that was held up by a tiny outcropping of rock looked so sketchy! Amazing that it was still holding! Love these old houses! It's the history that makes these places a treasure! Super thought provoking!

[@jaynebrown693]

Every time you show the old wood walls in these houses....my heart wants the wood! How I love old wood! I am always amazed with the stone pillars the houses are built on. Up north the old homes have cellars. My homes was built around 1885-1888 with a gorgeous stone wall foundation. Too bad it is only about 6 ft high in the basement. LOL!!! LOVE stone walls! I would have paid you for the Amber Bleach bottle! What a find! The stillness around those old homes are soothing to our noises souls....... thank you for this enjoyable trip!

[@jothankyou2]

My thoughts are the same on wanting the wood. One can create SO much beautiful things. 💖👣

[@Dave-ty2qp]

Back in the 1880's few men reached that height. Interesting isn't it. I too love old buildings, and the logic used in their construction, based on the resources available at the time and location.

[@missirritated4872]

I tell ya what...you have such a talent like my pallie Flesh with exploring. Best channel on you Tube

[@chamilton9182]

What an amazing place. WOW! Man Cody was on the hunt and found some cool items!! I had to LOL when you were under the house and found a main beam being held up by a pebble and said "well, it's held it this long". Oh gosh..... You are too funny! Thank you so much for taking us on this beautiful adventure. I so needed this today. Stay safe out there! God Bless.

[@karenlouks3636]

I'll tell you one thing is that houses nowadays won't last that long

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Right! New houses and how they are built we will not make any interior fire attacks on them because they fail so fast!

[@KPearce57]

With all the whiskey bottles whom ever last live there they were well pickled.

[@maryannanaya7126]

Robert you have the best you tube channel I thank you so much. Always interesting. Cody is learning a lot from you he is quite but pays attention to history.

[@patriciarussell7487]

Old houses are my favorite too.The wooded setting was gorgeous.

[@rwm1]

I always try to imagine what life would've been like before these old houses became derelict. So many stories they could tell,

[@davidmckinney6577]

I love old houses I'd love to fix it up I love to dig around the old dumpsite to find goodies..man oh man I would love to be there with you Robert...I think you are super awesome guy thanks so much for taking the time to make good videos for everyone...I love to see how old houses people built them to it's so interesting.

[@bubblesangel555]

What a showplace that must have been, and NO vandalism!

[@lornahardin4563]

My old farmhouse was built around an old one room cabin/loft that was built in 1872 and James Marshall built the fireplace. The cabin was built on local stone like the house you have here. It is really interesting as you say, and extremely sturdy. Huge beams under the cabin. We are in Garden Valley, CA near the gold rush discovery site in 1849 in Coloma that James Marshall discovered. He was a "jack of all trades" in his day. The rest of the house was built around the cabin in the mid 1950's. The cabin part is our craft room and the upstairs loft is a bedroom.

[@jingerjar1365]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,!! I get tears as i see your wonderful videos bringing us the wonderful forgotton world. I have traveled the world alone and always tried to find the old cemeteries. I am much older now and seeing your videos bring me much pleasure without having to travel. That foudation was incredible! I wish U would accept paypal. Very easy for me to donate. Much ❤ to U and your team. Vasuna

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

Thank you so much. And while I do prefer Patreon because it allows me to give something back to those that donate, I do have a PayPal link in the “about” section of the main channel page.

[@cprice4329]

Thank you for the fun & awesome tour. 🙏♥️

[@lyle_marie_ceniza]

Old Houses are awesome...

[@orsonboggs7753]

7:25 this stack of foundation stones proves one thing for sure ----> there haven't been many earthquakes in the area :)

[@hamiltonmt]

Love love love the closeup views! Thank you!

[@annebell7274]

Great Tom. Absolutely GREAT !!!!!!!!!! 🌷🚜🌷

[@maryannanaya7126]

This place is incredible. Thank you for sharing .

[@ricknelson576]

Someones pride and joy long time ago.Thanks for sharing.

[@mortezaaryaan5911]

I love to watch this old Houses thanks for good work

[@williamyorkolepossum]

What an interesting old place. Seems like there was a lot to find around outside. Wow! Thanks for taking us along....I really enjoyed it..

[@TheGeocampbell]

Another great adventure from what I see your channel has become quite popular, you deserve it, you work hard at it.

[@rosagarza5264]

I just love old houses, this was so especially awesome, I would have crawled under the house also. Thank you Robert for bring us this old homes that might have been forgotten but thanks to you they are not, keep bringing us old home.

[@emmadalrymple4102]

Love all of your videos.

[@ericdee6802]

Very interesting, whoever occupied that home certainly liked their whiskey. Thanks for sharing your video 🇺🇸✌️

[@TS-bn7zt]

Loved the video, pleased you got to the old house before it goes forever. Thanks for sharing it with us, it was a pleasure to watch. Cheers guys👍

[@sheenagrigsby2634]

Did anyone else loose sound around 13 min mark? :(

[@greywebs1944]

Glad you noticed as I was wondering if it was my set up going up it. Good nothing wrong now I know cheers 👍

[@sheenagrigsby2634]

@@greywebs1944 It happened on 1 other video so when it happened again I thought I'd ask. To make sure it wasn't me. That part was the part I was really interested in! Happy to watch it again with sound

[@feee9387]

I did

[@greywebs1944]

@@sheenagrigsby2634 yes the bottles are interesting gives an idea how old they are 🍾 Robert and the rest of the gang are really good exploring around. And very beautiful surroundings. The graves I find really interesting. He has a blue brush, but I think it's self isolating 🙂

[@sheenagrigsby2634]

@@greywebs1944 yes the cemetery videos are my overall favorite. Ive seen the blue broom once or twice lol

[@sherronbell4961]

Fantastic video, incredible finds(bottles etc.).amazing house.

[@davidterry919]

Very cool video, for some reason I like those field stones. Thank you for the video and your time

[@kimk8365]

Bottle dig!!!😆👍 Love the tung and groove on the walls. I'll be putting some of that back in my old house this year.

[@kevinshowers6477]

square headed nails was used from 1790-1830 after that they were replaced by machine cut headless nails until 1890 machine cut round headed nails I am no expert but it is what I read on a site. Hey Rob if the shoe fits wear it lol.. awesome old house beautiful fireplace.

[@Mosely2007]

Well done, thanks for sharing.

[@MrJeep75]

Awesome, thanks for sharing

[@brendakrieger7000]

Always appreciate you sharing❤

[@pigoff123]

So sad to see it falling down.

[@yarnhappykim9294]

Awesome glass bottle and jar find and thank you so much for sharing this amazing old home , and carma find please be safe out there and God bless you and your family ✝️👍

[@deepbludude4697]

Just wonderful! Its amazing its stood this long, Lots and lots of nails to build that house! Nice bottle dump, great upload!

[@rickyaderholt4119]

Thanks guys from us in Oklahoma. love the history.

[@sheenagrigsby2634]

What part of OK? I lived on Tinker AFB for 8 years and miss OK so much!!!

[@cbigb1000]

What an incredible exploration. Great find!

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Guy's, wow that old house was awesome to see and a testament to the craftsmen who built it that it still stand to this day. Those old bottles and cans were also very cool, thanks for sharing this amazing old home. x

[@Lilaa86]

Wow 😯 good video rob!

[@downunderfulla6001]

Awesome, a lot of that timber still looks great and useable

[@jamesross184]

Another great video cant wait for more

[@caroljohnson5879]

That coffee cup was milk glass. I have a lot of them. That front room had a peace and welcoming feel.

[@mcwatersd]

That is such a great building. Things were certainly built solid in those days. Although there is much damage over the years it has lasted much longer than a more modern building left to the elements. Great bottle find. Awesome. Really enjoyed this. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤

[@Carolbearce]

Looks like you found their dump. Great video.

[@JanRaz1955]

Those bottles were so neat..I love the bleach brown one..I need to find one. Great explore.👍

[@freedpeeb]

This house is so heartbreakingly beautiful. It must have been someone's pride and joy when it was new. Someone built it with love and attention.

[@lynnlopez3274]

Jenga!

[@christiec4446]

I'm 30 seconds in and I can tell you that I feel a VERY happy and peaceful presence here. They were pleased to see you.

[@jim601]

I Love Your Videos Bro ! Wow so Interesting!

[@gigicostlow4414]

Great find. Love the old house too. That was a big house. Noticed the fireplace in the fallen down part. Perhaps that was the kitchen part? Who knows maybe someone that lived there made their own hooch thus all of the whiskey bottles. There's a dump on my family's land where my great grandparents dumped their garbage. I have found old snuff bottles and jars, coke bottles(embossed), pieces of dishes, Prince Albert cans, etc. Always fun finds.

[@maryannanaya7126]

Great find Cody !

[@ohioyodertoter6827]

i got me some duct take im ready to move in !

[@danielbierwirth2190]

You're probably going to need some WD40 to go with that Duct Tape. But on the brighter side, you can put in a complete shopping mall in the back 40 acres

[@anniebranwen4148]

Wish they had kept it up. At least they could salvage the wood

[@leann2045]

Great vlog! All I could think about tho was man someone sure did alotta drinkin 🤣

[@eringemini7091]

Aloha Robert! Amazing to see a house so old ,& the field stones so carefully arranged to support the floor. That house could have been there during the Civil War, wow! Nice little bottle dump, I bet if you search for depressions in the ground in the yard, you'll find even older bottles and treasures!

[@pamelapurcell187]

Amazing! I was so nervous when you were under the house with just that stone holding it up. Thanks. Really enjoyed

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

Thank you! And yes amazing that little stone pile is all that’s holding up that beam.

[@bethbartlett5692]

@@AdventuresIntoHistory You probably already know: *Asprin tin box, Bayer or St Joseph Asprins came in those.*

[@brokenbabydoll9449]

I just subscribed to your channel I have been watching your videos for 2 days they are interesting

[@lindamccaughey8800]

Now that was fantastic. Those foundations didn’t look very secure. Hope you took a bottle or two home saw one I would have loved. Thanks so much for taking me along. Do stay safw

[@lindar.1618]

Wonderful to see history of old house, back in the day of early times, that lets you know things changes, life is shortly lived...

[@lindar.1618]

Thank you, Robert & friends on Adventure Sidesteps tours...

[@leslieMClass80]

Loved it!

[@AC-qi9wo]

I see house's that just dissolve away and I don't understand why the families don't just sell instead of letting them rot to the ground.

[@jr1434]

Much of that wood/bricks could be reused - to build a shed, or interior wall

[@stateofdisorder1]

Wow, I can just picture it with the family inside.... it’s beautiful! You’re so lucky to be able to see these homes. Where I live, they all get torn down. We had a 110yr old home down the street from me, gorgeous and immaculate. Then two hurricanes came through. Beat it up kind of bad. Home owners couldn’t afford to fix it so they begged someone to buy it to save it, no buyer but got it on the historical register. We hoped it would save it. But the county condemned it as a hazard and tore it down. Built a hideous home in its place. I actually cried, and kept expecting to see it when turning the corner. Luckily I got pictures when I found out it was in trouble and grabbed one of the second floor balustrades that fell from the second floor veranda.

[@kimleone5496]

Keep up the good work sidestep

[@janetomaszewski4999]

Just imagine the people that made the dump area...could see someone digging in it...amazing finds in those dump sites...house was very interesting...your videos are great...stay safe...

[@bethanyfreeman3879]

I’m a little jealous of that camera you found! I love antique cameras. I’ve been collecting them!

[@imomediaimomedia6648]

With all those whiskey bottles, you may have stumbled across my grandfather's old homestead.🤔😊Nah, only if you found an old still too.👍Be safe guys...this was HARD HAT STEEL BOOT WORTHY.

[@themissouriwoodwaltzer7827]

That camera at the 9:57 mark is an old Polaroid from the late 60‘s or early 70‘s. I had one in the late 60‘s (still have it)... was the Instamatics self-developing film.

[@robydaniels2318]

Great fun Robert! Keep some bottles? Love rare finds from long gone. Thanks

[@margyduke1136]

Another great vid...man, all that beautiful wood though, just sitting and going to waste...so much that could be made with it.

[@user-randi1987]

Well that foundation was a surprise after you'd been walking around in the house, wasn't it? Interesting bottles. Thanks, Robert

[@toddkruse7756]

very interesting, well done video, thanks

[@amymorgan1413]

Really cool find!

[@sandrap.6530]

Amazed at how the brick fireplace looks professionally built but the stone foundation looks scary bad. The bead board wall/ceiling look like a later addition. My 1918 house has same Georgia pine paneling.

[@christhepatriot4621]

Old homestead trash dumps are fun to dig through.

[@belleange590]

I'd be doing some digging. ;) Love collecting old bottles.

[@frankpotemski1187]

Great video. As you were rummaging thru the old glasswear you picked up a very small bottle that had a orange or red rubber top that had been partially destroyed. That bottle I believe was a old "Lepage Glue" bottle. You would turn the bottle up and there was a slit in that rubber top that would open slightly and the glue would be smeared onto whatever you were trying to glue.Popular from the 40's and 50's. Don't know if it is still sold today.

[@jeniw8586]

Fun place to dig up stuff. Like the old glue bottle.

[@lydafrazier7764]

Amazing old house

[@janettporter6795]

Oh my gosh you guys are so much fun. 🥰 If you guys had, had a shovel there is no telling what you might have found. Could there have been another dump further from the house by the people who built the house. Exciting 🤩👍

[@joshuacooper4329]

That was cool that you found a lot of old bottles, can, but it sad to see that house the shape it's in amen

[@kimberleyannedemong5621]

While it is so interesting watching you pick up the bottles & cans, my overwhelming thought was oh mercy i hope their tetanus shots are up to date.

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

lol I do

[@shadypinesma8909]

I had the same thought!

[@nikkidodd2305]

@Mrs. Phyllis Stephens that was very hateful!!

[@Peachy08]

@@nikkidodd2305 Why is that hateful?

[@mudpyz]

looks like you found the midden - mine was fascinating when we found it while renovating our 1860's cottage

[@CPorter]

That old tin box you had there, that is most likely a Needle Tin. They were used to store between 20 and sometimes up to 200 needles for old Phonographs from the 1900s - 1940s. Needle's would have to be switched out after every play or every 2 plays depending on the record or machine. These were the old Wind up phonographs that played old Shellac records too. I really hope you kept that, because if not, it's going to just rot away and no one will probably ever see it again because of how it blends in with the ground.

[@lynnwilson4043]

Im a genealogist and history buff i find yur videos very interesting and helpful...i would have loved to be on this one with ya so interesting...

[@davidcarroll1883]

Cody is smart to wear those snake stomper boots!

[@catfishinpappy1591]

Thanks for sharing that. Wouldn't you like to know the conversations that went along with the whiskey bottles that you found and to see the people.

[@raynonabohrer5624]

That was wonderful video. It's a shame it's falling apart looks like a tree fell in the house. And boy did someone have a drinking problem. I agree if only the walls could talk!

[@calebsmith198]

If these walls could talk they'd tell me to swim good! Dope video bro

[@karenlouks3636]

There once was a show by that title talk about past history what they found in the houses paper old school shoes 4 insulation since I'm a history buff to I love the show thanks Rob

[@shannahuffman4655]

All those bottles are a good find .

[@lauraJP76]

Lost sound when you were talking about the bottles, that's the 2nd video that happened too, grrrr Still interesting too see the house, thanks guys! 😁❤️

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

Yes KZbin messed me up again. Imma reupload that part of this video.