Telegraph City - A Ghost Town and a Shipwreck

[@danielkarmy4893]

I thought I was the only one who valued the little gestures like that - and I am so glad to find that I'm not alone. Those ladies will have appreciated it. They will have appreciated it very much; not just that a couple of wanderers happened upon Telegraph City one sunny day, but that you stopped and thought of them.

[@barrydysert2974]

It is refreshing to an old man to find the youth doing, with far more impactful intent, the kinds of things i did in my younger years not fully knowing why i was doing them only that i should !:-) 💜🙏⚡️

[@robbieallan6522]

Absolutely agree with you, it's very important to not just forget for their sake and historically important.

[@marsco25177]

So many small cemeteries were forgotten entirely in middle of fields. Only some guy on a brush hog knows about them. I ran across many native sites in fields here in Oklahoma

[@FacesoftheForgotten]

Fantastic re-creation / animation of Telegraph’s main barn. Production very well done overall…as usual. 👍 feels like we are going back in the Time Machine. Love it

[@divitiae]

Bringing your artifacts almost made me cry. We are here for just a moment in time, likely to be forgotten. Trying to find these graves is so beautiful, giving these two women some recognition well after a century after they lived. Another great video from you

[@TheHatManCole]

history is important. And we will be forgotten eventually. We are only here for a moment in a universe set to end.

[@DerpyPossum]

Telegraph city is probably one of my favorite ghost towns that you’ve covered. It’s so desolate, yet there’s still just enough left for it to be interesting 👍

[@brandedswrdsman]

I see you everywhere.

[@Fjalll]

That windmill still pumping water is top quality

[@MrDillondrums]

The recreation/animation of the barn was incredible. Would love to see more of that sort of thing.

[@daminox]

You speak so clearly that the auto generated captions are perfect 👍

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

That’s a rarity!

[@occamsrazor6830]

Awee Tom that was so sweet of you to symbolically bring them home. Great job!!!

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

A two-fer of sorts! I’m disappointed for you that weren’t able to locate the sisters’ graves or their brother’s - yet. But I love that you made the trip to look for them and shared this wonderful place with us. Perhaps just the right person will watch and have the missing piece you need to complete your mission. I hope when (I refuse to say “if”) that happens, you take us along and share the final part of the journey.

[@barrydysert2974]

Never say never, eh? !:-) 💜🙏⚡️

[@dub2536]

Such a tragedy. On a different note the windmill has proven to be built to last. Impressive. RIP to the fallen. Excellent video.

[@sarahcartier3393]

I love the fact that the windmill still rotates after.a hundred years, even if it is a little rusty.

[@Sharky1986]

Great quality channel, no weird youtube voice, no jazzing up the subject matter, just a genuine love for old lumber. Great stuff.

[@DCking14682]

I think i find myself so fascinated with your videos because when i see something old i try to think of the stories that were told there. You see an old brick chimney in an open field and you wonder "when was the last time that was used." It gives me a wonderful sense of nostalgia and longing to know those stories and to know what happened. I find myself stunned by just the immensity of history that will be forgotten all because someone had a bad relationship with their parents and sold the family farm... truly sad to think about but trying to find as much of the story we can helps bring a shimmer back to those long forgotten places and people.

[@barrydysert2974]

"... someone had a bad relationship with their parents and sold the family farm." Your sadness is my true story. i apologize 💜🙏⚡️

[@winkieblink7625]

Just curious….the train would have brought the two ladies into Sacramento….then John could have hauled them down to Stockton. Did you check old graveyards in Sacramento and Stockton? Maybe graveyards running near the Sacto depot and then an old city graveyard in Stockton. It would be hard for John to personally haul the bodies in their coffins all the way down to Farmington, etc. you told the story very well. I’m so sad with about this one. Might even go looking myself.

[@rexluminus9867]

Great idea.We wish you good luck with that.Hope that someday we'll find out about the 2 Ladies. Thank you.🤗

[@winkieblink7625]

I actually saw another piece on shipwrecks …..took notes on this shipwreck once I heard the deceased names. I wanted to text you back on this piece. Now I can’t find my notes. But it was about people that died on a shipwreck off of Nova Scotia …I think. Anyway, included in the list were these two ladies. They are buried THERE, in the city where the shipwreck was salvaged and bodies recovered. I saw the gravestones. They never were put on a train. Hope this helps your story.

[@glitterjasmin975]

I was really hoping you would make this video, ever since I watched your documentary about the sinking of the SS Atlantic and the mother/daughter duo that never reached this town! I'm really excited about watching this!

[@yallainrite3658]

Thank you so much for remembering people lost to time and creating a channel for like-minded thoughtful people. I explore the country often and run across old homesteads and pioneer Cemetaries. It is impossible for most of us to understand the isolation and toil that these people must have endured. I am saddened when I see graves that have not been visited in at least many decades and it's obvious that there is not a soul left on earth who knows of these forgotten people. You once again put a little meaning in their short time in this world. Thanks again!

[@friendship9904]

Hi I am from Australia and I like watching about history from every town and country because history can never be stop or blocked.

[@carmagadon11]

7:54 Love that place already...and that squeeky rusty windmill, pure perfection.

[@ro050408]

I never post comments on KZbin videos, but I have driven past this "town" numerous times and even photographed the stone walls (shown around 3:15) with an infrared camera years ago. I never knew anything about the history. Thanks for putting this one together!

[@Aylen-jh6yq]

I find the way you brought these two episodes together to be quite touching and eloquently presented.

[@friendship9904]

Hi Tom my background is from Lebanon when I was there with my mum and my sister my older brother took us to some places to see history it was so beautiful that was like 20yrs and since than I travel to other countries to learn other cultures and history just been there seen and touch the history wow is feels special for some reason like every stone

[@Unpopable_Bubble]

Okay, you bringing things from the shipwreck is really, really cool. Thank you for telling these stories and for caring enough to make that gesture. That really warms my heart.

[@nate296]

I grew up not far from this ghost town. So many ghost towns and virtual ghost towns from the gold rush days in the Sierra Nevada and foothills. My parents used to drive us through them. You released this the day I was flying out from visiting family who still live around there. Imagine setting off for California back in the day. A true adventure with real dangers. Now I just get in a metal can and can go anywhere in a few hours to a day lol.

[@Hugo-vz3eu]

I appreciate that gesture in the end. I think it truly does mean something.

[@ardanblade641]

Very well done! This journey really helps to understand a little piece of the old American tradition of seeking out a fresh start, and the hardships that go along with it. As always, it has been a pleasure to see your work!

[@BlairAir]

Awesome! I was just watching the Uncle Sam Mine / Alum Creek video! This was kismet

[@fortunekader9121]

I’m in tears that you showed so much respect to these ladies and their stories, going as far as parting with some of your own personal artifacts so that their journey can finally be completed. That is incredibly touching

[@KraftyGals]

OMG… Tom this video/story is Amazing…thank you so much for all your time consuming research…leaving pieces of your collection was a little bit of a tear jerker for me. TFS!

[@marybaker8582]

The fact that you did this for those two women is amazing. Thank you for symbolically completing their journey.

[@kevinodell1502]

M'lady and I truly appreciate what you, and your crew, do. Substance with sustenance. Thank you all. 💕 from Jen & I.

[@filipdemski8303]

7:24... just wow! Brilliant job!

[@NateThyGrate]

I live like 20 mins from here! Super awesome video, I'm addicted to learning about shipwrecks and I'm currently 6 months away from my history degree. So to hear about a story that is just down the highway is super cool!

[@Rachel-art-and-design]

So cool. I grew up in California and I visited a friend in Sonora all the time when I was a teen and never heard of this ghost town. Awesome video.

[@mattattack595]

As a South African from a small town i really enjoy you're documentaries

[@iwanevans1404]

Most of the walls around here (Lleyn Peninsula) in Wales were built by the soldiers of the Napolionic Wars. We've even nicknamed them "Napoleons Walls" . Many stone round houses built by the ancient celts are still up. So yeah my ancestors The Welsh were good builders, we built things to last. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cymru am Byth.

[@everythinghistory6770]

Its nice to see a fellow Welshman here! Cymru am byth! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Laura-y4h]

Hello, Wales, your words and information have traveled far and I have read them here in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Thanks.

[@MotoLife541]

This town is 30 minutes away from my home town. So cool to see the local history, thank you for all you contribute to keeping these memories preserved for us.

[@kassidyrose4906]

Your style of videos is impeccable :) love from a big fan

[@GenuinePluko]

I'm subbed to this channel after some of the excellent ghost town and hiking videos, this video was excellent! Lots of mystery and lots of beauty and stillness. More of this 🥰

[@DanDauzacker]

This was amazing Tom! What a Journey! Thank you for always give us this kind of content.

[@sparkplug5481]

What a great story...thank you! And you are a great storyteller

[@Tom-zo2rc]

I live about 20 miles from Telegraph City. So interesting. Thanks so much. Eugene was a significant stop in transportation of supplies via wagons to the southern mines; from the Port of Stockton to Sonora.

[@Ty-tie_FTW]

I only recently found your channel but it is always a pleasure to watch your videos. I look forward to this one after I finish "the terrifying wreck of the SS Atlantic"

[@barrydysert2974]

You add to the length, breath and depth of Living Memory. God bless you !:-) 💜🙏⚡️

[@NazarovVv]

8:03 - it isn't a true ghost town without that sound

[@bjbradley8530]

Thanks! I thoroughly enjoy your work and dedication to quality storytelling

[@PartTimeExplorer]

Thank you very much!

[@subzerogamess]

I live in Calaveras County, it’s awesome to see people covering such a small town!

[@MrFoxtheSpy]

Your videos are always informative!

[@kristensorensen2219]

#287👍👏🤔🤷Telegraph City is in some very beautiful country!! It is likely part of large land holdings of ranches. Loved the drone views!!💖 The shipwreck is just awful and so avoidable too.

[@markbattista6857]

Thank you so much for a very heart felt interesting story , I enjoyed it as I enjoy all of your videos.

[@Cook2430]

I'm so glad I found this channel.

[@charlesclager6808]

Great video and exciting to see if you find the graves. Alas I guess they are forever lost.

[@hibernianperspective6183]

I wonder if the Davidson women and their financial inheritance had reached Telegraph/Grasshopper if it would have made any difference to the fate of the city and its ranches. Probably not, but it is sad to see the town abandoned. Fantastic documentary and thank you for sharing it with us.

[@patrickcampbell4504]

Again, beautifully produced and presented!

[@empressmeowmeow9581]

Great video. I'm in love with that windmill. Amazing that it is still there with its mournful squeaking sound

[@AndyHappyGuy]

Bringing those bits of Atlantic there was such a meaningful thing to do.

[@fastinradfordable]

Wow the before/after photos were very cool. Much work and skill AND thought went into this. And in an artistic way. What an age we live in I wish my videos were a tenth as good as you! I have a mental block but it’s nice to see someone who has a mind that works properly And has not taken that for granted. Great job brother man.

[@sookieb_88]

The moment you said they were coming over on the Atlantic I said ‘oohhfff’ out loud… all those poor people. Glad you found a two-for-one crossover to do a video, always impressive and intense research and great videos!

[@stebishopnomad1838]

Absolutely fascinating video thank you

[@brandon7482]

HEY MAN, you should check out the remnants of the USS Garnet (PYc-15). She was a yacht in the 1920s and was bought by the U.S. Navy during ww2 and used as a coastal patrol ship. She’s now beached at Smith River, Oregon. She used to be a tourist attraction and gift shop but now it’s just a derelic ship on the side of the freeway. She still really beautiful and has great history.

[@roadkingrider6532]

Great video and correct sliced bread was invented here in Chillicothe, Mo in 1928.

[@JH_75]

Fascinating. Such a well-produced channel. You're a great and talented host. Thanks.

[@TheSilmarillian]

Grasshopper city love it amazing touch at the end with the placing of the relics nice indeed

[@LoriCurl]

Thank You Sir, for all you do to bring us such fascinating content!

[@MrDavidsuits]

My great great grandparents started there family in Telegraph City around 1853 to 1870, the Suits Family. lived on Sherly road. My great great, grandfather too was a 49er from Weedsport NY, by 1871 my family became one of the founding families of Santa Monica, CA. My great great grandmother was from Scotland. My great great grandfather boards a clipper named Belvedere and sailed 212 days from NY to San Francisco

[@kellyblack4897]

Absolutely love your content bud! You’re clearly brilliant and articulate with an expansive vocabulary. Remarkable! We need more channels with this level of attention to detail. Very glad I found you, looking forward to what’s next!! 🤘🏼💪🏼 #texas

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

I used to drive by Telegraph City on my way to Copperopolis when friends lived up there. I thought that Telegraph’s history was amazing!

[@Del-Canada]

I live close to where SS Atlantic grounded. Dove the area back in the 80's also.

[@victimofcopstv]

I'm a documentary FANATIC. I must say I'm on my 4th doc. In a row. I'm impressed. Great productions. Just subscribed.

[@fistfulofgoldwing]

Although you may not have found the gravesites you were searching for, you still made a great video. Did not disappoint. Just gotta keep looking.

[@craiggaito3496]

Great information and entertaining. Good audio and video quality. Big fan 👍

[@carlosdanger5877]

Great story Great channel Thanks!

[@Commander-McBragg]

I wonder if those hollow headstones were castings of old stones that have broken. I was at an old graveyard in Spain where crumbled headstones were copied in fiberglass and reset. Who knows, some missing stones might be in the process of being restored. Just a wild guess.

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

I can't believe how lazy people can be to view this wonderfully done video and not put a like. Put a LIKE!

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

Right? Especially if you’ve watched one of Tom’s videos before. You know it’s going to be outstanding, so just click the “Like” before you start watching so you don’t forget!

[@barrydysert2974]

@@Lucinda_Jackson i make that my SOP with top notch creators !:-) 💜🙏⚡️

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

Me, too! I can’t afford to do Patreon, so I make sure to like before watching, comment after and watch ads all the way through on my faves and/or channels that don’t have a zillion viewers. Then I usually go back in after I close out just to be sure I liked. Very occasionally, I’ll find one not showing as liked so it’s my fault-safe. 😄

[@RomanMafia1]

This is some of your best work Tom, hope you are able to find the graves

[@toddbonin6926]

Fascinating story … great job!!!

[@brendaneagle6841]

Just started a job at usps and man after getting home from 12 hr days this shit helps me unwind! God I love this channel

[@minskhanly1988]

I did some googling that led me down a rabbit hole... The wreck was covered by the taranaki herald at the time a New Zealand paper and they covered it for weeks. One article 16/7/1873 mentioned the condition of a Mrs Davison's body (gruesome descriptions), but the possessions listed dont match up so possibly this was another woman. Another article they did on the SS Atlantic wreck shares a page with a "mystery at sea".. the Mary Celeste being found. The Waikato Times on 15/7/1873 wrote an article that mentioned the loss of "Lawriton" Davidson and her daughter lillian on the SS Atlantic, but went more into the background of her husband, who seemed a bit of a character, shrunken heads and affairs were mentioned :) It reads that while aboard his ship he couldn't take her to her destination or to her home, so he offered marriage and she accepted. When her brother in Stanislaus California arranged probate, her death was listed as 31/3/1873 Sadly their graves are not mentioned and they had immediate relatives who died in the UK, NZ, AUS, US and they died in CAN. I would like to think the grave is just waiting for you to find, good luck

[@terryb4655]

truly appreciate your work . excellent

[@als3022]

Excellent if heartbreaking story

[@dalenulik5622]

Nice. Just stumbled across this. I was actually here last summer. 2 calf's had actually gone under the fence. There were people on horses about a half mile away. The guides knew the ranch and said they would call about the calf's? Thanks for the history lesson. A lot of old western movies are/were filmed on ranches around this area? No power lines or cell towers are in sight.

[@markbowles2382]

Thank you Tom, excellent work.

[@gregsmith1719]

Great video! I like your detective work and you have a pleasant personality. Keep it up!

[@rexluminus9867]

We help you.Great videos from a great young man. Thank you.

[@RamSkirata]

Your videos are really a treat. Rare on KZbin!

[@karaDee2363]

It's a fascinating story.. and a sad one in which we may never know where mother and daughter are buried... But my gut instinct tells me they were buried in Nova Scotia, unless you can find a record of their bodies being claimed and transported elsewhere..

[@shannonsmithdesigns]

So from 11:34 to 11:38 there’s a woman in a dress that walks from right to left between the trees in the middle of the shot when you are in the cemetery. Maybe it’s an actual person, maybe it isn’t. Anyways I really enjoy watching your videos. They are put together so well.

[@jasongarrett768]

Seeing this after the recent update video about finding the Davidson gravestone. So many things hiding in plain sight with this story.

[@MattWinacott]

@Part Time Explorer, Come up to Uranium City, Saskatchewan: Although as a single-industry community the residents of Uranium City were familiar with boom/bust cycles, the announcement of the mine closure came as a shock to the townspeople and had profound effects. Businesses folded, and the population declined dramatically from almost 2,500 residents on the eve of the announcement in December 1981 to 200 in 1986. Between 1982 and 1985, water and sewer utilities were shut off to outlying residential areas; services were provided to the remaining population, who moved into the Core and Hospital Hill area of the community. It's a bit hard to get to though, fly in only, it was said to have 5000 residents at one point. Even the queen visited there. Now it is in ruins, a population of around 70 Indigenous people live there still. So still not completely a ghost town.

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

Thanks for the great video. It is a desolate place, that's for sure. It is certainly beautiful, too.

[@vishouscat]

dude that's crazy, I live only an hour away from telegraph city and have been to it multiple times, I learned about it from your SS Atlantic documentary, I would've loved to meet you guys when you were recording this video

[@travisoverly1432]

That’s cool I live near here like 30 minutes away and I think I drove right by that cemetery in Eugene when you were there!

[@larescats9228]

Great video as always one day you will find them The poor old windmill is screeching for a drop of oil The gearbox on those leaked alot and required regular filling. But hey its still hangin in there

[@stephenmann4544]

Very quaint and touching story

[@gaylemc2692]

I took a college course in California history some years ago and it was fascinating to me.

[@patrickcofell5701]

I've just discovered your channel and very much appreciate the work you put into your videos. Do you think you might cover any Lake Superior or Great Lakes wrecks in the near future? I'm from Duluth and it'd be wonderful to see something from our area covered on your channel. Anyways, great work on all your videos!

[@Electriceye1984bySam]

Great work👏🏻 great channel👍🏻🤘🏻🥇

[@matthewgregg31]

Fascinating story and so we’ll put together! She is buried at Camp Hill Cemetery Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

[@electricflyer81]

It is my guess that Lauriston and Lilian are both buried somewhere around Halifax. As refrigeration was not possible back then, bodies were usually buried near where they died. Even as late as WWII, GI's were buried near where they were killed. I suspect that the marker may now be missing or the pair just not have yet been found in a cemetery near Halifax.

[@anthonywickham]

Hello from Ireland .I have watched several of your videos and I`m hooked.Have you heard of the Mexico disaster.A Norweigan three masted schooner that ran onto some little islands off the Wexford coast in 1914.It`s a very dramatic and sad story and one your followers might like to hear.There is plenty of information about it on the net.I`m subbing ,I love these old stories .That your not letting them be forgotten is importamt work..

[@douglaslorin739]

This was a great video and puts another location on my bucket list to visit. I would recommend a visit to another small town in California, Kernville. The original town location ruins and the cemetery that also has many immigrants from Britain.

[@charlesswenson259]

Also, thanks for the superb content.