Exploring a 250 Year Old Town - Batsto Village

Batsto Village was founded in 1766 in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Join me as I explore this incredible place.

[@mikemcbride4283]

Went here many times as a kid in the 70's and 80's. Thanks for bringing back some great memories! Love your detailed commentary. Another awesome video!

[@RayOutThere]

Thank you!

[@louiesmom7394]

When I was a kid we went on many school trips here. They had people working the saw mill, general store and more. I still have souvenirs from there, mostly reproduction money from that era. Brings back great memories! Thanks for the tour!!

[@RayOutThere]

Thanks for watching!

[@joannegoebel4642]

As a kid growing up in south Jersey ,we would take field trips here

[@NaomisAdventures]

That is really cool. Thanks for sharing

[@MillerMeteor74]

I live near there, and worked there as a summer seasonal in the late 80s. That pump at the beginning of the video is not old. It's late 20th century. It would probably work if you were to prime it first. When I worked there, there were various crafters operating out of some of the worker houses. There was a potter in one, a weaver in another, and a carpenter in another. The sawmill still operates, though no longer on a regular schedule. It used to be every weekend, but not any more. I believe there is video on my channel of it operating. 5: 09 - That's a planer. That sawmill has the main blade, plus a shingle saw, plus the planer. 7:52. That was the PTO (power take off) for operating machinery outside the mill. The grist mill, like the saw mill, ran on a water turbine. Though it did have a water wheel when it was built in the 1820s or 30s. I have seen the grist mill in operation. That was in the late 80s though. 8:50 - That's the turbine. 9:07 - the drive-through corn crib. 9:13 the mule barn. 10:53 - the horse barn. When I worked there, we had 4 horses at Batsto, and they ate and slept in there. The 4 horses were all work horses, and they were used for pulling the wagon seen at 12:16, giving people rides around the village. 12:40 - that was a horse treadmill, used for running machinery. One side of the icehouse building was actually the milk house, if I remember correctly.

[@tlunde53]

Very informative video, thanks for posting.

[@RayOutThere]

Thank you!

[@brucekalter4206]

Great tour... love your high-def videos!

[@RayOutThere]

Thank you!

[@george.h5530]

Hi Ray , that you. This is one place I have not been to yet but after seeing this I definitely will be making a trip there soon. NJ and PA have so many wonderful places.

[@RayOutThere]

Definitely go, the buildings are beautiful and being able to go inside them is really cool

[@cloudeye7]

Wow! I cant believe how many buildings are there. I'm gonna have to check this one out. I also heard this place is haunted. LOL

[@ExploringWithBonnie13]

Beautiful place. So much history there. Awesome video. Thanks for exploring.

[@RayOutThere]

Thank you for watching! Its a lovely place.

[@ExploringWithBonnie13]

@@RayOutThere yes very lovely.

[@kudlafireworksshow1642]

the triumph machine in the saw mill is a planer

[@kudlafireworksshow1642]

the machine you say sharpens the blades is a shingle cutter

[@michaelcurci1642]

those were corn cribs next to grist mill