The History of Stump Houses
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- The History of Stump Houses as told by The Appalachian Storyteller #appalachia #appalachian #audiobook #audiobookfulllength #storyteller #appalachiastories #appalachianmountains
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honestly it brings tears to my eyes seeing those old pictures of those massive ancient trees felled. all part of the beautiful lost America none of us will ever get to see.
Oh please. Most of us wouldn't see it anyway. I've never been to that area & probably never will. If they needed to cut down trees in order to sustain human life then so be it.
Absolutely, just like us, they are eventually going to die anyway. May as well make use of the wood because one of these days it's going to rot and turn into topsoil.
Well we would still have trees like that if not for the Chinese blight that killed all the American chestnut trees in the early 1900s
Absolutely, the north ga mountains have valleys that are full of dead chestnut trees laying on the ground, and believe it or not, they are still sound and solid enough to saw into lumber after all these years. Some of those wilderness areas are completely untouched due to the rough terrain.@@pgogel8974
Does it really?
One of my great grandmothers was born in a redwood stump house in California in 1845. At 3:00 in this video you can see one of my great grandfather's, first row,far right (holding a pipe). His name was Joseph Foster. He is standing with 49 other men on the stump of the "Mark Twain" redwood tree,which was sectioned and sent back east for exhibition.
Spotted Him , didn't see Him at first but when I found Him He is exactly where you said He is . That Cool .
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Wow that's crazy
OK I read your comment again , this time more carefully . Although the Video is based on Appalachia Your Great Grandparents were both from California but still associated with Stump Houses . Wikipedia has an Article about the Mark Twain Tree and a better quality Photo than the one in this Video . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain_Tree
Just revisited Wikipedia that Photo is Zoomable with Great Detail !
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain_Tree
When I was a kid, one of my favorite books was "my side of the mountain" about a kid who runs away and actually lives inside the bottom of a partially hollowed out tree. I think it was a redwood. I loved it!
Jean Craighead George wrote this book. Followed up with two more books(can’t recall titles). Great young adult books.
I loved that book. I used to read it after school sitting in a huge pine tree in my front yard. I'd grab a couple of apples and climb up there for some quiet and the great scent.
I must have read that book 100 times.
Great book...
Thank you for reminding me of that book, I loved it.
I stayed in one as a kid.
It was on my buddies property when they bought it. We fixed it up as a Fort and camped in it. It was probably 10' wide inside.
Great memories for you to have now!! ☺️🇨🇦
Awesome!
What a waste to cut down all these beautiful giants
i know a man who is in his 70's now. who planted 16 trees when he was a young boy with his dad in the middle of a forest [ 30 years later ] he built a tree house within the square of trees he and his dad planted .
now he lives in a town house but i did get to see his tree house a few years ago he took me there ! theres no way i would ever find the place on my own , as you can almost walk right past it without seeing it . this thing / house had 3 storys no roof as such just a slanted green tarp streached between the trees no real walls just branches that over the years he inter twined together . he told me he lived there for 35 years with no bathroom no windows no real door . every bit of the house was made from branches the only thing he had was a realy big pot belly stove with a 30 ft steel stack set right in the middle of the trees two sets of ladders made from straight thin tree trunks .
honestly my discription of this place is a realy poor attempt to describe something that litraly grew . all he did was wait and year by year got planks ready and trained the branches to his desire / cut off branches in the middle and twisted branches together between trees [ making a living wall as such ]
he lived in the middle of this woodland for almost 35 years with no one bothering him .
sadly where we live the authoritys will not let you live how you want . and today he now lives in a shared comunity housing [ hell] as he thinks ]
tbh! i think hes better off where he is now only because he's too old to be climbing hand made ladders he even admitted to me when he took me there [ in a sort of around about way ] like old folk do ; you can go up the ladders if you like but i dont know how sound the floor is so watch your step lad he said !
the tree house was an amazing place sadly a lot of the timber he had put there was quite rotten so i never even dared to go to the top floor .
this story told by the appalachian storyteller reminds me so much of this old kid i know , all he wanted was shelter and he litral grew it then put floors in where he needed them
this tree house is still out there i know whitch woodland it is in but for sure i could not find it today .
Cap
Very cool story, thanks for sharing
A wonderful story, thank you for sharing that. 💓
The plan: Go into deep wilderness, select site, clear & plant select arboreal species, wait 30 years, PROFIT. I love playing the long game.
Hard to imagin but l belive you.
Life in America once had
people so close to nature.
Europe lost that long , long ago.
That is what made America
a special place. A strong
country. Im so sad that
this is almost gone.
Like these trees.
It makes me so sad to see these ancient trees all felled...but the fact that folk made use of the stumps is fascinating! Thankyou. I never knew this! ❤
33 years old and I've heard of these but never really knew the history. As a student of history, I thank you for sharing this cool bit of it.
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JD, I am 65 years old and I never heard of these wonderful stump houses. They are so amazing. I wish I could see one in real life. Thank you for sharing this with us ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it
72 here, never a word about these, and I was born, raised in the Appalachian Mt area.
@@petegregory517 the whole worlds information is right at your fingertips. You can see, hear and learn things you've never imagined. I hope you find something fun.
@@unknown5150variable Yeah, but there's more than you can actually think of. Who in the world is one day sittin' in their underwear on the ez chair and says "dang, think I'll look up something I never heard of.....how bout🤔stump house's? Never heard of such a thing but, what the hey?"😆
@@petegregory517algorithm nether have I if you look at comments in most videos you will see alot are months and years apart for older videos utube trys the video out then takes it off the shelf them tries again that's how it's random for all of us
Give me the good old days before planning boards and permits. I'm old and lived in the era we built when we needed and it was no one's business but ours. Loved the pictures. Never saw a postcard with a picture of the stump houses. I'm totally amazed.
It's great you can complain about certain aspects of your government, yet there are other parts of that same government that help you enormously. Canny folk can work out who is stripping the helpful parts away from you.
@@VanderlyndenJengold I'm just curious, how does the government help us?
@@SirenaSpades If you are curious there are plenty of sources you can learn from, rather than a stranger on the internet. Good luck!
@@SirenaSpadesThe government helps us think and makes our decisions for us, because we couldn't possibly do it for ourselves.
Those were times when people were free to put a roof of some kind over their heads, and not be compelled to live under a bridge or in a tent along side a street. I have heard and read about people living in hollow trees or stumps in pioneer days. Thanks, JD, for the great story.
yes people lived sustainably long before our blessed govt came with all its armies of agencies "to help and guide us with expert wisdom." it was teh corporations who profited from the giant tree felling. the Natives werent so stupid to chop them down.
The Keebler Elves live in a tree………..😂
Never underestimate the resourcefulness of country folk.
yup!
Europeans were/are something.
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller more more more of this. thank you.
@@tommas2674 The interesting part to me is they werent born Appalachian country folk, they created Appalachian country folk.
@@jssekyl some seemed to even create British brown stone homes like from My Fair Lady, Henry Higgins house.
Got pictures of my grandpa living in a stump house, Corbin, ky.
Truly amazing!!!!! This is something I would HAPPILY live in today!!!!
Some of those stump houses were gigantic up to seven 800 and even 1000 ft.²
Only until the first time you need groceries!
what is your source@@TheAppalachianStoryteller
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@@brentnevius2849 I currently live on a self-sufficient homestead... I would be fine 🙂
In Perry County, Georgia in 1997 at the county fair, we saw a 24 ft. log built onto a trailer. It was hollowed out all the way through with three rooms and a door on each end the rooms were 6.5 ft.tall and wide.
O bet that was so awesome ❤
I wonder if it is still in shape to see. How awesome that would be. I'm in Georgia but never heard of these
I think I have some pictures of that house you are talking about that my grandparents took. I'll have to see if I can find it.
That’s amazing is it still there? 💜
AWESOME!
WOW, JD!! I've never heard of such a thing before! The creativeness and ingenuity of the Appalachian immigrants was out of this world! I'm so impressed! I would've loved living in a stump house!
Irish slaves in island places were not given dwellings. I want a stump. I need a stump.
That has to be just about the coolest house I've EVER seen!
What an amazing people from whom we of Appalachian blood descend. “Resilience and innovation” is a perfect summation of the Appalachian culture. With the world getting as it is, my family have had a fair few conversations about moving back to join our family in the mountains. And if we don’t, I know our people will still be there whenever my descendants decide to go back home.
sorry to say the gentree has moved in and it aint quite like it used to be up in the hills
i remember seing a documentry on youtube showing the changes in the appalachiain mountains [ the upshot was out of town people wre buying land and turning it into gated comunitys ]
not realy what the locals wanted tbh!
You mean boat people. You are all boat people. You all came from elsewhere. There is no glorious origin.
Your nativist idea of some sort of local indigenous bloodline is deranged. At best you’re inbreeding.
An amount as giant as these trees, fled the hills in the south, many many moons ago, looking for work in Detroit, in the auto industry.
As an Appalachian person who still lives in appalachia, it is not what it used to be. I'm not sure you'd get what you're looking for if you came back.
Just read online today 03/24/2024 that people are selling their homes in Florida and heading to Appalachia to build and retire. 😪
We (humans) can be so creative, and capable of marvelous achievements. At the same time capable of such destruction, and ignorance. I pray we come together and smarten up. Thank you for sharing!
My great-grandmother's house is still standing in Aiken, SC. It's made entirely of American Chestnut and has a central hearth fireplace with a big cast iron pot and cradle still in it. My cousin Jeff lives in it. We've caught several people over the years trying to steal wood off of the house. It was built in the late 1800's
Wow so amazing Jeff is still living there, I bet it’s lovely there. He has a much simpler life living that way hard work but simple and honest.
Wow I would so love to see that. How big is the home?? Is it just the stump home only or extended in some way?? Cause the big American chestnuts was like a max 14’ diameter?? Or was there bigger??
@@jacobhendrickson8935 It's not a stump home. It's made out of Chestnut.
The house is 4 bedrooms, of which 11 children were raised. Maybe 1100 square feet.
@@BeardMan01 wow that’s awesome.
What a lucky man he is.
Some of the stump houses were beautiful with windows and balconies! Amazing.
Thank you pat Smith for the link! Seen the photo before but not like this.ZOOM!
My fifth great granddad Christopher Kit Maynard settled a little holler by building a cabin into a cave mouth. Now known as Brushy Creek, Pike County KY. They were so inguinitive and resilient back then.
Hello, if I remember right, he was my Great Great Grandfather also. There is a book called, Maynrds of Eastern Kentucky.
Yes that was before 🤬 building codes. A person could build what they wanted!
Are there any left?
Ingenuitive *
I have the book.
Amazing!!
I wish I could have lived in the time of the
majestic, huge chestnut trees.
To gaze upon the virgin forests.
What an exciting time it must have been.
I love seeing the stump houses,
I would have been proud to live in
one.
That shows appreciation for God's
natural creations.
The sweet times that have faded
into history.
Now days with too much social media, many peoples lives have no mystery.
A lack of morals and self respect,
has replaced love of God and country in many instances.
I fear that too much progress is
actually determential.
Born 52 years late. My time would have been 1890 to ???.
Trees used to be so tall and majestic until we came and cut them down. We literally are blind to the world around us. I’m sorry. Someone has to say it. Trees- I’m so sorry.
Humans are very destructive species which unfortunately provides no reciprocal benefit to the world around it. 😢😞
A STELLAR comment fellow gardener !!! Sad that "unwise, greedy" humans devastate the MOST important things in life. Best wishes to you and yours.
Too many trees are deadly. But I don't see you living underwater.
I guess you are sorry for the house You live in the furniture your folks had and Cabnets . Maybe that old tv that was incased By wood . Or that bomb fire with all that falling Sticks and Limbs that Fell off Treese ! LOL
Well to be honest we didn’t get to wipe out the chestnuts, a greedy guy that imported seedlings from China because there were cheaper was the cause. Those chestnuts brought what was called chestnut blight, an aisian chestnut bark fungus. It wiped out the American chestnut in about 20 years. It’s so sad that we don’t have them anymore. They were the most plentiful tree back in the 1800s they took up 75 percent of the forest. Imagine how cool it would be to see them today. I so love big trees and have 1 large maple I’m trying to save on my property.
How interesting but such a tragedy at the loss of such majestic trees. All for nothing but greed. Our forest are disappearing at an alarming rate and no protection for them in sight. Breaks my heart.
Those trees built America... As much as it saddens me that many of them ancient giants are gone, they did great good for our country
As for logging nowadays, the vast majority is literally farmed like crops nowadays.
You have wood products all around your house. Trees aren't harvested for no reason. Ps. That stuff you wipe with comes from 🌲🌴
I live in British Columbia, Canada and I love listening to storytellers. I just found your channel and it is amazing. I have always loved Appalachian music, especially the ballads. I really loved the story about granny witches, that is what true witches are, nothing like the bs we see on social media. Sending you much love and light.
👋 Victoria BC. We have some of these big stumps in BC. I don’t know think I’ve ever seen them built them into homes though, or even alternative out buildings,
JD, i sure do love it!😁 An intriguing simple life with all the natural beauty surrounding you, sounds heavenly to me. I imagine being in these places when you tell about them and it feels warm, peaceful, & loving, just like my mamaw. I always think of her and how she grew up in the depression. Both parents died by the time she was 12 but she had a few brothers and sisters to look after her until she met and married my papaw. I wish i would have payed more attention to what she was teaching me about the woods and everything in them. We're close to Viking mountain in a little place called greystone. We live next to the mouth of bullen holler that takes you up to margarite falls and it's plum beautiful. Way back in the 30's & 40's there was a logging company with a train that ran out of the holler. There's a whole town out in the woods with sidewalks and all. If course it's grown up over the years and the flood in 2001 took a lot of the structures down. It would be a great story to tell if a person had the details about it. Greeneville, Tennessee is where it's at and there's a lot of history there. There's a few places where the sidewalk splits off and runs up to a set of steps to a house. The house is gone but the steps, sidewalk, and well house are still standing. Anyways, Thank you for the story, Prayers & Blessing to you. JD= The GOAT of Appalachian story telling! ✨✌️✨🫶✨🙏✨🤘✨
I love how well dressed they were, my grandparents were like that. They lived out in the bushes but they were always nicely dressed.
I would love to live in a stump house. So sad that it shows the greed of men though. Awesome story, thank you.
J D I am 77 years young and have roamed the mountains of sw virginia and have never came across any chestnut stumps of this size. I guess that the elevation here in Wyhte co va, the trees did not grow as big here. But love this this is very inlightning
Learn something new everyday.
God is love, praying for all.
You actually had me…..wait for it….stumped, with this most informative video yet. You are a true teacher of a world that existed not to many years ago, and still probably have descendants that are still living the Appalachian life. Thank you!!
Just wanted to let you know I had to put my dad in a place called Journey home today... instead of the nursing home cuz I could not do that to him. it's a really nice place has six bedrooms. They take patients that have 30 days or less so I don't know... can't really think straight right now but I wanted to let no the last few nights I shared your videos with him and he really enjoyed them at this really special I'm still watch the videos and hit like and support I just may not comment for a little while if you could just keep me in your prayers Thank you
Bella, I'm so sorry for your situation. I pray for clarity in your thoughts and peace in your heart. And I pray that your dad is pain free, easy in his mind and at peace in his heart, too. Remember to grieve when the time comes and eventually the good, sweet memories with help with the raw pain. God bless you, dear.
@@MyraG1225 thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. Truly means a lot. Again thank you 🙏
I am so sorry. May God be with you, your dad and family. Blessings and prayers.
@@PB-ho6dm thank you so very much that's so kind of you. He passed away this afternoon but thank you again for the kind words
@@Bella1neverknows670my condolences dear, he's left the pain of our mortal existence. Hugs
I could live in one comfortably. I think this is just amazing!❤
Man, it's so sad to see these wonderful trees in just pictures! Couldn't they have left a few for us to enjoy? Honestly, how amazing they must have looked in real life!
Well, ya got me with this one, JD. I hadn't heard of such in Appalachia. I wish I could live in one, in the middle of nowhere, right now... partially because of that aversion to politicians! ~Bama
Isn’t this a neat little story? Can you imagine living in a stump for a house but rent free and no mortgage and no taxes
Me too!
Sounds just about as close to heaven as you can have on earth! 😊
Me toooo!!
These were in California, Washington state, and Oregon!
So interesting. I turned 66 today. You just proved you can teach an old dog new tricks. I have never heard of stump houses. I might find a bigger one of those than the bird house apartment I’m in now. Thanks for the super fun and educational video.
I've been 66 since last August. "Happy Birthday"
And welcome to the #66 club. So glad you made it!
I'll be 66. 3 - 30. There's a club ? 😂
No age 66 club, but there should be one! No guarantee anyone gets to live this long. One of my friends died at age 49 and I lost my little sister to cancer at age 59. Be nice if everyone could reach old age. They keep saying we live longer these days after all. Both my grandparents lived to age 87.
@@Bitterstone3849 Happy Birthday.
@@BeeFunKnee Happy belated birthday.
The images provided with this story are amazing. Great work, JD.
Thank you 🙏
I never knew people lived like this ! That is so amazing! All those people were so inventive, and resortsful. My hat off to them all!! 🎩👏
I have heard of people living in stump houses. Country folk will servive I remember my Mother telling me of this
Gosh I wish I could see one. When you think of the abodes our forefathers created- caves, sod, mud, etc. it shouldn't be surprising they would utilize sturdy stumps. I imagine that stumps did make sturdy, secure structures to house and protect animals that were so important to survival. Wonder how many still stand. great story dear! Stay safe and GOD bless
I love when I can learn about the origins of slang phrases! "Stump speech"...who knew!!
Actually, I knew that one but not the house aspect.
Those stumps were massive!. This is amazing. Thank you for this.❤
149 # we love these stories.. keep them coming J.D…
Thank you John!
Thank you!! I had never heard of stump houses. It is awesome to see people's ingenuity in making use of these stumps and sad they cut down all of these old trees.
Amazing !! The Land that time forgot !! Gratitude 🙏
I love the pic of dancers assembling on the stump.
BEAUTIFUL!!!! And one of the last photos of the woman at the window of her Stump Home, that Stump exudes happiness, to me ❤️❤️❤️
I’ve lived in the upstate of SC for over twenty years and visited Stunphouse tunnel outside of Walhalla many times. I’m so glad I know the origin of the name.
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Awesome ❤️ 🍁
yup!
The first tiny house. Heard of them never seen one.
I found out why I cried when I heard harps, fiddles or flute. I also was enamored with banjos and mountain music. My great grand daddy on my dads side came over during the Black '47s or there abouts when the potato famine hit Ireland. He was Scotch-Irish and married a Cherokee woman. I knew I had some of the old country in me and always loved the hills, I was made from their stock and the Cherokee they married. I am a outdoor, hills kinna guy. Your stories bring tears to my eyes when I hear about the old timers and the old country, especially the part about not contributing to corrupt politicians and banksters (Legend of The Fall). Living off the grid is long good, healthy living and my grand da was born in 1902. He lived until he was about 102 as well. My mom is currently 95. My estranged dad, who became too city, my granda's son, is 96. So, I got a long history of the hills in my family along with the strength of character and gravity to the old ways and living long. I still use roots, berries, herbs and such to keep healthy and don't like the city much but stay close to take care of my mom's administrative affairs after moving her out of independent living in a retirement home by myself and into a nursing home, at about 92 years of age, because I never married a city girl (money) and raised a family. So I couldn't tend to her myself at the ready. I was always working from about 5 and knew how to drive a tractor at about 8. Grew up on Maryland Easter shore on the Wicomico Rives in the summer. When I hear your stories, I can't help but love this. It's so real and so heart felt I feel it in my bones and always look forward to hearing more. Thank you for all you do. It means a lot even though this is just words on a page. But city living was never for me. I lived in the element for over 42 years and slept like some of these people did, only not so well. But I survived 2 residual hurricanes, 3 record breaking blizzards, hitched across the US and back from coast to coast sleeping under the stars sometimes and just turned 67, moving in to a new apartment by my lonesome. So I know I got the strength of the original pioneers in my genes and it shows, thank the Lord. I am so thankful for being in touch with the photos you show and the stories. It means more to me than gold. Thanks again, you absolutely Rock!
Class story and history Great wee read wish u and your old maw the best much love fae bonnie Scotland ❤
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Much obliged. Thank you very much! My mate, Howie Nicholsby, owns 21 Century Kilts. He made mine, from our family tartan, New Stuart of Bute. His da owns Geoffrey Tailors in Edinburgh. I haven't seen him for a wee bit but he use to come to these parts in Virginia to the Highland Games every year to set up and sell. If you ever get a chance, you should stop by his shop and give a shout. Thanks for the love.
Great pics. Beautiful old trees.
Thank you so much Melissa hope you’re having a blessed day my friend
I've never heard of a stump house. Very unique for sure.
Fascinating! I'm 53 and never knew such houses even existed. Well done video I enjoyed it!
Wow, that's amazing
I've always wanted to live in a cave but I find these to be very interesting. Thanks for sharing this with us JD and stay safe my friend 🙏
If you live in a cave then you have to deal with the bats and all their guano. 😳🤮
They're beautiful!
Phenomenal ingenuity and hard work put into making these incredibly strong weather withstanding homes. I mourn for the beautiful insanely huge trees that were cut down. I'd not heard of stump houses before but what amazing wee family homes ❤
If I had my chance to have a Treehouse, I would live there.
A tree lover all my life ❤
Fascinating. I'd never heard of stump houses. A great collection of photos.
Absolutely fascinating 😮. The ingenuity of people is so amazing. Another great story.
Thank you!
This year I bought three hybrid American Chestnut trees to plant on my property in Virginia.
I may not be around long enough to ever see one grow that large.
How you gonna be around 600 years from now?
Actually the American Chestnut trees are pretty fast growers from what I've learned.
WOW THAT'S AMAZING. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THESE STUMP HOUSES. WE LOVE YOUR STORIES . THANK YOU JD.❤❤❤❤
"And they'd fix em up riiiiight nice!" 😁
I'd be happy living in one now.
Me too but I'd have to trade my zither for a dulcimer.
Unless you had no other choice. Sure it seems ideal but I feel not many folks would be able to stand it for very long nowadays.
@@paulsture7045 That's probably true. I have a wood stove and spring near where I live now. I had to make it 14 days without electricity a few years ago. It's harder but oh how good I slept those nights. Food tastes so good cooked over the stove like that.
@@KC9UDX I love to hear a dulcimer.
Wow, I used to have recurring dreams of my own stump houses and had no idea they were anywhere other than my imagination!
Could you imagine what it looked like? How beautiful the air fresh, the lakes how clear and bright the night skies must of been...
Guess the Native Americans werent as dumb as people thought.....they were living well with no.pollution or most problems of the "civilized world".
Some of those are just beautiful. Id live in one.
It is fun to learn about lifestyles of country people
“way back then”. And the photos are wonderful to look at. Thank you very much for your insights and stories.
You videos are A+ ‼️
I am, as usual amazed!
You got it going on this week, friend! Theys been times when a tree stump woulda suited me just fine. That cold sidewalk will put your body to hurting, JD! Today's story was awesome brother and I'll see ya early Saturday morning
see ya in the morning!
Cannot remember the nursery rhyme that the characters lived in tree but that thought of living in a tree has always stuck with me & I am 75 this month of March. I never knew pioneers or folks in the old days lived in tree stumps. Great video.
Happy Birthday Jan !
Happy birthday, Jan. I turned 75 at the end of January. Enjoy your day!
Ingenious.
This is fascinating! I grew up in a house where my Daddy loved history, took us to museums, did primitive camping and played his banjo but I don't ever remember stump houses. I just love your channel, I miss my dad and he sure would have loved your stories too.
So beautiful living in a house inside of a tree! The tenants must have felt very safe in them.
You can do anything out of anything. I know I do that. Such beauty, what more could u ask for from mother Earth!
anything out of anything?
anyone?
WOW
In the early 1980's I stayed in a motel in Eukia, CA. Across the street from the motel was a gas station that had its office built into a massive Redwood Tree stump. Knowing that the wood from a Redwood can last seemingly forever if properly treated, I have no reason not to believe that the gas station with its Redwood Tree office exists today. From the photos that you showed with your documentary, I have to think that in many cases such living was truly a comfortable and pleasant way to live, even though this living arrangement was a necessary choice for some poor families. Frankly I'm a little envious, since the simple, modest lifestyle is the best way to live, "don't ya think."
Ukiah or Eureka?
Want to thank you for sharing these stories. Thank you for the truth . Thank you for mentioning God . These folks would not like the world today , keep up with the true stories of real life and mountain folks . 😊
That’s one thing about this channel- everything is real and historical, not made up chat gpt stories- lots of best value storytellers out there
Wow never heard of stump houses pretty cool!
Are there any remaining houses, hopefully if so they are protected, that people can visit?
I would totally live in a stump house. My favorite book as a kid was My Side of the Mountain where a boy runs away to the woods and lives in a hollow tree. It has always fascinated me.... Thanks for the video!
PS. Appalachian folk still got no use for politicians!
I loved that book too!
my favorite child hood book as well! i often think about it 50 years later
Love the stories and the photos. Thank you, JD,much love ❤
I want to tell you DJ, that I don’t always comment, but I’m always listening and I love your stories so much. My niece was murdered by Christian Soto on March 27, 2024. Your voice has always comforted me and you telling stories have been my most stalwart travel companion while in my car. Thank you for all you do, and please don’t stop because I just know that one day you will tell me something about a distant ancestor ❤
I’m so sorry to hear about your niece, peace and love to you 💜
Ya stumped me on this one. 😅
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🤣that’s a great comment 🤣🤣
@@karenroot450 thanks
Pun intended??!! 😂😂
@@mistybollinger3312 yeppers
You sure brightened my day JD with this being the first video that greeted my morning. Thank you for the joyful heart smiles Dear 😊❤
thank you !
I am 47 years young and I have never heard of a stomp house. You can learn something new about yester year even at this time of life. It just makes me sad what we have done to this world we will never see trees like that. I know where James got the idea for home tree now...
Wow what great pictures and craftsmanship
Thank you !
Never knew this. How fascinating. I knew the trees were wiped out, but not about using the stumps in so many ways
So neat! Never heard of a stump house. Thanks for sharing!
That would be great now the stump house had to be warm thick as the stump walls were great video Jd GOD BLESS
Imagine a farm/ranch year 1900; IF you owned the land debt free you had NO monthly payments; EVER. You had water you could drink, food you could eat, sunshine you could tan in, and a lady to call your wife. We do NOT have it butter today than in the past. Tiny house people had it right; acreage near creek with garden. You can have the big city with the silly pennies you earn.
And minus the lack of hygiene and sometimes near starvation, it was also much healthier living. Take care of the former two, and you can get people to live quite a long time healthily.
@@justinw1765 starvation more of a news hogwash sensation, fish was in the pond, river, lake, ocean. Food was always available even in winter if you were a good shot.
Well this is a new one on me and my family has lived in these mountains well over 300 years. I'm glad I watched this video as it taught me something brand new about the history of Appalachia that my elders never told me about growing up. Thank you for sharing this video with us It goes to show you are never too old to learn something new.
4:43 The notch on the left had me wondering if they considered cutting it down then said, “ ya know, I’ve got a better idea.”
Those are notches that they drove boards into the tree to stand on so they could reach higher to saw
@@floydfaircloth8874 I see, that does makes sense.
This reminds me of one of my favorite childhood books about Fairies 🧚 , Elves, and other folklore. Those stump homes were magical!
New Sub great video. I'm from South Jersey moved to Appalachia 6 years ago and I will die here. There nothing like the people and freedom we have.
Welcome my friend!
Never heard of stump houses thank you
I love our history
Thanks JD❤️
I am crying for all These wonderful trees. It is heartbreaking.
They all die at some point......
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No you're not
JD. This is one of your Best videos to date!! The stump house around the 7:36 mark looks like a damn Palace! Geez the effort to then hollow it out especially the hard Chestnut tree was intense. I Big Trees State Park, Calavetas County California there is a humongous stump they had used as a dance platform. Of course the damn politicians had to take the opportunity to be above everyone else with mostly lies spewing forth. These photos are fantastic to look at. You educated me today about another lost in time way to live. Someone made a comment about tree houses; well I’d much prefer being on the ground. I loved the photo of the horses in their own stump barn. My family grew up reading wonderful books on history but I never saw any pictures of the stump houses. This was an amazing and extremely special video to watch. Thank you JD. I’m always so happy when I see a new video of yours!
The stump house that looks like a palace is actually not from this time period and I'd put money on it not being real. The only image I can find of it online is the image in the video except it's originally in full color. Not authentic to the time period or at all I suspect. Super cool looking nonetheless.
Thank you! So beautiful!