Ruins along the Rim Trail ~ Hibernia County Park

[@lindamccaughey6669]

What a great trail. You found quite a lot. A very pretty place. Even found us some snow. Really enjoyed that thanks Cliff. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

[@ervinslens]

This was amazing, such a lovely presentation and atmosphere as well! 👏👏

[@WALTERZOLNA]

Thanks for the mention Cliff, I learned from you a long time ago that those little unmarked footpaths sometimes lead to very interesting finds. Not always, but sometimes, - of course you'll never know unless you check them out for yourself. I suspect that park is loaded with crumbling ruins slowly fading into the forest...

[@debbiehills2928]

❤🎉happy to see your channel and cliffs channels are growing!!!😊❤😊 2 of the best!

[@nancymann5351]

Loved that big house,especially the 2 porches. Loved this hike,too. Maybe the long stone wall was from a railroad building. Maybe a big ice house. Looking forward to the next video from there . Be safe.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@KristiCats]

So fun to see this! We live about 10 minutes away and are here quite often. For a smallish park, it does have quite a range of trails and interesting things to see. Thank you for going to Hibernia Park!

[@QuillPGall]

love it too!

[@tomtransport]

Ice house, very interesting find. Thanks Cliff. For the younger folks here. B 4 there was the refrigerator/freezers we depended on now it was the "the Icebox" to keep perishables cold. A chest in the kitchen with 4 to 6 doors. Behind the uppermost door (cold air falls) would be the block of ice that you would purchase from the iceman's pushcart or horse drawn wagon. You could buy a .20 cent piece to a dollar size. The dollar size was quite large so sometimes you bought the less expensive size because of space in icebox. This chest had a drain to a pan under the lowest shelf. The doors were very thick, so was the top bottom back and sides of the chest usually using 2 to 3 inches of sawdust as insulation, they were very heavy. You did not stand there with the door open. You figured out what you needed, (bacon, eggs, milk) what door that was behind, open door, grab it, close door. In the winter (DEC. to March) a deep/high box was close outside the northside kitchen window sash for milk, butter, meat, etc. This box had to be close to the window to keep critters out. Ahhhh, the good old days🤣🤣, I'm not so sure they were all that good.🥶🥶🙃🤔🤔

[@debbiehills2928]

❤fun hike cliff. Fun to see new places!!!❤🎉😊❤

[@ruthgoebel723]

Intriguing place! It's always fun finding ruins and such. Jagger bushes everywhere.😣

[@donnabrooks3223]

I am jealous of the people in those homes along the creek.

[@ruthgoebel723]

...till it floods!

[@donnabrooks3223]

They look pretty far up.

[@vincentboyle3032]

We ride our horses here frequently. Sorry we missed you!

[@kateclark7250]

Thank you for taking folks along

[@sallysims5090]

We like visiting Hibernia County Park too. Cliff, have you visited Wolf Hollow County Park in western Chester County? That's another good one. Happy New Year!

[@QuillPGall]

Hibernia is one of my favorite parks to go to for walks. It’s only 15 from my place, and I’ve been coming here since I was a kid

[@ritasanders5112]

Thanks for taking us along on this adventure. HAPPY NEW YEAR CLIFF.

[@stephenlight647]

Those were certainly Ice Houses and part of an “industry” that harvested ice from the damned creek during the winter. The ice would be cut in blocks and stored in the ice houses with sawdust.hay as insulation for use starting in the spring and lasting for as long as the ice was available. It was harvested by men and horses. As an earlier commenter mentioned, it was not that long ago that the refrigeration available in homes and apartments was via the “icebox”. You bought it from an ‘iceman’ going up and down the streets. My father, now passed, had that as a city boy in Boston in the 1920’s and 1930’s.

[@jayforkner2692]

One if my dad's chores was to empty the water out of the ice box. Another chore was to make sure the dog had water. My dad wanted to run a pipe from the ice box to the water bowl. His parents wouldn't let him. I told dad they probably didn't want you to drill a hole in the floor. He said a hole was already there. 😂

[@donnasilver940]

Happy New Year beautiful area.Especially the houses.

[@markmattson4752]

I live 5 miles from there a lot of people go fishing in chambers lake and the brandywine creek in the park! 👍

[@owen4248]

Nice little hike Happy Hew Year Cliff :-)

[@cindykaye3152]

Thank for bringing us along! Happy New Year blessings to you, Cliff!!!🎉

[@rickyt3961]

thanks Cliff! Happy New Year

[@journeywithjay]

That's a good guess about that wall, that's what I was thinking part of flood control especially since it had layers to it

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

They were making block Ice down there

[@debhouckscraftycottage]

Cool. You were down in my neck of PA. I've been to Hibernia Park a few times and fished in a lake there, but I never really walked the trails. Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@darlenegood4101]

Kind of looks like a Amish house with all the additions. Sounds like the river is moving quite fast.

[@jamesgreenawalt9713]

Cliff you captured Bigfoot on your camera!! 6:48 area of your film!! Top of hill standing! Turned and moved to go downhill! Walked behind trees!!

[@serendipitouslydivine824]

It looks like a fellow hiker to me. Maybe their nickname is Bigfoot?

[@joeloop8107]

have you done any backpacking in clear creek state forest? Kennerdell tract in Venango Co

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

nope

[@salfrombport]

What was the name of the railroad that is now the rail trail?

[@jayforkner2692]

Reading (Wilmington Div)

[@jamesgreenawalt9713]

Never mind! Man walking

[@jayforkner2692]

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[@beverlybelcher3423]

What an interesting hike! Do you ever find structures that look like they were made by Native Americans , Cliff?

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Occasionally

[@jamesgreenawalt9713]

Trains had to pull in to get loaded?

[@JayMumper]

If you are pricked by a barberry, does that make you a barbarian?

[@jamesgreenawalt9713]

6:39 area

[@OldPackMule]

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