Just A Normal Video About A Stone Wall…and Nothing Else

[@DimeStoreAdventures]

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I finally signed up! I'm up in New Brunswick, Canada but I really love your content. In spite of all of the rumblings of un-neighbourly behaviour recently, I have no doubt that the US North-Eastern seaboard is a friend.

[@very5ick112]

where can i find a map of stone walls ?

[@RobbyNeuman]

Legend says he's been stuck, lecturing a camera about stone walls, trees, cemeteries, and boulders for centuries.

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He's actually an SCP, contained at site 12.

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At least there’s a few inspirational phrases that he can see that might get him back on track 😅❤❤❤

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@@mrstiffanyalexandrashain4489 "GET A JOB" 🤣🤣

[@Rakkeyal]

dimestore making a meta video about his own videos. what a time.

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A dime store adventure greatest hits

[@AshSux]

I can't wait to enjoy 48 minutes of a stone wall.

[@sweetreamer5101]

With a title like that, you know it's gonna be good.

[@RuneLar]

This video is like the MCU Avengers of Dime Store Adventures

[@Davidbirdman101]

Your channel is what the internet was made for young man. May the Great Creator bless you with long life and happiness.

[@alynam82]

These trees are incredible, and I'm glad you take video of yourself standing by them for scale, because I couldn't tell how big they actually are otherwise

[@T.Florenz]

I'm so glad the forests were regrown. I loved adventuring through the woods as a kid, hopping right over the low stone wall in my own backyard to wander the forest for hours. Good memories.

[@theokkali467]

How are you alive?

[@T.Florenz]

@theokkali467 what do you mean? Like, safety-wise? What can I say, it was the 90s 😅 I think my parents considered the vast woods pretty safe, and me and my siblings were supposed to accompany each other if we wandered, with strict instructions on how to escape stranger danger. Also, like every 90s/2000s kid, I knew how to escape quicksand, so I felt pretty confident 💀

[@theokkali467]

@ Thank goodness that the sketchy van dude didn't arrive.

[@T.Florenz]

@theokkali467 he couldn't drive it over the stone wall 😂

[@robertkeeney3898]

It'll never be the same, though. Pre-deforestation, the vast ancient forests across the NE were much more diverse in species, but regrowth after spawned blights and put advantage on faster growing tree species.

[@greenockscatman]

You know it's a good channel when the title promises a video about a stone wall and it's an immediate click.

[@spartenz14]

This was an insanely clever and fun video. Almost felt like a "greatest hits" of your channel. At least three times watching this i went "I KNOW THIS! ITS THE STONE IN THE FREEMASON BUILDING!" About halfway through the video I thought, "hey weren't we talking about a stone wall initially? Then it eventually all came back around, really exemplifying exactly what you meant when you said stories just kinda come to you through researching. I could watch your videos for hours

[@fergusontea]

Yes, I loved the circular nature of this video! Fascinating!!

[@hughneutron5303]

31:03 that metal bar around mercy's tombstone is actually there because her stone was knocked over multiple times. her body isn't even under there anymore. it's in the crypt at the front left of the cemetery. there's a brick that's bigger then the rest on the front of the crypt where her burned heart was supposably put in. legend says that if you touch it, mercy will follow you home

[@googiegress]

A little bit of Mercy in my life A little bit of Harmony by my side A little bit of Hope is all I need A little bit of Faith is what I see A little bit of Constance in the sun A little bit of Prudence all night long A little bit of Charity, here I am A little bit of spirit makes me your man (ah)

[@TheOrginalPrincessColey]

@@hughneutron5303 I’m going to touch it lol

[@hughneutron5303]

@@TheOrginalPrincessColey "don't touch the butt"

[@TheOrginalPrincessColey]

@ I was hoping you’d get the reference!!! lol thank you! 😂❤

[@AbominableFoMan]

Whooooo! 48 minutes of pure, unadulterated wholesome KZbin!

[@kimberlyflanigan]

I am a 60yo New England woman that moved to warmer climate about a decade ago. I absolutely LOVE the meandering through the woods and the interesting stories you tell. Thank you so much for all the adventures!!

[@kimberlyflanigan]

The ending. Sublime!

[@SirLiamTheGreat]

Love the way this video is structured, it felt like a Vsauce video the way you were jumping between topics. Great content as always

[@tzfsr]

you are such a refreshing gem of a person. I wish you the best. thanks for all the fun knowledge diving!

[@BangerFleet]

All these ancient Ash trees you’ve shown us… so sad many will not be with us much longer without expensive treatment. The Emerald Ash Borer is brutal. I have an ash near the barn with a 17 foot circumference (a county champion in NH). Pump $500 worth of ArborJet Tree-age G4 into it every two years. Worth every penny.

[@LIES666]

I'd never thought about that point you made about trees growing differently when alone. So many trees I've seen are like that and it's so intuitive when you think about it.

[@charlottesdad3327]

45 Minutes about Vampire graves? How about you give me 48 Minutes about a pile of rocks? Perfect. I'm in. Wait a minute...this isn't about a rock wall!! We've been bamboozled.

[@MatroxMillennium]

This video does a great job illustrating the connections between various topics that may appear unrelated at the surface level

[@stonewolfbeamazing1196]

Seamless storytelling, Thank you for your effort and energy.

[@Ntwolf1220]

This is my favorite KZbin channel. I love your Americana vibes and music. I love how long your videos are and the interesting little stuff you teach us! Love from Wisconsin!

[@Rags2Itches]

Leaving one tree in a large field also served as a surveyor's Tree. So many feet from the tree to the boundaries of said property. My sister lives in Vermont and one day we drove up a narrow dirt road to the top of a mountain. On both sides of this road were the typical stone walls where Italian farmers raised Merino sheep. Now the road has a few houses but the road is not maintained so in the Winter one is literally snowed in. All the once bare land up there is new growth forest,

[@moonostultus]

for those of us who have watched most of your videos, it’s fun to see this as a sort of greatest hits compilation of video topics

[@haywoodyoudome]

Great content as usual. Despite all these decades living in New England you cover something I had no clue about.

[@wobblye]

You literally just made a video that depicts how the rabbit hole goes when I binge your videos for the 5th time this year😂. Keep em coming!

[@bapeterson]

Excellent storytelling strategy in this! This video and your channel in general covers topics that are so niche and specific to things I like and for that I appreciate it!

[@FinneasJedidiah]

My great grandfather discovered the national champion Limber Pine (now co-champion) at the top of a canyon in Utah. He first discovered it back in the 30s (give or take a few years) and it was officially registered in 1989

[@ThatSB]

The walls werent built solely for a purpose. It was because the north east is full of rocks and plowing yearly produced more rocks and they had to go somewhere, so the property line was the best place

[@UrDomb]

It’s like a medley of your greatest hits. Great video as usual!

[@luccanemens3411]

One of my favorite videos of yours is the one on the cemetery behind that cvs, I think it’s one of the first one of your videos I’ve seen. I’m glad you revisited it.

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Been waiting impatiently for new Dime Store drop! Now I’m happy.

[@onjit]

Great video! Feels like a culmination of a lot of your previous videos tied together with fun meandering storytelling - really nicely done

[@katiesayles3526]

New subscriber for the last couple of weeks. Love your videos!!

[@onedeadsaint]

that montage of the cemeteries next to all the modern buildings was just terrific! had me laughing just thinking about the ghosts going to dunkin' donuts for some shitty coffee and then sittin' and floating around bitchin' about how nobody remembers them, or that they can't read the tombstone anymore and it's quite upsetting, or just playing a game of counting all the red cars that go through the drive-thru (light grey for Bob cause he was colorblind when he was alive and still is as a ghost). this was a fun comment to type out.

[@mynameistaken99]

A lesson in history, arborism, architecture, AND geology? Going above and beyond today. Your videos are a cozy relief from the tension of the world. Thanks for that. (I had to edit because I got ahead of myself and commented before I finished the video)

[@crikeste4441]

Always a good night when Dime Store posts a video. Now, let’s learn about this stone wall….

[@HammarixSwe]

Great video! Really nicely composed!

[@marksuper4920]

I am so happy that your channel exists! Local history often goes unnoticed and I love that you highlight it.

[@proudvirginian]

I'd watch a, "weirdest places for a cemetery", video

[@richardmachugh6648]

Keep up the good work young man.❤

[@GTLakeMate]

I got so excited to see this new video. And as always, was not disappointed. Your delivery is as always impeccable.

[@octavianova1300]

this video is just tangent after tangent but it all feels so smooth and natural I love it

[@mn0g0nm]

i grew up around these new england stone walls AND my dad's collection of Robert Thorson books, i am so excited for this

[@peterkovachevich]

Just discovered your channel and im STOKED! this is amazing man!

[@harlanbeeton6869]

perfect way to end the evening: a blessing from Dime Store Adventures

[@GoodIntentions99]

This is legitimately one of my favorite videos on this website, God damn

[@deadaccount03791]

man i cant even remember how i found this channel, all i know is i love it lmao, also i adore your 4:3 format

[@NickManJams]

I'm a Rhode Islander with a passion for these cemeteries and I'm so giddy that you mentioned them! It's such gems, so peaceful, and so full of history, and finding one randomly on the side of a road is a lot of fun! I've worked with my local city's historical societies to learn how to care for them and restore stones. And the cemetery tracking and organizational system is unlike anywhere else in the country. They have a website that tracks every known cemetery (which you found, based on the Google Maps image, but for anyone else interested), as well as those that are recorded but not found, and all new discoveries. I've spent hours browsing it, because some stones have stories about the individuals buried there. It's so fun! Thank you for mentioning these! If you're interested, someday, I'd love to see a video on James N. Arnold and his travels to various towns collecting historical data and all cemetery locations back in the late 1800's - early 1900's. He's a fascinating figure not many folks in my state know about. Could make for an interesting video.

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You're channel is the perfect kind of content to relax and unwind to after a days work and learn something new

[@RobinMarks1313]

I worked on a farm. A regular job was to get off the tractor and pick up the rocks that regularly worked there way to the surface. The farm was rocky due to it being ontop of an escarpment. The same escarpment that is down the road with a waterfall. Niagara Falls. I lied near Rockway Falls. It's a little like New England here in the Niagara Region. Oh, we didn't use the rocks to make fence, ours were wire and wood. We would collect the rocks and put them out front by the road along with the manure pile. We used to sell manure to gardeners and they would also buy the rocks for their landscaping projects.

[@PurelyAJD]

I love having a channel that covers things in my local area

[@nicholas920us]

Dude! love it! This video is like a fascinating version of the rambling stories you hear when cornered by an elderly person while sipping coffee after a church service

[@Dusty_Ham]

I always learn something (or in most cases many things) from these videos. Now I'm going to be looking for Pasture Trees everywhere I go!

[@x-i-am-jinx]

18:40 In the space between Smyrna and Murfreesboro TN there’s a tiny cemetery between a used car lot, a cheap construction house, a train track, and US41… just down the street is a huge “memorial garden” style cemetery monstrosity. Through out the state and surrounding area there are also a lot of little random cemeteries, but with the area still being more rural it’s less likely to find them in such public spaces as you do RI. Great video. Love this. I lived in Richmond, Virginia for a number of years and I love seeing these kinds of things and stories. We had our own vampire and his grave is pretty extreme due to the story and popularity.

[@lespaul85]

Hell of a way to do a "best of" retrospective. I love the journey. Can't wait to see the new videos and the next version of this for them.

[@andrewdriver3318]

This was masterfully done.

[@sammypsychosis1674]

It’s so beautiful that they are willing to preserve the old cemeteries by building around them in Rhode Island. Here in Pennsylvania, many times when I go seeking an old cemetery I find that a building has been built directly where it should be, with no record of anyone being moved. Other times I just find no trace of anything having been there, or cemeteries that are over 50% missing. I wish we could just leave the small spaces for them here the way they are in this video.

[@MindAndYours]

5:18 I'm from New Boston, New Hampshire!! Hearing you say those words gave me goose bumps.

[@randomations11]

Friday just got so much better! These videos excite me so much!

[@sebfur1067]

Always a banger video

[@rossstewart9475]

27:00 "Between 1820 and 1860 a lot of buildings were built in [the Greek style]. This of course was a worlwide* phenomenon: In Scotland, Edinburgh's "New Town" was built between ~1760-1850, and the influences of ancient Greece were so strong that it helped earn the city the nickname "Athens of the North". To see why, fire up google maps and drop a pin on the city's George Street, and you'll find at least a dozen buildings that you could be forgiven for mistaking as "The Old Stone Bank" as pictured in this video - indeed mistaking for any number of "Main Streets" in 18th and 19th century American towns. * Liberties obviously being taken with the definition of "worldwide".

[@RedStickLouisiana]

You did an amazing job combining many disparent topics into a coherent and entertaining video. Thanks.

[@sawoodburn]

This video was awesome and the perfect watch for a stormy Saturday morning here in Ireland. Thanks Dime Store, your videos are a joy!

[@whitenedtyger1693]

That was one of the most clever videos that I have seen on KZbin in quite a while. Keep up the exceptional work!!

[@anthonycalbillo9376]

I'll have to say good night, and catch up in the morning! But, can't wait to see the rest, and I know it'll be a good one!

[@georged.sutcliffejr.4489]

Fun watch! Thanks - One point to provide some clarification: rocks find their way to the surface every spring because of the wet soil expands when it freezes forcing the rocks above higher. The soil does not contract- water expands by approximately 9% when it freezes producing upwards of 40,000 psi! This force pushes rock within the soil up. The force is all in the up direction since to push the rock down would take even greater force.

[@Innuya]

Excellent work linking all your stories together!

[@TheOrginalPrincessColey]

You should do a video on the Arcadia fires that destroyed 8,000 acres of land Edit: also I’m like 99% sure I have a champion tree in my yard 😅 Edit 2, the cemeteries next to the DMV and Garden City are more than likely children graveyards. There’s so many plots from the “bad boys and bad girl schools” in that area.

[@fiendlybrds]

One story leads to another, exemplified beautifully. Well done.

[@thesapodcast]

As a fellow New Englander always looking for a local adventure himself, I’m curious if you have a list of books that would benefit your fellow adventurer, and if that would be a topic you’d do a video on. Also as a Rhode Islander love the amount of RI facts in this video, would love to see that 50 RI cemeteries video too. Love the content, keep it up!

[@TheMerlotLine]

Pedantic FUN FACT: While "cemetery" is a general term, "graveyard" specifically refers to smaller burial grounds, usually adjacent to a church. (Although they are used interchangeably these days.)

[@robandny7672]

Got suggested this video by the algo. That was utterly brilliant.

[@garythorstenson6783]

Great video! I knew most of the content already and have seen most of the videos that were contained in this one, and yet, I ALWAY learn something new. The fact that I have lived in Southern New England for most of my life makes all of these most intriguing to me. Great research and great presentation make them truly special, especially when most content creators on KZbin simply talk into a camera with absolutely no knowledge about their subject.

[@BlameThande]

Very glad the algorithm recommended me your channel a while back! I've also begun getting into historical oddities via old newspapers and the like, though they're not always local to me. Also I always really like when people directly compare old photos with how the area it looks now, so I'd love to see more of that in other videos.

[@Pigness7]

My property up in Northern Wisconsin used to be farm land but the government paid the previous owners to plant pine trees on the land and now it's a super dense forest.

[@RobertShane83]

Loved every second of this.

[@nen0x1]

it all comes full circle!!!

[@wynflaeth]

I enjoy your videos. They're extremely clever and very informative. Now I have a little fun fact for you! The cemeteries you were pointing out are not cemeteries. They are graveyards. A "cemetery" are burials on a Church property.

[@hughneutron5303]

23:27 fun fact. that bridge has been up like that since at least the 60s. it's rusted in place. multiple times workers tried to move it but it won't budge. it's scheduled for demo now because as you can see, it's a hotspot for graffiti since you can see it from i95 and it's super dangerous to be on.

[@Great_Beholder_Brooke]

I love dime store adventures so much, there's body else like him

[@HoraceTheCat]

A great video for both new viewers and established Dime Store stans 💚

[@stephaniewinslow33]

*video is 48 minutes long* “can’t wait to share a short video about a stone wall!!” Literally 48 minutes of PURE GOLD 😊💯

[@swayze_mane]

gotta say - always really appreciate your choice of aspect ratio - it never goes unnoticed 😉(vids are great too)

[@turquoise950]

Great compilation of historical tidbits all starting with rock walls.

[@MrDuckyArthur]

amazing video, easily my favorite channel on youtube :D

[@NinaElizaStratton]

This was so lovely and soothing. Thank you!

[@MiddlePath007]

This was an amazingly well made video. Subscribed

[@hurpaderpp]

I love how you have the outdoor research gear and also the townie/market basket worker patriots jacket 😂 the duality of man

[@ethanbrown4167]

great channel love the consistent uploads

[@frateranpvbail-shm6912]

20:30 Top 50 weirdest paces for a cemetery NOW! make the video and nobody gets hurt

[@ColinHuth]

This was pure genius from top to bottom... er, to top again.

[@Bbbuddy]

In Illinois, private prairie cemeteries are a good place to find native prairie flowers, because the plots were never plowed.

[@riwl9793]

I like how this went from a video with a topic to just you talking about stuff that you felt was cool and wanted to talk about

[@bubbechutzpah]

You are such a treasure. I really enjoy your videos

[@Doutret]

Love the editing

[@rocray]

You should do a video about a local legend in my hometown of Waterboro, Maine. We have a big hill/mountain (Ossipee Hill), where a schooner ship was built. It was dragged by oxen 20-30 miles down to Kennebunkport. I always wondered why they just didn't build it next to the water :D

[@SirWussiePants]

A true example of Stream of Consciousness. Love it

[@AudraK]

I already watched the absolutely captivating video on the roller derby. Let me buckle up and grab snacks for this one as well.❤️

[@manfrommaine]

I grew up in rural Maine in the western mountains area. I had a HUGE glacial erratic in my backyard. The boulder was bigger than a house. It was easy to climb and had many interesting features. It was my favorite play-place as a child.

[@SirDubmonster]

As someone born and raised in the southwest, most of these concepts are completely foreign to me! So fun to see!