Abandoned Mill Ruins ~ Harpers Ferry, WV

[@anthonymiller8979]

The C & O Canal is on the other side of the Potomac River in Maryland. This "canal" starts and ends within Harper's ferry and a little further up, beyond the new bridge was called Lake Quigley.

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

I saw some of the canal later that day.

[@HD-J.R.]

Great video! For future visitors, the canal there at the mill ruins is the Shenandoah Canal, along the Shenandoah River, not the C&O. The C&O runs along the Potomac River in Maryland. Nearby, but separate canals.

[@stevealias7582]

great vlog................thanks

[@crystalfabulous]

Thanks for sharing

[@darlenegood4101]

very nice,,,thank you

[@cathycallahan4575]

That must have been a massive flood to destroy the pulp mill! Beautiful video! Amazing stone work!! 👍😁

[@janicegwyn9449]

So beautiful! Great video! I wish someone would restore that mill. Looks like you are having alot of fun.

[@leonaheraty3760]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Happy Fall. 🍁

[@Allaiya.]

Those stone ruins look beautiful

[@1stladydjfirebird724]

Great vid! I bet you got some awesome shots of the arches. They would make an amazing calendar!

[@veronicapace7198]

I remember traveling in Pa. in the 80's and there was a very unpleasant odor. I was told it was a paper mill. Maybe around Harrisburg.

[@hankfacer7098]

26 minutes of total wonderment. Never ever thought 26 minutes could be so overwhelming, that was fantastic, thank you. As someone else said great to see non vandalization. A true trip though history, would never have seen without you.

[@user-randi1987]

Very nice video, interesting ruins. Thanks Cliff

[@johndaut7128]

I brought back a piece of green siding from one of the mills in 1976.

[@JamesScott-lc8md]

Nice views, thx for sharing

[@907nvl]

Great video Thank you 👍

[@cynthiahamilton3232]

So stinkin awesome!! Absolutely beautiful stone work and arches!! Thank you for sharing all your adventures.

[@chrisstuart6651]

Cool video. One note that railroad was the Shenandoah Valley RR. That line was fully completed in 1882 so it predates the mill by several years. The railroad must have backfilled a portion once the mill closed.

[@joankamp4513]

Great

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Cliff, a very fascinating place and so historic, you portrayed the history of the area really well. The Shenandoah river is so pretty, I have the song "Country Roads" going around my head while you're talking about the area which is pretty cool as it is one of my favourite songs. Such a unique place, thank you so much for taking us along. x

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

The river was beautiful

[@alexmartinez280]

A little old lady told us about the people of the Shenandoah valley and their deep history. She mentioned they make some kind of wooden chests that hold a great deal of value to them. We met in a tiny shop in semi rural VA which is also an area with very old roots.

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

Great Video WW! That area of the country is very beautiful. As you were walking through those tunnels I imagined making each section into a room, roofed over and a wall to protect you from floods. Certainly would make a great dwelling. You said that the pulp mill closed in 1934 and destroyed in 1936. I would think that all the steel and iron there would have been recycled for the war effort in WWII. As a cabinetmaker and restorer of period antique furniture, often the original brasses on a dresser were replaced with glass or wooden knobs, which I'd replace with period reproductions. Many brasses went to the Civil War effort and even the revolution. I really enjoyed this visit and having been there a number of times over the years even better. Thanks Kindly WW! DaveyJO

[@gekkehenk1980]

That's a nice piece of history right there! I would have loved to see such a thing really work. Thank you for sharing this. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@lauraparks1816]

I loved seeing the river! Those ruins are to die for! So beautiful 😍

[@Zapruderfilm1963]

Thanks Cliff for a detailed look at this historic site! Greetings from Allentown!

[@katiefyock9607]

We peed behind those walls the last time we were at Harper's Ferry. We parked out of town on top of the hill and we both had to go. There was no holding it.

[@rickashay6023]

Almost Hevean West Virginia , Blue Ridge Mountains , Shenandoah River seems to me thats a song. LOL great video, beautiful location . Thanks for sharing.

[@paulaswann4851]

Nice adventure. Thanks for history lesson. Your videos are full of information. thanks

[@chelseydeetta2847]

SO MANY ARCHES AND NO SPRAY PPAINT WHAT A GREAT FIND.

[@thomasmccallister4010]

Thank you for sharing. Amazing piece of history.

[@lindamccaughey8800]

That was so great. The history and gosh that brickwork in those tunnels is just beaut. Thanks for taking me along I just loved it

[@prairieflower427]

That was an interesting historic place. I love ruins, especially stone ruins.

[@karenpacker8862]

This is an amazing and beautiful place!

[@jeniw8586]

Nice views of the remains with the history. Nice shot of the river too.

[@stefannyberg3203]

Great video as always! Have a nice Sunday! :) Greetings from Sweden

[@marleneestabrook1999]

this was an amazing video loved the old tunnels you could have snapped some incredible photos the history added so much to the old ruins thanks for the trip down memory lane

[@walterlangston7866]

was just there a few days ago plan on going back in the fall

[@57Banjoman]

How amazing it would have been to see the mill in operation-great video!

[@donnicholas7552]

Cool ruins!

[@geoffreyjones2000]

I spent a lot of time there in the 70s and 80s :) still looks amazing

[@sk3wtr89]

Those stone passageways are pretty amazing . It feels like you're in indiana jones

[@Redgonetogray]

That's a real cool place.

[@mrsmithnet]

Great video cliff! Good seeing you later that day at the meetup!

[@heden1460]

That was a great place to visit.

[@dankerr6914]

Did you drive over or walk across the railroad bridge to the C&O canal on the Maryland side?

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

We did walk across the bridge.

[@lindamccoy4871]

Are there artifacts to be found along the river?

[@bbrown6925]

What's a meet up ??

[@ZaidDesignsTV]

Mud flood evidence with those tunnels...

[@ChelseaSierraK.]

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[@Alop777]

Thanks for the time and effort that is required to make these videos. Ignore the thumbs down, buzz-killers. Have a great day!

[@waynespyker5731]

Not the C & O Canal! Thumbs down until the narrative is corrected at the point they are photographed.

[@davidspedding8349]

prefer the videos when your on your own dont know why?

[@robdwy1708]

40 cool

[@yadong8037]

First! Have a nice sunday, Cliff!

[@davidsutton8667]

Picture not pitcher

[@mikekushner9436]

Was here today seems medevial stone work but if it was 1700 or 1800 how did they create a massive turbine for the sections I’m researching harpers ferry and it seems it was all built up before civil war ………I think history is a lie the stone work here is insane and so many abandoned foundations some the parks people have no idea about and the stones are megaliths especially the stair cases as you walk to town it’s an abandoned foundation with massive stones but small stones and bricks mixed in very odd

[@mikekushner9436]

The connections with ancient Egypt and colonial america is so obvious to me now …….we went to where the water flows america was built by these canals im amazed ….the stone floated down the river and the boats went but up the man made canal using the locks I mean how do colonial settlers come up with that ?!?!?! It’s Literlly how Egypt was built now we know the same builders who did Egypt came to usa many years later the stone carvings the statues look at Egypt the stone statues and pharaohs in usa they weee confederates lol that’s why they destroyed them with blm agenda this is too deep for many