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@christycarter81703 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy when you explore old cemeteries. No one deserves to be forgotten.
@Redgonetogray3 жыл бұрын
You can use a flashlight off to the side of the carved words to create a shadow effect to read them better. Even in the daylight.
@mmmm-gr7xr3 жыл бұрын
I love your visits to old cemeteries. I've never seen slate markers befor. Western N.Y. wasn't settled as early as the eastern colonies so the graves aren't as old. It was fascinating.
@lawrencescales98643 жыл бұрын
I used to work at an old grave site in Philadelphia- the oldest stone is 1712. Great video!
@bearpawz_3 жыл бұрын
That must've been an interesting job!
@lightyagami34923 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's crazy
@angiewanders72723 жыл бұрын
I love old cemeteries. No needs to be forgotten. Every grave deserves to be taken care of.
@danpatch47513 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how good the printing is on the oldest headstones. I couldn't do that now with all the tools I have. Amazing skills
@petemaxwell80463 жыл бұрын
I think the date on that stone is 1760, using a fancy 6. On the same stone it looks like the stone carver made a 9 in a similar fashion.
@jenniferbutcher83933 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen slate tombstones. Love the beautiful countryside there in Lancaster County! 😊
@ifitsfreeitsforme18523 жыл бұрын
Southern York county has numerous slate head stones mainly because slate was quarried in the area. Slate actually holds up better than the more common headstone materials.
@kimburke31893 жыл бұрын
I found a revolutionary war grave up in woods, Pennsylvania!! I thought that was amazing. I'm from California, the oldest things out there are gold rush era. I'm living in pa. now and the whole mound thing is very cool!!!
@genetate37043 жыл бұрын
kim burke Cal.has a history going back a lot further but that has been erased because it is not English the Spanish were there long before just like Florida
@lightyagami34923 жыл бұрын
Did you document the headstone? If not please do and put it on find a grave so that soldiers descendants can honor thier ancestor.
@peachbottomparanormal35873 жыл бұрын
Goto the road I grew up on five minutes away from there, soapstone hill road, there's an old Quaker church on the left curve on top the hill.. infant Georgie Brown in the back left earliest grave 1749..
@cindabaker14773 жыл бұрын
Some that died in the 1700s was born in the 1600s. Amazing to think about! Great video.
@onetwocue3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Lititz. And for some reason as a kid, I was always so fascinated with local history and wanting to know about the folks who settled in the area.
@robertking2883 жыл бұрын
This is kinda creepy seeing my name on a tombstone. I also have a sister name Elizabeth that's really creepy.
@EssenceRare3 жыл бұрын
History repeats
@StantonsJourneys3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a crude 1760 on the one in the back in the shade. Love these old cemetery walks, i live next to a cemetery that dates back to 1833, love the older grave stones, thank you for sharing.
@eliskagray15463 жыл бұрын
So cool old tombstones. Nice video. 👍
@chrisharrah85003 жыл бұрын
My earliest American ancestors are buried here. Charles Harah @ 11:29 was the son of Agnes and Patrick, who was one of the 3 men who built the church. From researching the church I read in the 20s the congregation sought to repair the cemetery which had been overgrown and headstones were toppled. They used liquid concrete to reset the stones which splashed back on some of the stones rendering them unreadable after it dried. Thanks for the vid.
@briroc263 жыл бұрын
Kool videos!! Looks like 1700.... If you ever make your way into NewYork check out the old Dutch church in sleepy hollow ,the church was built in 1697 the grave yard is huge and maybe even older .Many familiar names from the headless horseman stories are on plenty of old stones
@crustyrash3 жыл бұрын
This graveyard is a little newer (circa 1745) but you might find it interesting: Weberthal Graveyard, 2009441600000, East Earl, PA 17519; this has a 1933 map and description: archive.org/details/33GENPAWeaverland. The first Weber (Weaver) and Martin settlers of Lancaster County are buried here. The early stones are interesting because they are shaped like arrowheads.
@gehmangang80063 жыл бұрын
My ancestors are buried there. I visited while we were quarantined and I needed to get out. Super old stones!
@crustyrash3 жыл бұрын
@@gehmangang8006 Mine too! It was quite an adventure the first time I went trying to find it. I love history and it's so amazing to experience something so old.
@ghostcityshelton93783 жыл бұрын
Your web site info states that the web site was taken down. :>( It's not your fault.
@farmkatt383 жыл бұрын
I love the oldest graves the most! Thanks!
@ksero10003 жыл бұрын
That’s so cool! Some of my new neighbors are revolutionary war soldiers. We are in SW PA which back then was still considered part of Virginia. I suspect many more graves were swallowed by soil creep. There are areas where I can scrape away a thin layer of grass and find irregular shaped smooth stones. Not sure if they are grave stones, stone bases that use to hold up grave stones, or parts of old structures. The terrain is bizarre. Sunken areas here, raised areas there. There was a long rusty chain that hung from a branch high up in a tall tree. I don’t know what it was used for. The branch broke over the winter and now it is on the ground...but I’m fascinated about this cemetery and wish I could learn more about it.
@baileyhall87283 жыл бұрын
Australia wasn't even settled and barely discovered when most of those people passed...
@sonnytaylor30033 жыл бұрын
Slate stones are great! My oldest ancestors dad side are from the 1660's so by the time they died, they probably had slate tombstones in death.
@carolb293 жыл бұрын
love the slate head stones...have never seen that before.
@tomhirons74753 жыл бұрын
we have very many here in england.
@richmcgee4343 жыл бұрын
Seen some in Albany county, New York from the same time period. They last forever.
@lazzyfare47213 жыл бұрын
First settlers in Lancaster County arrived 1709 so most likely it's 1760 if she was born in this country because she would have been born in 1710.
@SueGirling683 жыл бұрын
Hi Cliff, I find it fascinating seeing all of the really old grave marker dates, it's hard to comprehend what life was like back then in this brave new world. Thank you for sharing, enjoy your day. x
@karenpacker88623 жыл бұрын
Amazing older headstones...the slate ones are really interesting. So much history in these older cemeteries.
@Angel-tw3ko3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, stay cool out there, I'm in TX and its in the 80s, good times for us in Aug where it could easily get over 100 degrees.
@crystalfabulous3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful old cemetery thanks for sharing
@jeffreyjordan43873 жыл бұрын
SUPER AWESOME! I love your old cemetery videos! Thank you!
@georgefitter76563 жыл бұрын
Gravestones are old but living in the western suburbs of Philadelphia's Montgomery and Delaware counties, you'll find houses with keystones marked at 1625! The cemeteries are old but the houses are older! Had to live somewhere while they horse backed into Philadelphia to govern and start a country.
@marygarner52493 жыл бұрын
You have the best Adventures thanks for taking us with you take care
@debrice13283 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Georgetown (Bart PA) at a farm and at the very top of the hill we came across a very old cemetery dated in the 1600's. There were many babies that were a few days old. We had trouble reading alot of the tombstones since they were very well weathered. I know exactly where it is.
@annekstrom393011 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tour! I have a number of early family members in that cemetery.
@lilsuzq323 жыл бұрын
Is it just me...or are others out here in comment-land as puzzled as me as to how *anyone* could possibly give such a nice video a thumbs-down?...
@JosephBenRobert3 жыл бұрын
I agree with LilsuzQ32 I guess not all people can be pleased all the time! Takes all kinds. Cliff does a bang-up job.
@nickmad8873 жыл бұрын
love your videos.
@bearpawz_3 жыл бұрын
Old cemeteries are so awesome! People are opting for cremation so frequently these days (obviously b'cas of costs) that I hope graveyards don't become a dying thing.. 🤔 (no pun intended)
@bearpawz_3 жыл бұрын
@Toxic Delirium That's good to know! 😊👍
@alvinwine56653 жыл бұрын
Back in the mid sixties I lived in Lancaster P.A. mostly Ahmish and I loved it , great open land back then.
@chrisiiams43033 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your beautiful video
@user-David-Alan3 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Those people were living in Penn's woods. Thanks.
@irenefitzkee5353 жыл бұрын
I live in Lancaster City. There are a lot of great cemeteries in Lancaster.
@jeniw85863 жыл бұрын
The last one sure looked like 1700 to me.
@lightyagami34923 жыл бұрын
I think it was 1760 personally. I don't think it was a coincidence that the day could have been a 10 or 19 aswell.
@asilversurfer43723 жыл бұрын
Love the old cemeteries & the slate tombstones, makes me wonder how long the families had been there & whether they emigrated from the old world
@brendakrieger70003 жыл бұрын
Lovely and very large cemetery. Very peaceful💙 Lancaster area is so picturesque. I miss driving through the Pennsylvania countryside
@beckyb.45923 жыл бұрын
Love old cemeteries and it looked like 1700 to me. How amazing is that?! Graves of people who lived here before we became a nation. Such great history. Love it! 🇺🇸❤️💙🇺🇸
@dronejunkie29513 жыл бұрын
My great great grandparents were from Lancaster PA. I will probably need to do some research...You have a good information on History keep it coming. 🤳👍
@merlemorrison13463 жыл бұрын
I used to live in New Holland, when I worked at (then) Ford Tractor. Lots of history in this area.
@darkowloffroad3 жыл бұрын
I have now watched enough videos to know you're effing awesome and you have a new sub. Since we're in the middle of a tropical system in Florida...it's time to binge watch. Thanks for the excellent content.
@lesaanderson25253 жыл бұрын
Great job Cliff
@michaeldouglas12433 жыл бұрын
Another great old old Pa cemetary is just into Pa coming out from hancock MD called tonoloway Baptist church. One of the oldest cemetary/ churches in pa. Original church was log burnt down by native americans and rebuilt. The walls inside are preserved with civil war soldiers signatures n where they were from etc back when it served as a hospital when stonewall jackson shelled and attacked Hancock md along potomac river. Very very neat to walk inside and see all those signatures amd messages written by the soldiers amd walk about n look at colonial era graves as well.
@maljcross46343 жыл бұрын
What an impressive find. Tombstones errected almost 300 years ago and in such awesome condition was very cool to see....thanks for sharing your experience. I think that date was 1700 personallly.
@gehmangang80063 жыл бұрын
You should check out the stones at Ephrata Cloister Cemetery.
@kimburke31893 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting all of this stuff. It's very interesting!!!
@Achnacon13 жыл бұрын
Baxter, Campbell, Mcelroy, Paterson, are all Scottish names. Many of them born in the 1600s. Was there a Scottish settlement in this area perhaps?
@JudithLou3 жыл бұрын
Many of the Scots-Irish immigrated to the area in the early 1700's. In the mid 18th century, the Scots-Irish moved on to the Blue Ridge of North Carolina. When I was in school in Harrisburg,PA, Campbell and Cameron were pretty common names.
@chrisharrah85003 жыл бұрын
My ancestor helped build this church in the 1740s. They allegedly came from Country Antrim N. Ireland and were part of the Ulster Scots that settled into Northern Ireland. Even though the left from Ireland the were probably more Scottish in culture given they were Presbyterians
@Achnacon13 жыл бұрын
@@chrisharrah8500 To this day they remain more Scottish in culture. The links between Scotland and Northern Ireland remain as strong as ever. For example, my mother was Scottish, my father from Northern Ireland. I am Scottish, my wife is from Northern Ireland.
@chrisharrah85003 жыл бұрын
@@Achnacon1 thanks for pointing that out. My family had always thought we were Irish O'Hara's but I've only found early colonial records of my surname as Harah or Harra. A few years back I tried looking through N Irish birth records to no avail which leads me to think we're probably Scots that may have misspelled Harrow at some point
@Achnacon13 жыл бұрын
@@chrisharrah8500 Harrah is an unusual name and not one I've encountered before. It's possibly an old Scottish name; equally it could be derived from the O'Haras of Ireland. Sorry I can't be of more help.
@robertvirtue80703 жыл бұрын
My dad worked for a farmer not far from there when I was born in 1950 , I could have relatives buried here. Will be sending you info on a cemetery in Lewisville Pa, .and two others near it Lot my Moms family is buried in Little Britian Cemetery just off rt272 east of Wakefield
@cynthiahansen99023 жыл бұрын
I see 1700 age 52 years old.
@karendworschack7563 жыл бұрын
Great video, Cliff! I like to look at the markers on the graves! I at first thought that one said 1700 too, but I think it is a crude 1760, like said! 👍
@lindamccaughey66693 жыл бұрын
Oh that was just beautiful. Those old gravestones are so beautiful and you are so respectful. Initially I thought that date was 1700 but gosh may not be. Get cool and thanks for taking me along. P,ease stay safe
@carolmchargue77463 жыл бұрын
Really cool. It's wonderful that it's being taken care of now.
@RoxaneEllesansailes3 жыл бұрын
Never stop making these videos for us please. 💗
@Ichthus613 жыл бұрын
I think the old cemetery visits are so interesting. I like to imagine what the world and the country was like when they lived. It’s neat when a tribute on a gravestone lasts for centuries!
@kennethjackson33943 жыл бұрын
You are my favorite history explorer.
@giniwalters84013 жыл бұрын
Great video Cliff!!! I love looking at grave stones!!! That looked like 1700 to me. Thank you for sharing!!!
@annerobinson88243 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. Really amazed at the ages some of these people lived to I always thought the lifespan of those days was quite short.
@crushhardtack28703 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@daveyjoweaver51833 жыл бұрын
Great video of course WW! It is a very hot cemetery in the summer sun, be there done that. I knew you'd love this very old place. Peach Bottom slate was some of the best in the country, known for its high quality. Most all the roofs on the old houses are Peach Bottom slate and the tomb stones as well. I've done some carving on this slate in the past and as you have seen, hold up very well in centuries of weather. I never heard it had been leveled in the past. My Grandparents did quite a bit of research on this area but I'll have to check again. One of my relatives owned the slate quarry at one time in the 1900s. It is now under water being covered by the dams on the Susquehanna. There is also a Methodist church near Chestnut Level cemetery that was started by my GGG Grandfather. So this area was a focal point in my family for many years. So a goodly number of folks laying in Chestnut Level Cemetery were born in the 1600s. This area is also close to the Conestoga Indian Village and the Susquehannoux Natives were also in the area. Now if it had been cooler, you could have stopped for a cuppaJO or even iced coffee. Thanks Much WW. It is a great place to visit and contemplate on a cooler day perhaps. I will let you know if I can find more info about this cemetery. There is the Southern Lancaster Co. Historical Soc. Not far from there as well. It is located at the Fulton House, home of Robert Fulton, in enter of the steam boat, very beautiful old house there as well. This is also worth a visit but check about their times open. They do have event there a few times a year. Many Thanks! DaveyJO
@victordavis1323 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas for you hope you have a great year🎥
@sarahb92403 жыл бұрын
Neat to see. Thanks for sharing.
@Patrick31833 жыл бұрын
Some of those people must’ve been born in the 1600s
@lightyagami34923 жыл бұрын
Oh most definitely.
@debbieblaylock99973 жыл бұрын
That place was amazing I love oid cemetery thanks for
@cmcgowan952Ай бұрын
Another cemetery Masonville Mennonite Cemetery, Washington Borough, Lancaster. My many times great grandparents are buried there. IsaacKauffman and Katharine Dullenbein Kauffman. She was born in 1738.
@suzanjournagan11123 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, ya,I like the slate headstones to.1700 yep! The stone wall around the cemetery and the squeaky gate are awesome. Thank you.
@harrisonskelton69343 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I've driven past that a lot of times
@mcseiler50413 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!!
@Robert-jc6tb3 жыл бұрын
Love the history on your video's GREAT VIDEO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@BUHNANUHBREAD3 жыл бұрын
I am related to the Ebaugh families that are buried in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and in Maryland. They immigrated here in 1752.
@jeannie10993 жыл бұрын
I live minutes from this church and never visited. It is a beautiful church and I am going to check it out. I thought union church had some oldies but I think this is older. I wonder if Elizabeth king is an ancestor to the Henry and Julian king who built and occupied my home?? Built in 1829. I don’t know much about the original owners. I’m in hawksville but they don’t call it that anymore. It’s all Quarryville now. 😒 I enjoyed this and will be heading out there soon. Thanks for another wandering video.
@seanmcdonnell1282 Жыл бұрын
Cool video. You were right down the road from me. A few miles down slate hill road there is another church and 2 more cemeteries. Similar arrangement with a newer one near Mt Zion church then the original about a mile away
@rodneyferree97663 жыл бұрын
You need to visit Carpenters Cemetery near Paradise PA. The grave of Marie Ferree is there, dated 1716. They were one of the earliest settlers of the area.
@bekleidungu.ausrustung70683 жыл бұрын
Nice one!! I believe that was 1760 on that particular tombstone against the wall.
@mikeschmidt79803 жыл бұрын
It looks like 1700 to me, cool find, love old cemetary
@grangranzulaski10843 жыл бұрын
1700 is the definitely!
@aevalk83693 жыл бұрын
Well preserved, many very old ones are dug up to make way for highways, roads, developments, etc. Being in farm country helps, people of the land with a long family history in an area tend to respect graveyards. I don't think that was a marred 6, definitely looked like 1700.
@dianaadhikari453 жыл бұрын
1760, style repeated for 19.
@thegingerunicorn1783 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@alphaone1013 жыл бұрын
Interesting to think that some of the people buried there were not U.S. citizens.
@micajahsmom3 жыл бұрын
My great great gram came over in 1683 with William Penn. She was one of the first families in what is now Lancaster. If I were up in pa I would be looking.
@richmcgee4343 жыл бұрын
There's a presbyterian cemetery right down the road from my parents' house, spent a lot of my childhood walking through the place going to and from errands and school. Not as big as these two but dates back to the same period. Looks very much like the local one, right down to the slate gravestones.
@spicencens77253 жыл бұрын
Creepy good stuff!
@bughat13 жыл бұрын
There's a trick where you take a peice of paper over the stone then scribble back and forth.It will reveal the writing.
@samstrickland43443 жыл бұрын
On the last stone notice the chip in the middle of the round letters and numbers. Looks like the engraver used a compass.
@susanorr75353 жыл бұрын
When was the last saling of the Mayflower? A lot of people sailed to Pennsylvania from Ireland. Love all the cemeteries you find, this one is so interesting. Many names in history are just as popular today.
@BUHNANUHBREAD3 жыл бұрын
There were several ships named the Mayflower.
@roccodonato6236 Жыл бұрын
1732 wow! I found one by a Quaker cabin from (date of death) 1800.
@conniechamberlain12593 жыл бұрын
1700.
@krazyspartanodst3 жыл бұрын
i wish there were some old graves like that here in california, the oldest graves here date back to the 1840s /:
@martyjones93743 жыл бұрын
I would think 1700 Cliff, however that mark does kind of make it look like a 6. Possibly trying to correct the zero? Amazing cemetary, just love the older ones. Not sure I liked the hunting going on in there damaging stones. Does look very peaceful today. Thanks for taking me along. Always look forward to your next!! 🥰
@Scorpio45Libra3 жыл бұрын
That looked like 1700 to me.
@jonathansuess61753 жыл бұрын
Check out the above ground cemetery in Marrietta pa
@valeriealexschiel3203 жыл бұрын
1700 looks like but more likely 1760, but maybe there is records some where? If you are ever in the oil city or franklin area would love any interesting things you know about that area, thank for you videos....I was born in Franklin Pa. but have been living in California since 1966
@frankb3893 жыл бұрын
1700 no doubt, we had some in Delco, 1600's
@anthonysnyder68913 жыл бұрын
You should check out yellow springs and cold springs out around Indian town gap a lot of history up in those mountains
@thewanderingwoodsman72273 жыл бұрын
I have been to both places.
@anthonysnyder68913 жыл бұрын
@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 awesome have u made it to were the old hotel use to be in yellow springs i love hiking out there but only when it gets cold out i rather not take a chance on the rattlers out there
@KaskadiaJackassWatch3 жыл бұрын
Find any Gill, Lilly or Cooper tombstones there? Tons of ancestors from that area.