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Abandoned Maine
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Hello there. I'm Drew. When I'm not driving taxi in the city of Bangor Maine, I enjoy exploring various abandoned properties all over the state, mostly focussing on old mining operations but include pretty much any former industrial activity and things like old farms and historic sites. I think what I do falls under urban archaeology despite it being out in the country most of the time. When I have the time, I like to metal detect. If you go back far enough, you'll find some interesting explorations around Yosemite National Park in California. Anything else tends to be slice of life anecdotes as a taxi driver. As of now, my schedule for postings is every Wednesday at 5pm EST.
In the playlist I have a lot of older material, such as musical canons and classical music in general, poetry, history, railroads, general science topics, nature, anti-libertarian thoughts, Franklin Roosevelt, archaeology, and random things that happen to me.
In the playlist I have a lot of older material, such as musical canons and classical music in general, poetry, history, railroads, general science topics, nature, anti-libertarian thoughts, Franklin Roosevelt, archaeology, and random things that happen to me.
AM Custer Extention Mine
Also known as the Elliot Mine. One of many silver and copper mines operating in the Sullivan Mining District during the 1880's.
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AM Cline Mine
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Some investigation of a silver mine site in the town of Hancock, the site of a few 1880's mines.
AM Norse Pond
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Delving into ancient history, I examine the location that might prove to be the temporary settlement of ancient Norse explorers. I interview local historian Robert Kord at his house in Cutler to get some additional context.
AM Sorrento Mystery
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While investigating a different part of an 1880 mine site, I ran across a circular stone wall on top of the hill.
AM Mammoth Mine
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A visit to the Mammoth Mine in Blue Hill. Its sealed shut with concrete so no exploration is possible.
AM Owens Mines Blue Hill
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Near Blue Hill was an intense amount of mining activity in 1880. With the help of LIDAR, I located a series of mines and prospects on the former Owens claims. Its hard to say in particular since none of these are listed on the mining websites beyond the first one I visited.
AM Alfred RR Bridge
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While looking at an abandoned bridge, I also ran across an abandoned railroad bridge in the town of Alfred.
AM Alfred Bridge
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Just a dilapidated 1916 concrete bridge that is ready to crumble to pieces in the town of Alfred.
AM Glines Mine Part 2
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I return to do a more thorough job of looking over the site and do some metal detecting.
AM Glines Mine Part 1
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This bloody mine has been eluding me for a few years. Luckily, with technology like LIDAR, I finally managed to locate it and do a cursory examination of the site despite being severely worn out by the hike. More in part 2.
Is There Gold At Bean Mountain?
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If you remember last year, I visited the Bean Mountain mine in the Milton Plantation. Wanting to check it out in person, my cousin Gary the geographer tagged along to determine how much gold was in the mine. By looking over the exposed quartz and examining the waste rock pile, he determined that only trace amounts exist. Sorry gold bugs.
AM Mount Glines Abandoned Farm
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Someone by the name of A. Penley owned a sweet property at the foot of Mt Glines in the Milton Plantation. Thanks to his hard work, the area still looks park like. I was attempting to locate an old mine, but wasn't successful.
Met Det Apr 30 2024 Veazie Again!
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Continuing my search of the abandoned cabin site. I'm not finding much that is of value but the clues i'm finding are filling out the story about who tried to homestead there. No update from the historical society yet.
Metal Detecting Veazie Colonial Era Site
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Metal Detecting Veazie Colonial Era Site
AM Maine Central RR and old tank farm Bucksport
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AM Maine Central RR and old tank farm Bucksport
Would a sounding weight on a long string be an easier way to check the depth of an old mine shaft?
With all those infrastructure remnants laying around, it would seem to me that the mine must’ve been somewhat of a big producer. That flooded shaft at the end of the video looks like one of those ones that would be very difficult to get out of if you accidentally fell into it. Nothing to put your feet on and not really a lot of stuff to grab onto with your hands to pull yourself out if you would fall in. Scary stuff!
1973 to 1980 .. just plan cold ...
Apparently Mark Twain said a mine is 'a hole in the ground with a liar standing next to it'...
@@user-bx7ow7wy8o Then fishermen and miners have a common bond then. Lol
Yes, the investors certainly took a gamble when they financially backed one of these mining endeavors. Interesting sites, Drew!
@@AbandonedMines11 Thanks. More coming soon.
So, you can access the base? Can you just drive into the base and go look around? Or is there some kind of security?
@@LucidDreamer54321 Yes, there is security. Some parts of the base are still used. We just said we were looking around and they were ok with that.
@AbandonedMaine Okay, thanks. I don't know if I will ever get there. But I was curious about it.
Referring to them as coming from "a pre-Christian civilization" is somewhat misleading. When the first Norsemen traveled to America, the Nordic countries had already begun to transition into Christianity. King Harald Blåtand declared Denmark and Norway Christian in 980 and Christianity became the "religion of law" in Iceland year 1000. In the Sagas, Leif Eriksson converted to Christianity before he discovered Vinland.
@@OscarStigen After reading Barry Fell, any discussion of visitors needs to include Celts, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Libyans, and other trans-oceanic cultures, not just the Norse. Let's hope more evidence is discovered.
@@AbandonedMaine No matter who discovered America first or which civilization visited America. It's still misleading to refer to Viking explorers or settlers as "pre-Christians". Thanks for the otherwise interesting video, and subject. I especially enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Greetings from Sweden
Someone needs to Lidar this place, so as to see through all the canopy of trees and plants! What a fascinating story, and Guest! Thank you!
@@greensage395 Already did that. It's the grey pictures that show the oblong structure of the dam.
This was a pleasant find. I'm looking for any evidence of some Scottish ancestors. After their slavery in the colonies (circa 1651-1660), they moved to Maine. There is supposed to be a Scottish cemetery called Unity, the name of the slave ship that sold them in Boston. Have you ever heard of it?
@@jjuniper274 Unity is in the middle of the state in-between Bangor and Augusta.
@@jjuniper274 There is a Facebook group for Maine cemeteries. You'd get more informed help there.
@juniper274 It is possible that the cemetery, Unity, is named for the town of Unity, Maine which I located on my paper map of Maine, which is slightly Southwest of Troy, ME and North of Thorndike, ME. All 3 are neighboring towns. The town of Unity is on southern end of Unity Pond. It is possible that the town on Unity has a library where there might be info on its' early settlement or if you are lucky, might even have a historical society where you might find similar info as well as some genealogical info. It is possible that early Unity was part of a larger town and when it grew larger, separated from the town it was part of. The Maine State Library has information that can be accessed not only by going to it in Augusta, but also on line. In past years, over several years, when I was in the state, I went there to research my dad''s ancestors, but in more recent years have researched online. Genealogy is a great way to learn not only about our ancestry but our ancestor's part in helping a town grow to eventually becoming a state. Hope this helps. Some of the ancestors on my dad's side settled in western Maine in the town of Phillips, and gradually made their way north in the early 1820's-1830's and later to Fort Fairfield in Aroostook County. I've been doing/continuing the work my parents started seriously in the early 1950's on my dad's parents' sides while there still family members alive who could add to the narrative, and my sisters' and I could meet and listen to their family stories. I was born in Maine in 1940, as was one sister fou years later. Our other sister was born in Connecticut in 1948.
Nice video, Drew! Was a great idea to get Mr. Kord’s interview as well. That certainly did look like some pretty savage backcountry you had to bushwhack through to get to that pond. Interesting to hear Mr. Kord say it is only 12 feet deep.
@@AbandonedMines11 That was a totally random happenstance. I posted a picture on a Facebook forum, he responded and invited me over to his place nearby. After chatting with him, I just asked if I could get an interview.
Many, many years ago, possibly in 1950's, I read an article possibly in a Down East magazine, or a Maine Compendium/Gazeteer that was written in the latter 1880's-1890's that mentioned a boulder that was found with Norse markings in the deep woods near Millinocket, Maine. My dad had the book which probably came came down to him from his dad or grandfather (my dad's grandfather was born on Cape Cod, MA in 1830, moved to Phillips, ME in approximately latter part of 1850, and in 1867/8 with 2nd wife and 3 children, moved again, to Mars Hill, ME, where dad's father was born in 1868. My dad was born in Easton, ME, in 1910.) The article on the boulder with the Norse markings intrigued me even tho' I was pre-teen, and over the years when other boulders have been found in other locations with Norse markings, it has made me wonder if the Norse explorers were on the North American continent Far earlier than the European explorers I read about in grade school.
This is hands-down the greatest Mozart dissonance in existence
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I was born there in 73
That tower was not blown down in a storm. It was intentionally cut down by the Maine Forest Service in 1975 for liability reasons. The same thing was done to most of the fire towers in Maine. The Mount Zircon tower was removed by helicopter in 2022.
@@zone4garlicfarm Darn it. I wanted to do some photography with the Zircon tower.
Were materials hauled from the mine by train? Railroad turntables had round foundations. I know of a few in western Maine.
@@zone4garlicfarm This is on top of a hill. A lot of the mines were as near to the coast as possible in order to utilize ships. In the 1880's ox carts were the only transportation otherwise to get to railheads.
@@AbandonedMaine It was only a guess. A lot of old mines had their own narrow gauge tracks.
First! LOL Definitely looks like it was a big structure! As you mentioned, probably a reservoir. I was wondering how deep it was on the other side of the circular wall. If somebody were to fall in there, would they be able to get out?
@@AbandonedMines11 Probably nobody yet was stupid enough to fall in because I didn't see any no trespassing signs. Anything of this nature is a liability by its existence.
I remember going by there at least 30 years ago and seeing the yard full of black Guilford locomotives. Good memories. Thanks for posting.
Looks like that chain-link fencing has been there for a long time if it’s growing into a tree trunk!
@@AbandonedMines11 The Douglas Mine is nearby so it was probably sealed when that was shut down in the 1970's. Considering the size of the cut in the hillside, the tunnel probably goes a long distance.
I’ve never had Korean food and don’t think I would like it - but that’s probably just a knee-jerk reaction. I do like Chinese and Japanese food including sushi. The one thing on the menu there that looks good and sounds intriguing to me that I would probably try is the scallop BLT. I love scallops! And I love BLTs!
@@AbandonedMines11 Korean is something you don't think about in general but if you live in Los Angeles, KTown is a sizable part of the downtown area. Somehow I ran across this RUclips channel Simon and Martina, a young Canadian couple vlogging their life as English teachers in Korea and got exposed to their cuisine, some of which looked pretty yummy. Since a couple of the Korean restaurants stayed open all night, it was a nice option when you're hungry at 4am.
Good exploration, Drew! Looks like you covered a lot of ground in this one. Definitely were some diggings there at those various spots at one time. Looking forward to the Mammoth Mine and what you’ll find there.
Named after someone on the Douglas side of the family? I wonder if there was a fire causing the huge chunks.
not sure where this came from but this is not the acton silver mines. the spot located off orchard and godding doesn't not have these as ive been on every square inch
Thats cool if you found the rest of them, but I can assure you that these are the southern portion of the cluster. The mineral Hill one was the one that I regret not finding that day since getting down to Acton is a long trek from my home.
Are you sure this was on old county road not like old rt 9 or the road off old county please let me know
@@munkycurtis5787 On Google maps it's listed as old Route 9. On older maps it's just "county road". Given its condition it's probably been abandoned by the county a long time ago.
Went up today pretty cool found some cool stuff the pond is posted sadly from where I was
I believe that stone bridge may be part of the old railroad system that went through there.
The railroad bridge will be featured next week.
@@AbandonedMaine . Oh very cool. I didn't realize there was two there. I drive by that on a very regular basis. Looking forward to it.
Can never get tired of live music like that!
That upper shaft opening reminded me of an open stope. It appeared to be very narrow and rectangular in shape. That ancient headframe structure was quite interesting, too! The damaged axe head was a cool find.
I'm dying to find some sort of camera system so I can see what's down there.
@@AbandonedMaine Was that opening flooded?
omg wicked buggy
Another good explore 👍 Wonder if the shaft was inclined to follow the approx angle of the vein, wouldn't need a big headframe then.
It's purely speculation as to the layout without an underwater drone.
Are you a singer? Some great tenor syllables with vibrato at 33:00.
Cool story 😅 I followed you here from a comment of yours on Franks channel...👍
Cool. I don't have nearly enough cool places to explore like he does.
Be careful.
You have to take some risks in life.
Cool video! Interesting that the paper said the mine was 160 feet deep with many lateral drifts. It’s a shame it’s all completely flooded. Just imagine what’s down there on those lower levels! Based on the map you showed near the beginning of the video, it looks like you had a nice, scenic hike to reach the mine site. Too bad the bugs are so buggy!
Yep, the bugs are horrible in Maine, especially out in the woods, but once you have the net on, you can ignore them. The guy who runs a forum on Facebook owns an underwater drone, so once he recovers from his cancer treatments, he wants to go up and see what's down there, so stay tuned for that. Plus, there's part two coming next week showing other parts of the mine further up that I missed.
The swarm of blood sucking flies seemed pretty bad, are you at a tolerance point where you can ignore them?
Once I have the net on, I just ignore them.
Cousin Gary was awesome! Really enjoyed listening to him. Seems very patient and laid back. Wish I knew as much about geology as he does. Cool video, Drew! 👍
Glad you liked him. He can definitely go on for a long time about geology.
Those two mine research websites you mentioned always seem to have inaccurate or outdated information on them. I was wondering if those rectangular granite slabs you pointed out might’ve been steps at one point. I can’t remember if you carry a firearm when you’re out exploring. Sure hope you do! Nice video, Drew!
I haven't had a firearm since my Navy reserve days. Does a machete count?
Tell me, where did you find the picture at 2:23? My father may be in that picture. He helped build the road when he was in the CCCs. Great job!
Whats so funny about the dog cemetary
The grammar on that sign is atrocious.
Woah what the fffff......my name is Drew and I am a Mainer who explores abandoned places.
Yep, if it's lost, forgotten, neglected, and abandoned, I want to see it.
My aunts and uncles lived in two houses across the street from Mt. Zircon. My sister and cousins would climb the trail and bring down delicious cold sugar-filled grape, orange and root beer glass bottles of soda. (I was too young to make the climb, grrr). The mountain was beautiful and Mt Zircon sodas and Moxie were all that I drank while visiting my Rumford Maine relatives every summer! My aunts worked at the original Poland Springs resort as chambermaids.
Where’s all the open pontiled inks from the schoolhouse?
Imagine there's a few if you dig around a bit.
Great story, Drew! That’s nice that you got such a big tip from that guy. The only question I have is you said he was calling his phone using your phone in the hopes that somebody would answer it. You said a woman answered his phone and said she found it in a restroom. If the guy left his phone in a men’s room, why is a woman in there answering it? The other possibility is that the woman answering his phone was in a ladies’ restroom. If so, why did the guy leave his phone in a ladies’ restroom? These are the things I think about when the power goes out. LMAO!
No clue. I can only relate how it happened as he was panicking about missing his flight. I'm assuming it might have been left next to the bathrooms since Dysart's runs truck stops up in this part of Maine.
Always fun detecting with friend. Good luck on the next adventure.
Got to like Maine. You all .. Happy Hunting.. Peace
I like it.
I remember back when you checked out the stone wall on papermill rd in hampden. That stone wall is holding up great I go there everyday. Keep up with the amazing videos man👍🏼
Looks like a child’s belt buckle. It’s amazing how that guy found those bullets six or 7 inches down in the ground. I’m assuming they were initially discarded on the ground and, that over the years, erosion and dirt gradually piled up on top of them to the depth of six or 7 inches. I find that to be really amazing! It’s nice that you were metal-detecting with other people. Adds a nice dimension to the video.
I put a suggestion out on the FB forum and since it got enough positive response went ahead and set a date and a few folks actually showed up.
21 gross street
76 to 79 I believe
Best years of my life. I still dream of Loring
So glad I found this channel lol there’s such a lack of abandoned exploration in Maine. (Atleast on the internet)
Yep. Only a few other folks who do it regularly.