Glastenbury Mtn & The Bennington Triangle | Exploring A Ghost Town & Mysterious Cairns
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We take a hike to the famous Glastenbury ghost town and to do some exploring, then continue up even further into the wilderness to locate some mysterious ancient Cairns!
Original music by Brad Martin
I'm from Ontario, Canada and into genealogy & history, especially local history. Its sad that there isn't a clearance around those stone structures and no one maintains it to prevent further destruction. Not even an education plaque. Eventually they'll be gone and if people don't look in a book they'll never know what once was. Thanks for doing your part in sharing the history of your beautiful state..
When I was a kid, my parents worked for the forest service in Oregon and we lived in the top of one of those fire towers. Desolation Butte... Was an amazing experience. Great video guys!
WOW! That's amazing, what an experience!! There's a photo of the man that lived in this tower during WWII, pretty incredible people spent so much time in places like that! Thanks for watching and sharing!!
Love the history of the detecting but especially enjoy these added adventures. They are special in their own way. As an old disabled guy who spent much time in the woods, you bring back memories from better times. Thank you and thank Eddie as well. He is quite a character and complements you in a good way. Also love his obsession with all things squatchy.
Thank you Mark!
Another excellent episode....some good information...I use to hike WAY up into the Adirondacks in the Big Moose area which also had many old abandoned logging towns. All that were left were ruts left by the wagons...follow them through the woods and all of a sudden come out on to the main street of and old logging town from the 1880's....talk about spooky...ya didnt want to camp there over night....Look forward to your next episode....thanks!!
Wow, David that sounds amazing!! Definitely a place I would want to explore!!!
Bigfoot graves??? I think they are native burial mounds. A sacred site.
I grew up in Bennington in the 60's and 70's and didn't have a clue about the Glastenbury ghost town history. In fact in 6th grade we took a field trip up to the area with a wildlife biologist (scaring off a black bear along the way) and never heard a word about it. Thanks for making the trek and posting this video. Fascinating how nature eventually takes over and (almost) removes all traces of the human past.
Love all the stories of Appalachia trail,in the green mountains,My father was the only boy ever recorded of being born in Dunville Vermont, opposite direction of Glastonbury,my dad's story is quite amazing,He was also born with vail over his face,Which was worth alot of money to sailors they would buy it,and bring it on their ships,for good luck...We also met many of those who lived on the trail,they would come down the mountain into our front yard we lived on the original trail...the photos we have of those days re amazing there is literature,and it's fansinating.
Hey Brad, thanks for providing all that back story on these places. Fascinating. My wife and I used to love hiking to places like that. If you ever get down to the Catskills or the Poconos, the ruins of the 19thC mountain resorts are pretty cool.
Hey Charlie, thanks a lot! I've actually heard about those ruins, they sound amazingly interesting!! Maybe one day!
While in isolation, I have been watching the old videos. I am fascinated by them, loving the nature and all the discoveries. Thanks for taking us along
I somehow missed a few of your videos and have been going back and watching them. This one is really interesting, so thanks from Australia 🇦🇺 for sharing your awesome home and history with us
Great content. I live in Washington State honestly don’t know much about Vermont history. I was so intrigued that I spent some time searching the web for Glastenbury Mt, the cairns and the ghost town, and found it quite fascinating. Thank you!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Same. (Well, I’m from Oregon.) I wanted to learn more after watching this video. I was just reading about the cairns and it said there were five. I’m really hoping that fire pit wasn’t the fifth one🤨
A very buggy area. The view from the fire tower was amazing. Awesome cairns. They make you want to know so much about their ancient history, maybe someday all will be revealed. I have a piece of sludge I found next to the Mettawee river.
When you took that video shot looking down from the tower, my stomach turn a little. Been up in those towers here and what people don’t realize is, as to keep going up, the steps get a little steeper and a little closer each turn you make. Plus the structure gets smaller as you continue up. But it’s worth the view when you get to the top. Only problem now is dealing with coming back down. Enjoy reliving the memory.
Love the green mountain state!! Thanks you guys for hiking up there and telling us the stories!! Enjoyed it!!
You and me both!! Thanks for watching!!
Me and 2 high school friends hiked the AT in southern VT for a week after graduation. That was 1976. We climbed that same fire tower you show in this video. What a thrill. After that summer I headed back to VT for a year of school in the Northeast Kingdom. They called it “The Grassroots Project.” It’s now Sterling College. You have one of the best CZcams channels I’ve seen! 👍🏻
I love that instead of seeing trees in a old video, you actually took us there! You go out of your way to show the areas now in person but also the historical pictures and back stories! Thank you 😊
Bigfoot burial sites or they were made by Bigfoot as markers where to go when torrential downpours occurred. As the forest is relatively young if it was clearcut. That tree being laid across that Cairn reminds me of some places that have multiple Sasquatch/Bigfoot sightings. Very interesting and beautiful. My knees would have been shaking like jello going up the tower!
Oh, hmm, I hadn't considered Bigfoot burial sites!
Debi Mitchell, I’m from Oregon too. I’m from the Willamette Valley and spent a lot of time as a kid in the Santiam mountain forests exploring old CCC camps and homesteads. It must’ve been cool to live in a fire tower.
Maybe! A friend has many large piles on his property. Strange things happen, he’s thinking squatch is trying to keep him away. Possibly burial....
Those were made thousands of years ago, before anyone clearcut those woods
Loved this documentary. Especially about the fire tower, cairn, information of how it turned to a ghost town, overflow of the river, etc. Well shot and presented. Keep it up!
Absolutely beautiful and awesome. Thanks for this video.
Great video Brad! Glad you touched on the Bennington Triangle. In the Adirondacks we discovered many old towns, abandoned mines, logging camps, etc. Used to hike the old narrow gauge rail lines for miles. An old US forester pointed our way to many amazing trips. We once found a line of old passenger cars plus streets with brass lamp posts. Just to name a couple finds. That was 25 years ago. The Vermont Mountains have a very similar structure to the Adirondacks. Great job!
Thanks a lot Chris, sounds like you had your fair share of adventures as well!
Very cool, always find it amazing how buildings just disappear into nature. Thank you for posting
Thanks, Kris! Me too, and it doesn't take long! Thanks for watching!
"There's a sign! What does it say?"
"If you are reading this, you are really really lost."
I’m glad you’re reposting. This was the episode that hooked me to your channel even though there’s no metal detecting, it’s still history and treasure. Thanks Brad and Eddie.
Thanks Linda! No reposting, you must have simply stumbled upon it again. Cheers!
Cool!!
"Not all who wander are Lost", at least that's your story so stick to it! Great vid, great hike.... loved the fire tower and the native American stone outcroppings! Thanks for sharing and HH!
Ancient stone structures are all over the North East.
You guys need mosquito hats! Really have been enjoying the beautiful Vermont scenery. Love it when you take a moment to show fungi blossoms, flowers and little bugs. Just found you 2 days ago.
Thanks so much, Robin!
i religiously watch aquachigger, and nuggetnoggin, i been going through your videos as well. i have to say you have very awesome content, your now in my top 3 favorite for metal detecting on youtube....i dont understand why your sub count is so low, advertise on fb more maybe? i feel alot more people would sub if they just found you....keep up the great work!
Wow thanks so much for the kind words, Joshua!! So glad to hear you're enjoying my videos, and top 3! Very flattering! I don't really do any advertising, I just enjoy going on adventures and making videos, if folks enjoy them and want to subscribe, the more the merrier! Thanks again!!
Green Mountain Metal Detecting have you ever thought of getting with adverse or the like? if ya run some adds you can make some money, nd maybe be able to invest in your productions
Thanks again Joshua, I'll look into it!!
For some reason I can't get into nuggetnoggin, but I love aquachigger. I came arosst GMMD and love his content.
I can echo Josh's comments. You were one of the first I found when I started looking for metal detecting videos! You have remained one of my top 3 as well! I truly hope to meet up with you and Eddie some day. Happy Adventuring!
What an awesome view! That's a postcard view!
Loved hiking here.took my daughter in a back pack 45 years ago.
Does Vermont grow Lambs Ear? It generally grows near Stinging Nettle and is an antidote for the Stinging. Just rub it on the area. It's also the best/safest TP paper out their if you don't have Charmen:)
Backside of ferns, where the spores are. Use that.
Moosesquatch...no..wait. Squatchmoose! Awesome vid...loved the info and the heavenly views!! THANK YOU
I was deer hunting in the Adirondack mountains several years ago and came across a few of these cairns. Never quite knew what to make of them.
You can make a fire pit apparently 😉
I remember as a teenager growing up in Minnesota a bunch of us would go up North for the weekend and when we'd come across a fire tower we'd always climb up but when nobody was there the trapdoor was always padlocked. But one time when we stopped at one of the fire towers there was a guy in there and he was waving his arms every which way. We didn't know if he was telling us to get out or come up. So being kids we decided to go up and if he wanted to kick us out fine. So when we got up there we saw this podium in the middle of the cabin with a guest book on it. You write your name and where you from in it. I remember there were people from all over the United States and Canada but one of the last people that signed it listed Vermont as their home.
"Bennington Triangle" is a phrase coined by New England author Joseph A. Citro during a public radio broadcast in 1992 to denote an area of southwestern Vermont within which a number of people went missing between 1920 and 1950. you should check out 411 on you tube about missing people..
In Mass we have the Bridge water Triangle :The Bridgewater Triangle refers to an area of about 200 square miles (520 km2) within southeastern Massachusetts in the United States,[1] claimed to be a site of alleged paranormal phenomena, ranging from UFOs to poltergeists, orbs, balls of fire and other spectral phenomena, various bigfoot-like sightings, giant snakes and "thunderbirds." what they do not "say" It was the First Mass Slaughtering done by King Philip`s War.
One of my favorite metal detector shows ,also like history seekers ,relic recoverist
Yay! Thank you Brad! I’ve actually watched but I’m watching over. 😉
What a hike! Thanks for sharing the beauty from the fire watch tower. I been up those steps here in my state and I know it makes you think twice why I'm going up until you get to the top. It's worth it!
That is incredible! A family member is deeply involved in Hawaiian/Polynesian archaeological research. He and my sister discovered an ancient Polynesian settlement on the Ewa plain on Oahu, "Kalaeloa". There was a very similar cairn on site built out of chunks of ancient petrified coral reef which turned out to be a burial cairn. My mind instantly wonders if they are somehow connected? Eddie's point that the cairn is still in very good shape is no minor detail. They knew exactly what they were doing when they built the cairn to make it last a long time and apparently anything left inside is still there. That is a sacred spot and I would exercise complete respect while there and definitely do not disturb or take anything.
Here in missouri we have those towers. Quite the hike up there boys! Should have brought your tents lol!
I bet that place was beautiful when it was in operation.
That was a great hike, Thanks for showing. Wish I was younger would love to go my self .
Thanks, Mary!!
That was very interesting, THANK YOU for all your hard work to bring that to us.
Thanks YOU, David for watching!
Nice Video. My folks live in Pownal VT and I'm planning on camping up near where you guys hiked at the abandoned village when I visit them this summer. A lot of creepy encounters over the years in Pownal, definitely something fishy about the Bennington area. There's a swimming hole near the folk's house called "the tubs", great place to check out. About ten years back I was hiking in the area and came across an Indian dog burial ground. Place gave me the chills, apparently I was the first person to find it in years as the map had been lost. A beautiful area to hike though.
Awesome, camping in the ghost town sounds like a blast, but don’t forget your bug spray! If you look back through my videos you may see a familiar swimming hole, have a good visit neighbor!
If you had your detectors, I bet you would find gold/silver coins from the gamblers.
so wonderful that the cleared trees on the mountain have regenerated and covered the mountain again... so fitting : )
The Moosesquatch story was excellent 👍🏻
Amazing how such big brick and stone structures vanish like that. Another 100 years and you would not even know they existed.
Your videos are so pretty and you never know what object you will find next. Thank you so much. I always look forward to see what your doing next.
I went to school around there. Never knew about this at all! Glad never went hiking around school 😳
God was definitely having a good day when he created your part of the country.
Nice comparison past to present. Keep up the great job Brad.
Thumbs up from me 👍. Great video guys and thanks for sharing the local history. Seeing the old photos of a site seems to make you feel closer to a site somehow when you"re there. More so when it's one that you can actualy recover relics from (or is it just me?).
Thanks again guys! Martyn U.K.
I completely agree, Martyn! Thanks for watching!!
i have only been watching you for a couple of weeks now and i am so glad to have subscribed. You are my go to to watch place now. I have learned more from watching you and not just what your bringing up from metal detecting but the history of the layout of the property, and how the rock formation makes for the house layout ect. just love watching and learning from you. Thank you so very much. Dee.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Dee! Thanks for watching!!
That tower is beautiful in the winter. Covered in snow and ice and pretty hairy walking up into with all the ice and snow on the steps and the wind blowing a steady 30 mph.
Very cool view from the tower and the stone structures were amazing
We have a lot of cairns here on Dartmoor U.K. too. People often add to them having trekked to the top of a hill. I have not heard of any sasquatch on Dartmoor but we have mysterious big cats & specteral hounds, as in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'.
Excellent Brad, you have finally solved the Bigfoot Mystery! LOL!
Cant say for sure but your cairn may be an old geodetic survey baseline. Frequently found on high peaks there would be two to five piles of stones. Each pile is set on bedrock. A hole was cut into the rock with a hand drill. A short iron rod was driven into the hole. A calibrated chain or later steel tape gave a precise distance between the rods. A flag or signal was positioned on other peaks by other teams. A survey instrument called a theodolite was used to measure angles between peaks and the ends of the baseline. Given the precise measured length of the baseline the distance to the other observed peaks could be calculated. This survey eventually spanned the entire country from coast to coast. It began in new england in the 1780’s. Lewis and Clark constructed a few baselines on their expedition.
Piles of rock marked the key points in case they had to be recovered for reuse. Later a lead plug was poured into the base hole with information stamped into the exposed lead. By 1890 or so bronze disks were set into the holes, now “stations” for ease of identification. Local land surveyors often located such stations in order to tie the survey of a farm or road into the national grid for accuracy. Old maps from 1790-1850 will have sits called “base line” or “base line camp” repeated every 50-100 miles in generally a westward direction. Very confusing for modern historians who fail to realize when the first surveys were conducted and what a base line actually was. It could be a pile of rocks. But the number and distance between the piles suggests a baseline.
Nice view from the firetower, lots of wilderness.
Nice video man! its amazing how much a building can change in 100 years, too bad you can't metal detect there, GL & HH. DL
Thanks for watching, Luke!
Stumbled upon your channel yesterday and can’t stop watching! I’m in NH so listening to all the history is fascinating. Would love to see some bottle digging content if you ever come across an old dump site worthy of the effort.
I'm a newcomer too and you've made my top 3 along with JD's Variety Channel and Nuggetnoggin. I didn't think I'd find any more cool (and really nice) guys but.......Hey, here you are!!! Really happy I found you!
Thanks so much for the kind words, Diana! Glad to hear you enjoy the videos, thanks for watching!
Nice walk through the woods and amazing view from the Firetower. Thanks.
Amazing indeed, I'll never get tired of the Vermont mountains!
I enjoyed love forest.Great video
Sadly ,these two men were never seen nor heard from again.
Have you ever considered Geocaching as you hike those trails.? Also do you have American Pokeweed in your area? It works great for stopping the sting of the stinging nettles. Question about the kiln. Was it use for making charcoal or iron. Didn't look like there was much hardwood for the charcoal. Looked like a lot of the pine trees were dead. Pine bark beetle? Loved the hike, thanks for sharing...
Definitely not iron. Mostly potash was burnt in these kilns. Bog iron was mined in the valleys.
Thanks, Larry! I don't actually know much about geocaching, but it seems like a lot of fun! Great info on the pokeweed, I'll have to keep that in mind!! The kilns were definitely used for charcoal, there are several books written on the history of that community!
Wow, really enjoyed the hike! Miss it, I'm not well... Thank you!
Thanks for watching, Carol!
Super Cool!!
I wonder if the original people that started to settle there if they experienced odd events
If I remember the law from when i was a Deputy in Vermont, Metal detecting is strictly forbidden in "National Parks" but not "National Forests". You can metal detect in National Forests.
Awesome, thanks a ton Jeff!!
Interesting story, great video. 👍
Really cool piece of History you've let us in on ... love it ....wow very cool up that tower ......the Cairns are very impressive ... thanks for the Visit into the past
Thanks for watching!
Cool spot. What a view. Nice job
Dayum whatta view👍👍👍
the are at least as old as the last ice age or older...the giants were with us before the great flood and after that..and for anyone religious its in the bible so we know they are at least that old and should not be messed with cause they are that beautiful and also monolithic..this is a testament of how old they are and all should respect that is what is..most peepl are waaay to lazy to even attempt what you guys just did..amazing,,,this is of old ways..thanks so much for what ya guys do...remembering the past....always watching your channel and thanks.
Really enjoyed that, interesting, I wouldn't have climed that tower , well done Brad&Eddie
Haha thanks Martin, it's all about the adventure!
Awesome view ! I love the mountains !
Greetings Brad! Please be patient as I am a chatty chick and have a lot to say😇. Let me begin by saying that just one week ago I had a recommendation on my CZcams menu to watch the Hoover Boys. They had me at metal detecting! I have always wanted to do so... but never had the time or money to invest in the equipment. Then I became ill and now disabled and I doubt my scooter could cover The terrain, much less my broken back trying to take The jostling. Sadly I can not walk it, so now I am living vicariously through you!🤗
( and them tear Hoover Boys). I hope y’all are ok with my liking all of you...especially as I see there are more sites on this topic and I love the hunt and education you give on your findings. Like I told the Hoover’s, I do genealogy and consider us kindred hobbyists. I deal with paperwork, pictures, archives and libraries. And you dig up the proof of what I can put to paper. ❤️ It!
I must tell you... you present as the kindest, most gentle young man. Your cadence when you speak, your affect as you express your feelings toward your finds, and the smooth way you just take us along on the journey of the day, chatting as if we are right beside you. I JUST ADORE YOU!!! Who needs Valium for anxiety , when you have the cutie patootie version of Mr. Rogers, the metal detecting, mountain climbing, story telling version.😜
Ok here comes the mom in me... I am sure that you do not need another, but suck it up buttercup 🤣. The whole time you walk along I am thinking...LIONS, AND TIGERS AND BEARS!!?!?!, then WTH? Are their no snakes in Vermont? Do you have a gun or weapon to protect yourself out there? And my thoughts rage on...as follows:
Do you have a manual compass, for the times when the cell loses signal or battery?
How the heck can you fearlessly just saunter along without a machete in case a snake needs de Headed?
I am thankful you take food, drink and matches ( hopefully more life saving things as well, please Lord!)
Please tell me true... if you tell your wife or SOMEBODY where you are headed for the day, in case you get hurt! And need to be found? Note: do you have one of those red flashing beacon light signal thingymajiggers? Do you carry one of those foil type heating blankets? No no no, I do not worry much...so shush, I am not done! Lmbo
Ok, I have watched several videos of your, and a couple of them twice! Btw thank you for posting what a cordel (sp) bell is... it was making me 🤪 trying to figure out its use. Then today you found the Cairns and your description was cool, however I only know of the use of the name as being a burial site in Scotland... the cover the hump of dirt after shoveling back in, with stones to keep the above mentioned Lion and a Tigers and Bears, from digging them up! 😉
More on today’s viewing... forget all the above critters I feared, you just casually walk and tell your Bigfoot camping trip ( I would have shite myself). Lmbo. However here is where I started popping tums like they were M & M’s! Doot ta doo walking and talking with friend by your side...and you again CASUALLY mention that there have been Large hairy men attacking a coach, ( love your squach story). Disappearances, vanishing out of sight?, MURDERS? people falling down wells??? And you are usually alone there?! Thank God you used the buddy system today! I was breathing easier, until the murder etc information came out of your lips😱😱😱
I shall remain one of your biggest fans... love the music as well, I see that it is your work as well. Do you have a full time job too? As I saw that you had a little one to hug goodbye, and hiking each day is a non-profit hobby, huh? As mentioned in the post below mine... I can not fathom why you do not have a huge count of subscribers! Your channel is terrific! I am telling everyone about it!
Ok, I think I covered all my points of worry and paranoia. I guess you have been questioned and scolded enough for one day, right?! If you don’t have a gun or a machete, you might want to get one or both. Lol. May I suggest you call a bug spray company for sponsorship, and use it! Thos mosquitoes carry West Nile virus and lymes disease. My son got lymes disease at age 4, from a dear tick in a fenced back yard, where none of the trees hung over in the yard. I guess it was meant to be. I just pray it never rears it’s dormant head again, as two years of not being able to walk and rashes with burning fevers every few days, lasting two to three days. He is soon to be 29, and so far so good!
See I told you I was chatty...LMBO! I hope to hear back about your safety measures, So I can chill out!
Most Sincerely,
Tere in Kentucky
Thanks so much for the kind words, so glad to hear you enjoy the adventures and that you’re able to enjoy them vicariously!
To address some of your safety concerns, I think you’ll be pleased to know I’m very prepared on my adventures! I do carry a sidearm (when appropriate), we don’t have any venomous snakes in Vermont, I carry both a manual compass and a battery backup for my phone (phone gps works without signal), my wife always has the gps points for my parking and destination, and I always have enough food and water to last me the night, if need be! Though, I must admit it’s hard to get lost out here... just walk down and follow a river out!
I’m glad to hear you enjoy the music! I’m a working musician and I own a handmade microphone business and so have a recording studio at my disposal. My adventures are just a hobby, I try to get out at least once a week!
Great suggestion with the bugspray! I’ve somehow avoided Lyme, but had West Nile 3 years ago and it was no joke!
Thanks again, hope to see you in the comment section of more of my videos!
The bugs looked so bad! I felt sorry for you guys, I don't know how you could stand it!
Good job Brad finally sharing some interesting stories besides detecting very interesting. Keep em coming.
Very enjoyable! Thanks so much for all you do! As well again, my congrats to your production quality.
Thanks so much Jim!
I just walked to the ghost town yesterday. I was kinda bummed because I was expecting structures
Looks a lot like our Ozarks
We are blessed to be able to find this sort of setting within 5 minutes from our house
great video.... Cairns were placed as markers for node points on the leys or energy line that flow under ground, where several cross over each other produce a hot spot, a concentrated vortex of electromagnetic energy, and usually can be amplified even more if water is flowing nearby or under the earth too.... castles, churches, ancient megalithic settlements stone circles, standing stones and the pyramids around the world are all either markers, transmitters receivers or amplifiers of the natural earth energies... and the cairns and mounds are a node of the combined masculine and feminine energies that follow the leys and the vortexes produced have a unique attraction to certain seeds, so usually you will find scots pines commonly on, or very close to the mounds and cairns..... there was a lot going on in the us way way before the main stream history book will tell you.... and if you know your geology, and geometry you can pin point an ancient site, that has no written history pretty accurately, and i see you have a very good eye for visualizing the past among the present, and with your enthusiasm, sense of wonder and evident love for history, most of these places direct you to them and not the other way....TRUST IN YOUR INTUITIVE direction, gut feelings and 1st thoughts are the key to finding the greatest treasures just waiting to be brought to the surface.... keep it up man, great channel!
I grew up on a small farm at the foot of what we locals called East Mountain, the same mountain you guys were hiking above Glastenbury only further down East Road and out on Reservoir Road. Two old hermits lived up on the mountain, a father and his son named Brownie. They would pick Princess Pine all summer and come down each fall carrying a huge rack on their back loaded to the max and they would sell in in Shaftsbury for Christmas wreaths and ornamentation. Then they would re-provision with the money and go back up onto the mountain and winter in. The Hermit's Cabin is supposed to be where East Mountain dips down toward Bear Wallow. Check it on the old maps. I would like to know if remnants of the Hermits cabin are still up there. I actually met them coming down with their packs as they walked right by our farm. Brownies Dad died up on the mountain one winter and when he (Brownie) came down in the spring he wasn't the same. I don't know if you have checked it out yet or not but you can reach me for further details at rgardner5700@live.com. (I would be glad to come down and hike it with you. I live in Quechee.)
Wow, what a great story Randy!! Eddie and I were actually planning a trip to make a video in Fayville in the coming weeks, this sound like an excellent stop on the adventure! I’ll do a bit of research and get back to you by email! Thanks again!
Mysterious about those missing people in 1940's and 1950's - perhaps you should walk the walk Paula Wheldon made in 1946 or walk the routes the other missing people made like the hunters or do the route where the coaches were allegedly attacked by BF !!!!!
Wow you guys almost became a statistic of getting lost up there and never seen again except for your footage being found 10 years later.
We have a cabin out that way.
Scary to Think about going out hiking never be seen again
Nice video Brad. I have read a lot about stone structures which originally predate European settlement. This includes stone walls, forts, stone piles (cairns), standing stones, stone chambers, etc. Most of these claims rely on pretty sketchy documentation and relatively few have been investigated by professional archaeologists. and as a result are unconvincing. The one aspect which I do find interesting is the discovery of astronomical alignments of stones used to predict times for fishing , planting, harvest, important anniversaries, etc. This very common in many native american cultures and perhaps the Glastenbury cairns are part of such an alignment. Can't think of any reasons why they would be built on a mountaintop.
Thanks a lot for watching and your well informed comment!! I invite you to do a quick google search of the "Glastenbury Cairns" and read the work that's been done with them on rock-piles.com, I would love to hear your opinion!
I have read the two recommended books "Manitou" and "Connecticut's Indigenous People" on the rock-piles website and am generally aware of most of the sites referenced. One strike against most of these sites is that there are very few references to these stone structures by the first generation of settlers in the first half of the 17th century. Most documented references are much later. It seems highly probable to me that most of these structures are natural occurrences or were built by early farmers as part of the land clearing process. It is however plausible that some structures may have been built by native americans for ceremonial purposes but who knows. The presumed astrological alignments referenced in "Manitou' are interesting and well worth reading.
Rub a sliced onion on a bull nettle sting to stop the stinging relief is immediate , as a kid growing up we had em , Everytime I would run into one I would run to mom and would rub a sliced onion on it and stop the pain . Bull Nettles are no joke. Good luck n good prospecting (-:
I really enjoy the videos, I've gotten old & diabetic can't walk 100 ft, so am young with you & your pal, thanks
Glad to hear you enjoy the videos, thanks for coming along!
Very interesting, thank-you!!
great video.the tennessee ridgerunner watches all of your videos.i like that there is no drama as in a lot of the others.
I also religiously watch nuggetnoggin and aquachigger, I just recently found your videos and really like what you do. Keep it up. Mitch from Houston Texas
Thanks a ton, Mitch, glad to hear you enjoy them!!
Wow it has grown up since I was there
I agree that was very interesting. I am going to do some searching on the area now.
Great, Johan! Enjoy your research, it was a very interesting place!
Yes totally amazing! I just don't in o w what to say except...magical.
Astounding..beautiful!!!
ok, great vid
tommorow, i go to explore an 1800's indian trading post, and stagecoach stop. I love to find the old places, also
Awesome, Wayne!! Good luck!!
I hope you see a Sasquatch some day. You seem like a good person. Few think it’s real, but then they see it! Mind blown.
Just had knee surgery couple days ago. My knee is twitching watching you fellas hiking 😜. Otherwise an entertaining story and a scenic trot in the woods.
Thanks for taking us along
Haha thanks, Hooper! Believe me, our knees were twitching for several days after haha!
utube recommend one of your videos,and I find you entertaining so I subscribed and put you up there with aquachigger,and deep digger Dan
Whoa, thanks a lot Danny! I appreciate it!!