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Another roadside find! This old house is only a few miles from me and I've passed it many times. It's a farmhouse built in 1917 of stones and mortar. The house is very solid and in remarkably good condition, especially considering it is 104 years old. It is on just under thirty-four acres of land with the former fields behind it. There is a subdivision that adjoins the south side of the property, and I suspect it may have been part of the original property. There is also a barn, storage building, and well house. A unique feature of this home is that the original well is attached to the house on the back porch. The former owner was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army Medical Corps. After his honorable discharge, he worked as a carpenter and became a contractor building numerous commercial projects and custom homes around the county. He also raised cattle, hogs, grew a garden, and hunted and fished. He passed away in 2020 at the age of 103. He was no longer living in this house at the time. It appears the house is being salvaged which means it may be ultimately demolished to make way for another development. The windows have all been carefully removed along with some lighting fixtures and the island in the kitchen. The property was sold after the owner's death last year to a property investment group in Atlanta. While filming, I notice a number of survey markers at several places on the property breaking it up into several sections. Even though it's unlikely, I hope the plan is to replace the original windows with more modern windows and restore this old home rather than destroy it. While I was filming this video, I came across some skeletal remains. You'll have to watch the video to see what it was! 😆 I also found what looked like a grave even though it looked like it was a bit too long to be a grave. This is #RealUrbex. All explores are 100% real and unscripted with no scenes set up or previously rehearsed and no false or omitted information to mislead the viewer. I do not give out the locations of my explorations or details that might reveal the location unless it’s a well-known site. This is to try to preserve the sites from vandalism as much as possible. If you recognize the location in any of my videos, please do not give it away in the comments. Thank you! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanexplorer1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmericanExplor1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/american_explorer/

The exact construction date of this old abandoned homeplace isn't available, but the smaller house next door was built in 1930. After looking at photos of other homes with similar architecture and dormers, this home appears to have been built sometime in the 1930's. This home has a separate garage apartment with its own kitchen and bathroom. There is real pine paneling in some of the rooms, not the thin tack-on paneling that became popular in the 1960's and 1970's. There are a number of things left behind including two old ranges that were both manufactured in the 1960's. A sad sight to see was an old photo of a young child that was left behind. A photo of the family dog didn't make it either. At first, I thought this was an old farmhouse with the much smaller house next door possibly having been for a tenant farmer. After seeing this place in its entirety though, I'm not so sure. There is a barn on the property with one stall that was apparently used to house a horse. There is also a "mini-barn" across the highway that was possibly part of this property at one time. I did a video of it three years ago. If you want to see it close up, it will be linked at the end of this video. Rather than having been a farmhouse, it could have been set up to have a little livestock for the family's sustenance. Families often had a few chickens and maybe a cow, and that may have been the case here. The property this house and the house next door are on is all for sale. The 4.86 acres is being sold for the land, so both houses will most likely be demolished and some type of commercial development built in their place since it is at the corner of a state highway and a busy road that is part of a bypass. Hopefully though, someone will buy it and renovate these houses. This is #RealUrbex. All explores are 100% real and unscripted with no scenes set up or previously rehearsed and no false or omitted information to mislead the viewer. I do not give out the locations of my explorations or details that might reveal the location unless it’s a well known site. This is to try to preserve the sites from vandalism as much as possible. If you recognize the location in any of my videos, please do not give it away in the comments. Thank you! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanexplorer1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanExplorer/videos Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmericanExplor1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/american_explorer/ E-mail: americanexplorer58@gmail.com Send me stuff! 😊 American Explorer P. O. Box 806 White, Georgia 30184 Music in this video Song Crossing the Threshold - Ghostpocalypse Artist Kevin Macleod Album Crossing the Threshold - Ghostpocalypse Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library, and 1 Music Rights Societies Song Long Road Ahead Artist Kevin Macleod Album Long Road Ahead Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library; BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., and 1 Music Rights Societies Song Elegy Artist Asher Fulero Album Elegy Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library

*This video may not be suitable for all audiences. Please read the description below prior to watching.* These are the former Smoky Mountain Cabins located in Cherokee, North Carolina. They were vacation rental cabins located by the Oconaluftee River. The Retromantic and I had been filming all day and happened to see this roadside find. It was dusk when we arrived, and we were reluctant to stop here. After we talked about it, we thought it would make a nice video with plenty to film since there were a good number of cabins here. We expected the usual fare of abandoned places: decay from lack of maintenance, vandalism, and things left behind. We did not expect what we found. There were syringes in many of the cabins along with some prescription medications. In one location it was apparent prescription pills were being ground into powder. Drug paraphernalia was abundant. It was readily apparent from the buckets of human feces, large amounts of garbage, water jugs, and other items that people had been squatting here. The smell as one can imagine was terrible. The foul odor along with the sights were definitely not for weak stomachs. We believed people came there at night and were expecting someone to show up while we were there. It was somewhat surprising we didn't find anyone there as it was. We didn't hear it at the time, but towards the end of the explore while doing my outtro with The Retromantic, voices from nearby can be heard if you are using headphones. We had been hearing noises during most of this explore, so it's likely people were there and just staying out of sight. No one bothered us, fortunately. We did not find much from the rental cabin business left behind nor did we see any vintage items. As a matter of fact, it appeared the cabins had been updated at some point. These cabins were nice at one time and looked like a great place to spend a vacation. They were convenient to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and also to anything in the Cherokee, North Carolina area. Now, they have been excessively damaged with abundant refuse to the point they may not be salvageable. The Retromantic stated this place had the most destruction she had ever seen in an abandoned hotel, motel, or resort. One final note: we do not recommend going to this location even in the daytime. Drug addiction is a very powerful and relentless adversary, and those afflicted can be dangerous. In our opinion, this place is not safe even during the day. I always take precautions to ensure The Retromantic's safety and well being, and this place was no exception. This is the sketchiest and most dangerous place we have ever explored. It's the first time I have been on high alert for an entire collab. If you are suffering from drug addiction, below are a couple of links that you may find useful. The Retromantic and I strongly encourage you to get help. Remember, you are NOT alone. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/nati... https://www.help.org/drug-abuse-hotline/ Visit The Retromantic! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRetromantic81/videos https://www.facebook.com/TheRetromantic81/ https://www.instagram.com/the_retromantic/?hl=en E-mail: TheRetromantic81@gmail.com This is #RealUrbex. All explores are 100% real and unscripted with no scenes set up or previously rehearsed and no false or omitted information to mislead the viewer. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanexplorer1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmericanExplor1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/american_explorer/ #AmericanExplorer #ExplorationNation Music in this video Learn more Listen ad-free with YouTube Premium Song Lurking Artist Silent Partner Album Lurking Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library Song Anxiety - Madness Paranoia Artist Kevin Macleod Album Anxiety - Madness Paranoia Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library, and 1 Music Rights Societies Song Dark Times Artist Kevin MacLeod Album Dark Times Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library; BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., and 1 Music Rights Societies Song Double Agent Artist Everet Almond Album Double Agent Licensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library