Savannah's Tombstone Wall
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2020
- Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery is the oldest in the city and probably the most interesting to visit.
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Such a beautiful old cemetery, I love the Spanish moss hanging down from the trees. The tombstones are amazing, especially those on the wall, nice they are trying to preserve them. I love cemeteries, there the only places you can go to get peace. Thank you.
First? I don't think that you ever met a cemetery that you didn't like. I really appreciate your explorations of cemeteries for several reasons. For one, gravestones can be really interesting reads that can provide bits of historical information or, even, at times, humour as the classic New England gravestone, "Good times, and bad times, and all times get over." I happen to live across the street from a cemetery. I can recognise many names on the gravestones and crypt labels, my ancestors, including my parents, and in one instance, a close friend who died way too young, killed in a bizarre automobile accident. Cemeteries are places where we can connect, somehow in some perhaps small way, with those who have gone on before us. Thank you for reminding us about that.
Well put!
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Very interesting. I also love walking through cemeteries. I always wonder what was their lives were like, their families , were they rich or poor, etc. Were they happy ? This would be one cemetery I could definitely spend a whole day walking through . Interesting tidbit about the actual number of souls buried there. Great video 😉
Hell yea me too it's fascinating in a weird way
700 from yellow fever alone
Same. I like to challenge myself mentally to compute ages
When I lived in Savannah, spent alot of lunch breaks walking around that cemetery. I was also told Union troops damaged alot of headstones so they couldn't find the original graves so they mounted them on that wall. Green was a big revolutionary war hero who turned the British away in the south. Lots of cool stuff in Savannah. Enjoy!!
Wow Chris if only Tombstones could talk! so much history there
I live in Nevada very close to Virginia City and the cemetery there is erie and I've thought the same, but headstones of babies or miners or ruthless outlaws are there.
They do. Watch Sidestep adentures
There is a grave there said to be haunted. Well the whole city is
Sometimes if you take a flashlight even in the daylight and shine it at the words from the side it's much easier to read. Love your videos!!!!
Great video! In the UK it's very common to see old, illegible and crumbling grave stones piled up at the side or propped up against a wall. You'll see that in city and countryside cemeteries.
Looks like a beautiful day for a walk in the cemetery. It's so cold up here in Indiana. Love that they took care of all those stones on the wall.Wonderful spot!
History is my thing! I tried to see if any family names were on camera, but no. My birth mother was from GA for many generations, she came to CA and I was born. I love the trees in GA, they're kind of haunting.
It's a sight to see at night with the lights in the cemetery on. Very haunting!
We love living in Georgia. Best place ever
I love to walk through old cemeteries. That is one I would definitely want to visit. Thanks for taking us with you.
That is a interesting cemetery. Savannah has a charm of it's own.
That reminds me . I have a jigsaw puzzle I've been meaning to get to . Thanks for posting .
I love (old) cemeteries. Maj. Odensells grave said "Here lies the Earthly part..." You misread it. I paused the video to read the lines you were reading. Glad they kept the headstones and attached them to the back wall. Great video, Chris.
Wow. That was awesome. Gen Nathaniel Greene grew up in my hometown of Warwick, Rhode Island. . I never thought about his burial place. Thank you Chris. Another great video.
Green was a big hero in the south for turning the British away. He even has a county in Georgia named for him.
I have said this before but I really want you to know how much I enjoy and appreciate your videos. My favorite travel and exploration channel. Keep up the good work. I love your appreciation of history. Cemeteries always hold so many tales. ☮️
I was there last Nov 2019. That cemetery being in the middle of town has been cared for much more than most of our graves will be in 250 years. Very surreal place.
Just happened upon your video. I live in Savannah and work at 1790....the oldest Inn in Savannah. It's less than a block from this cemetery. I walk through here on my way to work. Hope you enjoyed your stay in our beautiful city. Happy New Year and thanks for the video
Fascinating place. Thanks, Chris!
Interesting material thanks, keep them coming
Very interesting. I like to walk thru old cemeteries. The trees are beautiful.
The whole are is full of such beautiful trees
@@MobileInstinct2 you should see it at night. Very haunting!
Awesome video! I love cemeteries!
Good job Chris i can travel vicariously through you!
Very Interesting, Thank's for showing it to us.
Hi Chris. I just came across your video's. I love the way you do your research and take us to the actual places. This makes for a more interesting video. Please keep up your great video's.😉👍🎥
Great job Chris,,STay well
That is unbelievable! The concrete headstones were wethered to the point they were barely legible! That takes a long ass time ton happen to concrete. Your reactions to these things are often exactly the same as mine its rather funny. 200 years!!! My jaw was on the ground i was so in awe! I never saw graves near that old and I'm TOTALLY fascinated with stuff like that. Your choice of places to explore are spot on. Keep up the great work
Good to see these Historic Headstones preserved & *ATTACHED* Securely to a wall. There have been instances where some have ended up in Antique Shops :'(
What a cool find. I hope to go to Savannah one day to see this for myself.
Downtown Savannah is so gorgeous, you would love it!
@@MobileInstinct2 have you seen Washington's cannons ? They were a gift to Savannah from him to help defend from the British. They were near the river on Bay street. It's been awhile for me.
I've been to that cemetery and enjoyed strolling the grounds it's beautiful
Hard to read headstones can be read a bit more easily if you take some plain cheap shave cream and a plastic wide scraper with you. Smear some on the headstone and scrap it off leaving the shave cream in the engravings. It'll pop right at you. You can then use a squirt bottle of water to rinse it off or just let the rain do it. Don't get any shave cream with any additives in it like lanolin. I do this when I'm photographing headstones of my ancestors.
That's a great idea. I did see someone spraying down a tombstone with water when I was leaving. I ll have to try both
Love this exploration
Another great video u need a lil intro like b4 i liked that song in the intro u had
You can find gravestones attached to walls if you visit Ireland. The remains of Churches, Forts, Castles and Abbeys are good places to find them. I don't know why they are there.
If you ever get to Baltimore, check out Greenmount Cemetery. It is chock full of local and some national "celebrities". Among those is the man who invented the ouija board. His tombstone is of special interest. Also a Bonaparte!
Amazing
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Interesting tidbit. In the early days of military promotions, if 2 persons are equally available for promotion, a duel to death was ordered to verify that the "proper person was promoted."
If at any point, either party backed out, it was considered a death wish.
He buried the gold where no one will ever find it..............
This was very sombering. I enjoy the history tho. Wonder why essentially 2 brothers of the same military would dual each other, wish we knew the beef between them that the only outcome would be death. Great Video Chris, Thanks bro...
in Hibbing mn, there is a yellow fever graveyard now there's a greyhound bus museum there and the graves where moved
You missed the most important grave of all there. Button Gwinnett. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. You can see his grave at 8:37. The one with the four columns. Interestingly, he was killed from wounds suffered in a duel with General Lachlan McIntosh. ...who is buried about 50 yards away. They hated each other. Gwinnett's signature is also the most valuable of all of the signers. $550,000 at auction.
What became of the bodies that accompanied the headstones on the wall?
They're most likely still there, just now unmarked, which is really unfortunate.
Roadtripper Ned that’s what I figured. ☹️
@@JoshOnTheRoad Yeah I think that's what happend. But many of them were unmarked at that point due to vandalism back in they day.
@@MobileInstinct2 That's true too. Even more unfortunate.
In the garden of good and evil was filmed here in Savannah
I was just there but didn't even see that side of the wall.
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Yes it's understandable that it's hard to read some of those because they're in the original form of English known as the old English which is spoken totally different then what we speak today we heard Old English today we will not recognize it and would think it's a foreign language which is our original language little history for you
And coincedentces happen.
Maybe you covered this and I missed it, but where are the people themselves actually buried? (Referring to the wall of graves)
It is Feb 22, 2020. Haven't heard from Chris in a month, Does anyone know if he's okay?????
How do you feel about archaeologists digging up ancient graves? I find it really disrespectful
I think it depends on the situation. I can see both sides but again, depends on the situation
I live in St Augustine Florida and when new grave sites are unearthed here the remains are studied and then very respectfully reburied where they were found and markers are then placed near by with explanation of how when and who they were.
Does it really smell like piss in Savannah?