Let's Sit Down by the Fireplace ~ Abandoned Pennsylvania, Ridley Creek State Park
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Interesting and unique fireplace. Thanks!
love the old stone houses. that fireplace was wonderful.
I really enjoy all of your videos! You have a very clear voice and always an expressive way of discussing the locations you are at! Thank you!
You make awesome videos! That was a beautiful home at one time and the falls are too. You need to make a fishing video, there on that river. I bet there is some nice smallmouth and trout, just waiting to be caught. Stay safe and God Bless you! (Glen) WV.
That was super fantastic. The houses lovely. Beautiful place to live. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care
You are in my neck of the woods! Love RCSP. Such lovely hiking trails.
Oh what a great place to hike. All that history. Thanks.
Don't worry about the planes. They don't detract from the videos. I really like this place. The 4 videos were a good idea,it gives each place a thorough look. That one residence looked huge. Too bad it kinda blended in with the trees. I didn't know you could live in a state park. Thats wild. Stay safe ❤❤❤❤❤
I wish there was a picture of this stone home before it was destroyed. Looks like it was unique.
Great Hike !!
Thanks!
Thank you!
Cliff,
WE have pileated Woodpeckers come to our backyard feeders a couple of times a year.
They are amazing.
WE often have Northern Flickers which a re a bit smaller, but
still large.
Amazing birds, once called the Go almighty bird because people
would exclaim "Go almighty, look at that bird".
If only that house could talk and give us it's history, it has that kind of look.
Fortunately or unfortunately, photography has been around for a long time,
so there are pictures from the 1840's on to remind us of our pasts, good or bad.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
At my bird feeders in Michigan we occasionally get pileated woodpeckers and Northern Flickers also. So enjoy watching our feathered friends.
@ I’m in Ferndale, Washington
The two-sided fireplaces and triangular chimneys were popular in early homes in that area. I have been told that it was a design bought to this area by Swedish settlers. Because open fireplaces heat only by radiation, people would only feel warm while sitting in front of them. These fireplaces that protruded from the wall allowed a single fire to heat two rooms simultaneously. There are also remnants of similar homes near Ridley Creek Park such as within The Tyler Arboretum.
❤love those falls!❤
You should come check out the Swedish cabin in Drexel hill!
Already filmed there.
Love the frozen waterfall! I noticed the cornerstones on this one are larger than the other ones. I wonder if that gave it more structural integrity. Who had the idea to put larger rocks on the corner and/or where they got the idea.
Nice find👍👍👍
Cliff, that ruined house had 2 rooms on the main floor and 2 rooms on the second floor, it was known as a hall (kitchen) and parlor house. The kitchen was the first room you looked at
the two buildings across from the falls were the bigger building was the village black smith shop and the smaller building above the blacksmith shop was the mill office on the first floor and The Union Library which was the second oldest library in Delaware County, and I think the third oldest library in Pa.
I am enjoying these videos of the homes. I keep seeing in my mind who lived here.what did they do to put food on the table?
That is a really cool area. I'd love to go there and explore one day.
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I was intrigued by your mention of how soon a structure goes into decay after being abandoned. I have noticed this also, in my limited explorations of abandoned places. It’s almost like the “life” of a structure fades after it is no longer occupied. Logic would seem to dictate that without the use and wear and tear of human occupation, a structure would last a long time, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Thanks for your explorations, they are very informative and enjoyable!
It's a shame you couldn't have seen what is now known as Ridley Creek State Park back in the 50's and 60's. Back then even the abandoned farms still looked really nice. I suppose Jeffords kept it nicer for his fox hunts. But now... somehow acres of multiflora rose, autumn-olive, sumac, buck-thorn, and honeysuckle brush don't appeal to me like the dozens of beautifully maintained family farms it used to be.
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Ok, so it appears that the state let the people who wanted to keep their property to stay. Thats good to know. I was thinking that they had just gobbled up the entire thing via eminent domain or something.
My sister claims she saw a mountain lion in berks county
Anyway... 😆
Do the people that live in those old houses own them or do they rent them from the state?
No sure about that.
Last house looks built from local field stone, oh yeah most historical parks have very tight rules about metal detecting. Lucky getting the woodpecker.
There are no permits given to metal detect in state, county or national parks. He was breaking the law and I would have called it in. Not right.....
PA allows the "reasonable use" of metal detectors in this particular park. More information on the Commonwealth's state park website...