Gasoline may not be available today in the lush and beautiful mountains of West Virginia, but an update on the current preservation progress of my Revolutionary War era log fort is actually available. This site was constructed and occupied 6 years before the Declaration of Independence was even written. And The author, Thomas Jefferson, called the man who built this structure a “scoundrel.” Turns out his house was better preserved than either of Tom’s homes…..
This may be the only remaining frontier “Indian Fort” still standing in it’s original location on the Virginia frontier. Or the Kentucky frontier for that matter….. But don’t worry, it’s in the safe hands of a professional. Not an archaeological professional, but a professional nonetheless….. 😄
The story of Byrnside’s Fort: https://scavengeology.com/the-story-of-byrnsides-fort/
Some of the finds so far: https://scavengeology.com/the-story-of-byrnsides-fort/byrnsides-fort-finds/
Wow we have the same last name and may have the same ancestors? I keep getting lost on the search around 1820. Cool stuff!!
Beautiful
Back when wood was freely used while building.
And the plaster was so hard on the walls, that is you tried to punch the wall, your hand would break before you could make a dent in the wall.
I remember my old house, I could hardly hammer a nail in the wall.
You really have a nice place. Hopefully you will do a update.
That place is beautiful. Have you tried taking a metal detector out there?
Nice solid start to an awesome homestead.
I'm so interested in this project of yours! I have found mention of my 4th great grandfather in some of the business records of a James Burnsides "who operated a general store at Peterstown" in manuscript collections at the WV University Library.
I look forward to any further information you might uncover on this Byrnsides of yours!
That place is absolutely beautiful kudos to you for the restoration
Hey John,
Do you think the prohibition on being allowed to conceal carry in publicly accessible areas of federal property, even with a valid state carry permit, constitutional? For example: I don't believe you're allowed to carry on postal property even in their parking lots. I don't see how that would hold up in a federal court that's not completely biased.
An in depth documentary needs to be done on police recruitment training and the training the trainers get.
What are the recruitment protocols prior to acceptance of training, what areas of training do they concentrate on, they are trained to de-escalate but how much time is spent on that subject, they are told to report on a bad cop but are they encouraged to do so, they should be trained to be able to recite off the top of their heads the amendments but are they, obviously are not so how much time is spent on that, should they as part of there jobs to spend time helping charity groups an example might be 6 hours a month as a must do, should they as part of training be made to live on the street dressed as homeless with no money and food for 3 nights , should they be put in a cell in a retaining chair restrained with a tight spit mask for 6 hours and in that time shit or piss themselves . They want to dress some cops in military style combat gear but are those that are put through a grewling test as a prisoner being abused and humiliated.
Don't forget to become a mechanic, electrician, carpenter or plumber etc it's 4 years of training with many Many additional training updates after certification yet a cops it's 6 months or 8 months whatever it is, should it be that to become a cop that person should spend at least 5 years in the civilian world.
Is there a part of training that rates a trainees ego, humility, compassion, empathy and at what trigger point those qualities switch to a controlled aggression.
Are they encouraged to make a phone call when they are lost for quality legal answers on a stop/detention prior to ego driving them towards lawsuit via unlawful actions like brutality once again driven by ego.
I could go on and on but my fingers are down to the knuckles from typing.
Now let's not forget we need cops but good ones and there are plenty of them yet sadly plenty of bad ones, thank and respect all cops until you find a bad one then let loose lawfully, sometimes telling a bad cop to suck on a lemon might make you sweeter can get?????????????
There was no home depots when that house was under construction even the horse participated the hair from the horses in the plaster . They would fix things with whatever they had around they wouldn't throw out any nails, screws, boards . Looks like a great property.
beautiful place
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Damn Brother, that's beautiful. Have fun with that restoration; I hope you find a lot of hidden treasures.
I live in Lincoln county I forget how open parts of WV are.
Beautiful home place
That narrow strip looks like a stairwell.
Cool Beans! Will you get to live in the house once its finished?
Looking Good!
That place is haunted
Cant wait for ghost story in there
Wow that's beautiful all those hand hewn logs Mark Bow from Barnwood builders would love that really cool 👍😃🖖
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A few things jumped out at me here.
1) The amount of lead likely to be present in that room in the old paint.
2) I'm not sure when it became common practice to incorporate asbestos right into the plaster itself. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was present in what was torn from these walls.
3) It's a beautiful, rustic old fence and doesn't appear to be too terribly in disrepair. I really don't know how hard it would be to properly paint and restore it. But it does kind of add to the aesthetic of the property. That may just be a matter of personal taste though.
It's a beautiful piece of property. And it's astounding to see it in such great shape. I just hope that you are taking the necessary precautions with the potential presence of hazardous materials in mind. Good luck with the rest of your renovations and I wish for you to enjoy the hell out of the place for a long time to come.
https://youtu.be/j89mEHL6Y74
This is an awesome home.
Structure seems to be in remarkable shape from the looks of this video !
Boy oh boy, what a place ! Gorgeous !
I reclaim and restore many original hand hewn post n beam barns farmhouses, and homes, we also do outposts for rangers, Bushmen and the like…
Takes little equiptment, and is quality that last for century's !
If you love what you do,
You'll never work a day in your life !
Should put that white fencing on the other side of the road to keep the look of old!
How accurate is this house, I wanna see YouTube videos of the original back in the day! 🤣
Absolutely beautiful! So glad your saving those American treasures. Keep up the great work!
Beautiful house and property. I'm moving to the hills of West Virginia in 3 weeks.
Love the quiet and the people!
I wish my EYES were Bigger. Superior Place of History . . and work. : } Thanks
Plaster was Not on those walls back then? No .. d ry w a ll K? =p
Great looking house!
That's an amazing piece of property for West Virginia. Hard to find a piece of land that lays that nice. I would think someone had some money or influence to build a house like that in those times. Love your Power Wagon and can't wait to see the equipment you have or are gonna have to maintain the property. Looking forward to more updates!
Beautiful property
That is Awesome a real Antique ,beautiful architecture ! Love old places ! The banjo is cool too ! 🙏🏼🇺🇸✨🇺🇸✨
Beautiful property !
How many acres? Have you checked out Fort Witten on the southwestern side of Tazewell, Va?
Get a metal detector and see what you can find out there
Lead paint?
A grand piece of surprisingly well preserved history. It's great to see you're giving it a much needed face-lift. If only the walls and the ground could talk. Much of the true history of the Civil War has been obscured through deception. It had much more to do with the subversion of the state's rights to independent currencies than anything. Not long after the Union of states murdered the sovereign states, the currency was centralized to one federal dollar and then came the Federal Reserve to take control of all the states. And now here we are, 108 years later and the same banking cartel has conquered the world through wars and central banking. Covid1984
What amazing place
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I'd luv to be
Your Neighbor There { More banjo please }
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Cool
Get your metal detector out, you never know what you will find.
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Very nice!
There’s nothing like hand hewn logs and hand cut stone. My grandparents started this same process with the same type of house in the 1970s took them about 30 years to finish it.