Haunted Abandoned Cemetery ~ Victims of Tragic Flood

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[@lillylove3508]

I remember years ago, my husband and I was driving around, it was getting late so we decided to drive into a side road and camp (you can camp anywhere for 3days here). It was completely dark as we set up our tent, we fell asleep immediately. Next morning we woke up to birds singing, I went out and guess what I saw! Gravestones everywhere. We had put our tent on top of old graves and by pure luck not stumbled on any of the stones. I said my humble excuses to the dead, asked them to forgive us and thanked them for a peaceful sleep. Old graves are fascinating, especially if you have brought a smart phone too. When I see so many died at the same time or within years I can google and find out what happened. Maybe there was famine, or the Black Plague or a hard winter or a war I didn’t know of. It tells us about times where people didn’t live for long, where many died in child birth and many children and babies died to common diseases. My interest for finding out more about my ancestors cane from looking at grave stones. I’ve dedicated years to it. Do you know the series Vikings? That are my direct ancestors. Thank you for the video!

[@pauloricardodaluz297]

oi

[@Janice-uu2hc]

Thanks for sharing your story, I love reading other peoples experiences.

[@debrapaulino918]

My 2nd G.Grandpa lost two wives. The 2nd wife is my 2nd G.Grandma. His first wife definitely passed from childbirth coz the baby lived 7 months. Mine was aged 30 and there's two male graves with same name one of which was hers or both were, Idk. My 2nd G.Grandpa never remarried. It was rough.

[@radioactivelarry]

Patriotic Order Sons of America was founded in 1847. The guy was a patriot.

[@hedylamarr1688]

Yeah I thought Itmight be something like Daughters of the American Revolution ..thats cool ..thanks!!

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Take care of yourself please be careful and be safe pandemic

[@MikeEgypte]

Here it is. I was going to post it again. Maybe you could pin this to the top so it will stand out.

[@brg9085]

Love how someone went througg and placed artificial roses on all the graves I could see on the area

[@billjobes1851]

Very interesting history lesson. Who could imagine way back then, that 170 years after the tragic loss of life that their names would be uttered and kept alive via modern technology. The Wests and Goulds may have lived in relative obscurity, but your video, in a way, has made them immortal for all time. Anyone, anywhere in the world can reach back in time to learn about that ill-fated hamlet in the Pennsylvania woods.

[@spongehead1354]

We will all be immortal in the Lords kingdom!

[@littlebirdie2]

Bill Jobes Well said!

[@daveperryman291]

Can you imagine what they would think of this technology a century and a half later.

[@rhonda5711]

WoW that poor man losing all those children and his wife! Very interesting history lesson indeed. Keep safe out there :)

[@karenpacker8862]

Love that you know the history of the places you take us too. It is tragic and too many children died. They sure lived in a rougher time!!!

[@karencaddle7288]

Patriotic Order Sons of America.

[@vikkinicholson2300]

he died the year my house was built. hmmm.

[@bdh3949]

One of the longest-lived patriotic fraternal groups in America.

[@royramey5659]

@@bdh3949 That why they had a lot of children in those days

[@loralouise3865]

I collect pins, badges and emblems of various clubs and orders. I have a pin from this one as my Grandpa belonged. I enjoy my unusual hobby. Unfortunately, many of the clubs and orders have since gone by the way side. Less and less people are joining clubs and volunteering. People have changed the way they spend their free time. To be honest, I think we have less free time now than we did over 150 years ago.

[@stevew6910]

The Patriotic Order Sons of America was organized December 10, 1847 to preserve the Public School System, The Constitution of the United States, and our American way of life. It was incorporated by an Act of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, February 27, 1867. He belonged to camp 341 The Patriotic Order Sons of America is an American patriotic fraternal society that traces its origins to the anti-alien riots of the 1840s. Found in 1847 in Philadelphia,[1] the P.O.S. of A. once had "camps" or chapters in 20 states. At its peak, there were more than 600 camps nationwide. Today, the society maintains a presence only in Pennsylvania where it has 14 camps. The national headquarters are in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotic_Order_Sons_of_America www.nationalposofa.org/

[@dianestephenson]

I love old cemeteries and enjoyed this video. I noticed a lot of the stones had red flowers by them and wondered who would put them there. Love the history too.

[@williamkeith8944]

Descendants leave flowers

[@dianestephenson]

@@williamkeith8944 Just wondered why they all looked the same. I have never seen flowers left at gravesides that are that old.

[@Dan-n-Duke-jr2ic]

Sometimes there are people who volunteer their time to upkeep old gravestones and cemeteries, usually you hear them doing it for veteran graves but God Bless them!

[@shellybay817]

Poppies are red and the tribute to veterans

[@georgezink6338]

Yes .grave stones.ARE TIME MARKERS .WHEN IT WAS THEIR TURN TO BE HERE. IVE KNOW A LITTLE GIRL.IN OHIO .LINDA EKIE.DIED FROM LEKIMIA .AGE 8 18X8..HER SPIRIT VISITED OUR HOMESTEAD .FROM 1947 TILL I LEFT HOME IN 1966..MOM SAID. SHE NEVER CAME BACK AFTER I WDNT INTO ARMY

[@benbox7329]

Great park. That's where my wife and I were engaged. The boulder feild is awesome

[@Carolbearce]

Such a sad time for Mr West to lose is whole family in such a short time. I love it that you read the tombstones. Who know the last time their name was said out loud.

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

Have to admit, when you were talking about Lizzie, I kept expecting a young girl to peek around from behind the huge tree at your back..... Very interesting video; thank you!

[@beverlybelcher3423]

Good morning. I am just now watching this video. I do appreciate and enjoy your videos! My ancestors / family settled in Pennsylvania. Your videos give me a sense of connection with those long ago ancestors. I remember my Mother talking about the Johnstown Flood. You videos make history come alive.

[@helencheadle5285]

Sorry...meant to appreciate the gesture made by someone who came and left flowers at each grave..touching and I’m Sure appreciated by the families .they led such tragic lives losing so many children and their homes in one fell swoop...however do you Pick yourself up again after that ...losing so much and all that pain. Bless them all, and rip. 🌹🌹🌹

[@marleneestabrook1999]

wow noisy traffic loved hearing the history of the cemetery sounds like the town was devastated by the flood thanks for taking me along

[@reneereb6499]

Wow, I have been camping several times at Hickory Run and never knew that was there. Thanks for the history.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Same here. Never knew about the graveyard

[@skiprocker5751]

I was born and raised in Nazareth. My buddies and I would run all over the same areas checking everything out. We used to call it "Time to cruise". Eastern PA is absolutely beautiful. You need to hit Gettysburg. Love the videos, makes me homesick. 611 through Easton down to Philly has some great stopping points. Wink wink

[@Marsha0364]

Glad I came across your channel great video! My family is from Johnstown, I've heard a lot about the great flood they have had there too, I've been to the Inclined Plane and it looks out over the valley where the damn broke, it's really something to see plus in Grandview Cemetery the Mass Grave of Johnstowns Dead , for people unknown around 800 graves with a huge beautiful monument. So sad and tragic for both floods!

[@irenecypher8423]

Thank you for sharing the history behind the graves and cemetery. It's very interesting and I really enjoy it.

[@janineharrison5186]

I have always been fascinated by cemeteries. I used to volunteer to clean them up as a kid.

[@leeallen3202]

How sad, that graveyard has so many young children.

[@stevewilliams788]

Fun fact.....a graveyard is adjacent to a church, cemeteries can be anywhere.

[@richardknack968]

Not an unusual thing, and part of why people had large numbers of kids, back in the old days. Before there were vaccines and antibiotics and antiseptic surgery, it was not unusual for children to die. Epidemics were especially rough on them - my wife just did some research into her family, and one of her ancestors lost five children within a year to disease back in the 1800's. FUN FACT: Charles Darwin lost his favorite child to disease, and that is what prompted him to come up with his theory of evolution: he could not understand how a loving God could let his, Darwin's, child die (he had a rather large ego, so he took it as a personal affront), so he tried to 'write God out of the picture'.

[@Cindy1956ful]

Do you travel around the country or stay local? One you may be interested in is Peshtigo, Wisconsin. It was the scene of a horrific fire in 1877. An estimated 1,500-2,500 people are buried here in a mass grave. It has been forgotten about in history because it was overshadowed by another great fire that same week-The Chicago Fire.

[@whatsthedealwithdanny3913]

interesting and tragic story. I was pulling for the ghost to show up. lol

[@thecoolchannel6431]

Ghosts aren't real

[@gayeyount7948]

Me too and to the post below. Yes they are. I've encountered several.

[@colbycarter5625]

@@thecoolchannel6431 incorrect. Too may societies across space and time and separate by languages believe in ghosts for them to be fake.

[@giniwalters8401]

Great adventure Cliff!!! I enjoyed this video!!! Walking in cemeteries looking at the head stones is very interesting!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@sergiosilva3164]

Deus ti abençoe sempre Gini!

[@giniwalters8401]

@@sergiosilva3164 I only know english language

[@sergiosilva3164]

@@giniwalters8401 God bless You Always!

[@giniwalters8401]

@@sergiosilva3164 thank you and God bless you always too

[@geraldsomeone7675]

Thank you for your time, intellect, and for sharing with everyone. 👍

[@michaelm5601]

Good Blog, I appreciate the background info on the West Family. Thanks for taking the time and caring.

[@edithdavis2848]

Cliff you take us to the most marvelous places, that is so beautiful there. The story is so sad. Jp and allen need to go there for a ghost hunt.

[@JamesSmith-vz6ry]

I greatly enjoy your ventures. I like you do your research prior to visiting your intended area. Sharing facts and not speculation adds validity to you videos.

[@raynonabohrer5624]

How sad ! Poor little girl. Thank you you are preserving history.

[@bfreehling2869]

There is an old burial site in my area by a really old abandoned limestone mine in west Winfield, pa During the influenza epidemic of 1917.. mostly workers of the mines, there were so many deaths they buried them all in mass grave. It’s a historic landmark and has a sign explaining all of this.

[@ladyjane9980]

Beyond the flood durring that era, there was Cholera, Consumption, Scarlett Fever, Rheumatic Fever, Small Pox, Pneumonia and the list goes on.

[@janwatt3537]

Did anyone else hear a small girl singing around 14:00? Previously he mentioned a family there visiting the cemetery, too.

[@theinkbrain]

I heard voices or echoes of voices. Could have been highway traffic - not sure.

[@michelleferguson5665]

I heard it too and then I thought it was just me so I thought I'd see if anyone made any comments on it... Happy to know someone else heard it too.

[@michelleferguson5665]

I listened to it with earbuds and it sounds like an older lady saying help me.. help me

[@americanqueen2857]

I heard it too creepy

[@b8ascrub]

Yeah! Creepy noises for sure!

[@brendashelby5593]

I love old graveyards i like walking in them they are peaceful and my daughter and I try to find their history too

[@hollymak2482]

Cool, I love exploring old cemeteries

[@Dulcimertunes]

Same!

[@terryberndt4443]

Appreciate your hard work

[@alansmith4734]

You should visit the Harrisburg Capital Building. Lots of living dead there!

[@AnniePA1960]

😂😂😂 you know it!! From York

[@alansmith4734]

@Eat the socialist Zombies can't swim! Eat some Turkey Hill Ice Cream for me, Please! Black Raspberry. Om Nom Nom. Not Sold in Texas.

[@marybetz1775]

Love ❤️ history. Thank you 😊 Cemeteries are filled with so much history.

[@RevengeOfTheApocalypse]

Interesting! I’ll have to check this place out some time since it’s close to me

[@leyann8499]

I heard the kids @1400 & 1445 also. It sounded like girls doing a chant game. Like where u clap ur hands together? I love visiting old/pioneer Cemetaries. Williamsburg, Va, was the most disturbing. So many solders killed in battle, ingraving on headstones were worn off, name obscured, their names will never be mentioned. Out here in Wa, there's pioneer cemeteries. If u see tall, tower-like headstones, my Aunt called them 'the little lambs'. They are the babies lost, back in the 1800s. So sad.

[@jeniw8586]

Nice place. I like the background history you provide before and during your visit.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Curious. That massive tree behind you at Elizabeth is old enough to have been there while the flood occurred.

[@beverlybelcher3423]

Another comment from me. My paternal ancestor , the first person to bring over my family name, came over on the ship Phoenix and settled in Lehigh Furnace. One of his sons migrated to Westmoreland County. So, like I mentioned, your videos help me visualize my ancestors lives and the struggles they faced. Thank you so much!

[@cynthiahansen9902]

That was really interesting. Back in that era families were large but so was death. If children hadn't died families would have like 12 kids. Moms and Dad and siblings suffered a lot with loosing family members. Babies just days and a week or two old die. Too bad the headstones were so old they broke. It was very peaceful there even with the sound of traffic. Thank you.

[@tolerancexaero4727]

love what u do. be safe now. peace.

[@marlenetrimnal4368]

Thank you for You're ghostly spirit story's I've always loved looking at older vintage graveyard's and Beautiful little girl ghostly spirit story' we're so Truly cool Thanks so very much!

[@jackielammather7087]

Great video Cliff...always love the great History lesson!!! Do you ever go on a Ghost Hunt with JP? 😬

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Haven't done that

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 did you get any evps from that cemetary?

[@greybeard7121]

First I've seen your video and I really enjoyed it. So glad we didnt see that little girl, that would 've been unbearable knowing the tragic story. Thank you so much for sharing the story.

[@lindamccaughey8800]

Fantastic, such a sad story. Really enjoyed that. Should have JP there with you

[@jhingbangayan762]

Thanks for mentioning people walking around D coz I thought it was the spirits..... Thank you for what you do. Atlist for a long time theu will not be forgotten..... God bless you always.

[@sergiosilva3164]

Deus ti abençoe sempre jhing!

[@kathyflorcruz552]

A surviving Gould daughter said that the dam was built on sand & her father had warned the builder it would be dangerous - he built it anyway. The father was a logger & dam builder himself. When the father was away logging - workers came & told the mother to get to higher ground because the unrelenting rain could cause the dam to break. She decided NOT to go because he husband wasnt there to agree with the men. That night the place was destroyed & Lizzie died. The baby brothed died later due to exposure from the freezing water that hit them all that night. The greedy builder of the dam fled the area for fear of death. Very sad story indeed.

[@waynebibey9727]

Enjoying your videos :) the traffic sounds like flood waters!

[@treenabischak5384]

Loving the cemetery videos Cliff!! We hope the school year is off to a good start for you!! XO T. 😊

[@jeffmoore3449]

Lizzy corrects you @ 15:13 by saying "I'm here!"

[@lmldolz5993]

Really enjoy your videos! Love the ones about the old cemeteries. Thank you!

[@roseanewebster855]

Amei o vídeo. Apesar de não entender quase nada, porque sei pouco de inglês. Mas vale a pena assistir. Gosto muito de cemitérios e das histórias daquelas pessoas, acontecimentos históricos. Podemos aprender muito. Também muitos cemitérios são museus a céu aberto, como o cemitério da Consolação, em São Paulo. Muito bom. Parabéns!!!!!🇧🇷👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bear-headstudios1212]

Hickory run , we live down the block , amazing place

[@londoner71]

I might be wrong but, I swear I can hear a very "disturbing" noise at 14:46 like someone whispering something! 😳

[@psbergeron03]

I heard what may have been a whisper but he had alot of background noise from the highway close by. But I'm a paranormal fan and I could agree with your assumption👍👍👍

[@e.j.thomas9994]

Me too!

[@psbergeron03]

@Warren Shiflett after listening to it again since you posted I did hear voices twice. The first one I heard as someone pointed out was two kids saying "get OUT" and the second one came at 14:46. Great observations people.

[@bradroberts6447]

I catch myself saying, well, I'm yapping. Thanks for the phrase.

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

I'm from TX, and usually those tiny unmarked stones indicate slave burials. So sad! 😢

[@markpowell602]

Loving your videos , ever been to any old graveyards here in the U.K. ?

[@kimw9340]

Nice park I'm right down the road beautiful falls

[@nickmad887]

Always a good video ,Thanks Cliff.

[@ohmeowzer1]

thank you i really enjoyed this ..no ghosties 👻👻👻👻

[@alineradventureswithsimons79]

New fan of your channel. One more spot for me to visit when I get o Hickory Run. I'll check to see if there's a geocache nearby. Thanks for sharing.

[@eliskagray1546]

My favorite kind of video.

[@marbletowntv1791]

Sad, all the children of the same families, I can feel the constant sorrow.. Child neglect was so common back in the day, no money, no hope, no life.

[@snowstormyman]

Hi From Sweden! Thanks for sharing your amazing and interesting videos. //Mojje ~ Sweden

[@Figgatella]

I love these old cemeteries!

[@sergiosilva3164]

Deus ti abençoe sempre Tamara!

[@toddd.7924]

Enjoy your videos. Unless I missed it, you should go to Peddlers Grave outside of Mahanoy City. First documented murder in Schuylkill County. Strong history behind the story.

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

I have been there several times

[@evilladollyz7602]

Great video... At 14:44 it almost sounds like a monotone whisper... Crazy

[@ruthsnyder3462]

Evilla Dollyz. I heard it too. Couldnt quite make out what it said.

[@evilladollyz7602]

it's crazy!!

[@JohnRuth-c6d]

My Great Grand Father was on a train. in johnstown and it got washed away. His body was never found. I did visit the museum there and found his name among the missing.

[@peachesb-georgia1125]

So 😐 sad... may they continue to rest in peace...

[@blurayne1974]

I've wandered those woods for 45yrs. It's a beautiful midweek spot to getaway to. Plenty of trails n water streams to cool down in.

[@1kudzuking]

This is the Hickory Run Cemetery near Albrightsville, Pennsylvania . You can find it on findagrave.com . Everyone with a tombstone is listed in this cemetery. Not all of the burials are flood victims. There are 32 burials. I have been listing cemeteries in Gaston and Lincoln counties, NC for 36 years and have not seen a ghost yet. Perhaps they are all in Pennsylvania...

[@alainarchambault2331]

Visited Granite City's cemetery in B.C., Canada. The town was long gone and the cemetery forgotten except for a couple of relatively new additions. Old pioneer stock of the Klondike gold rush. Lonely yet peaceful place.

[@airbubble.]

Lizzie Gould was the daughter of Isaac Gould, whose family owned the sawmills, using the dams that caused the flood. Isaac, Samuel and Stephen Gould. Samuel's house was the manor house on top of the hill, (above the park office) later owned by General Harry Trexler who bought up all the land in 1918, which is now the state park. Jacob West was the blacksmith for the town which eventually burned down in 1875, again as a result of the forests being used for lumber and tanning, causing forest fires.

[@Suve35967]

I just find it so sad looking at these poor children's graves. I hope there's a paradise they can all go..with their families.

[@lindaclark9925]

I saw a grave from around 1699. It said, " he was a worthwhile citizen."

[@ilissahess9208]

I found one more copper mine on buttermilk fallss in turtel beach ny state park 😉

[@stanleywheeler404]

Check out the small cemetery in Ralston, Pennsylvania over 1 hundred years ago an entire village was wiped out by the plague. If you continue up the road from that cemetery there's another small cemetery that the plague wiped out more people! But someone made a huge dirt wall that you have to climb over to be able to get to that cemetery it's where the town was. A friend of mine, his wife and their dog a German Shepherd. decided to drive there to check it out, They found the 1st cemetery then they drove up the road alittle way and parked their car. They saw the huge dirt mound and started to walk towards it when their Dog stopped and looked and ran back to the car and his wife stopped and said she just got a weird dreaded feeling. My friend asked her what is wrong? She said she just knows that they shouldn't go there so they left! My friend was telling summative that about what happened to them there and his friend said his wife and guys fit

[@stanleywheeler404]

Sorry I meant to say that my friend was telling another guy what they experienced there and he said that cemetery is haunted and his wife and his dog were right about their feelings there . He said he lives in that area and he refuses to go there because it's not a good feeling it's like a heavy Dread that comes over you if you're near it. I said that's exactly what my wife said to me!!

[@alicedevers9946]

Another great video! I love these!!

[@angiewanders7272]

Interesting!! Thank you for a history lesson!!

[@sergiosilva3164]

Deus ti abençoe sempre Angie!

[@DDExplores]

Nice cemetery,,, I was there recently,,,,

[@kylied932]

So interesting 😊

[@missyd0g2]

My wife and I have been taking pictures and adding them to find a grave. Being disabled I have a service dog Jessie to help me. Jessie does not like cemeteries and will stay in the car. We have had our share of experiences and we do talk to them. This time we are visiting a Cemetery in Ohio with my wife’s family for generations are buried. Jessie starts playful running and gets a stick. We are in the children’s section. The next morning we go back to finish our picture taking. We are in the same section. Jessie grabs we ball in her mouth and went back playing again. That afternoon we visited a different cemetery. Jessie refused to leave the car. We can’t explain what happens.

[@samanthab1923]

missyd0g2 Dogs 🐶 just sense things. Go with her intuition.

[@crystalfabulous]

Wonderful video. Thanks

[@brendakrieger7000]

I've been to Hickory Run State Park. I've seen boulder field. I don't know about the cemetery though. Thank you for sharing and be well😊💜

[@BartDeBruyn]

Cool find!

[@naybur74]

i think what you mean is,it's a shame a peaceful place is right next to a noisy road.

[@sallyintucson]

The trees on those stones are weeping willows. There are books out there if you want to identify symbols on gravestones.

[@annetteturner5954]

Enjoy your trips.

[@mariekatherine5238]

I camped there in August of 2006. I was in the tent area which was packed to capacity on Friday afternoon. On the Saturday evening a storm blew in and proceeded to become progressively worse as it got dark. The creek down below my site was over its banks by about 8:00. The lightning became bad along with some pea-sized hail. My tent was pitched on a rise away from tall or large trees, and I had an extra tarp that I’d pitched over it and made a vestibule. After feeling I wasn’t in danger from the creek, I crawled inside, left my wet clothes in the vestibule, and went to sleep. I woke a few times and was vaguely aware of the sounds of vehicle engines and headlights shining as they came around the loop in the road as the storm continued. But I went right back to sleep. I awoke enough to check the time at 4:00 am, and it was still raining, although the thunder and lightening had stopped. At 5:30, my alarm went off to get up because I’d planned to go to early Mass at 7:00. The rain had stopped. Imagine my surprise when I stuck my head out to discover the sites within eyeshot were vacant. I drove to the bathhouse because of the mud and found that I was literally by myself, the only one left in the tent area! Every last person had gone in the night. There were trees down and branches all over the place. I had to drive the wrong way to get out because of a downed tree. It’s really a good thing because someone would have died from a big branch or tree falling on their tent. About half of the campers in the RV areas also left.

[@barbaraness1973]

7:12 I wouldn’t blame the wife (Elizabeth for still being there since she lost all of her children. 😥

[@shapumawildcat]

Sad history. thanks x

[@SpenceCurry]

Most spirits congregate where there are crowds of people. Concerts sporting events. Don't believe me. Bring a ouija board to the back of a movie theatre and open the portal and watch dozens of spirits come thru and reek havoc. Electricity goes haywire spirits enter people and cause grandal seizures. Fun stuff

[@johnmcelroy6640]

You should go to Beaver creek state park in East Liverpool it’s a great place to go

[@nickmad887]

Great video Thanks

[@lolly9080]

After you discuss the motorbikes we’re there people talking in the lower area it’s like a volume of noise of voices

[@raynonabohrer5624]

enjoy the video Lizzie's not walking around. I did not feel any spiritual presence of anyone. When you do this and you're doing it Cemetery you need to read the names. Use a flashlight and hold it sideways against the stone. If I had my way I would put flowers on all the graves. God bless all those souls.. the baby who died later he may not only died with exposure but he may have got water in his lungs. God bless you.

[@SkinnyGPanda]

I have been the park many times, never knew a grave site was there. Interesting. I could never visit it though, I am extremely sensitive to spirits. Thank you for the details

[@jeepinjohnny2898]

yo - WW i sure enjoy your videos. AND the fact you do not use background racket (music). i like to hear only what you hear. thanks (from texas)