My Grandfather grew up in Bilmeyer. It was a mining town of mainly freed Blacks and Irish immigrants. My grandmother has a whole book written by the people and their children of this town. I have been dying to go visit so this video makes me soooo happy. Thank you so much

The brick building housed a firetruck when I was a kid in the '70s. We spent days playing hooky in the buildings and summers swimming in the quarry. It was a great place to adventure as a youngster. I have photos and VHS video from the '90s. In 2000 I discovered a dead man(RIP) in a shed between the RR tracks and the river. The steel buildings were removed after 2006.

@jonbrinkman9978

4 жыл бұрын

lol. Yes Mark, I remember playing in the big steel buildings. For some reason I always thought bricks were made there.

Eric Zolner hit the nail on the head, its a 1941 to 1947 Pontiac Streamliner, the chrome strip on the trunk was also duplicated down the hud and along each lower side on the front and rear wings, keep up the good work my friend very informative video,

The thing that strikes me when I see videos like this is that at one time that car was on a new car lot or showroom floor. Whomever bought it was very proud of their new car, and was very careful with it not to scratch the paint, etc. Now it sits in ruin forgotten and dilapidated...very sad..."What was once deluxe is now debris, I never questioned loyalty..." Tell me where that quote is from and you get 100 virtual points!!

@petegregory517

3 жыл бұрын

Thought I was the only nut that thought that when I see old cars in the weeds. Picking it out, taking it home, showing the neighbors, checking out the new angled automatic (what will they think of next?) transmission etc.

@Wooley689

2 жыл бұрын

We are kindred spirits I'm the same way. I also try to imagine the owners and think about how I am looking through the same windshield and glass they did and the reflection in the mirror as they did when it was new.

They had a lot of dormitories for the single men workers. The large buildings could be them. The Billmeyer family also owned a lumber and mill company on the other side of the river in York Co. One of their major products were wood doors. That door could very well be from their mill. The wood structures on top of the foundations were mostly wiped out during Hurricane Agnes, 1972. Where you were standing was under 12 feet of fast moving water.

Great exploration. Following the rules of not trespassing I totally respect. At least you got to show the exterior of the ruins. Very cool video and great job.

Yeah we saw the Bald Eagles! So cool!

Found these ruins back in 1980s as a teen, lived in Bainbridge from 2004-06 got a lot of exploring and photos during that time frame, was a bit shocked when I returned in 2010 to find the factory had been torn down and much of the ruins/foundations/buildings were all gone by then. Never thought to videotape my explorations though.

1940's Pontiac. The wide trim that would have went down the middle of the trunk lid is what stuck out to me.

Hi, thank you for showing us around the ruins, it never ceases to amaze me just how quickly things disappear in woodland that grows up around old villages or structures. Such a shame the other side of those tracks were posted, oh well never mind, there is so much more to see. Thanks for sharing. x

Before you approach the cliffs there were many machine shops etc to support the main building. The remaining concrete structures where they processed the limestone etc are but a shell of what was once there. A huge pipe travelled the length of the building on the interior that was both steel and brick and turned continuously (like a concrete mixer) to move the product to the finish end of the building. Across the rail tracks was where the machine shops were. Below the cliffs (towards the car) there was a general store / post office from what I was told and I believe the stone structures you showed early on were corals for horses. Before the conversion to electric there were many horses associated with the village. It's also my understanding that most of the residents stayed in tents etc and not permanent structures.

That used to be are playground as kids before the trail was put in and the factories were torn down loved that place back in the day

So many lovely old things to see. Love the car, such an old lady. Thanks for taking me along

My girlfriend and I really want to check this out. I have lived in Lancaster my whole life and am somehow just learning of Billmeyer. Loved the video.

With the chrome strip down the trunk lid,And the flat head straight 8,Im betting its a Pontiac!

I had been to the train depot ruins several times now, but I never knew there was this much around the area in the woods as well! Next time I get home from college, I’m definitely going to have to check these other places out! Thank you for the awesome video! :D

Thank you for the history lesson and the explore.

That car back in the day was known as a future rust heap mid 40s to early 50s Plymouth

Great video. Thanks for sharing. My wife and I enjoy this trail and history along the way. We hiked the entire trail from Columbia to Falmouth over several days. The trail is beautiful and peaceful. We enjoyed the white cliffs and the factory ruins of Bilmeyer. We'll check out the house and other building foundations now that you pointed them out. I did see the eagles in your video. They nest in that area.

Awesome video Cliff!!!!, I live near there and didn't know all that was there

Extremely interesting! Wish too you could have videotaped the posted areas...but am glad you didnt.

The car is a 1942-48 Pontiac.

Cool find...thanks for sharing with everyone.

Well done

👍🏼❤️😎ty. Love all the content and history information. Gas cans cool.

very cool video. n i would be totally tempted to turn off the camera n explore behind the signs n then just turn it back on like nothing happened. 😂

@jonbrinkman9978

4 жыл бұрын

I know I would.

Just speculating here but the first building might have been a general store. They could have had a root cellar, ice house room and another for dry storage. That is why the basement had so many rooms. Like I said though, just what came to my mind. I am by no means an expert but if I would have had a general store back then, that is what I would have done. Then have the store on the first floor and my living quarters in the second floor.

Nicely done

Great video.

That's pretty cool to see. That was a great location next to the river.

Nice old car. Great walk

Great video ✅

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This video is so amazing, reminds me of fallout 4. I hope I come back here so I can explore this place

Thats cool great video ty Steve On....To....The...Next

Great video love old cars two especially ones found in the woods they all have a story if cars could talk. Nice trail kudos for having great self control to stay out of that restricted area as tempting as it was. Better to be safe than sorry. Nice tour.

Thanks for giving us some of the history. It would be nice to see a picture, if there is one available, of what the town used to look like. I'll have to look it up.

Good on ya for not going to keep out locations out keeping out trouble tks putting this video on I Never saw b4

This is an interesting area WW. Over the years I spent quite a bit of time in Baimbridge. I did many investigations at the Haldeman Mansion. Yes, it is very haunted and I have night shot video tapes, EVP recordings and photos. The stone house was built in 1803 I believe and the summer house was built in the 1750s if I recall correctly. There was a Native stockade behind the mansion for centuries I was told. Archaeological digs took place there where they found pieces of turquoise that was traded with the Natives in the Southwest. You can tour the mansion and it would make a good WW video. Haldeman also corresponded with Charles Darwin back in the day. Haldeman was quite the scientist as well. The summer house has bedrooms and of course a large kitchen. This mansion was going to be torn down but the community prevented it from happening. They have little funding but got it weather tight and do what they can as they can. There is also a carriage house which was built long after the mansion. There is also the Haldeman cemetery to the south of the mansion on the same side of the road with a stone wall all the way around. It would be towards Columbia side. Worth a visit. Thanks Kindly and I'm glad you didn't run into any doll parts and clowns. Peace! DaveyJO

@thewanderingwoodsman7227

5 жыл бұрын

I've read about that indian village, Conoy town I think it was called. I may go look for that cemetery as well.

Amazing find!

I rode bike on that trail many times and never knew the ruins of the town was there. Thanks for sharing!

Wait I live here in lancaster pa and didn’t know about that😂

@markdoutt6205

3 жыл бұрын

Same here 🤷🏻‍♂️

Great place to hunt fossils, especially the bottom and sides of the hills, away from the industrial trash of course.

Cliff. You need a drone so you can explore the restricted areas. Interesting place. You ever find any photos of the town and factory in its hay day?

@thewanderingwoodsman7227

5 жыл бұрын

Didn't find any photos. And I do need to get a drone one of these days.

My thoughts on the first building, probably the school, maybe the town hall as well. The second one was more than likely the church. On the car, you can see it had a lot of chrome at one time. You can tell by the rivet holes around the fenders.

Interesting about the dolomite. Near me in Carey Ohio there is a very large quarry producing dolomite and other stone products.

This is just across the river from me...I think a road trip is due.

In the middle of your video you filmed the ruins of an old building next to a yellowish trailer type place. I lived there very young. It's old man Huber's farm. I could tell you all the buildings he owned all the property in 1983. He sold it soon after that. Cool. And a flood washed the town out before I was born

I love this area

TY for video

My kind of Place liked rail tracks too

I was thinking the same thing when u said it....why aren't they foundations visible for people to see/visit

I used to work at the Incinerator beside Billmeyer we're they burn trash. They actually bought the land that Billmeyer is on about 2 years ago. Never been there because they have camera's and security goes back there at least once a day to check stuff. Ive also been inside the Haldeman mansion tons of times. My grandma was apart of group that helped prepare events that take place there. Me and my cousin used to play hide and seek inside just the two of us😳. The outside looks nice but the inside is in rough shape. Plaster falling off the walls, paint peeling, no electricity in some rooms, etc.

Another interesting video. I will be visiting Feasterville PA from Florida in June. I would love some adventure recommendations if you have any near that area.

@joanna5881

5 жыл бұрын

You might want to visit Tyler State Park in Newtown. www.fredbackhausphotography.com/p812378253 patch.com/pennsylvania/northampton/tyler-state-park

@thewanderingwoodsman7227

5 жыл бұрын

Ridley creek state park, John Heinz National wildlife refuge

@teresanoel6355

5 жыл бұрын

@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 Thank you will look them up and add them to my list.

@teresanoel6355

5 жыл бұрын

@@joanna5881 Thank you will add this to my list

@joanna5881

5 жыл бұрын

@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 John Heinz NWR is part of Lower Darby Creek Area Superfund Site. We documented the area back in 2000 which also includes Clearview and Folcroft Landfills. Our coverage was primarily about the community of Eastwick which is near Clearview Landfill.

Interesting.

Very interesting !! The people who were involved with those ruins, who could be your tour guide are long gone. Oh well.

This is a great video. I was always wondering, what do you carry in your pack

@thewanderingwoodsman7227

5 жыл бұрын

I made a video on that this past summer

Someone help me with this. Wasn't the quarry used for a scuba diving training center for some period of time? I might be thinking of somewhere else but the place was closed up after some accidents. This is an AWESOME video. I have walked sections of this trail but not this particular area.

@l.barnes1703

4 жыл бұрын

cindy k You are correct. The quarry was a scuba diving center for over 30 years. It was bought, not too long ago, by the company that owns the incinerator that is just south of the quarry. The incinerator, and I think the newly built soybean plant, somehow use the water from the quarry in their operations. randysdiveshop.com/bainbridge-quarry/

yo - WW. at minute 5:14 the volume dropped about 50%. my i-pad not turn up any higher. really interesting program. as usual. thanks.

You need to go there at night!!! Then walk up to Chickies, dont go alone.

Yes that is an inline 8. Most likely a late 40s Buick. Maybe as new as 1952

@tommiefisher9525

5 жыл бұрын

At least 1947 to 1952.

@tommiefisher9525

5 жыл бұрын

USA didn't start building cars again till 1946 to 1947 after the war.

I couldn't get it to come up on googlemaps.com

Yeah you never know what you are going to find and that's what makes walking through the woods interesting.

well thats odd i dated a girl back when i was in high school with the last name Billmeyer.. i'm from southern central PA

Can you metal detect at this location???

@thewanderingwoodsman7227

5 жыл бұрын

Not really sure about that

Crazy all the old concrete structures. Did people drive in. I get confused w stuff just left and hardly any info. Ty. OK, I got it. So many ruins? The steps are cool. So, the areas are sustained by factories, mines, etc.. Once they close down the people move to where the jobs are. Right? 👍🏼Oh cool old car..

@thewanderingwoodsman7227

5 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much the story, when the factory or the mines die - so does the town.

You should get a MTB

I'm think either straight eight Pontiac or Buick.

@kennethwalker4701

5 жыл бұрын

Think your right Jeff.Its what I thought also.by the stirring wheel maybe a Pontiac .

@geoffreyjones2000

5 жыл бұрын

Not a Buick...no fender vents :) maybe on the hood?

The car is a Pontiac 1940 to 1949 fastback. How do we know? Just from what there we know it's nothing Ford or Chrysler built in the 40's. We know it's not from Packard by what's there too. It's defiantly GM. Can't be a Chevrolet because All chivies had 6 cyl. Eng. up to 55. Buicks had all straight eights (264 and 322) but they were "Valve in Head" or overhead valve engines in the forties. Cadillac were Flat head V eights then overhead valve V eights. Oldsmobile? Nah! Pontiac L head straight eight flathead engine. Of course that 4 inch wide piece of chrome leaning on the trunk is a dead giveaway it's a Pontiac.

How can I get there

@sourmouse4199

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going there today. I was cruising the comments on to find somewhere I can park but I'm just going to wing it. I'll let you know what I find out!

@sourmouse4199

3 жыл бұрын

Also if you google maps the white cliffs of conoy it shows you exactly where its at.

I believe the car is from the 1940s

I wonder if much of that trash wasn't carried in by flood waters.

@thewanderingwoodsman7227

5 жыл бұрын

Most likely some of it was

Old Pontiac...car

I no all the buildings on picture before they were knocked down for hiking trail used to play there one building was black smith shop

car appears to have been in accident by the looks of the steering wheel.

Jason might be a there

Interesting 🤔 History for the area , yup very tempting to go in the old factory , village ruins would be cool to see cleared out Whoo watch out you just ran into the Rare SMACKAAA TREE LOLOLOLOL 🤣 gave you a Smackaaa Ouch , hate it when they use places for Dumps , river looks great for fishin Alrighty Then Brother Take Care FOLK 👌 Indeed