Abandoned Roadside Ruins & Buildings of North Carolina + A Hike to Beautiful Great Mill Falls
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- Abandoned roadside buildings and ruins of North Carolina. Deep River, Pisgah Bridge. Also, a hike to a Civil War era Mill and a hidden waterfall.
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Hello Jay! My wife and I, along with my sister-in-law were passing through Coleridge when you were making this video. We passed by you while you were looking at the bench in front of the mill. If I had known what you were doing I could have stopped and filled in some details for you. I live about a half-mile from the mill, etc., and I am a local historian. The original mill was made of wood, and was down on the mill race, behind the bank and office buildings. It was built in 1882. The brick mill was constructed in the 1920's to replace it. As someone else mentioned, the late Dick Clark made a movie in 1968 called "Killers Three" which featured all of these buildings as well as others in the area. The movie starred Dick Clark, Dianne Varsi, Robert Walker, Jr. and Merle Haggard. It was a 1940's moonshiners version of a Bonnie & Clyde type movie. It wasn't that good, but is shows a lot of local scenery and shows some details of these old buildings that are no longer visible. I met Dick Clark and the others while they were filming here. Thanks for posting the video. Wally
The big building is (was) the Enterprise Mill, a cotton mill, the powerhouse provided power for the factory and now feeds the grid. The mill was in business from 1882 until 1958.
The building with the windows was the Enterprise company store, the small building to the right was the Bank of Coleridge, and the building that's in ruins was the company offices (facing the store and bank, then behind it was the warehouse. On the road back behind the old mill is a collection of houses, many of which were built for the mill workers, and the beautiful Concord United Methodist Church.
About a mile away is the Concord Cemetery, where many of the people that lived and worked in Coleridge are buried, including Dr. Caveness, who in life had the biggest house in town (it's the big white house on NC-42 just south of the intersection), and now has the biggest place in the cemetery.
What city is he in? We are new to NC and would love to take a drive.
@@rosalynrendon4785 It's actually Coleridge on the map. It's at the intersection of NC-42 and NC-22, east of Asheboro and south of Ramseur.
Great historical info.
Love roadside stops and abandoned buildings. I live in North Carolina but have never been here. It's always nice to see places you've never seen before. Thanks Jay.
One of my favorite quotes, "Sometimes, the most productive thing that you can do is step outside & do nothing, relax, & enjoy nature." Thx 4 taking us all along on this lovely, calming tour 🎃
Very nice slice of history. Well done. Thanks.
One day while riding my bike I rode past a church that had closed. The sign read: "Thank you for the privilege to serve this community for 154 years. Farewell." It was heart wrenching. I had to stop, reflect, and take a photo. It's one of my favorite photos.
Oh wow! That's awesome!
Thank you so much for taking us to these abandoned buildings, they are so beautiful. I have to say you very brave going to some of those locations, you never know what kind of creature you could come across. Can’t wait till next adventure.😊
For a photographer this would be a treat. Taking pics of abandoned buildings or structures. Even in decay and desolation there can always be some beauty.
Hey that first building you were at is right near my house!!! Fun fact: that covered bridge was destroyed back in the 90s from flooding during a hurricane and it was rebuilt that same year.
I didn’t know it was destroyed! My wife and I stopped one year on the way home from the beach.
@@sonicdishes it was 2003 instead of the 90s from a flood. They recovered as much original wood as they could when they rebuilt it.
Jay stated it was in the Cold Ridge district where is Cold Ridge? I searched and couldn't find it on Google's map. Thanks in advance from Wilmington, NC
@@moxnixColeridge
Hi I'm from Rockingham and enjoyed your video. The Great Falls Mills was used for the location of one of Hootie and the Blowfish music videos. Also has civil war history. Was initially set fire by Sherman's army in 1869 I believe. Thanks for passing thru our little city.
The Civil War ended in 1865.
Civil War ended April 1865. If Sherman was still there burning down stuff by 1869 he was breaking the law.
You and Cris the Girl mean a lot to us too, Jay!❤️
Love taking a look at the abandoned places. The history of the buildings can tell a story. Would love more abandoned videos from you.
Googling how water power mills operate. 🙂 Your videography is very nice--no one getting dizzy to quick turnarounds! Check out Conestee Textile Mill in Greenville, SC...same thing as your two mills here and fully intact. Please explore more mills! Thanks again!
Strange, I started following your channel last week and I actually live in this little community close to Deep River. Thanks for sharing the beauty of my quiet neighborhood.
Always cool to check out old abandoned buildings if ya can get inside. The older the better.
Fantastic video. The old ruins, the abandoned buildings, the waterfalls, were all great to see. 👍💕😊
Nice, TJ. Looks like a fun place to explore! Be safe on your way back.
So beautiful. Yes, always take out what you bring in.
Howdy Jay!
So cool seeing this pop up on my feed. I live in the Pinehurst area and every year I go up and visit Coleridge on my fall drive. My wife and I stop and enjoy the past for a bit on our way to a cool little apple orchard that has apple cider and apple cider donuts.
Just glad I saw this because I’ve been thinking about it recently and how I can’t wait to visit again. Last time I went I actually took my drone and “carefully” flew it in the general store and the tower of that warehouse.
Thanks so much for sharing!!
Another great video. Like the old ruins and stuff like that. Amazing how you find history by just looking around.
Wonderful! I need to check out these places before I move out west.
Loved this video! My great grandmother worked in The Greatfalls mill, and another tidbit of info Hootie and the Blowfish filmed The Old Man and Me video insde the mill!
Last and final day for this road trip! Thanks so much for joining me. Still so much ahead for October.!!
go Rays
I'm just back across the bridge from where you are standing. I have river frontage here, and, my neighbors are great. We are just north of you on hwy 42 mere feet away. The store had clothes, groceries, and a barbershop. This was the source of essentials for factory community in the day. I live in a historical hse, as, well.
Wow! That’s pretty cool to find
That was some amazing stuff you found on that trip. I especially loved the waterfall. As always, thanks for taking us along with you.
And also with Cris the girl and Bella..such a Beautiful Awe-inspiring video .Thank you
Tampa Jay, thank you so much for this amazing video. I love old abandoned buildings, unique places and water falls. This done my heart good to see these beautiful old buildings and to think about the beauty of them when they were new..
Please be careful around places like that..As beautiful as it is, it's still very dangerous..
The old covered bridge was so cool. It looked so peaceful there.
Again Thank you. Stay safe. Much love 💕
Thank you Vonita. Happy to hear you enjoyed it and share the love for awesome places like these.
Alot of these old buildings are part of old factory. They had houses and a store. Usually back when manufacturing was here they built communities around it to house workers and their families. Same in my area we have old mill houses that were for employees and families of the cotton mills etc. They would have their own general stores etc. We had a general store right next door of my grandfather's. My grandmother worked in the cotton mill. Also if you go to our now Christmas town USA In NC those houses are actually the mill houses in that area that were for the workers.
Cool 😎
Hootie & The Blowfish filmed their music video- The Old Man & Me, at that old mill site in Rockingham NC.........
Great video
Beautiful. Thank you!!!
We used to sneak inside that building when I was a teenager at night. Its creepily beautiful in the daylight but at night it's just plain creepy LOL. There some other cool buildings not far from here called Franklinville if you're ever interested. Great video and cool to see my home town
Surprised the County didn't or doesn't require those buildings to be "kid" proof. Those ceilings, flooring, and down hill fencing and walls are about to collapse on their own. At a minimum , they need "hoarding" up with plywood screwed in to at least slow the kids down! But I guess this is rural and remote. SOMEONE owns the land.
I used to walk across that dam . Clear all three different buildings in Franklinville used to swim there😊
Great shot of Great Falls Mill.
Awesome video idol jay.Keep safe always.
I remember going to that covered bridge around 1974 when I was on a field trip second grade Faith Christian School in Coleridge.
Gorgeous hike bud, shots and colors are spectacular! Gorgeous presentation! 🎥👌
Thank you
Thank you Jay. I used to live in Rockingham, and I have walked in the mill ruins. I was there 20 years ago, the ruins really haven't gotten much worse. There was a safe there that was in the ruins. It was open, nothing in it. Don't remember the falls or the generator.
I know exactly where you’re talking about. I haven’t been there yet, but may go soon
if you're ever in Maryland during the month of October you should stop by and check out Ford Howard's haunted dungeon
Awesome video.
Man while you were down there you should have checked out does huge Old Mill 1 county over in Randleman,NC!!! The complex is HUGE..... And it's all industrial revolution-era buildings made of red brick with arched windows. I forgot what the mill was called, but I know it's big and it's amazing! And really spooky looking too! 😳 Also Richard Petty the NASCAR driver was born and raised in Randleman....... And he still lives there!!! Lol! 😉
Type of video recorder you are using? Nice picture quality, nice exploration, thanks for sharing!
Been to the same ruins. Hootie and the blowfish also shot a music video in the ruins.
Whoa! I had no idea. My first dog I named him HOOTIE. Big fan. So looks familiar now!
17:18 that plant is kudzu.. an invasive aggressively spreading vine species that was brought here from Asia last century. It's a major problem in southern states.
I can't get rid of the crap! It's everywhere around here!
Yes, it was brought here to control soil erosion, and people used it as ornamental vine for shade.
Hootie and the Blowfish filmed a music video at Great Falls Mill in Rockingham, NC.
The song is The Old Man and Me.
Yes it was an old textile mill it was never a school my grandmother and grandfather work there I know Coleridge like the back of my hand.
I live in Randolph County. Those are old hosiery mills. There where several small mills in Randolph that used Deep River to power mills. Not too far from where was at there was a cover bridge in Seagrove.
Kudzu Baby !!!! Be careful of snakes espacially copperheads !!
I live pretty close to this area. I'm surprised you were able to spend as much time at 22/42 Coolridge area, any time I have ever stopped there, there would be a car that stops and just waits until I leave. I suspect an old textile Mill, there were a lot in this area at one time. That is the most people I have ever seen at the Pisgah bridge. There is a larger one off 42 outside of Sanford, Old Gilliam Mill. The plant cover is Kudzu an invasive vine that came from Japan I believe, first introduced to reduce erosion and went crazy.
dude i drove past this area for work one day i think and there are tons of buildings like that and i wondered why everything was abandoned. there were single family houses with safety diamonds on them, these are on main roads too that run connect smaller cities the whole area is a ghost town
Part of the movie Killers 3 was filmed there, starring Dick Clark.
The one building could have been a school. Many have a loading dock at the cafeteria.
If there’s a dam near by then it was most likely a textile mill. Many of the mills in NC could be found along rivers so they could produce their on power. They would dam up the river with a side channel flowing to the hydroelectric stations. The plant you are calling ivy is actually kudzu.
I got bricks in my front yard from the brick piles in front of the 2 builds right beside the deep river
Thank u😊
16:50. Is that Rockingham NC?
Good Morning Tampa Jay I hope Everything is going well with you ❤ Tammy in Pa
Cool Video Love it
I love ckin out old places
Really enjoying your content. Glad I decided to check you out 🙂
Much different than the dry hot AZ desert!
the plant is called Kudzu....an evasive species brought in from
Asia 100 years ago....
That sh*t has taken over my in-laws yard! Thanks alot asians! 😂
Damn dude you was really close to me I’m on the va nc line I could have shown you some cool spots satans bridge and gravity hill
I just drove through here.... Very weird that TH-cam would recommend this to me
Cool. I pass those buildings on the way to the zoo
I remember my father telling us that mill burned down and people died.
I live in Asheboro. Coleridge is a cool place! Check out franklinville.
Good stuff. When are you doing another movie location video?
17:17 "Not sure what plant this is ..." - It's Kudzu.
Ten years ago I met the owner of the old mill building,, the doors were open and I decided to stop. Being going thru thatold community for years old building was broken in to and all his copper was stolen, it had huge old tools etc band saws they made chairs there I think
That’s so cool
@@TampaJay if you went further down From Coleridge hwy 42 about 7 miles,, cover bridge at Gilliam mill
The gas station is near topsail island i saw
47 people died in a fire at that Textile Mill in Rockingham back in 1993
That is the old gun factory at deep river
The plant is Kudzu
I went to high school in this area.
Jay this isn’t Ivy it’s wild air potato vine that is a invasive plant
That first well should really be covered
North Carolina was once a manufacturing state. Empty buildings were abundant with all the mfg, machinery inside abandoned. India and other countries came over and bought up the abandoned equipment along with other countries, 1960s and 70s. All this degradation is due to the Federal
Banking System not being able to sustain the economic sustenance sending the manufacturing to China and elsewhere.
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did u see the guy near the wall in a blue sweater?
I live in Burlington,N.C.
that plant is kudzu
Probably could get history from old house up the road
KUDZU is the pant, watch out it is worse than Seymour!
Wasn’t a school but textile mill
Thank you
I'll give you a roadside ruin....DURHAM, NC
Just don't park you car there roadside in Durham...it will get stolen
Yep I did and it's my first lol
I live in WNC
Amen Amen. New York has whole villages like Newark, NY. Tioga county. Broome County. Asbestos clean up that will never be done. No IBM Endicott factory and Endicott Johnson shoes factory, Kodak factory. The depression started in NY way back in in the late 1950's. I am currently in Kinston, NC where you failed explain the total destruction of Kingston from hurricane Katrina. 880 homes washed away just south of Lincoln St. all the way to Pink Hill. 50 - 60 miles. There is nothing in NC or NY. What history that is taught is hatred of old white men. Drug overdoses, suicide, murder, busted family structure. Satan has won this time. Jesus Christ will return and get judgement.
Where bouts in Fla
Oh, everything's so dangerous! Bye!
when life was good
Very cool to see 👍🏼
This video leaves me in a sense of sadness because all these Mills scattered around NC were the soul income for many cities and people. Hundreds were built beside the rivers to be self sustaining for their energy needs. These mills were peoples lives and their families lives all taken from them because of importing goods cheaper from China and the likes. We bit the hand that fed us and paid for it too. So sad😢
Your sooooo right n was their lives.... be well.
It wasn't we the people that wanted goods cheaper. We aren't responsible for this purposeful destruction of the lifeblood of these small towns. It was the corporations that wanted to manufacture the goods cheaper., but still charge us the same price. 🤦♀️ Bill Clinton didn't bother to ask anyone from these communities if it would be okay if he signed the NAFTA Bill and sent all their jobs to Mexico. He didn't ask anybody for permission. Because had the people had the choice..... They definitely wouldn't have signed for their own impoverishment. 🥺 And then, not too long afterwards, our own government purposefully allowed drugs to flood into these communities and destroy generations of people by way of addiction...... In an effort to quell all the complaints by the communities badly affected by the Democrats NAFTA bill. Given the depression and hopelessness the residents of these communities felt after all the Mills closed......these communities were primed for such an epidemic of addiction. This has been the Democrats M.O. since the early '60s. Just look at what's happened to the black community since the 1960s.🤦♀️ LBJ''s "Great society" doesn't look all that great does it?? 🥺
Tampa Jay, thank you so much for this amazing video. I love old abandoned buildings, unique places and water falls. This done my heart good to see these beautiful old buildings and to think about the beauty of them when they were new..
Please be careful around places like that..As beautiful as it is, it's still very dangerous..
The old covered bridge was so cool. It looked so peaceful there.
Again Thank you. Stay safe. Much love 💕
Born and raised in Randolph County, NC. I was in junior high at Coleridge School back in the late 1960's and our class got to go see Dick Clark filming the movie "Killers Three" at that old mill town you showed at the beginning.
Thank you Jay for giving my soul a little peace today. ❤️ I absolutely love Abandoned buildings, ruins and water ways and this hit the spot. I'm picturing it when it was up and running, wow. And you're right, it's always a shame when people don't pick up after themselves. -Ven
You’re welcome Venessa that was a beautiful walk thru there. Got lucky it being in route to the Haunt that night.
Remember my brotha. Snakes are still around. You are braver than me walking through that kudzu. Lol. However. Cool place and video.
Pisgah Covered Bridge near my house. The bridge is well over 120yo. It washed out during a bad flash flood in 1999. My wife and I stood with the crowd as people cried at the sight of the destruction. A local contractor donated time and rebuild it from the savaged materials.
Know it well... hey neighbor!
just found this video, I live around this area and was on the surveying crew that worked this property shortly before this video was published. The pink flags you see on the wooden stakes and marked out trees were done by me. The Dam and generators are still working and rented by Duke Electric. While surveying this land, I found so many interesting objects from the past. Many old coins, 70's drink cans, and so forth. This is a very historically rich area and the deeper you go the more you will find out.