The mystery of the ancient stone bridge in the forerst
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Way out in the NH woods there is a stone bridge in the middle of nowhere and it definitely is centuries old. It was most likely built back in the colonial days to cross this small brook but that is not the mystery. What we can not figure out is the travel paths on either end of this. The entire area around it has been washed away over all the years and all that is left is the stones but even with that you would find on either end the signs of people traveling. There should be wagon ruts , you know like a cart path rutted into the ground but there is not. The land out here is bad so there was no improvement for crops and in reality it is really far away from any cellar holes. The rock walls cut across the landscape nearby and that is it. A real history mystery here in the deserted colonial farmland of Ne England. We explore and metal detect .
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The mystery of the ancient stone bridge in the forest
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Unless there is something missing, I will go with the water course changing. But it certainly is fun to consider the possibilities, both plausible and fantastic.
I used to hunt at a farm 40 yrs ago where the farmer had like a shed /barn built over a stream and they used like a cold house in the summer and ice house in winter.
Spring house for food preservation for more than one family unit? Or perhaps a tiny little mill, taking advantage of the water power for a few families? Just a guess. There were more of those little local mills than we think of. They were small and disappeared back into the woods pretty quickly after the families were gone. Just a few thoughts. Appreciate all of your video's. Thank you. Be careful. Be safe.
Well that was pretty cool. It does make you question, as how the bridge was made. Happy swinging and digging.🙏😘
Maybe they also discovered that they were putting too much energy into making that large of a bridge and then focused their efforts elsewhere and abandoned that.
That huge stone bridge is proof that the Annunaki were also on our continent aeons ago!! ( I have to stop watching the"Hysterical Channel"!!!!😂 Seriously, it's certainly man . made...A real head scratcher..🤔 I wish I could look into the past and see how many men it took to place those incredible huge stones... Thanks guys... The editing and camera work is a pleasure. Stay safe and always Be Blessed 🙏☝️😇..
💥💥💥Along the wetlands, I've seen many straight stone walls disappear under water and reappear on the other side. I've seen stone walls with streams passing under them. There's always a flat stone over the stream passing under the wall. Sometimes they get jammed up with sticks and debris, it doesn't take much, and the upstream water level rises considerably. It's commonly thought that you dig a well to get to water. But, colonial New Englanders near brooks and streams, dug wells and brought the water to the well. The settlers knew more about irrigation than we do. Your collapsed bridge is the result of unchecked colonial irrigation systems. A quarter mile upstream, a butterfly landed on a beaver dam built against a stone wall, dam gave way, washed out your bridge.
Are there historic topographical maps you can look at to figure out if the creek has significantly changed its course in the last 300 or so years? Apparently rivers, at least, can suddenly change course.
I have to wonder what would it look like from above? If you had a drone, would that give you any more perspective to try and figure out that mystery? Thanks for sharing!
Next summer you guys have to investigate that water. Bet there is much treasure to be found. Get in that water!!
Great adventure Charlie enjoy the video stay blessed and see you again on the next episode 👍
I just love watching you guys find old cellar holes and sites. A little more history there than my area by about 100 years but it keeps me going out there looking for little bits of history. Thanks Charlie and gang 👍
Id say that the creek has shifted. Loggers possibility pushed through near by. Or just a natural occurrence. In any case, the bridge is correct for the creek its crossing. You're going to have to spiral around and track the cart path down. Fun project though.
that bridge makes one think that perhaps giants did live in the US before the Native Americans think of those huge walls dividing up the landscape too. Weird!
Aliens came down and built it as a landing pad for their spacecraft.😂
Glad y'all were confused because I was never convinced of anything. Great story and fun guesses though. Thanks a bunch for sharing!!!
I’m pretty sure that the reason that there is only the one bridge is because the guy building this one, worked himself to death!! 😳 Pretty cool find!!
That old stone bridge is truly an oddity!
Beautiful old spot, thx for sharing fellas
cool show! Awesome Bridge...!
maybe washed out because as your always saying before losing the slopes could sponge more water now it tears through and bogs out the low areas, coulda been enough in a time long ago. or.. stuff gets robbed out maybe other flat chunks got carted off.
@davidharris241
10 ай бұрын
Your possible explanation makes a lot of sense to me. That topography could have changed drastically, while the giant rocks remained.
All rivers change I was brought up in northern Maine I’ve seen so much in the mountains of Maine I’m sorry but you really Annalise every thing to much I love your videos
@MrBottlecapBill
10 ай бұрын
Yup the river is not following it's original course obviously from the position of the bridge. Also...........loggers make roads and bridges to nowhere all the time. They just want the logs. Or farmers who want firewood/building material to heat their homes. It's not that unusual. The bad land would be the only areas that weren't already cleared out at that point in history. Crown land ripe with resources.
@dogmosatchmo
10 ай бұрын
Of course they know rivers and creeks change course because they have addressed it on older videos.. Loggers make bridges to nowhere all the time, but not with 4 ton rocks placed carefully so the water can flow underneath with spacers placed under the massive rocks.. They would have just drove through, or laid logs. Even a modern skidder would struggle placing or moving those rocks without destroying them, or at the very least, leaving obvious marks. For what? Something they could ford easily? I'm not saying they aren't reaching a bit, but whoever did this work, it sure wasn't designed for a temporary log cut. Whatever it was intended for, was expected to be used long term. Whether that was an entry to a basic water source, or a basic bridge to cross squares, it wasn't intended to be temporary by any stretch of the imagination.
Practice makes perfect..they had to do it somewhere 💪🏻....This guy was good
Excelente video y hallazgos en ese interesante lugar, muy interesante aventura, saludos cordiales desde chile para todos ustedes amigos 🙋♂️🇨🇱👍🤝⛏️🗝️💍👏
Cool content!
It was obvious that it was for changing the water flow when it was needed.
I have a similar feature on my land in whitingham vt.the stream was diverted to a cuvert made of stones to allow a wagon to cross the stream
Its like a bridge over tumbling water, that will tease your mind...on a Not Thursday
Military sometimes put things in ‘odd’ places for us, but for troop movement it makes sense to the commanders… were the British ever in that area?
@googlesucks2296
10 ай бұрын
The British have been in New Hampshire since the 1620’s.
Interesting to see...thanks. NW ILLINOIS
I can't help but wonder who made this bridge. Those stones are massive, they must be extremely heavy !! It must have taken a small army of strong backs and big oxen to move those stones into place !!
Couldn't this piece of property be seen on the County Tax Maps? If I were u guys I would go to the courthouse and research. And, as Charlie said, the land has changed ...
A bridge to nowhere or a bridge to far 😮?!
could they have had a small dam just down the creek and in the winter used it to load ice or water in a wagon?
My guess is that the area was hit with a flash flood shortly after the completion of the bridge why no trail or road can ne found have to remember that most of the timber in the area was log out for crops and pasters for live stock and also with that flood part of the bridge was wash away.
nice
Has to be a road ! Almost looks like it goes to the right after a big flood !
O.M.G. singlely & alone this one 20 Ton BRIDGE, is proof positive of non Colonists ability, even with 100 oxen, & pullies!
Could it be that bridge was built thousands of years ago. I have seen similar stonework around ancient springs.
Maybe it was a spot where they sat by the water
Ancient Roman bath house 🙌🏼🤷♂️
Frank Lloyd Wright
What about an old mill? Just thinking
Pre-colonial site? But then again, how could indians have moved those stones, and why would they? Weird place.
All the tree are about the same age no old growth
wait a minute this video was from last week why are you showing us again.
@SteevHat
10 ай бұрын
That's what I thought. This is the exact same video.
@MillersRailfan
10 ай бұрын
Are you serious? Give him a break So what? Don’t make childish criticism like this again
@DetectaBull
10 ай бұрын
I thought maybe it was remastered with extra footage
@lizlee6290
10 ай бұрын
It's the first time I've ever seen it.
@SteevHat
10 ай бұрын
@@MillersRailfan You are not the boss of me, wanker. Charlie may have uploaded it again in error, so pointing out the duplicate is a legitimate comment. If you believe it's "criticism," you're such a delicate little snowflake, aren't you?
native american?
You should rename your Channel to "MAYBE FRIDAY," because by the time you quit talking, your videos are 3/4's of the way over, 🤣 🤣 🤣!
Giants at work , angel from the past ...Read the Bible and you might get some unique answers ......