The Mysteries of Camp Chesterfield (Chesterfield, Indiana)
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- Опубліковано 13 січ 2024
- On the Camp Chesterfield grounds, forgotten by time, unusual structures have been built, honoring ancient religions. For nearly 140 years, people have travelled long distances, to come here and have a spiritual experience, from the beyond.
Established in 1886, Camp Chesterfield has had a reputation for strange energies and experiences. Legend has it, that a supernatural vortex is located at the far end of the property, in the woods. Combined with supernatural healings, and seances attempting to communicate with the dead, it’s definitely one of the most unusual places in Indiana. This film explores the mysterious structures, and beliefs about this unusual and intriguing area.
Some people scoff at life after death, and think everything ends when our hearts stop. But not at Camp Chesterfield! Come along for an adventure, to one of Indiana’s most unusual places!
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💖Ty for this vid Roger. As a child in the 50’s-60’s, our family traveled a number of summers to camp Chesterfield. So interesting to see now, it actually looks pretty much the same. Oh boy, I’ve got some stories about This place, my siblings and I were child type - Explorer’s there. I do recall these areas you showed, and honestly, the little old houses look minimally updated. I recall the big over hang porch that is now closed off with plywood on the now shuttered hotel. We stayed in the hotel, and sometimes we camped nearby. I especially recall the statue of the indigenous man with his arms raised to the 🌞sun. We picnicked near there a few times. Thanks again. 👌💖
My pleasure, Katie! Would love to know more about your impressions of the place.
Wow I can't believe you came to Camp Chesterfield! I've been watching you for years because we have a cabin down in Southern Indiana, but we live 2 minutes from Camp Chesterfield. I actually grew up there, my grandma and all of my aunts worked there keeping care of the 3 hotels. To the right of the front entrance, across from the Sunflower, used to be another hotel, but it burned down. It's built on Native American burial grounds. When I was a younger girl, probably 7ish years old, I was helping my mom make a bed in one of the hotel rooms of the hotel that later burned down. The light went off. Mom went over to the light switch and it was actually switched off. She looked down the hall and saw nobody, and switched it back on. We went back to making the bed, and the light switched off again. We both went to the doorway and looked down the hall to see who was messing with us. But all we saw was a native American man in white tribal regalia, walking away from us down the hall. But when he got near the end of the hall, he vanished into thin air. I'll never forget that place.
Wow! The spiritualists have recognized the area as special, possibly from the very beginning. That area behind the pyramid is supposedly a “natural vortex”, but I couldn’t find further details. All the native burial sites, that I’ve ever visited, always have supernatural stories.
Many people have connected the dots from the camp to the ancient mounds, just down the road. Same people say there’s an ancient spiritual connection, and suggest that all these strange sites are magnetically connected, ie “ley lines”. It’s an interesting subject, but I haven’t found much information.
Camp Chesterfield is a very interesting location. I grew up in the Anderson, Indiana area and have spent alot of time at the camp.
Being a part-time paranormal investigator (videos of my investigations are on my UA-cam playlist "Our Investigations") I find the camp very enlightening, very spiritual and it's very easy to find great advice there in any spiritual niche.
I understand visiting your parents grave. When I make it down to Fairmount, IN from Michigan I visit my grandparent's grave, talk to them, cey a little and share my love.
Great video Roger.
I’d seen it on the map decades ago, but wasn’t sure if it was open for visitors. It took several decades, but I finally had a great visit.
Your videos are incredible Roger. Thank you for sharing everywhere cool in Indiana💗
Thank-you, Julie!
I've watched dozens of your videos now Roger, and I'd like to thank you for introducing me to Indiana, and it's many mysterious and enchanting places.
What a lovely tribute to your parents... I'm certain they're very proud of you.
My pleasure to share these wonderful places.
I've been in every nook and cranny of all the buildings on this property in 1990 or 1991. Little rooms where who-knows-what kind of one-on-one spiritual sessions take/took place. I inspected their fire extinguishers and hoses (don't think they had any hoses) which means they have to open up everything, even the closed buildings, and off-limits buildings/rooms, for me to go through. (hotel, art building, other buildings were closed when I went) Not sure how many significant fires they've had over the years, but I'm pretty sure they had a significant one several to many years after I visited them. I dealt with an older lady who ran the place. It was one of the oddball places I visited. After all, everyone's required by law to have fire extinguishers and they're also required to have them checked annually.
...Now I'll watch your video, lol
I don’t consider myself ultra sensitive at these kind of places, really didn’t get much of a vibe during my visit. I think a vibe would have to hit me over the head! I’m always curious about other people’s impressions.
Roger, I just want to say thank you for being the force that piqued my interest to go out and explore the places steeped in rich history that are all around me. I moved to Evansville from KY when I was 22 and am now 26. I’ve always been naturally curious about the world around me, specifically the history of the places where I live and the surrounding areas. And thanks to you I’ve added several locations to the list of places I like to go and contemplate about the past, or simply enjoy the present moment. Without you I would’ve never thought to go to some of these places. Now some of them are my favorite places to be. If you ask me there IS a reason that you are here - a very important one. Millions of people know about our beautiful, historical state because of you. Some stories they otherwise would’ve never known. In doing this you are helping to keep history alive, interesting, and accessible to countless people including young people like me. And that is priceless. You’re my favorite UA-camr and I think what you’re doing is so cool. Thank you Roger, for all the work you’ve put into these videos. My life has been genuinely enriched because of you, and I am so grateful.
Thank-you for your very kind words, Shelby! I know my life’s been enriched, by so many of these places. I’ve enjoyed sharing them with the world, encouraging new adventures, and bringing back fond memories, especially for those that can no longer get out, and go as they’d like. Thoughtful comments like yours, make my day, and make me feel I did the right thing. I truly appreciate you, and everyone that takes a moment to share!
I have lived in Indiana for most of my life and had relatives that lived in Chesterfield so visited them often, but this is the first I’ve heard about this place, thank you for sharing this information, I found it fascinating and would like to visit it sometime
I've lived 6 blocks from camp chesterfield for about 11 years. I love walking through the camp. They do a little festival a couple times a year. It's wild how many people know of this place. Great video by the way.
I’d wanted to visit for several decades, glad I could make the trip! I bet it’s beautiful in the spring!
@AdventureswithRoger its beautiful all the time. It just snowed here and it looks pretty nice. But, yes when the flowers are blooming and the trees have leaves its gorgeous.
Hoping to visit much more of northern Indiana in the spring, when all the colors are popping!
Enjoyed the video. What an Erie place. I don’t play with conjuring spirits because you never know what is coming through the portal. Something totally evil could come through. Bad things happen.
I meet a lot of people during my travels, and have met some with haunted houses. I always ask the same thing, “Have you ever messed with an Ouija board, or other such stuff?” It’s almost always a “yes”. No one should mess with that stuff.
Interesting thing I discovered when I was about 12-
When encountering less than love on spiritually bound entities… simply turn on your LOVE power full force.
The energy will Meld with LOVE or flee. 🥰Works 100% of the time.
UN-Conditional love is a very strong influential vibe. 😘
@@AdventureswithRoger people who play with the boards have no idea what they are doing or what they’re communicating with. It may seem innocent and nice but many times they are dealing with the demonic.
Very interesting place that I’d never heard of. Losing my beloved father suddenly in 2023 gave me tremendous grief, and a new perspective on life. Enjoyed the wisdom at the end of the piece-so very true!
We’re all here for just a little while. Let’s not waste a moment!
Thank you the video, Roger. We all can do so much traveling through you. Thank you so much
Did some remodel work on a house there. Very interesting place with a lot of history. All the people I encountered were very polite and happy spirited.
I was born in Indiana but left to explore the world in my 20s. I moved back several years ago. Thanks to your videos, I'm getting to know my home state better. Thanks so much for your hard work!! I love ALL of them!! ❤❤❤❤
My pleasure! Lots of wonderful places
Thank you for yet another beautifully done video of our home States many incredible places. I hope to see more in the future. Bravo! Well done indeed. 😊
Thank-you, Sherrie!
Was there in 2019 after my Mother passed away...Very peaceful experience!
It felt very much like New Harmony: both great day trips
@@AdventureswithRoger Was at New H in the 70's to me it had a strange vibe,,,But I had fun. Was in High School then!
Everyone seems to get a different vibe from New Harmony. I’ve always felt incredibly at peace. A friend of mine said they “felt watched”. Others have remarked they felt peace, or something sinister!
Indiana is mysterious🎉
Roger, I too lost my Dad when he was 47. I was 24 at the time and considered a man, but I still needed him in my life. I’m almost 50 now and I still miss the heck outta that guy as I’m sure you do too. Thanks for yet another entertaining video that once again makes me feel lucky to be a fellow Hoosier! Keep makin em Roger…I watch em all!!!
Dads are important, and I know I missed many lessons from mine dying so young. Have had to figure out so much, on my own. But, I did get my sense of adventure, in those 11 years we were together. Hopefully I can pass it along, to people that need a change of scenery!
I go there for the “Spirit Fest” weekend in September. There are enlightening tours you can take about the grounds and buildings. The bookstore is awesome!
Since I have been researching the Dilts family and especially Milton Dilts I have run into this encampment time and again. I will eventually visit this place to see what history they have preserved.
Great video, I so enjoyed it, from the topic and the way you covered it to the ambience created throughout, which felt mysterious but not spooky. I especially appreciated the respect you gave to this site and its creators, as well as the balanced perspective on the various parties involved. I am someone who has been conscious of, for lack of a better phrase, "spiritual energies" throughout my life. I tend to agree about the hazards of trying to connect to spirits through Ouija boards, or any other method, unless you do so with sincere respect and a strong sense of your own spirituality. To approach what others consider sacred as a joke or for simple thrill-seeking is at a minimum childish and disrespectful, and possibly, as you say, inviting something into your life that you won't like or know how to deal with.
Thank-you, Carol! I’ve travelled to so many places with different values and beliefs, seeing other worlds I would’ve otherwise missed. It’s an honor to be a guest at what would be closed-off to outsiders. A person doesn’t have to agree with what’s presented, but it’s important to respect that freedom of religion. It’s a right not every country allows its citizens.
Exactly! @@AdventureswithRoger
We just were there about a month ago!!! Very weird vibes for sure but a wonderful place with like you said, amazing history!!!!
Would love to know what people think about that area behind the pyramid. I didn’t feel anything, but I’m not sensitive to lots of things!
@AdventureswithRoger the pot in the tree... I figured there would have been something in it forsure!. Would have loved to figure out where the underground railroad was there!!. Specially the original one!. The hotel would have been nice to go through!!
Im so glad i found this channel!
Im Alabama born and raised but over the past few years ive became dear friends with a guy thats from southern Indiana, west of Evansville.
Over the course of this past year, He had to move back but ive already made a few visits up.
I obviously know nothing of the area but he has lived there for the most of his life.
Weve explored a little in the Wabash lowlands, twin swamps & visited New Harmony. I look forward to many more trips, as he is like family and certainly will use this channel for adventure ideas!
Southern Indiana has so many interesting, well-hidden, and poorly-publicized places. The tourism bureau seems to only promote sports and wineries, and occasionally, state-owned properties. There is so much more!
Thanks Roger.
I feel like that is very good advice at the end. Exactly how i try to live my life. I also let the people i love know it as often as possible!
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I just found your channel. Thank you for your work. I love it!!! I'm in southern Michigan and never knew the treasures my neighboring state held. It's close enough to explore too!
Now back to binge watching!
Welcome to the adventure! Lots of interesting, mildly hidden places in Indiana. I keep finding them, there seems to be no end! 🙂
Thanks, Roger. The wisdom you share in your videos is always simply profound .
Roger another solid video as usual. I am like you not into the dark.
As I am in the light I know you are as well.
God Bless!
Thank-you! I’ve been to some very strange places, but never seem to feel threatened, including at Camp Chesterfield. Maybe I bring the light with me? Only three places have ever made me feel on edge, and I didn’t stay long. Two had a history for being haunted, and the other might’ve been a murder scene, but I couldn’t verify that. I believe God gives us a certain sense of danger, that we should listen to!
Great video Enjoyed it! The outside elements, I never saw before. I only went into buildings, and spent zero time touring what was to be seen outdoors. A had no idea the river was within walking distance. Never saw the many monuments and outdoor gathering places. Thanks!
A very nice expanse, was so glad I could finally make it
Thank you for another informative and interesting video!!!
Thx Roger, I always enjoy your vids. As a fairly new resident of Noblesville, this is a quick drive from my house and I'm going to have to check it out!
I parked over at the bookstore lot, right across from the trail. Really nice walk!
Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure, Hector!
Awesome video Roger! I always learn so much about Indiana watching your videos...Cant wait for the next one!
I live nearby and enjoy visiting occasionally
I really enjoyed your video Rodger. Keep up the great work!
Thank-you, Jeff!
Hey I got a idea for a video for you since you do Indiana history. Id say it will be a pretty successful video considering the following the guy gets. Surprisingly no one has ever made a good video about him. John wooden the basketball coach! He grew up on a farm in rural Indiana. Has a similar story to larry bird except he stopped playing and started coaching to become one of the best coaches of all time.. Larry bird would be another good one. Lots of history down in french lick and west baden too. Keep up the good vids! Definitely one of the best channels ive come across.
I love a good biography or hidden town history. People just don’t tune-in when I make them. I have to alternate those with legends!
One of my favorite experiences, was making a segment about a small town girl, that grew up to teach at the very elementary she once attended. A wonderful person, and a wonderful story of inspiration. But to this day, it’s the least watched film I’ve ever made. 😂
I've heard stories of strange things happening at camp Chesterfield my entire life, I've lived across the street now for 5 years and I've never seen much of anything there it's always quiet there
It might be like me. I go to unusual places, almost never sense a thing. Other people go there, and say they were creeped out. Could be the day, or could be the level of sensitivity a person has, I’m not sure. But I know one thing: if I feel something is off, I don’t stay.
Amazing adventure Rodger thank you 🙏
Your best video to date.
Thank-you Kentucky girl!
I've never heard of any good experiences , when people mess around with a Ouija board ! Messed around with one when i was in high school . (This was an old creepy Ouija board too ! Not the one Milton-Bradley made 😂) Had some weird things happen that night ! But , the kids who hosted the party , said things got so weird they had to tell their parents ! They ended up having to have their home blessed . 😮
I’ve heard lots of bad stories, none good.
I have a pre Milton-Bradley Ouija (1920-1930 I think) board that was given to me as a "cursed" object. I've used it in my house, which is about 100 years old and I've found many anomalous bones hidden inside while doing renovations, nothing. I took it to work and used it on the cot in the back of the oldest ambulance in our fleet (talk about untimely deaths), still nothing. Maybe I'm just not doing it correctly 🙃
@@medicmule i've always been told , you gotta use 2 people ?
Great show ,what a crazy place ,ive been wanting to go see mounds state Park,we will have to go see that as well
Very close to each other.
In the late 80's while in highschool, we would always drive through the camp in the fall around Halloween just for spooks and fun. Then in 2000, as an adult I took a friend there who had an appointment with a clairvoyant. I stayed in the car and the lady i took came out crying because the clairvoyant tould her more than she should have known. It was a creepy experience for me and I think the lady who went into the appointment with the clairvoyant was traumatized for a long time.
I believe in the supernatural, as I’ve seen and experienced many things. Although I’m always intrigued by unusual things, some you don’t want to mess with, I have my boundaries.
Great video, Roger! I went to Ball State, which wasn't far from there, and heard some interesting things, especially from an English instructor. Love the channel.
Thank-you, Cynthia! My fondest Ball State memory was being in high school, and working for a pizza supply company, that delivered to a pizza place near campus. We literally delivered a ton of flour, and one of the guys asked if we wanted some pizza: best loaded pizza ever!
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Yes! I remember many Friday nights of eating pizza there. I was there from 1980 to 1985. There are many interesting places in this area.
Hoping to make a grand tour of northern Indiana, in the spring. I’ve seen a lot but not all of the touristy places.
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I haven't been there in a while. I live in Columbus, Indiana, and most all of my family live in Bloomfield and Spencer, so I'm really familiar with some of the places in your other videos. Thanks for the memories!
Interesting Roger! We always enjoy your videos
Pretty crazy . My mom attended , studied and gave readings here . She took classes and became a Minister , also. While I was in the army 68-71 mom attended Chesterfield a lot . She gave " readings " free of charge to NON-family people . My family went to other " Psychics" she knew and studied with . I went to a service at the Chapel one time after I came home from RVN . I never " believed " as all my other family members did . I asked her, after she knew she was about to die if it was fake , and if she really believed . She claimed it wasn't , and she did . When mom passed some members from a downtown Indy Church came to her funeral where she last attended . It was always crazy when I told people I met that my mom was a Psychic :D .. Cool video ...
My Mothers friend was a spiritualist and attended Camp Chesterfield. Until I researched for this short film, I didn’t understand much of her beliefs. Lots to digest!
One of the things we learned after her passing , that she had written in her pre-arrangement with a Funeral Home was . She didn't want to be embalmed for either 3 or 4 days . She , and they all . I guess . Believe that the soul doesn't leave the body for whatever the amount of days was,3-4 . Even with it in her pre= arrangement with the Home . We had to fight with them to honor it . They were worried about how bad she'd look if they waited . Thankfully she looked fine . Mom was well known at Chesterfield from the early 70's through the 80's . Her first name was Audrie . Mom never lived on campus , but did stay there a lot for services and taking classes . Stay safe out there ...
@@indycharlie In another video I did, about haunted places along the Ohio River, I briefly touched on what science knows, about dying. After respiration stops, our brains start firing messages in ways and for reasons not understood. There seems to be a relationship with electromagnetic activity, in both dying activities, and at “haunted” places. The spiritualists might well be onto something.
Maybe they are . The director at the Funeral Home gave us so much grief about the delayed embalming that was in her contract , and his insistence to do it within 24 hrs . I told him I'd sue his ass out of business if her wishes , clearly stated in the contract , were not complied with . My brother and I made a surprise visit on the 3rd day to see her , with my attorney . She had not been embalmed . Stay safe out there Roger ... @@AdventureswithRoger
Great video.
Thank- you!
Interesting for sure. Being raised as a Christian in a older wesleyan church, im 52 now have lived a life mostly as a good person but i didn't live as i was taught the Holy Bible shows us we are to live. As i have grown older i returned to my upbringing in the Christian church a try asi might to live a Godly life even tho i see so much deception , foolish, tricky, and evil around us. I witnessed many spiritual experiences within the church and in my life . That can only be our Lord Almighty!! Ill leave with this. Ephesians 6:12. Put on the whole armour of God,that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For wrestle not against flesh and blood , but against principalities, against powers, against the rulersof darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
I love your channel. Being an Indiana native myself, I have to ask if you are aware of the Brewersville red haired giant?
I am! I briefly covered it in my film about mounds in Indiana. A farmer found a pretty good-sized mound, covered in flagstone, started taking the stone to build. At some point, a very large skeleton was found, and the bones were shown to visitors at Keller Mill: it was kept in a large basket. Some bones were given away as souvenirs, but then there was a flood that hit the mill, and the bones disappeared. Another account was that the farmers kid kept some at the bones at the house, but his descendants can’t be located.
I actually grew up very close to Brewersville, I've even canoed through the old grist mill slew way that runs through the oxbow of Sand Creek. I actually dated a descendant of the grist mill owner, she was aware of the story but had no knowledge of the bones whereabouts at the time (mid 90's).@@AdventureswithRoger
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My pleasure, Richard
Hey Roger. You were only about 15 miles south of me. Another well made and interesting video. This is the most that I have ever seen of the camp. As a Christian, I won't step foot in that place. I was glad to hear you say that you don't believe in the things practiced there. I will further say that the homage to Jesus there is deceiving. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me". (John 14:6). All of those other people of the past that are noted there, as statues and busts, will bow the knee to Him one day. (Romans 14:10-12). This is your channel Roger. If my statements bring unwanted comments, I won't be offended if you delete it.
I have a theory, but am waiting to hear from someone, that knows more than I do about the place.
Some people are like Thomas Jefferson, are comfortable throwing-out what doesn’t suit them, and keeping what makes them feel good. And some people use acceptable things, as a front for what isn’t: window dressing.
:45 although you could classify that as a tall pyramid or obelisk. Its probably a cone of power. Witches will construct them to channel power to energize a spell or ritual they have performed and are awaiting an outcome. This is the reason for the shape of classic Witches hat. That too is a cone of power.
There’s a small information plaque in front of the pyramid, talking about it being rumored to be a source of power, and then playing it down as an old story. Would be interesting, for several spiritually sensitive people, to visit and tell what they felt about it
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God morning from GE rmany
Good evening from a very chilly southern Indiana! 🙂
The book store is open as is the hotel.
They must believe like the bumper stickers I see saying co- exist
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Can I go on a adventure with Rodger?
We go on one with him every time we watch. 😊
It is not a good idea to try and contact the dead. There is a reason why God warned against it. But does anyone ever listen?
“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you-I am He.” Gospel of John 4:19-25
Is Jesus surrounded or are they looking to him as the Lord?
Looked surrounded.
On one side?
If a person could look down from above, it would be like a crescent of statues looking forward, with Jesus in front and in the middle, also looking forward. All are the same height and seem oblivious to one another.
As an outsider, based solely on statue position, I got the impression that Jesus was only slightly more important to the spiritualists, than the other figures.
Might be a good trip.
I’m from SC, you do a great job with your state’s unique American History
@Tcrim354 For whatever reason, Indiana and Kentucky have a large number of unique sites.