Mysterious ABANDONED Farm House Has HANDS NAILED TO THE WALL!

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

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[@bethbartlett5692]

That wasn't wind, watch the dog after ... I really think there was an energy there. That doesn't mean negative, just - we really aren't ever alone. Everything is Energy Vibration and Frequency. ✨ The Soul is Energy, eternal energy. Quantum Physics is a revealing Science. Enjoy your Explorations and Discoveries! Beth NW Tennessee, USA

[@kentuckylady2990]

Save the mantles. My Dad was a tenant farmer. The five of us moved to a 4 room tenant house with only a pitcher pump in the kitchen. A later the farmer drilled a new well and installed running water and few years later he added a bathroom. Tenant farming was a hard life but Dad and Mom reared us three to value an education. I have an advanced degree, one brother was an engineer and the youngest a school teacher. They were so proud of us. We certainly took care of them in their final days.

[@joyfisher2128]

They sound like amazing folks!

[@sherrilee230]

You know they were poor people that lived there, but you could bet they were loving people. They appreciated things that they had. Thanks Joy and Robert for sharing this adventure

[@darrinfry2251]

If you lived there you would be poor as well

[@sherrilee230]

@@darrinfry2251 you can live anywhere back in depression era and up to the 1980 and be poor. Some folk don't get it handed to them. It is what it is. Just not there in Georgia could be the West Coast depending on your age to have seen the poor times. But the family would be together

[@verderandy9161]

Agreed. @@sherrilee230

[@ASpiro-c4l]

nowadays people move and leave their clothes, shoes, furniture, appliances, and food there to rot....it's disgusting how wasteful people are.@@sherrilee230

[@el_deplorablede_tejas1394]

My own fam lived in an old farm house til 1980, w/ basic electrical and an out-house out back. Its still standing today, thou no one lives in it no more. The area has become big city for farm house living.

[@cherylmahaffey6184]

Joy is a trooper. Crawled right on under the old house with you. Robert where’s your metal detector Sir? Something real nostalgic about these old tenant homes indeed. Hard work and hard living but was Home to someone.

[@huldahsroots]

Love looking at the old home places. Those racoon hands were for guarding the household against spirits and bad luck. I'm sure if you dug in the north and southwest corners under the house and where the porch used to be, you'd find some interesting items.

[@cdd4248]

Why North and Southwest? Do you know. Like the Bellarmine Jars of London..buried under the house full of urine, blood or any number of magical things. So interesting about the raccoon paws. Thank you for your comment.

[@loditx7706]

@huldahsroots: Sure didn’t protect the raccoon. Nothing protects from humans. 😢

[@petramundo]

@@loditx7706 Racoon was probably a fine roast. Hands are just leftovers.

[@laurastrobel718]

This was interesting. It was cute that the kids wrote their names and drew on the mantle, and are still close by. Thanks y'all 🌞

[@marypettitt9150]

This cabin is sure a touch of history. It defines how hard tenant farming was. It's too bad the insulation magazines are too crumbled to read the dates. Joy is a great rural construction historian. My husband was born in a place like this in Missouri. It's no wonder his family followed the Okie route to California when he was a toddler.

[@Anonymouse-o9b]

Who was that person's name and i think i could do some research on this person.🤔

[@nancykennon310]

My Aunt and uncle lived like this in Jasper,Texas. Paper on wall. It was fascinating to me as a 10 yr old

[@joyfisher2128]

I was running around in the woods and hunting house as a kid. I bet a lot of folks like us who find this interesting can trace it back to our childhoods.

[@annafye129]

Thanks Joy and Robert for touring the tenant house.It was a ruff way to live but i can tell you it was a roof over your head and thank God the family could stay together.

[@rikspector]

Robert and Joy, It always amazes me that no matter how old or roughly made, there are always curtains or some kind of frills above the windows. That kitchen has the stove and the window curtain thing. Lots of history connected with places like that, makes you imagine things pleasant and not. Thank you both, Cheers, Rik Spector

[@carrieann1640]

The little curtain caught my eye too, a small, hopeful gesture.

[@rikspector]

@@carrieann1640 oh yes 😊

[@amywright2243]

My people were sharecroppers and I remember the textured walls of my grandparents house from where my grandmother added layers of paper and paste every year to insulate. Amazing.

[@margaretgarls153]

Raccoon hands are creepy. You two are brave to go through and under that tenant house especially with rumors of rattlesnake dens!

[@Lorriann63]

Thank you, Robert and Joy, for letting us tour with you through these amazing places. They are always interesting to see and imagine the lives of the people who lived there. Looks like Joy got Blue's official welcome to the team. Can't wait to see your next adventure.

[@SondraD7676]

An illustration of how so many people had to work and barely survive throughout their lives. Putting yourself in their place is easy to imagine in a walk through like this. As always enjoyable and very sad at the same time. The stove is a 1949 model Crosley. Powell Crosley, Jr., was an inventor and manufacturer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He did have a car plant which also manufactered other items, radios too. 👍👍❣️

[@missemily3264]

It is too bad the crossley range can't be salvaged. Even just the shell. It is very cool retro looking.

[@SondraD7676]

@@missemily3264 it is a shame.

[@annabrahamson4320]

My parents were those type of people they were share choppers too in the 30s and 40s

[@joyfisher2128]

I think car plants also made the real heavy duty sewing machines. I have one and it has a paint job like a car and weighs a ton. Interesting history on the crosley. It is cool!

[@tomgates3390]

the stove is a Crosley. they are still made. They were made in a car plant as the Crosley company made cars as well. Now made by GE and Whirlpool.

[@SondraD7676]

1949 model

[@RepublicTX]

I think that diagonal board is a wind brace. It still exists in modern building, but it's more of a steel strap now. Thanks for the cabin explore!

[@dmcrae1743]

Seems to me that the OBF wall that Robert and Aaron rebuilt had that diagonal wind bracing.

[@cindys.9688]

Very cool! Here in southern California steel straps like that are added inside the walls for earthquake support. Same purpose...different reason.😊

[@ricknelson576]

Very interesting another old dwelling. No running water ever, What a pain.

[@Mari-B]

You all are brave going under that old house!😮

[@doloresvelez3243]

Joy’s knowledge is amazing. I thank her for sharing. This is also very sad. Thank you.❤❤

[@alvankarpas6245]

I don't often comment although I've been following your channel(s) for several years now. Sometimes some things just need to be said and this is one of them. Miss Joy brings a comforting spirit and demeanor to your vids. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE HUBS, she is the epitome of southern elegance in the female form. She has an appreciation for life and the elegance of simplicity which is seldom found in the world these days. FWIW, I can, and do say all of these thing about my own wife who brings comfort and calm to all she encounters. It is clear that Miss Joy is no less adept in the same. Don't get me wrong, we love Dan and Robert Sr. and the whole Waverly Hall crowd, but Miss Joy brings something to the show that few can. Thank you Robert for including her and likewise allowing her voice to speak and edify your pursuit of history. She is truly a joy...

[@ritamathews4492]

So well said !!

[@joyfisher2128]

Wow, thank you for the graciously kind words! I think I might have to print this out so I can reread it when I'm having a bad day. You are very kind. Thank you!

[@joyfisher2128]

@@ritamathews4492 Thank you!

[@alvankarpas6245]

@@joyfisher2128 You are most certainly welcome young lady. You just keep being you. Your momma and daddy for sure got one thing right and that is you. God bless you and we wish you well...

[@alvankarpas6245]

@@joyfisher2128 If you and the hubs are ever in east TN, we're good for a meal in Gatlinburg! Blessings...

[@georginastoliker3358]

What a beautiful treasure and love the fireplace.

[@jamesadkins1780]

The Eagle lock company made locks for Aetna insurance company as a promotional item. Made during the 1920s and 30s. Neat find since they are uncommon.

[@brendahogue5487]

Love your videos and enjoy watching them. May the lord bless and protect you Robert and bringing out the past history

[@jimplummer4879]

It's hard to believe that people still lived that kind of existence up to 1980.

[@cindys.9688]

I thought the same thing!🙂

[@susieqmartin2746]

The bricks look like what they used to call Chicago common brick. They were sold all over the country and used in the 1900s. That would be my guess what they look like. Very cool old house. Makes me ponder how far we have come and how much we have accumulated!

[@anjanettealexander3993]

Great Episode AGAIN !!! So interesting.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

That is definitely a creepy old place. But it does have one plus, no wisteria. It was good to get the feminine view of things as well as your own. People have always had to cope with living wherever they are, using whatever was available to protect themselves from the outside world.

[@LaurieEggleston37]

This reminds me of the abandoned houses on 13 Bridges Rd in Cecil, AL back in the '70s. I used to wander through them and wonder about the people who had once lived there. Great video...again!

[@thomas-i5o7h]

It's unfortunate that the old place is in such bad condition, but I really do think it's too far gone to save or restore.

[@edreeves6759]

Cool story told by a beautiful lady !

[@MargieT6223]

I love these videos thanks, Robert!!! God Bless from Colorado Springs!

[@darlenegood4101]

definitely creeping hands on the wall. What is beaded board and weathered board? The first house I lived until I was two y/o back in 1961 had the same kind of outside shingle-looking siding.

[@bethgiesey9405]

Thank you Robert & Joy for sharing this wonderful house. I so love the videos with Joy & the older gentlemen, I'm sorry, I can't remember his name. They are very interesting people

[@joyfisher2128]

Thank you!

[@mercedithcompala8148]

The old homes are so fascinating, maybe bring a metal detector..

[@ramonamcnutt954]

Was that a broken toilet under the house? Robert and Joy, you are braver than I. I would never have crawled under there . Thank you for showing how people lived in the not so distant past.

[@tacocin]

Much respect to Joy for her appreciation of this old house. Her desire to keep it standing speaks volumes about her values in keeping history alive. Pointing out the names scrawled on the boards was very touching. Blessings!

[@nadineveitch5837]

It's nice to see Joy again and good on her for getting it cleared! It's so hard watching these places go but to have the money to fix them all would be impossible. At least with videos now they will be preserved better than what we could do in the past.

[@The1BlackKrow]

At 16:15 right after Robert says something about the wiring I swear it sounds like distant childlike laughter but you have to turn your sound up and it only lasts for a quick instance. Spooky place.

[@pamelabowling7959]

That’s a good call definitely something there just also wanted to say I enjoyed watching Robert and Joy I think they make a great team the same interest both love history both also crazy crawling under old houses where snakes live 😅and blew approves of Joy win win Robert lol

[@joyfisher2128]

I'm going to NOT play that back and assume it was THE WIND. I won't sleep tonight otherwise...

[@pamelabowling7959]

@@joyfisher2128 believe me that wasn’t the wind these things get picked up on some times 😊

[@joyfisher2128]

@@pamelabowling7959 If it sounded like a child laughing it was probably a coyote calling it's pack. We filmed this around dusk and I stayed the night at the hunting house. Heard the entire pack calling one another at one point around 10pm or so. It sounded eerie, like laughing hyenas or crazy children laughing. Did not like but still most likely the sound you're hearing. I'm sticking with that answer! ;)

[@ElizabethBattle]

I heard that!😲

[@cindys.9688]

I've become a fan of Joy. I love hearing her share her knowledge. She explains so thoroughly and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. If those walls could talk. What a great place to explore!

[@BellesDreams]

?.? @ 2:13 there was a bush in the background moving in a weird way… what was that? So much history! Thank you Joy and Robert !

[@SonjaLeigh-zl9un]

I noticed that too & replayed it a few times. At first I thought it might be their dog jumping around? But its too far away for me to tell.

[@BackyardHistoryYT]

Great tour. It would have been a tough life but it was cool to see the kids' names written near the fireplace. It shows that despite the hard living they had a fun life.

[@glennjudd2467]

How is the other Robert ? Another great video !

[@andrewowens9382]

Hi Robert 👋 👋 👋 and hi 👋 joy another intresting video it's a shame the house is too far gone to save I feel sad to see a historic buildings that one day disappeared 😢 but at least you Robert got on film 🎥 and documentary evidence all the best both Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

[@joyfisher2128]

I'm often inspired by the way the UK preserves its ruins. I find a lot of inspiration in it. The first time I traveled to the UK was a study abroad I did in college at Oxford. Been back a couple times since but haven't made it to Wales yet. Have since learned I have some ancestry there so would love to study up on that more and visit Wales someday. Take care from across the pond!

[@andrewowens9382]

@@joyfisher2128 yes we are proud 👏 to preserve our heritage and there's so much history that's why when I see some beautiful houses in America I am saddened that Americans lost part of their history all the best 👍 👌

[@alanatolstad4824]

"Rudimentary", great word.---I sympathize with her about wanting to know how to care for that place.

[@JapandaaaTV]

I know a lot of folklore dealing with animal ( especially cats ) remains nailed to the walls/doorways to ward off evil spirits and bad luck, including witches. A lot of people would hide shoes in the walls as well. Pretty cool, but creepy ! 😅

[@frankscarborough1428]

Thanks Robert and joy interesting old house and looks like blue had fun

[@toniasalways]

More likely bird crap. I look at that house, newer than mine, and realize how quickly weather can destroy a house. A spool with a nail or screw through it still makes a good door knob. Wooden spools are hard to come by. Before I realized "no one" made wooden spools any more, I had used a few here on the farm in pass through doors in outbuildings. Yes. I'm 77. There are so many places not here anymore but I remember when they were. One of these days that house will fall down and then it will be all over and no one will comment when they drive by. The cost to keep it standing, not even livable, would be for some really rich person to take on.

[@wompwomp8032]

This place would go for $900k in DC/NoVa area advertised as “rustic farmhouse”

[@LindaZeno]

I lived in Northern Virginia for 7 years. I believe it!!

[@haleymitchellgodwin8456]

Many pioneers of Crenshaw County , Alabama came from Tolbert County. Thank you for doing what you do! Oh how I wish I was doing my part as well!

[@katbot2190]

This is a very interesting and informative video. I thank you both for taking time to tell us all about it. That was back when things were simple. Yes I even think the 80's weren't as hectic as it is today. Not so much technology. I think it's funny you call it he rattlesnake house. When I was on the waterboard we were talking about a house that hasn't been lived in in decades and someone had bought it. They found a lot of snakes inside and never could find out where they were getting in. I don't think they were poisonous but since then it was totally remodeled but I still call it the snake house.

[@skyhigh6]

The angled bracing you saw is still used in framing today. It keeps the wall from racking when being stood up. At least it was back in the nineties.

[@henrydjr]

My dad’s family lived in tenant farm houses. The joke in the family is that if it wasn’t leaning they didn’t move in.

[@joyfisher2128]

My kind of people!

[@johnsmith-wk2tb]

I wish the surviving family relatives living nearby could explain why the heck they have dead animal parts nailed to the wall.

[@karendworschack756]

I grew up in a house that had that same siding on it! Kinda brought back some childhood memories! 😊

[@the_eternal_student]

I think Joy was right about the cross-bracing, it does not happen on houses buiit with the studs 16 on center.

[@ninaellyson814]

Very cool! You should definitely relic hunt there.

[@susanbrown7898]

So, what's the story about the hands nailed to the wall? Even if it was Raccoons, that's cruel! 😮

[@jthetreasurefiend201]

Very cool place. Blu did a job stirring up them rats as at 16:00 you could see something scurrying around the nest. Very much enjoy the channel

[@terrioestreich4007]

I hope that it gets saved! But I know not everything can be saved :(

[@MotDoiAnLac258]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this.

[@karenshepler7128]

Hello, good to see you both again and it's very important to document old history like this as it may not last very much longer. So very nice thank you for sharing this with us and taking us along. Take care. 😊

[@cxjeter]

She is gorgeous!

[@joyfisher2128]

Very kind, thanks!

[@jamielieberg7053]

Robert Great Video Great Histoy you guys do I see ruff cut 2x4 my old farm house here in green bay that is built back in 1,873 has ruff cut 2x6 Ithick walls after I had the rewire done I had a lot of nob and tub wires our old apartment had that in feb of this year it started a big fire that put in a burn unit on a ventaltor for 5 weeks any how after that was done I had styrofoam insulation spray to fill the home we get to -20 to -30 below up here also I have a bussy highway out the frount after that was done you cant hear it oh we also have a working faie place that I had inspected dont need another fire in my life also have a the foundation is fieldstone and I have a five foot high stom celler with a durt floor I love watching your videos on the old bard farm give me insertion on fixing up this old house

[@candis2676]

Thanks!

[@PJsHomestead]

She might want to call the The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, and see if the funds they have sometimes, if she qualifies, or maybe they can point her in the right direction if she is serious on saving this beautiful place. Great find!

[@Robins-wings]

I also get really bummed about an old house finally caving in. Y'all are brave for crawling under the house!

[@marcbrunson6986]

That sucks running water was never brought to the house. It kind of looks setup similar to an old house on our property. A long term resident of the area, born and raised in the community Riverside ha ha, told us it's the hitch up house. It's just a simple 4 room house. Not as good condition as what's on this video ha ha. The raccoon hands....nope, that would steer me away.

[@23Josilee]

This house seemed to me to be a bit larger than most tenant farmer houses...more rooms, and with the chimney in the middle for warmth on both sides. Wish it could be shored up and cleaned up a bit to hopefully preserve a bit longer...I personally love these old houses...looks lot like some of the photos from my grandparents days (I'm now a great-grandparent myself !!). Thanks Robert, LOVE these forays into your local history.

[@vincentbelfire2873]

I tore a lot of old houses down over the years, Yes they have a lot of little nails in some of the wood but you can get them out so you can plane them. I have yellow popular boards on our living room walls that came out of a house built back in the 1880s that I tore down. They were very rough but with patience, I cleaned them up and ran them through a planner and they display very nicely. I would get in this house and salvage what you can before it falls in if I were the owner

[@dorenedaniels7493]

This has been so interesting and I think you both God bless you both 🙏❤️🌹

[@paulhoffman6371]

Raccoon feet are alleged to have a talisman connection though I don't know what specifically.

[@tootz1950]

Saving pictures of it is what is needed, rebuilding I think might be taking preservation too far.

[@lynnebunning7273]

Joy is the female version off Robert & Dan. So much local knowledge. It’s not my country but I love hearing all the stories, who lived there etc. great video cheers Lynne Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🐨👋🏻👍🏻💜💙

[@nduquet9378]

Just getting into the video but I love the history behind your guys videos amazing. Keep up the good work

[@kdmoonchildsworld]

Your videos are always so interesting. Thank you for sharing this house and the history of some of those who lived and loved there.❤❤❤

[@donnasilver940]

I bet it was nicer when it was first built.

[@ElizabethLucey-zs1ew]

Uncle Robert you should use a spirit box when you go into the abondon buildings and see what happens ok

[@clintonsmith9931]

Had a GE transistor radio just like the one on the floor. In early 70s

[@adampaul6468]

My ancestors were owned by Hiram Knowlton! I would love to see this property

[@joyfisher2128]

Hi, the Rockaway in Talbot books have a small section on Hiram Knowlton. There are photos of the house in it. Vol.2, pages 343-356. The Talbot County Courthouse in Talbotton has copies of the books if you are local.

[@celleduffel1533]

It sits silent and welcomes its guests.

[@jimplummer4879]

I would say the asphalt shingles date to the 20's or 30's.

[@hsimpson6581]

It’s a shame she doesn’t clean the house up a little bit and maybe get the door back on to kind of protect it. Something that small shouldn’t be expensive to fix

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

She just got in uncovered as stated in the video. She is looked at different preservation possibilities- although the doors are the least concern with rotting and gone foundation beams…

[@Schush]

@@AdventuresIntoHistory working in the trades... I've seen worst rehabs but not by much. Rim joists completely/gone in spots, floor looks sagging in spots from lack thereof support, roof looks collapsed in spots so who know what the 'rafters' looks like. Could it be saved? I think so... It comes down to how much the money the owner wants to put into it - it's not going to be cheap. If they decide to raize it definitely strip the lumber.

[@fastsetinthewest]

1 Timothy 6:7-9 For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

[@kellydiver]

Crosley was a Cincinnati manufacturer. They were known for broadcasting and radios, but interestingly, the DID make automobiles, too!

[@howardwest1347]

Robert please tell us what happened to the other Robert. I think I have seen all of your videos but I don’t remember you telling us what happened when he was doing those cemetery videos. We miss him.

[@BuildingRides]

Still think joy is really nice and really cut

[@joyfisher2128]

Nice of you to say. Thanks!

[@wabisabi6875]

Yes, those mantles are works of art, and should be salvaged. The yard might make a nice for a metal detector.

[@shellydehart8217]

Thank you Joy for sharing a part of your history. I believe this is my first time ever seeing a tenets farm house n it was really interesting n cool. I’m still a little nervous about the raccoon paws nailed to the wall. Definitely has meaning sure would love to know. I would still try to salvage some wood n those fireplace mantles if you could. Great video! ♥️♥️😊👍👍🌟🌟

[@patriciaparker3316]

Ty love the house i would live there

[@peggyharris3301]

Doesn’t look very salvageable 😬😬

[@thistlemoon1]

You ask why the boards changed inside the house it's because they used what they could salvage from other places. My bathroom has 3 different width boards on the walls.

[@joyfisher2128]

Sometimes the simplest answer is the right one!

[@willemvdspek]

wauw..just love it! hello from the netherland!

[@Drawingwith_Lyra]

Im from the Netherlands to

[@iamrrspike7132]

I’ve seen taxidermy raccoons laid out on a wall once, a long time ago in the 80’s. That might explain things but doubtful.

[@bridgetmuehlberger5141]

Time to break out the ol’ metal detector! 😊

[@queenb9070]

What are the Rockaway books? Are they books primarily the Columbus area or other parts of Georgia?

[@toddhickox4757]

Very cool !!

[@shawngordon1563]

as I was told by a old farm friend that grew up and helped build and repair these type of houses he is now in his 80s that the reason for the doors being built that way was like having ac in those days the doors where all opened and the wind could blow straight through

[@shawngordon1563]

he learned this from his dad and great grandfather

[@MarshaShelley-t3n]

Such a sad, neglected looking little house. So sad to see history left to die and disappear or be deliberately destroyed.

[@loditx7706]

@marypettitt: Yeah, anything for indoor plumbing. They didn’t just haul water; they had to have had an outhouse, too. There are always wasps in outhouses. My aunt and uncle had a cabin, tiny house, whatever, on a lakeshore in East Texas. It didn’t have indoor plumbing. Well, I correct myself. There was running water, but no toilet. The outhouse was dark and dank and had wasps. As soon as I got old enough to stay at home I didn’t go to the lake for fishing trips. I never fished anyway. An alligator took my aunt’s little dog. Thanks goodness I was not there. just hearing it and remembering it still traumatizes me.

[@jakecantin2165]

Shes amazing