Thank you Florida Trailblazer.

Amazing to come across that old cemetery. It must have been so difficult to establish a life in the wilderness of Old Florida.

My mother is a griggs. There are still a bunch around in ocala and Florida. Their homestead and this area was an orange Grove. She remembers going there as kid and older.

@Random_Things1001

2 ай бұрын

Also used to have honey bees on the land and logging. They eventually sold the land to government which turned it into ocala national forest.

@annmariesikorski5364

2 ай бұрын

​@@Random_Things1001 I believe that was a better choice Ocala National Forest then another Disney World massive subdivisions. God bless your ancestors, you and Joe, Florida Trailblazer

Back in the early 1980's we crossed a small stream just North of Alexander Springs and stumbled upon a gator's nest. 13-foot mama gator charged us and chomped heer jaws closed thunderously - TWICE! I suddenly realized that my son had climbed me and was sitting on top of my backpack.

I know exactly where that Cemetary is.

like your vids.

Those are some of the most random patches of bamboo ever.

@FLtrailblazer

Ай бұрын

I know they must’ve been planted by the homesteaders here bk then

EXCELLENT VIDEO, Joe💚😎🧡

I live close to this area I was there last week.

@BenWilson-pv3be

Ай бұрын

wow

Really appreciate your beautiful videos! Also, you got a haircut. Looks nice and much cooler for Florida weather!

Thanks for another cool adventure and this one is close to where I live, I have got to explore more and ,and you are an inspiration!

Questions 1. If the brick foundation is the location of the Drew mansion why do all the photographs and earlier drawings depict a house raised up, presumably for air circulation, and no brick foundation.? 2. I’m presuming the Cemetery is named, Drew Family Cemetery. I’m having troubles finding that on Find a Grave. 3 Were there any signs of a slave graveyard? 4. history says the estate was off of HILL Road. Were there any remnants of paved road, the reason I know it might’ve been paved is that my great uncle Winder Hillman, who the graffiti Bridge was named for, is credited for the road, constructions roads all around Suwannee County Please let me meet you out there if you return. And hopefully you will return because a bigger mystery would be to find my great uncles house that was at the end of Hill Road. He affectionately named his estate, Hillmonia.

I really like your vids . The forest is BIG , could you tell us where this is . Thanks

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Name of this Cemetery? Have you explored the Denver cemetery off lake George?

What cemetary is it

@Random_Things1001

2 ай бұрын

Griggs cemetery

@catherinecarnish4301

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your hike experience with the cemetery. All those young children’s graves. What a reminder of the hardships they endured during the 1800s . A part of a foundation still remains. Very humbling walking around an old cemetery.

so why did they all die like almost immeditly?

@hazelb7218

Ай бұрын

In the 1800's there were lots of diseases around that killed people early....you were lucky to live into your 20's....there was Cholera in mid 1800's and later Smallpox to name a few...many infants died very young