Mystery Brick Foundation Found On 140 Year Old Farm In Georgia

Cleaning up more of the 140 year old farm, and investigating a mysterious brick patio discovered hidden under wisteria...

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

So Brandon aka Adventure Archaeology and I discovered this hidden brick patio out here on the old Byrd farm. It’s been hidden for a long time. Let me know why you think it was there?!?! PS - I was going to use a shovel to uncover the patio but quickly discovered that was far too much work. So our good friend Daniel has a tractor with a bucket, so expect a future video of uncovering the patio with the tractor and bucket! Help Save The Byrd House: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography Mail: Sidestep Adventures PO Box 206 Waverly Hall, Georgia 31831

[@trishthehomesteader9873]

Holy Moses, Robert! You worked hard and Did get a lot done today!👍 I'm kind of glad that 'snake' fell apart.😬 🙃 I sure wish we had a time machine to stand in that place 100 years ago.🙂💜

[@mandysmith3861]

I love watching this place being uncovered/coming back to life! Do you think the brick area could have been a green house at one time maybe? 🤔just a thought! Can’t wait to see more unearthed! Is that your dad helping you? Just curious! Keep up the good work

[@ptaylor4923]

? Unfortunately, I think a tractor will destroy the brick. Too bad the dirt didn't stay on the signs until you slid the sign all the way off. It was protecting the brick and for a minute there you had a whole section cleared.

[@donnamcnichol7433]

Robert , cant you hear the trees saying thank you for cutting the wisteria

[@drunkdunc8738]

Looks like the bricks are laid in a large circle , might have been a fruit tree in the centre at one time , cheers Robert🍻

[@jaytay8637]

I think that brick footing was maybe for a small store, just a little place, somewhere where the homeowners used to make a little extra cash by selling cold drinks or fruit etc. Depends on the location of course, and sometimes the kitchen or laundry area was built away from the house for fear of fire.

[@redpepper5984]

Yes! My thought too! Local grown fruits. It is a farm after all

[@christinerosenquist7657]

It looks like a newspaper stand to me. We had stands simular to those in convenience stores.

[@ptaylor4923]

I agree, but I'm an old Broad when it was stacks and stacks of newspapers people would stop and buy on their way to work... not a computer in sight... 🤔🙄 actually not even a computer on the horizon back then.

[@dianetobin7220]

I also thought it looked like a wire newspaper rack.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I was going to say the same thing

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

I think so too. Coke cases stacked esp glass bottles would have crushed that rack. Plus a while back .. coke cases were metal & wood .. I think they held 24 cokes. The cases were usually stacked on top of each other .. not on a shelf or rack.

[@jaytay8637]

Enjoyed watching you guys work, I'm far away in rural Scotland and yet when you were pulling and tugging at those old sheets of tin I realised that I was leaning back assisting with the effort ! That kind of thing is universal to country people.

[@alanatolstad4824]

Ha! I automatically did the same thing!!!

[@brucec6442]

Robert, be careful swingin' that chainsaw around while its runnin' !!!

[@susanr3560]

I have been watching you for some time and recently have been able to purchase my own abandoned farm. I have been able to clear the property using you as an example! Especially when it comes to were snakes might hide...so thank you for that. At 64 I am not as spry as you and I used a chainsaw for the first time this week. I can't wait to see your property come together.

[@darlenegood4101]

I'm a No. 1 fan of yours as you work on this farm. I applaud your work on this huge project. Keep on keeping on. You are one heck of a guy.

[@jeniw8586]

Looks to be a roadside fruit stand to me. Maybe the cage thing held baskets for U-pick, hence the U shaped piece of metal.

[@cheriekreusel9453]

That's what I'm thinking too

[@maggiereese1053]

Bet you just found the spring house remains or the smoke house. The rack is an old school newspaper rack. Fruit and vegetables of all kinds?

[@susanchapman7332]

The only thing as good as getting outdoors and working, is watching you do it! Satisfaction level is way up there! Every step you take is an improvement in The Old Byrd Farm!

[@frankscarborough1428]

Very interesting maybe a farm stand or a canning shed probably produce stand. Enjoyed very much watching your efforts. Take care. Looking forward to seeing your next adventure

[@claracarter3181]

That metal rack reminds me of an old Colonial Bread display. Used to see those in little Mom and Pop stores in the rural areas. The sign could be from one of those also. Robert, you are the hardest working fella I’ve seen in a while. I saw that buzzard watching you from the chimney top. Stay hydrated.

[@cclyon]

That sounds exactly right!

[@maureenb6485]

Loving every single mystery the Byrd farm brings. Ma and Pa Kettle watching. Happy tree... dehydrated and tired Robert. Thank you for everything that you do. High iron content... thanks. Needed a good chuckle today. That quick wit is a unique gift.

[@davidcarroll1883]

I see Girtrude and Hecliff are pearched up on your chimney again.

[@naenae796]

Lol....! Good one !

[@shielarobitaille1534]

LOLOLOLOL @david carroll.. 😂

[@sandragoodwin2271]

Lol that's good....

[@emmadalrymple4102]

I find myself saying cut that vine, pick up that sheet of metal there, etc., lol. Some people put fake owls on their roves, but no, you have to do one better...you have to use a live vulture! Pretty cool, actually, and I am amazed by your constant discoveries...and more Donald Duck cans. Progress is steady and I am loving every video! Keep doing the great work! ☘️👍🏻🍀🙂

[@tammyw1873]

The farm is looking better and better Robert. Can't wait to see what is next.

[@mcwatersd]

The sign makes me wonder if they didn't have a small store or roadside stand selling things grown on the farm and maybe the local newspaper etc. That is a fair sized sign. Interesting discovery. More research required. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤

[@jennifermiller8226]

"The ground has a high iron content " LOL

[@marizaneutzling1855]

There´s vultures in the chimney, and the wists are sprouting. Careful Robert, I think they´re up to something and it shouldn´t be good.

[@Sister325]

Build a "chimney for the vultures, away from the house. They are pretty cool. Take care of our dead vermin.

[@karendworschack756]

I was wondering if those were vultures! Thank you!

[@cindylou6084]

Yep, vultures are good guys. They'll eat animal carcasses faithfully. Good to let them do their thing.

[@karenwright9123]

Mandy Smith had a good guess. Could have been a greenhouse. With the signs and that...they possibly had a produce stand. Or, used to be truck businesses here in Ky when I was little in the 50's and before. There was an older man with a small farm that loaded veggies in his old truck, and came through our neighborhood. He'd yell out his window,green beans,cucumbers,maters,corn...if we wanted anything me and Mom would go stand at the end of our driveway and buy off the tailgate. I thought that was great. Tastee Freeze had a beautiful ice cream truck ,too. Snow cones were a favorite. You did good today. Great exploring with you! Love from soggy ole Ky...we know bout that groundwater. It's beautiful today 53,sunny and it's just past noon. Getting some drying.

[@smurph4959]

I went to the garden centre this evening🌱, I headed over to the climbers as i need to cover a fence and they are selling Wisteria! I was like do these people not know? I feel like i need to put stickers with your KZbin channel on them .. watch before you buy ⚠️

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Selling that stuff should be illegal 😂

[@smurph4959]

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG I know right! They make it look so nice in the photo too ... if I never saw your videos I could so easily buy it 😱 thank you 🌼

[@rachelmalkoski4627]

@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG I believe it is illegal in some states.

[@l.m.2404]

Modern wisteria , kept in pots, is breed to be non-invasive. Beautiful plant.

[@marstall5181]

I am so glad you are checking the brick patio out , I've been really curious! Stay safe!

[@donnamcnichol7433]

Robert, cant you hear the trees saying thank you for cutting the wisteria

[@teaberrywmn]

I think old bricks are like gold (well almost) especially a patio! I can see that metal display case with old wooden shelves and used as a potted plant stand. Just an idea.

[@jonathanlacrosse7688]

At 4:05...anyone afraid of snakes look away,. For someone like me who is terrified of them (even in picture form) this time Robert gives you plenty of warning! Thanks Robert

[@jeniw8586]

There was no snake just a vacuum hose

[@jonathanlacrosse7688]

@@scottnyc6572 Yes..believe it or not. Apparently its called "ophidiophobia"...I blame my mom. I wasn't afraid before the age of three. I found a six foot long black snake in the yard. Dragged my mom out of the home (it was a trailer not a house) she still had her slip on. She freaked out and I wasn't allowed out for the rest of the day. Ever since then it's difficult to deal with them (I have gotten better) The last snake encounter was recently, in real life, a baby rattle snake slithering across my floor, fortunately I'd had some margartitas to calm my nerves and oddly a 3'-0" long crowbar was handy.

[@jonathanlacrosse7688]

@@jeniw8586 Oh I know I was being sarcastic , I looked away though in fear...glad it was an electrolux!

[@jonathanlacrosse7688]

@@scottnyc6572 Oh I understand. I'm mystified about it too. I'm glad you asked.

[@hell0hkitty]

i can't even stand to hear the ''s'' word. when those tin slabs are being unearthed i look away.

[@chesterdroors1605]

I keep hoping someone who lives close to this guy has an excavator and would volunteer a weekend's labor to help clear his property.

[@joharmon2148]

I'm dying to find out about the brick flooring. It sure has been covered over for a long time so much debri and dirt covering it. You guys sure worked hard today to try and clear the area.

[@jenniferstewart1437]

It is going to be fabulous to see the full brick path. I am fascinated!

[@steveclark4291]

😆 love the ending a man can sleep anywhere if he is tired enough ! 😆 🤣

[@alanatolstad4824]

I'd like to know who's idea that was!!!

[@steveclark4291]

@@alanatolstad4824 I've done that kind of stuff many times in my 66 years

[@l.m.2404]

Yup, ask any soldier. *)

[@shirleysaventures2188]

Robert, love watching what you are uncovering at the old home sight.

[@carolg563]

Careful where you nap Robert!!! The Byrd family is up there on the chimney and they ain't lookin real happy right now!!!

[@conniewojahn6445]

ha ha ha here birdie come and get it birdie

[@Sister325]

TREE: "Thank you, Robert....my phloem's flowin' again."

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for the update on the Byrd project ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .

[@joshuanormand8401]

I think that the brick patio could have been from an outdoor kitchen, since it was hot, the bricks would have made it cooler when cooking. Also could have been a produce stand, smokehouse, blacksmith shop, etc.

[@sallyintucson]

“Rattleheaded Copper Moccasin” Hmmm hadn’t heard of that kind of snake before!

[@danielulz1640]

L O L !

[@elizabethmoore4250]

I thought I did once, but my brother told me it was just a "harmless rat snake.". I didn't believe him, because I am pretty sure that no snake is actually harmless.

[@sallyintucson]

@@elizabethmoore4250 Rat snakes don’t hurt humans.

[@elizabethmoore4250]

I'm not stupid. I know that. However, I have a close to phobic fear of all snakes, and as far as I'm concerned, they are ALL rattleheaded copper moccasins, and I don't intend to get close enough to see if they have pits on their cheeks or slitted or round pupils in their eyes. Also, I intended my response to be jocular, not a serious statement about the identity of a particular snake.

[@kennycarson1960]

Like I always say. The old bird farm is full of surprises. Can’t wait to see watch next.

[@carmeladeck6948]

Glad to see you have gloves on today. Happy Birthday Robert a little late

[@jaytay8637]

Me too ! I'm always concerned when I see them raking around in holes and sharp stuff with bare hands.

[@conniewojahn6445]

Gloves - he's been gotten after by lots of people for not wearing gloves. FINALLY! He's paying attention. Or, maybe somebody gave him a pair for his birthday.

[@corinnerenshaw3621]

It always amazes me , how much junk there is on the ground ! All the fascinating things that are underneath all the wisteria !

[@lasalleman]

Just keeps looking better and better with each passing video. Save that sign! If you can.

[@ivanatomasovic3302]

Hallo Robert from croatia i love that old farm i love your videos verry much you don a great job thank you all that old stuff is verry interesting i love it big hallo to you

[@jeffjohnson4015]

How fun another discovery on your farm. With all the land you have we feel you will be making more and more discoveries. How cool is that

[@lovesalaska1329]

Have a chainsaw party (BYOC). Invite all your friends and relatives. They bring all their friends. You provide the food and beer, they bring their chainsaws. Massive wisteria cutting taken care of.

[@LestWeForget-LestWeForget]

Of all the things that worry me on the Byrd Farm are the snakes. I remember the encounter with the large Copperhead behind the tree trunk and I think of it during every video.

[@redpepper5984]

Robert, looks like there was a local fruit store of some kind. The floor likely was the floor of that tiny farmer's store. I guess they grew local fruits and sold them there. My speculation tho

[@gaylewilliamson9183]

I have never seen such a large amount of wisteria root.Glad you are getting this done before the snakes come out 👍❤️

[@johnnymack8442]

Big ol property like that you will uncover a lot of old stuff!

[@58jennypenny]

there's such a lot going on to keep you busy isn't there, lots of tin stuff. well done got a lot out.

[@mowergal9776]

All the metal your finding after you take it to scap recycling center maybe be enough to pay for roofing.

[@raymondshattucks3634]

I always like ur vidos of old bird fram

[@deniseoftedahl8937]

That tree is going to love you forever!

[@sandrarivera285]

Robert great land clear n adventure. I was sit n here wonder n wn u was go n to get the chainsaw out to cut down that wisteria. That last sign was sure stubborn to let loose. Nice u had some help... Old Byrd farm is get n there BEAUTIFUL.... 💚🤓

[@bettyallen1600]

So cool your always finding pieces of history there.

[@bobandterriboven8269]

I love watching you bud from northern Michigan

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

Thank you

[@julieroach1931]

The mysteries of the bird farm make me laugh. You’re doing a good job trying to figure it out!

[@conniebaughman9894]

If I'm right I do believe at one time they use to do canning out side when it was to hot. They had a brick stove set up it might be something like that so close to the house?

[@kelcal6697]

Robert....you crack me up! 😂 but in a good way!! 😂😉

[@carolb29]

I can't say enough how much I love watching these videos! You're always finding something new. Sure would love to be able to help

[@michaelhucker2417]

Robert you can buy some stuff that you paint on what you have cut and you don't want it to grow back. My Dad used to get it at a Feed & Seed Store. Whatever you paint it on like a tree stump, it keeps it from growing back, next time I go to my Mom's house I will look in Dad's building's and see if I can find the name of the stuff for you. Might be a good way to get rid of that wisteria.

[@anetzband1383]

I loved today's video but please be careful if you're using some kind of metal scraper to scrape those bricks and even the signs, that you don't scrape the surfaces right off of them. do you know if there are any old Sanborn insurance maps available for that area? They listed various buildings and the composition of them.

[@lindabuffalolr]

You are hilarious,,,😂😂love watching both your channels!

[@michaelelmore5103]

I think that one item you called a vacuum snake is a exhaust extension for a small gas Maytag motor. So you could operate it indoors while exhaust would go outside.

[@cindyhazelton9683]

I wish your videos well longer. I have really enjoyed watching you bring the old bird place back to life. Thank you

[@cheriekreusel9453]

I agree with Jeni W! I think you have uncovered a old roadside fruit and vegetable stand. When you were tugging on that one piece the camera caught the edge of the brick underneath. I bet there is a covered up gravel road and parking pad there leading up to it from the road. I think the vultures think you are finding them lunch

[@pamelasinclair-karney8856]

LOL

[@cathiez9131]

My goodness Robert! If I had to deal with that wisteria -- I think I'd have nightmares of it trying to wrap itself around me! Those bricks look a lot like patio blocks -- wonder what used to be there.

[@mountainbound1315]

Looking good! I will bet that old brick patio is part of a Victorian garden. What a lovely home it must have been in it's heyday.

[@bettylorch3796]

Watching you brings back memories of my youth with old vehicles, old farm houses, and doing dangerous crazy things. I am not volunteering to join you in keeping those copper rattle heads company. I will just send my greetings via paypal.

[@Susi-Saks]

I am totally surprised he hasn't stumbled upon any snakes as YET!

[@lelathompson5989]

Good progress today !

[@shirleygrindlay8263]

Well done with all the clearing up

[@retaylor6587]

Do you think that some of that old signage that you dug up was off of the old Byrd brothers store?

[@cclyon]

I uncovered a stone landing at the bottom of my porch steps. I've kept it uncovered ever since. You may be able to clean those signs up with citric acid and water.

[@emilyneal7888]

Love seeing a fellow WORK! 😜

[@davewhite6119]

Granpa always told me to watch out for them rattleheadedcoppermoccisons when moving stuff.

[@davewhite6119]

Really that is what my granpa called every snake he saw. As far as he cared they were all deadly.

[@sandrarivera285]

Robert this is the 4th time watch n this video. Can't wait to see the brick patio. Nice to see u get n rid of wisteria... B careful... 🤓💕

[@bradhazen3897]

keep up the good work you do

[@margaretgarls153]

Always a mystery what you will turn up. Cool old signs and brick floor!

[@s.l.cruson8744]

So many vines!!!! Crazy amount!!!

[@user-zb4zs9yp6r]

hello Robert nice to see you again ,,,the farm is cleaning up slowly,,,, keep up the good work,,,,,,I'm doing the same cleaning up the land skape on my farmhouse ,,,,which dates from my grate grandfather from 18 94,,,,, just cleaning up,,,, the whole place was redone back in 1997 ,, with my late dad and i,,,, George from Crete Greece

[@mythoughts2221]

That is a cool discovery

[@Sandy-pr5qq]

Be careful Robert cause I worry that you might hurt your back doings so much heavy lifting. My son hurt his and he is only 30 and it is always bothering him and affecting everything that he does. It is a life sentence when you hurt it. I was thinking that the farm might have a spring underground orr something because it seems like it never drys out. I have no idea what the brick floor might have been for but it must have been something significant for them to go to the trouble to make it. Anyway enjoyed the video as usual. Oh yeah, where is your buddy the "other" Robert with the bright green shirt? Havent seen him in a while.

[@nancytetrick8814]

Was this place ever an old junkyard...????

[@dianehellmann4303]

I think the Byrd's might have been garbage men.

[@jpeck2916]

I wonder why they had the metal signs on top of the brick 🤔? Can't wait to see the brick all cleaned up. Robert maybe that is why the wisteria grows so well on the old farm, water table? Thank you for sharing love it.

[@ryanscott2548]

Was there a shed on top that burnt down. Those signs look quite rusty and paintless

[@ryanscott2548]

How the first 2 signs were staggered right over each other looks like they might have been the roofing material

[@shellydehart8217]

I always enjoy watching you. I’m a little concern about the buzzards sitting up on the chimney though LOL. That would be so cool to find a big patio of bricks but then again maybe it’s a paver brick driveway LOL. I’m full of it today. Can’t blame you on those damn Wisteria vines. Do you ever dream about them? I just had no idea they could be so invasive. Oh, just looked up on my plant app n those cute little purple flowers coming up are Crocus flower. Their so cute. Glad you got a lot done today until the next time rest up. ♥️♥️😊👍👍

[@sandrasmith8518]

Robert you dig with the other end of the shovel 🧡

[@conniewojahn6445]

He knows that, he was just taking a little break.

[@joshuabaker1904]

That wisteria is some god awful stuff. Never seen it that bad till I saw your farm there rob.

[@swearenginlawanda]

Abandoned farms have no one to keep it under control. Maintenance keeps it beautiful. 😥

[@kenhughes4715]

Nice find, they might come in handy inside a shed etc.

[@janettporter6795]

We thought our place was trashy. You have defiantly got us beat. WOW, what a terrible mess. As if the wisteria wasn't enough. However you will probably continue to find some pretty neat things as you clean up. You have convinced me to get reid of the wisteria I planted a years ago. That is the worst mess I've ever seen. I'll have my husband put some stump killer on it to be sure the roots are dead. Enjoyed the new adventure ☺ Robert. Thanks again for sharing. God bless 💖

[@connie9]

Robert who is your friend that has been helping you these last few videos?

[@sandrasmith8518]

You found the other brick road to Oz.

[@conniewojahn6445]

Yeah, the back road brick road. No matter, it'll get you there.

[@raynonabohrer5624]

Vultures On the chimney this cannot be good. I haven't seen a vultures forever. God bless you all and keep safe and warm.

[@pamelasinclair-karney8856]

That's spooky.

[@Susi-Saks]

I so luv luv watching you unearth more mystery on the farm.. it is exciting.. so I am always looking forward to more vids... ...and you would sleep on a barbwire fence if you had to .. hahaha

[@peggyscott125]

This brick patio thingy is intriguing! Robert, I enjoy your videos so much that I shared this one on my fb wall and told my friends and family that they need to watch. Because you do make good videos, that are interesting, and captivating and if you are trying to get picked up by a cable tv channel , why not share your videos to the producers of the history channel? Hey.. just saying, I think you got something here. Can't wait for the next one!

[@nancylitton390]

Be careful you don't step on the Wisteria...you might hurt it!!! Hahaha!!!

[@lindsaymacpherson8782]

Look how much work for a small area :) great video and look forward to the other half being done so we can see it better :)

[@elmermason9685]

Hi Robert. Just a suggestion, you should look into borrowing a backhoe or maybe rent one for clearing your land. You could really do some damage to all the vines and metal. Just a thought. Really like your video’s. See ya buddy.

[@deadendgarage2006]

That glass look like it may have been from an old battery. In today's market if those signs were in good shape you would have a fortune.

[@howardwest1347]

Man! I wish I lived closer . I would love to help you clean up. I love working in my garden and cleaning it out and making it pretty. Every time I watch one of your videos like this I get the itch to drive to Georgia and start working. Donna Indiana

[@SpringRiverHollar]

I love the idea of a patio can I say " Garden Party "

[@oldbroad7672]

Ooooh, yes! Hats, gloves, pretty tea cups, flowers - so beautiful.

[@drunkdunc8738]

Old Broad I was thinking the same scenario but with rock band , barbecue, beer kegs and college chicks😝🍻

[@oldbroad7672]

@@drunkdunc8738 Oh hell, yeah!! I'll be there 👍 Well, maybe with Magic Mike guys LOL!

[@drunkdunc8738]

Old Broad 😆gold

[@larrymccready6778]

You really need safety glasses. You only have to eyes. But eye really enjoy your videos.

[@MDA-rs4uf]

The rack reminded me of an old newspaper stand or rack where they would stack the newspapers....

[@xchief3]

Can't wait to see the bricks, the age of that will be interesting