Revisiting Some Old Cherokee Tunnels

Hike with Brady Brandwood as he takes another trip up into the mountains of North Georgia to visit some very old tunnels likely dug by Cherokee Indians during the Georgia Gold Rush of 1828,... and which tunnels or gold mines were possibly part of the catalyst for the 'Indian Removal Act' and the Trail Of Tears. It's a fun adventure, with peeks into some dark, forgotten places.

[@TheSunRiseKid]

Such an awesome video! I’m glad the KZbin algorithm brought me Leon the lobster video! Now I can watch all of your other other videos!😊

[@okminari]

looks like youtube gave us both a blessing!

[@kittenpeople4486]

THATS WHATS HAPPENED TO ME TOO!

[@TheSunRiseKid]

@@okminari yes! I subscribed. All the vids are great but Leon vid is the best!😊🦞

[@TheSunRiseKid]

@@kittenpeople4486 I think we all love sweet Leon!😊🦞

[@cwf081166]

Yea I heard His voice(Brady Brandwood) and immediately started looking for Leon, and then wondered if Leon had taken up the electric guitar.

[@jodoncaribbeancostarica]

Hey Brady. You make such good videos. Many are made by amateurs and are hard to watch. Anyway I just got back from Cherokee Qualla boundary. Then watched every video on the Cherokee natives. They sure could use a good documentarian if you're ever interested. I think about them and other natives a lot amidst all the black lives matter voices. Thanks for the video.

[@Bradybrandwood]

Jo H Thank you , and thanks for checking out the video. ✌️✌️✌️ I have become fascinated with authentic Native American history the past few years. So much to learn.

[@reginakasakevics7891]

Aaaahhhhh you couldn’t pay me enough to crawl in those bug infested holes! I did enjoy watching as you crawled through though. 🥰

[@Bradybrandwood]

😅 Cool Regina, thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

[@tracicomstock6525]

I am Cherokee on my mother's side and Scottish on daddy's side. And I am from GA. Moma grew up in Wilmington, N.C. and granny grew up in S.C. So I was thrilled to watch this video!! Thank you soo much!!

[@Bradybrandwood]

Traci that is so cool!!! I am totally fascinated with native American history these days, particularly in Georgia and the Carolinas. Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

[@tracicomstock6525]

@@Bradybrandwood I can't wait to see more videos about Native Americans, especially in Georgia and Carolina's. Thank you so much Brady!! Awesome job!!

[@rosebudadkins6803]

I am Lakota/eastern Cherokee. I am currently in Washington State among the Yakama. I live near their Rez. They are a gracious tribe. I sweat, powwow and hold ceremony with them.

[@GR4MPI]

man, your videos are so chill, it really helps me overcome my problems :)

[@Bradybrandwood]

Awesome Grumpy! Thank you for checking them out. ✌️✌️✌️

[@theBidon]

So cool! North Georgia holds so many mysteries. Thanks for sharing.

[@Bradybrandwood]

neverbikealone Yes definitely, so much fascinating stuff in those mountains.

[@filminger5096]

Name more mystery’s I will explore

[@kittenpeople4486]

I love this video and it’s so hard to find and video where you learn and you can watch it over and over again without getting bored and this is perfect I wish more saw this. I am also Learning about someone from Cherokee so thank you😁

[@rebekah4405]

Hey I'm from North Georgia, Calhoun to be exact. My family hid in the mountains to avoid the trail of tears from the oral history

[@Bradybrandwood]

Awesome! Native American history is such a fascinating subject!

[@thehistoryofchannel626]

A Local story in my area was that some Oklahoma Cherokees would come and camp out in the woods behind our local dairy queen in the 60s and 70s and would eventually split up in all different ways. One story told by a local is that a small group of them asked for him to take them to a area called "Mable Hill" they would then pull out a Map on some old deer pelt and it led them to some buried gold, the man was even given some gold for his troubles

[@Bradybrandwood]

That's a very cool story! Makes you wonder what's out there.

[@Mdme.X]

Marble Hill (not Mable hill)?

[@jimmymalone3494]

Love it .Thank for sharing

[@Bradybrandwood]

Thanks for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

[@NGaMineFreaks]

The last cave/mine you entered looks a lot like the abandoned mines I’ve found in Dahlonega, Ga.. Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@Bradybrandwood]

N.Ga. Mine Freaks Hey thank you for checking it out. ✌️✌️✌️

[@lindalee7322]

Great narrative, Brad. Thank you.

[@Bradybrandwood]

Linda Lee Awesome. Thank you for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

[@larryalexander4833]

Good place to know about for multiple reasons.

[@poppyhimbo]

thanks for the video.....new subscriber here! I really enjoy your work and what you're doing with Leon!!!!

[@brandimyhren6317]

Gold veins if in fact contain gold I’d heard that would of made a surface environment in habitable for any fungus and many bacteria. Not sure if it’s a fact or not just thought it was interesting.

[@RockHunterMark]

cool history thanks

[@yesh3]

I was sure you'd set off a cave cricket jumping wave

[@Bradybrandwood]

😂😂😂

[@frankbehnke6062]

That's Awesome

[@Bradybrandwood]

Cool Frank. Thanks for watching. ✌️✌️✌️

[@tinkmarshino]

That looked like an exploratory tunnel.. you might check old maps or do a closer survey of the area and see if they put a mine in someplace close..

[@OneBlueFroggy]

That was very interesting. I'd need a bug hood to go in there, it's the stuff of nightmares ! 👍🇨🇦✌️

[@Lolatheiyatola]

Awesome video

[@Bradybrandwood]

Very cool! Thank you for checking it out. ✌️✌️✌️

[@kimtanguay6901]

Brave!

[@chokeonamosquito9651]

Cool

[@Bones6987]

Camel crickets are the ABSOLUTE BEST Trout bait in the world!! I would love to know how many were in that cave

[@Bradybrandwood]

Haaaaaa haaaaaaaa there were a LOT!

[@frankwolf3860]

Nice you finally ventured back into tunnel #3... ...next time bring a local geologist, or at least a member of the Georgia Mineral Society along!

[@Bradybrandwood]

Yeah I would be interested to hear a professionals’s thoughts.

[@paulaburzotta4717]

Very brave. Are you sure they’re from native Cherokee? Gold only meant trade to them. What about slaves ? I have read about the creative ways they would hide to escape, and there were many. However, evidence of Native American like pieces of pottery , tools or even communication on the inside walls. I imagine you’ve researched this because you are still intrigued. I get that! I love exploring the forest here in Georgia. I have found interest along the way. Tools, arrowheads, even veins of gold within white Quartz. Not long ago a 6 yr old found a Clovis arrowhead here in the upper Piedmont region, while playing in a creek (large tributary leading to Lake Sydney Lanier, eventually)along the waya good 3” . It was sent to UGA for some research. Turns out it was a Clovis spear head made by indigenous people over 5,000 yrs ago… never know! Have fun!

[@localatl2274]

The mouth of the third cave looks familiar to me. There are a set of caves similar to these in the hills above Dahlonega Ga. Are these the same caves??

[@Bradybrandwood]

These aren't in Dahlonega. I've heard there are several around there, but haven't visited any yet.

[@blainesnoop2580]

Ah yes, the spider crickets are a staple in the south eastern mines found in this area.

[@maniacthadon6201]

hey im cherokee eastern band can you tell me where that is at i would love to go into one of them

[@handydudediyetc..2066]

whats the title of the music you playing its kinda good and cachiiii.....can you share me the link its cool and relaxing

[@aubreysadventures45]

are you the guy with Leon

[@jodoncaribbeancostarica]

Oh spit! I hate those bugs cricket things. I haven't seen them since I left Charlotte thank God. Haven't seen any in Georgia.

[@Bradybrandwood]

Jo H 🤣😄🤣 Yeah nightmare stuff!

[@33479Leigh]

They are everywhere in arkansas 😩

[@cwf081166]

I pulled up some information on Google Search that said during the early Nineteen Twenties the State of Georgia sent thought out state geologists, prospectors, anyone else with experience and knowledge to survey for elements, minerals and any other natural resources. There was two old mines/caves between Canton and Ball Ground that ran close to and under 575. I would think the Hwy crews surveying, clearing, bridge builders and other contractors working on 575 would collapse them.

[@Bradybrandwood]

That’s interesting information. I haven’t heard that before. ✌️✌️✌️

[@LadySpitfire78]

are you in bartow co. by chance? have you been back

[@thehistoryofchannel626]

Where exactly was this area?

[@claytonstreeval9689]

These may be earlier from the Desoto expidition.

[@claytonstreeval9689]

Desoto came to Georgia to look for gold.

[@jasonshull3106]

I was thinking about Indiana Jones, just before you said that.

[@marcribaudo1965]

You'd never catch me going into caves without a guide and those are walk in ones. Ever see that film The Descent. That's what this reminded me of without the hungry humanoid underground dwellers. Plus I've seen some documentaries on cave exploration and it just brought out my inner claustrophobia. I'll watch and even then I get nervous.

[@irefusetoaskmydoctorifyour6401]

Nutty Putty Cave . . . . . . . . . . Just sayin'!

[@bobwoww8384]

Just ur claustrophobia talkin. Humans would never have accomplished anything without their innate curiosity

[@olorin1710]

I wonder if he found any fraggles in there.

[@poppyhimbo]

you should visit the Georgia Guidestones

[@Obshowersyndicate]

They got blown up

[@LifePlusJTP]

I live in ellijay and know a lot of caves and mines , I will trade you exact location for the location of these caves.

[@jhiriki]

I swear the creak shown at the start of the video looks like the headwaters of Armuchee creek . Northern Floyd county maybe. I was born in Rome, Ga. Been a while since I was back but all of the scenery brought back some heavy nostalgia.

[@mellissadalby1402]

All due respect to "Old Hickory" the Trail of Tears was a humanitarian crime of epic proportions. The saddest thing about it is that was only ONE heinous act against the indigenous people. IT makes me feel ashamed to be counted among the oppressors.

[@bobwoww8384]

I feel ya

[@Hunter96187]

But you done nothing wrong to be ashamed?

[@johndubose1395]

I have read that over the years several clay pots of Indian gold have been discovered. Any truth to that ?

[@jamesoneill4752]

👋👋👋👋 there’s a face in the rock timestamp 9:54 no joke

[@JuliaSugarbaker]

Why on Earth do you not even give us the location ? Is it a secret ?

[@bluezebra2759]

Oh heck naw

[@IndigenousAmericanTrucker]

Maaaan, the stuff yall did to my ancestors just pisses me off! Although yall couldn't remove all of us, it still upsets me! What also pisses me off is that yall still are telling lies about who these people were, and are today, especially since yall done reclassified us so many times, which now the term would be African American, knowing damn well we aren't no damn Africans. It's ok tho, bcuz the truth is being unveiled every single day, and my people are waking up slowly by surely! Alot of my people never lost their their history, while alot of us did lose our history. It's ok though, in due time, things will change for the better!