Hiram kept two dead bodies in his parlor for multiple months, and nobody else could do the same for him? Absolutely shameful Also props for recording this with no gloves in seemingly a single take in the middle of winter. Hopefully didn't get frostbite
Me clicking on the video: total clickbait, there’s no way there’s actually a guy in that rock Me finishing the video with tears in my eyes: how could they do my man Hiram like that even just for three months 😢
Hiram's sister may have had a fear of being buried alive. I think it was decently common for people back then to delay burial for a few days until it was obvious that the person was 'ripe' for burial.
"Taphophobia". Given the state of medical care back in the day they had reason to be afraid! For those who could afford it, there were special "safety coffins" available that were rigged with systems to would allow a person who was buried alive to alert people to let them know they needed to be rescued. 😮
Exactly way back when ; they Didn’t have Modern Science to check for complete shutdown of life functions as in a coma State or Such , and many people years back had heard the tales of people who were buried alive and the horror stories that when people had been dug back up to transfer their bodies somewhere else , they obviously had been buried alive because even after death the fingernails still grow in length for awhile and the stories of coffin lids being Clawed at from inside !!! And especially in England Graveyards Many people chose to be buried with a Cord and Bell erected on their Grave to Try To Alert Anyone that they may still be Clinging to life although Very Insane at the Time from their own ordeal !!! They didn’t Remove all the body fluids back then and pump in Formaldehyde for Sanitation Purposes or Whatever ? I think it’s more of a Form of Yeah you’re surly not coming back to life with your Life fluids pumped Out !!!
People still plan their day solely to find this gem and trek blindly through woods with the excitement of an explorer looking for lost treasure. Then to finely find it and have the satisfaction and wonder from actually discovering it. I think Hiram would have been happy and proud of this accomplishment. The simple fact is that after so many years after his death that strangers will still go out of their way to seek him out while most of his fellow human beings from his era have long been forgotten by now.
I was thinking that in a way this video IS the road. At the time of writing this comment it has over 15000 views. I bet that even if the road had been built it wouldn’t come close to the amount of exposure that this video has given to his family and his resting place.
@@irSpanxx The point is that his grave is easier to find by many. It's still hard to find, he even says that in the video multiple times. This Pixar "this is the road" means ultimately nothing.
The whole part about Hiram being buried in the ground despite his express wishes/declarations sounds like the start of a horror film where he comes back to life to seek revenge. Seriously though, great video, I love your passion for these stories. If it wasn't for people like you they might be lost forever
Man, I felt some major dread upon hearing that his wishes weren’t respected. That was his greatest fear in life. Devastating. Thanks for visiting his place though, and for your thoughtful words at the end (as always).
So they decided snow was too difficult to clear from in front of this already hollowed-out rock, and instead they were gonna dig down into the cold, frozen ground instead? Makes no sense from a labor perspective. Woulda been easier to clear the snow.
It sounds like momma was afraid she would be buried alive. A lot of people later had been found that they were not dead when buried. They used to put bells up above some of the graves, with strings, going down into the coffin. In case someone had been buried alive they could ring the bell it was that common.
Yeah, it wasn't uncommon in some areas of the country for a while for bodies to stay in a family's house for a few days to both ensure they were dead and give family members a time to visit. The eccentric part is more that she wanted to be left there for *months*
I like the idea of a Chester resident hiking up to visit old Hiram's grave just to hear a man angrily shout at a camera about how they did Hiram Smith dirty
Not only do you find and tell interesting stories. Not only do you create a narrative from huge amounts of research with small tidbits of information. Not only do you continue to keep finding fun stories. But you can also make me reflect on my own life and do it all with respect to the people of the past. Great work again. Hope your channel continues to grow.
I'm sure seeing his grandpa buried the way you described would have been traumatizing to his whole family. Daughter/DIL (Hiram's mom), granddaughter (Hiram's sister) would both have been at the burial. It makes sense that he and his sister both would have wanted the stone burial.
The subtext around the descriptions made me angry. The workers made a fiasco out of his grandfather's funeral. "So this little boy saw some lazy assholes piling rocks on his grandfather's remains during a downpour because they didn't want to have to wait a couple days to do the burial. That little boy became a crazy eccentric man, what a wacko!" Also, note that Hiram went out of his way to avoid being hasty with burials by waiting to bury his dead loved ones. It might have been overkill, but he was making sure not to repeat a past injustice. There is also a possible connection to the fear of milking cows, since milking a cow is filling a basin or bucket with streams of liquid from above.
Sounds like this could be one hell of an eagle scout project. Side note - Think he would be honored to be a D&D encounter? Such a vengeful person in life a spiteful ghost does make! Could be a great redemption arc too. Thanks again Dime!
I had an Eagle Scout in my childhood town basically bulldoze a half mile of woods to get to a tucked away waterfall. Now the place is littered with trash and empty beer cans.
I think you are part of the solution he was praying for. That physical road wasn't built but this video helps him be remembered and visited from anywhere, by anyone and anytime. The best gift! I love your videos! Thank you so much! 😊 👍
My dude, this channel is freaking magical. I've watched two of your videos and I've cried three times. Stellar work, looking forward to bingeing the rest of your content!
I absolutely love the research you do. You are reviving people through historical accounts and it's really cool to learn these stories. I wish I was a millionaire, I'd pay for ol' Hiram's tributary road. You did an excellent job recounting the story and I'm sure Hiram would be happy about it.
Living in Melbourne, Australia, I've never personally seen snow in my life but I have to apologize to Hiram because I couldn't help wondering how cold your feet must have been during this presentation!😳
@@DanaTheInsaneas a fellow minnesotain i do agree with this advice. But real thick cotton socks and a good set of boot will keep the feet extremely warm to the point you can sweat and to bring extras to avoid foot issues on long hikes
Until you walked up to the tomb I had no idea that it was THAT big!!! The angle of the camera while you were recording had me thinking it was low to the ground. wow! Great video btw.
Mr. Smith, you sir, have the right idea. Being laid to rest in the middle of nature, miles away from anyone and anything, seems like a fantastic way to finish things off. If anyone needs me, i'll be in the forest behind my house, with a hammer and chisel.
I appreciate all of the work you put into these videos! The commitment to the 4:3 aspect ratio, the on-site recording, & all the research definitely proves these are labours of love
I've just found your channel and have to say you have a gift for story telling. I'm enjoying watching other stories. I'm familiar with another Hyram Smith who was murdered in Carthage jail, Illinois in 1844. He was the brother of a famous/infamous religious leader.
How are you able to gather so many great stories? I start to wonder what other neat antique secrets are lying in a box of old pamphlets and newspapers are waiting to be uncovered?
You have a gift and thank you for sharing it. Very few can create the emotional intest from obscure facts that you do. Even less will leave their house to pick up a book or talk to someone in person because "everything is online." I'm from Connecticut and have done countless hikes, been on the AT from here to almost Maine, have a doctorate, and enjoy learning about anything historical. Yet you've found these gems that most people in the area have never heard of, but the world shoold know about l. Great job. Wow I just wrote a book.
This one got me a bit emotional for some reason. I hate that he spent his whole life being so passionately against the very thing that happened to him when he died. It just feels so disrespectful. I bet he'd love the idea of people learning about his life all these years later though :) he's not just another name on a cross in a cemetery. He's made his mark in the world, and if he hadn't, we wouldn't be thinking about him now :)
Another great adventure! It remains a sad thing that such trauma of the grandfathers burial, and the lack of road to get to the grave, AND burying him was very sad. He is remembered and is appreciated from this venture. Thank you❤
You had me feeling so much respect for a long dead guy I never met. I was genuinely pissed when you said those assholes buried him in the ground. Excellent writing dude.
You're a great storyteller! Thanks for your work finding all these facts, it's amazing the little details people wrote down back then and I'm glad they did.
I'm just imagining, as you recorded this video, that some random resident of Chester was confused when, walking down their favorite woodland path, suddenly began to hear the story of Hiram Smith loudly echoing off the quiet hillsides...
I just found the channel, and "Zinkers" was the first video I watched, but THIS video made me a subscriber. Thoroughly enjoyed the hard work and research to flesh (wince) out the story, previously unknown to this Southerner. THANK YOU!
Love your channel. You give scientific info with your tours. Something other channels fail to do..🤷.. It's obvious you dig (no pun intended) for the history of the person, the monuments and the land. Congrats ,.👏..I'm positive your subscribers will increase as more individuals discover your channel....🗣️..👍
That has got to be the worst case of disrespect toward the deceased. The grave is 12 and a half hrs from my home in northern lower Michigan. I and my wife now have a destination for our "summer ride" we like to take. Thank you so much for this and your other videos. I find that not being remembered after one has passed is a real fear. I will not forget Hiram Smith. I hope someone like you is around in 100 years to remind people of me.
Those Trees behind you look very significant, from the video they look like Eastern Hemlock. If this is case, those would be some specimens! They only large remaining Eastern Hemlocks are up in high elevation where the cold kills off the Wooly Adelgid in winter. The excerpt at 15:17 even states that his tomb lays in the midst of a hemlock forest, that's incredible. Definitely goes to show the ecological importance of the area. It could be a nice sentiment to write to the local councils/ parks authorities and enquire about making it an official memorial. That way it could get a bit of funding to tidy it up, and treat those trees for the adelgid. Also one thing to note, His sister was older than him so they most likely both witnessed the funeral together and that's why both wanted to be buried above ground.
When I hovered over the track bar and saw it was just you in front of this rock for the whole video, I was a bit disappointed. I thought we'd get more interesting visuals to go with the story, but I'll be damned if I wasn't enthralled anyway. Extremely interesting story and you delivered it perfectly. When I saw it was almost over I was sad there wasn't more to hear.
This is a fantastic story and Hiram loved his mother and sister very dearly. All I have left is my mother and brother. When I got to the part of Hiram's temporary burial I couldn't hold back the flow of tears but I am surprised they did that. I'm thinking it had to have been a hellish winter and too difficult to get to the stone but we can only guess.
Honor your elders and their way, live honorably and share your abundance joyfully. This is the lesson from his life I got. Thank you for sharing this adventure. ❤🤗❤️
It is said that a Man dies not once but twice. The first is his actual death. The second is when nobody remebers you. Maybe this was Hirams way of fighting his second death...
Well said! And anything is better than getting put in the ground in a cemetery that’s gonna be ignored by 99.99% of the population for the next several hundred years.
The problem with grave sites in areas of the country where it snows and rains a lot is that the markings on the head stones immediately start to erode, until 250 years later little if anything is legible. For instance, compare head stones “Back East” from the 1800s with those in California of the same period.
This is such a freakin well told story dude!! Ive been getting recommended your channel lately and i just subbed. Youre a wonderful story teller bro ❤❤
After watching this, all I want to do is go to Home Depot, buy a ton of path stones and mortar, some stuff to help make it level, and make a path for Hiram and his sister. That's so unfair what happened to him, and his money is gone. The sad thing is, I have no idea where he is, and I haven't any money to make a path for him. But if I did, I'd do the work. He deserves a nice path.
Thanking the YT algorithm for suggesting your channel. Lifelong Masshole and never knew about this or most of the other things you've covered. Instant sub.
Haven't seen these types of stories since the old 1960's/1970's "Yankee Magazine" (not its successor high-dollar New England real-estate magazine.) There was one account with pictures about a MA small town childless couple who spent an outrageous amount of money on their funerals including a gigantic funeral coach, massive sarcophagi, and a bronze glass-paneled tomb (later covered in stone.)
Hiram kept two dead bodies in his parlor for multiple months, and nobody else could do the same for him? Absolutely shameful
Also props for recording this with no gloves in seemingly a single take in the middle of winter. Hopefully didn't get frostbite
gross why would he do that?
@@AsTheWheelsTurn No gloves in the middle of winter? I'm not sure, I guess maybe he thought it wouldn't take long to tell the story
Yeah you would absolutely agree to have someone from your town leave their corpse in your living room for months
I call bullshit
Me clicking on the video: total clickbait, there’s no way there’s actually a guy in that rock
Me finishing the video with tears in my eyes: how could they do my man Hiram like that even just for three months 😢
Hiram's sister may have had a fear of being buried alive. I think it was decently common for people back then to delay burial for a few days until it was obvious that the person was 'ripe' for burial.
"Taphophobia". Given the state of medical care back in the day they had reason to be afraid! For those who could afford it, there were special "safety coffins" available that were rigged with systems to would allow a person who was buried alive to alert people to let them know they needed to be rescued. 😮
but 4 months?
@@jacobhargiss9909 no such thing as too safe
Exactly way back when ; they Didn’t have Modern Science to check for complete shutdown of life functions as in a coma State or Such , and many people years back had heard the tales of people who were buried alive and the horror stories that when people had been dug back up to transfer their bodies somewhere else , they obviously had been buried alive because even after death the fingernails still grow in length for awhile and the stories of coffin lids being Clawed at from inside !!! And especially in England Graveyards Many people chose to be buried with a Cord and Bell erected on their Grave to Try To Alert Anyone that they may still be Clinging to life although Very Insane at the Time from their own ordeal !!! They didn’t Remove all the body fluids back then and pump in Formaldehyde for Sanitation Purposes or Whatever ? I think it’s more of a Form of Yeah you’re surly not coming back to life with your Life fluids pumped Out !!!
That's a good point.
People still plan their day solely to find this gem and trek blindly through woods with the excitement of an explorer looking for lost treasure. Then to finely find it and have the satisfaction and wonder from actually discovering it. I think Hiram would have been happy and proud of this accomplishment. The simple fact is that after so many years after his death that strangers will still go out of their way to seek him out while most of his fellow human beings from his era have long been forgotten by now.
31,000 people have visited Hiram in that last 10 months... Who needs a road when you have the information super highway?
44k views in that same time. I wonder how many of them saw this and came to visit
You are a great storyteller, I just spent 20 minutes glued to the screen watching you talk about a big rock.
Yeah, true. Gonna let my Mom know about this channel. I think she would enjoy it. 😉😆😉
Agree! I was watching this like the first time I saw Wizard of Oz (the original)…just mesmerized by the story telling! Great job!
He is very good at what he does.
The history is very good as well.
Just found the channel myself.
Being from New England love it.
He’s got a new sub.
I spent 1/3 less time than you on this video.
...I watched it at 1.5x speed.
(Still fascinating AF!)
We need to build the path and honor this man
I was thinking that in a way this video IS the road. At the time of writing this comment it has over 15000 views. I bet that even if the road had been built it wouldn’t come close to the amount of exposure that this video has given to his family and his resting place.
@@irSpanxx The point is that his grave is easier to find by many. It's still hard to find, he even says that in the video multiple times. This Pixar "this is the road" means ultimately nothing.
I was thinking the same thing.
I'm a surveyor and would enjoy spending a vacation or two making that happen.
It's a wilderness area now. Let it be.
@@Auntigenjen
Your mom is a wilderness area now.
The whole part about Hiram being buried in the ground despite his express wishes/declarations sounds like the start of a horror film where he comes back to life to seek revenge.
Seriously though, great video, I love your passion for these stories. If it wasn't for people like you they might be lost forever
It's shocking there were no stories of the area being haunted, just for that reason. Good man, Hiram. Always friendly. ❤
I was thinking the same thing. There's no way people didn't have bad vibes about that happening.@@HLBear
The Dead will rise again may the revenge be sweet as his apple cider wine🤣😆
Man, I felt some major dread upon hearing that his wishes weren’t respected. That was his greatest fear in life. Devastating. Thanks for visiting his place though, and for your thoughtful words at the end (as always).
So they decided snow was too difficult to clear from in front of this already hollowed-out rock, and instead they were gonna dig down into the cold, frozen ground instead? Makes no sense from a labor perspective. Woulda been easier to clear the snow.
I'm so glad to have found another person who films in 4:3
Had such a waste of screen space nowadays
It sounds like momma was afraid she would be buried alive. A lot of people later had been found that they were not dead when buried. They used to put bells up above some of the graves, with strings, going down into the coffin. In case someone had been buried alive they could ring the bell it was that common.
Yeah, it wasn't uncommon in some areas of the country for a while for bodies to stay in a family's house for a few days to both ensure they were dead and give family members a time to visit. The eccentric part is more that she wanted to be left there for *months*
Just as you’ve shown appreciation for Hiram, I want to let you know that you are appreciated as well!
I like the idea of a Chester resident hiking up to visit old Hiram's grave just to hear a man angrily shout at a camera about how they did Hiram Smith dirty
Not only do you find and tell interesting stories. Not only do you create a narrative from huge amounts of research with small tidbits of information. Not only do you continue to keep finding fun stories. But you can also make me reflect on my own life and do it all with respect to the people of the past. Great work again. Hope your channel continues to grow.
Sounds like he was beloved by his community. Not in spite of his eccentricities, but because of them. Sleep easy, Hiram.
I'm sure seeing his grandpa buried the way you described would have been traumatizing to his whole family. Daughter/DIL (Hiram's mom), granddaughter (Hiram's sister) would both have been at the burial. It makes sense that he and his sister both would have wanted the stone burial.
The subtext around the descriptions made me angry. The workers made a fiasco out of his grandfather's funeral.
"So this little boy saw some lazy assholes piling rocks on his grandfather's remains during a downpour because they didn't want to have to wait a couple days to do the burial. That little boy became a crazy eccentric man, what a wacko!"
Also, note that Hiram went out of his way to avoid being hasty with burials by waiting to bury his dead loved ones. It might have been overkill, but he was making sure not to repeat a past injustice. There is also a possible connection to the fear of milking cows, since milking a cow is filling a basin or bucket with streams of liquid from above.
Sounds like this could be one hell of an eagle scout project. Side note - Think he would be honored to be a D&D encounter? Such a vengeful person in life a spiteful ghost does make! Could be a great redemption arc too. Thanks again Dime!
i rly hope you incorporate him into a campaign. stuff like this makes me cry. this is his immortality
Eagle Scout project! That's brilliant!
I had an Eagle Scout in my childhood town basically bulldoze a half mile of woods to get to a tucked away waterfall. Now the place is littered with trash and empty beer cans.
I think you are part of the solution he was praying for. That physical road wasn't built but this video helps him be remembered and visited from anywhere, by anyone and anytime. The best gift! I love your videos! Thank you so much! 😊 👍
He does care. Thanks for remembering him.
So glad UA-cam recommended this video to me, instant subscribe!
My dude, this channel is freaking magical. I've watched two of your videos and I've cried three times. Stellar work, looking forward to bingeing the rest of your content!
I absolutely love the research you do. You are reviving people through historical accounts and it's really cool to learn these stories. I wish I was a millionaire, I'd pay for ol' Hiram's tributary road. You did an excellent job recounting the story and I'm sure Hiram would be happy about it.
You just keep outdoing yourself. Thanks for all you do.
Very interesting story. Also, you are amazing. You deserve to be much more well known.
Living in Melbourne, Australia, I've never personally seen snow in my life but I have to apologize to Hiram because I couldn't help wondering how cold your feet must have been during this presentation!😳
Greetings from Minnesota. The answer is good winter boots and thick warm socks!
@@DanaTheInsaneas a fellow minnesotain i do agree with this advice. But real thick cotton socks and a good set of boot will keep the feet extremely warm to the point you can sweat and to bring extras to avoid foot issues on long hikes
Thank you for shining a light on this man, making a digital path to his memory
Until you walked up to the tomb I had no idea that it was THAT big!!! The angle of the camera while you were recording had me thinking it was low to the ground. wow! Great video btw.
Mr. Smith, you sir, have the right idea. Being laid to rest in the middle of nature, miles away from anyone and anything, seems like a fantastic way to finish things off. If anyone needs me, i'll be in the forest behind my house, with a hammer and chisel.
I appreciate all of the work you put into these videos! The commitment to the 4:3 aspect ratio, the on-site recording, & all the research definitely proves these are labours of love
That was one of the greatest stories I've heard in a long time. I think you hit the nail right on the head with that one
You have the voice and presentation of someone making a tv doccumentary in 1997 and I for one am here for it.
Such great research and storytelling. You are part of a fading art form. I really appreciate the stories you share!
Good lord. You dont realize just how huge that tomb is until the end when you eliminate the forced perspective by walking back to it.
I've just found your channel and have to say you have a gift for story telling. I'm enjoying watching other stories.
I'm familiar with another Hyram Smith who was murdered in Carthage jail, Illinois in 1844. He was the brother of a famous/infamous religious leader.
150 years from now, I want some guy to stand at the foot of my grave and yell into a camera about my life story. That would be perfect.
We have a few of those in the UK . Apparently every concrete road bridge around London built during the gangland era of the 60s has one .
How are you able to gather so many great stories? I start to wonder what other neat antique secrets are lying in a box of old pamphlets and newspapers are waiting to be uncovered?
You have a gift and thank you for sharing it. Very few can create the emotional intest from obscure facts that you do. Even less will leave their house to pick up a book or talk to someone in person because "everything is online." I'm from Connecticut and have done countless hikes, been on the AT from here to almost Maine, have a doctorate, and enjoy learning about anything historical. Yet you've found these gems that most people in the area have never heard of, but the world shoold know about l. Great job. Wow I just wrote a book.
This one got me a bit emotional for some reason. I hate that he spent his whole life being so passionately against the very thing that happened to him when he died. It just feels so disrespectful. I bet he'd love the idea of people learning about his life all these years later though :) he's not just another name on a cross in a cemetery. He's made his mark in the world, and if he hadn't, we wouldn't be thinking about him now :)
Huzzah!
A long DSA vid :-)
Was having a rough day, wild how these stories perk me up even before warching them
Another great adventure!
It remains a sad thing that such trauma of the grandfathers burial, and the lack of road to get to the grave, AND burying him was very sad. He is remembered and is appreciated from this venture. Thank you❤
You had me feeling so much respect for a long dead guy I never met. I was genuinely pissed when you said those assholes buried him in the ground. Excellent writing dude.
This is my new favorite channel on UA-cam. Love the care and effort as well as respect put into your work
i have no idea how you find these frikkin stories and are able to follow them up, but you are amazing
Dude, your work is so amazing. This is history in an incredibly accessible, personal, and unpretentious, modern style. Love this.
You're a great storyteller! Thanks for your work finding all these facts, it's amazing the little details people wrote down back then and I'm glad they did.
Great video man! I love these little stories. This is the kind of history they should include in schools. It brings everything to life.
Thanks for sharing your videos! I love learning about my local history!
it’s cool that you’re bringing these people & their stories back to life
Man plans and GD laughs! Thank you! So fascinating.
This just showed up in my feed. I really enjoyed your history on Hiram. Sucks that last wished weren't truly realized. I enjoyed this. Thanks!
i'd love to have a drink with hiram, he sounds cool and nuts which is exactly the type of person i like.
You are a fantastic storyteller
You did a good job to show him appreciation. He would be pleased.
Thank you for telling us his story, I am sure he smiles down on you for the love and attention you give to his history and life.
Very well done documetry. Keep it up! You are a great speaker!
I'm just imagining, as you recorded this video, that some random resident of Chester was confused when, walking down their favorite woodland path, suddenly began to hear the story of Hiram Smith loudly echoing off the quiet hillsides...
I just found the channel, and "Zinkers" was the first video I watched, but THIS video made me a subscriber. Thoroughly enjoyed the hard work and research to flesh (wince) out the story, previously unknown to this Southerner. THANK YOU!
Zinkers was the first one I watched a couple days ago also. I also subscribed and started binge watching.
Thank you for this touching remembrance. BTW, I really loved you in The Office, Dwight!
11:52 - PLEASE tell me you looked for the Birch Tree carving!
Was it there...?
Love your channel. You give scientific info with your tours. Something other channels fail to do..🤷.. It's obvious you dig (no pun intended) for the history of the person, the monuments and the land. Congrats ,.👏..I'm positive your subscribers will increase as more individuals discover your channel....🗣️..👍
Thanks for your excellent video of this story. I appreciate him.
Let’s go let’s go adventure 🇺🇸🌎✌️🌺🎉👵💕
Thanks for all of these wonderful and weird videos. Well done!
"eternity in his boulder." i have no idea why thats so funny but its frickin great!!
you should bring a paper and charcoal to do rubbings of old, barely there carvings. eventually youll have a cool little collection as a bonus.
That has got to be the worst case of disrespect toward the deceased. The grave is 12 and a half hrs from my home in northern lower Michigan. I and my wife now have a destination for our "summer ride" we like to take. Thank you so much for this and your other videos. I find that not being remembered after one has passed is a real fear. I will not forget Hiram Smith. I hope someone like you is around in 100 years to remind people of me.
Burial practices are so fascinating to me, great subject for a video! Thanks for another great one.
Those Trees behind you look very significant, from the video they look like Eastern Hemlock. If this is case, those would be some specimens! They only large remaining Eastern Hemlocks are up in high elevation where the cold kills off the Wooly Adelgid in winter.
The excerpt at 15:17 even states that his tomb lays in the midst of a hemlock forest, that's incredible. Definitely goes to show the ecological importance of the area.
It could be a nice sentiment to write to the local councils/ parks authorities and enquire about making it an official memorial. That way it could get a bit of funding to tidy it up, and treat those trees for the adelgid.
Also one thing to note, His sister was older than him so they most likely both witnessed the funeral together and that's why both wanted to be buried above ground.
your a gem bud. Rock on
When I hovered over the track bar and saw it was just you in front of this rock for the whole video, I was a bit disappointed. I thought we'd get more interesting visuals to go with the story, but I'll be damned if I wasn't enthralled anyway. Extremely interesting story and you delivered it perfectly. When I saw it was almost over I was sad there wasn't more to hear.
I get Rare Earth vibes, but without the smugness… really good stuff
This is a fantastic story and Hiram loved his mother and sister very dearly. All I have left is my mother and brother. When I got to the part of Hiram's temporary burial I couldn't hold back the flow of tears but I am surprised they did that. I'm thinking it had to have been a hellish winter and too difficult to get to the stone but we can only guess.
Dime Store you got your own cool style! Creative delivery!
Incredibly informative as always! Love the fun niche history moments of regular people you show.
" Help I'm a Rock" 🎶
I didn’t realize how big the rock and opening was until you walked up and touched it at the end. It looked like the “door” was coffin sized!
Next time you go somewhere snowy can you have the camera look through your glasses so we can see what mexico would look like with snow?
Thanks from old New Orleans 😎
If I ever go there I will bring rum, cider, and basket of apples for the man. Not some cheapo captain morgan crap either. Man deserves it.
He got the internet superhighway. Probably way better than a small path that 99% of the people would desecrate and ruin.
Such a great channel
Honor your elders and their way, live honorably and share your abundance joyfully. This is the lesson from his life I got. Thank you for sharing this adventure. ❤🤗❤️
Wow...where is the Trustee's Tomb? Gotta throw some mud on it!
u did it again! Nice job...Thank you
It is said that a Man dies not once but twice. The first is his actual death. The second is when nobody remebers you. Maybe this was Hirams way of fighting his second death...
Well said! And anything is better than getting put in the ground in a cemetery that’s gonna be ignored by 99.99% of the population for the next several hundred years.
Verry interesting video
The problem with grave sites in areas of the country where it snows and rains a lot is that the markings on the head stones immediately start to erode, until 250 years later little if anything is legible. For instance, compare head stones “Back East” from the 1800s with those in California of the same period.
That's Crazy.
Great Mass history story, thank you!! Keep 'em coming!!!
mam that one funeral traumatized a whole family
Wow right at the end you give scale as to the size of it!! Nice
This is such a freakin well told story dude!! Ive been getting recommended your channel lately and i just subbed. Youre a wonderful story teller bro ❤❤
After watching this, all I want to do is go to Home Depot, buy a ton of path stones and mortar, some stuff to help make it level, and make a path for Hiram and his sister. That's so unfair what happened to him, and his money is gone. The sad thing is, I have no idea where he is, and I haven't any money to make a path for him. But if I did, I'd do the work. He deserves a nice path.
Thanking the YT algorithm for suggesting your channel. Lifelong Masshole and never knew about this or most of the other things you've covered. Instant sub.
Haven't seen these types of stories since the old 1960's/1970's "Yankee Magazine" (not its successor high-dollar New England real-estate magazine.) There was one account with pictures about a MA small town childless couple who spent an outrageous amount of money on their funerals including a gigantic funeral coach, massive sarcophagi, and a bronze glass-paneled tomb (later covered in stone.)
I absolutely love these videos! This was amazing and now I want to visit
Loving these vids dude, got yourself a sub.
That was a great story. Thanks for you research and ambition to make the video
I hope this doesn't mean someone will vandalize it now :(
Poor kid, now he would likely be diagnosed with ptsd from his grandpas funeral. Sounds like a great guy