My blood is Appalachia...I'm so proud of my Irish Cherokee roots....not to mention Scottish

I love the statement, "Only the rocks live forever".

VERY WELL DONE. THESE OLD FOLKS BUILT HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL LIVES WITH LITTLE OR NO MONEY AND NO OUTSIDE HELP. FOLKS TODAY COULD LEARN MUCH FROM THEM. THANKS FOR KEEPING THEIR MEMORY ALIVE.

Eastern Kentucky? My forefathers settled that land. Most of them were mixed European & Native American. They moved west to avoid racial segregation & stayed in Eastern Kentucky & West Virginia to this day. My kids were the first generation in about 200 years not born in those hills. You’d be surprised how many people lived like it was the 1800’s during the 1980’s. I spent summers with some living in a small 1 room hand built log cabin, chopping wood, bathing in a washtub, using the outhouse. It’s a hard life but they lived a long time. My great great grandmother died from heat stroke @ 98 chopping wood.

Thank You my maternal grandmothers family from WNC she was born at Wayah Bald. Her people were Sawyer,Crisp,Chambers,Welch, Walkers,Moy Toy,Leatherwoods.etc...Her people lived at Proctor,Judson, Japan, Hazel Creek, Sawyer Creek, Yellow Creek,Murphy,Stecoah, Robbinsville, Tellico , Qualla Boundry I appreciate this information.

Thanks for sharing, very nice. Greetings from North Michigan USA.

Thank you. Daddy is from eastern,Ky. and he and my uncles used to tell me caving stories.They loved exploring when they were boys.

Very interesting. Very well done. I think the Appalachian mountains hold more history than a lot of people realize. Thanks for sharing.

Being born and raised in Wise County, VA, in extreme southwestern Virginia, I am blessed to live in such a beautiful place. I am a local historian, if you're ever in Wise, VA, maybe I can show you or give you directions to lots of old forgotten places. Thank you for sharing this!

I grew up in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains. As a little boy I loved to play in the woods. There's nothing like the beautiful Mountains in West Virginia......State Moto "Mountaineers are Always Free'

This reminds me of the Appalachian mountains and hollers of West Virginia. My kin are from Panther, West Virginia. We are descendants of the Scott Irish and the Cherokee Indians.

Wow this was so cool That old cemetery was beautiful. It's amazing what the headstones can tell you. You are great at this. I loved the fact that you talked about the historical background of this area. I had the honor of travelling through these mountains on my way to Georgia. It was magical. One of the prettiest areas of the USA. Just awesome!

Great video! I live in California, in the gold country and enjoy the lot and forgotten history too. You inspire me to explore the eastern states sometime, your history is so vast and rich.

The masonry on this old house is very intriguing, and why not I am an old retired stone mason: Thank you very much for letting me Robert Todd Hinde have a look:

Good job, Brandon. :)

You're doing well. Keep the flow of information coming.

Would be interesting to see what a metal detector could find there.

Hi Mr. Silk, enjoy your videos. My ancestors were from that area also. Take a metal detector and hunt those old homesteads, you will find a lot of metal buttons and coins. good luck.

love these types of videos, I also love walking through the woods and coming upon an old cabin or fire place foundation and wondering who the people were and what their life was like, it's amazing, I subscribed, thanks for the experience.

I was born in the Mountain's of Va., I live in the Hills of