You always make each and every video seem personal and well planned. I can tell you put a lot of care and precision into letting us see what you see, and walk where you walk. Thank you! That old metal bridge looked very interesting but it was hard to see with all the summer greenery.
I restore plaster. Lime was the standard plaster for building walls until gypsum plaster came in the Victorian era late 1800's. Lime walls go back to England. It is very stable against mold and parasites - they can't eat it. Its most important trait is it's also fire resistant/retardant. It's dangerous to work with as it's a base and can burn skin/eyes. Lime walls are often "whitewashed" because paints etc. can't stick to it well. Lime walls would take a year to cure.
My last day at work after 24 years is the 15th and I plan on making some road trips to North Carolina and Virginia, will be checking this out for sure!
That was just lovely, starting with a train you can’t go wrong. Those kilns are fantastic the stonework was amazing all different sizes. You were right that perspective was amazing I certainly didn’t realise they were so big. Thank you so much for taking me along, loved it. Please take care
JP would have enjoyed the train 👍😃. The kilns are different than ones I have seen before. Really cool. Nice to not see trash and graffiti. Thanks for the video.
That must have been one hellish job in the summer, even winter WW! Those things are huge and besides being hot they took so much energy to run. What people do to make a few bucks is amazing. Didn't have protective gear back in the day either. Beautiful structures indeed! Thanks Kindly WW! DaveyJO
Love to see things from Virgina what a great treat. My Dad use lime on the farm fields here annd there and now I know where it came from, really amazing. I wish I was in your shoes, sounds like lots of fun. Many Thanks
Very nice video would love to see from the top of the hill where they would load the lime into the kilms great find keep finding cool stuff in the woods 👍🏻
Very interesting. When you said "you could almost crawl into these" ; LOL I just knew you were thinking about that , as soon as you went to get the flashlight . Cliff you picked up a spider buddy on your camera lens ewe youck🕸🕷
The through holes are for the fire, cleanout openings below. The hopper is seperate, unlike pa, so wagons of limestone on top, heat underneath, powdered lime out the hopper into ore carts, pulled directly to hopper cars on a rail siding. Very efficient. Could be a continuous kiln where the fire just stays lit 24/7 and they feed from the top and when it powderizes it falls to the bottom creating a continuous operation.
That was so cool and very interesting. Been nice if you could have went on the road behind them to get a good view of the top. Guessing that's where they were loaded from. VA is a beautiful state when you get out of the bigger cities and towns.
Interesting history! Good to see that the kilns are still standing and in relatively good condition considering their age and how they served an important part of the history of Virginia.
Thank you for sharing your different adventures in Virginia. My family lives in the beautiful state of Virginia, getting ready to leave my home in Florida for a few days to visit.
You mentioned the difference in the mountains from PA.. our mountains are more gradual and not that visible whereas the mountains in other states like North Carolina are amazing. The first time I drove to Boone I couldn't get over how the mountains rose straight up from people's backyards.
Eagle Rock is my hometown. There used to be mines all around the area, but those kilns were used on the limestone that was mined directly across the James River there. The stone was loaded into carts that were transported over the river on cables suspended over the water and deposited into the kilns using rails (which you can still see.) Some of those cables are still there, just inbedded in the dirt, covered in vines, or washed down river. The limestone was then loaded onto boats and moved downstream. Trains carried the material after the railway was installed there. The road he was on is called Railway Ave, and the boats used to dock right down hill from where the old station sits. The town used to be pretty vibrant (though small) and had its own bowling alley, general store, movie theater, several churches, and people in the area would visit regularly, but several of those buildings burned down and a massive flood destroyed most of what was left. Today, the general store and the bank still stand, while the other buildings there (all brick or stone) have been emptied except one garage that is privately owned for personal use and the old post office that was gutted and made into a bluegrass music hall which only operated for a few years. It's a very small town now, not very many people live there and there isn't really anything more of note save for a memorial stone in the local cemetery for a native American burial site that was disturbed when they built the highway. That highway 220 wraps around the mountain in the background and heads south towards Roanoke, the biggest city anywhere nearby, 35 minutes away. There are beautiful hiking trails, waterfalls, kayaking spots, fishing areas, and more around the town and almost everyone there is super friendly, but the town itself really is just a shell of what it used to be.
Also, that bridge near the end was partially washed away in that flood. A huge chunk of it still sits on a piece of land that the river runs around just on the other side of the tracks from where he was filming.
Thought ya might be taking a Hobo's Vacation. lol *My G-Grandfather X 6 founded Lynchburg, VA* It is a beautiful state, as are PA and KY, TN, AR, AL. The Carolinas are also nice, and of course appealing for the Ocean and Golf Courses. But these inland states are lush in vegetation and in areas, particularly KY, rich in minerals and crystals. I can't imagine how wild and country my relatives had to be back when, Irish and well ... all we get in to and behavin' as we do! 😁 I love Arkansas - It is so beautiful and best water!
The lime farmers use is usually just dug out the mountain and ground up, and then spread on the fields. The kilns used for burning limestone produces hydrated lime or "quicklime" - used in making mortar and concrete, and in some pickle recipes. Think of all the historical brick buildings in Virginia, and you know all that mortar hadta come from somewhere! 😉 Thomas Jefferson was a big proponent of making as much as Americans needed at home - and not depending on the British to ship stuff here - so he encouraged lumber-mills, forges for making nails and hardware (why my closest river's got that name), brickyards making bricks from local clay, and making the mortar to glue them together as well! That hydrated lime, farmers only use that if a field is exceedingly acid and they need to plant it soon - it does some nasty stuff to your lungs! They usually plan ahead and use the slower-acting regular mined lime. What I see there - is the furnace-owner building a stack out of stone, cooking up quicklime, and then adding newer and newer furnaces as his business expanded - that's probably why the last one is made with concrete - he had enough quicklime stored extra to make concrete and build another stack. Concrete is not "modern" - was invented by the Romans. It was just that colonials used what was at hand to build. Stone, logs - then bricks & mortar - then concrete.
1800's and still standing, just imagine as this is being viewed houses are being built that will be falling apart before the last mortgage payment. Can't help but laugh a little that so often you have to pause due to highway traffic sounds, go all the way to Virginia and it's trains. They just had to do it bigger and louder.
Hi Cliff, those kilns were huge, how tall do you think they were ??? I say 45 - 50 feet ??. Either way those lime kilns were very cool to see and it's interesting how different states do things differently with the same end result. Thanks for showing us. xx
That train needs to stop yappin'. Unique one, out of state. Enjoyed. I am only guessing cliff, but I suspect, without looking at a map that ice age scrapping and erosion of your mountains is the reason they are not pointy. Virginia being further south may not have had ice sheets reach that far down (once again I didn't look at a map, but guessing) and the crumpling of the continent has caused their jagged peaks.
I like to research. From PA Department of Natural Resources website: "About 30 percent of Pennsylvania was covered by glaciers during the Ice Age. It was a time when large sheets of moving ice blanketed the northern half of North America. These glaciers helped to sculpt the hills and valleys of Pennsylvania and deposited materials such as boulders, sediment, and other debris, including pieces of Canada now found in Pennsylvania."
the fluted chimneys were good at adjusting the flow of heat ergo they burned hotter as it would cause a back up of heat and smoke...likely coal and charcoal fired? and next to the stream for slaking ...batch plants for thousands of years since ancient egypt ,china
I've missed you. Been in the hospital for a week. So glad to be back. I do so enjoy your videos and adventures.
Hope you are doing ok
Me too. Hope you are doing better
You always make each and every video seem personal and well planned. I can tell you put a lot of care and precision into letting us see what you see, and walk where you walk. Thank you! That old metal bridge looked very interesting but it was hard to see with all the summer greenery.
Those were really incredible kilns and the railroad bridge. Thanks for showing us parts of VA.
I restore plaster. Lime was the standard plaster for building walls until gypsum plaster came in the Victorian era late 1800's. Lime walls go back to England. It is very stable against mold and parasites - they can't eat it. Its most important trait is it's also fire resistant/retardant. It's dangerous to work with as it's a base and can burn skin/eyes. Lime walls are often "whitewashed" because paints etc. can't stick to it well. Lime walls would take a year to cure.
That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Just gorgeous green everywhere! The old architecture is amazing to see. Built for the millennia!
I hope you didn't take the spider with you.😉
Kilns were very cool! Just loved all the stone & the little arches. Such beauty! Kind of look like lil castles.Thanks for taking us with. 🤗
My last day at work after 24 years is the 15th and I plan on making some road trips to North Carolina and Virginia, will be checking this out for sure!
That was just lovely, starting with a train you can’t go wrong. Those kilns are fantastic the stonework was amazing all different sizes. You were right that perspective was amazing I certainly didn’t realise they were so big. Thank you so much for taking me along, loved it. Please take care
JP would have enjoyed the train 👍😃. The kilns are different than ones I have seen before. Really cool. Nice to not see trash and graffiti. Thanks for the video.
That must have been one hellish job in the summer, even winter WW! Those things are huge and besides being hot they took so much energy to run. What people do to make a few bucks is amazing. Didn't have protective gear back in the day either. Beautiful structures indeed! Thanks Kindly WW! DaveyJO
Absolutely incredible.
Love to see things from Virgina what a great treat. My Dad use lime on the farm fields here annd there and now I know where it came from, really amazing. I wish I was in your shoes, sounds like lots of fun. Many Thanks
Very nice video would love to see from the top of the hill where they would load the lime into the kilms great find keep finding cool stuff in the woods 👍🏻
Very interesting. When you said "you could almost crawl into these" ; LOL I just knew you were thinking about that , as soon as you went to get the flashlight . Cliff you picked up a spider buddy on your camera lens ewe youck🕸🕷
Thanks for taking us with you love your videos
The through holes are for the fire, cleanout openings below. The hopper is seperate, unlike pa, so wagons of limestone on top, heat underneath, powdered lime out the hopper into ore carts, pulled directly to hopper cars on a rail siding. Very efficient. Could be a continuous kiln where the fire just stays lit 24/7 and they feed from the top and when it powderizes it falls to the bottom creating a continuous operation.
What a great find. - Randy
Thanks for the video
Loved the train footage.
Great video 👍 love seeing the different styles of lime
kilns
Thank you for sharing your history it was very interesting and the surroundings are beautiful
Stay safe enjoy the hikes
That was so cool and very interesting. Been nice if you could have went on the road behind them to get a good view of the top. Guessing that's where they were loaded from. VA is a beautiful state when you get out of the bigger cities and towns.
No graffiti nice..Thanks Cliff.
Your page is awesome dude
Interesting history! Good to see that the kilns are still standing and in relatively good condition considering their age and how they served an important part of the history of Virginia.
Thank you for sharing your different adventures in Virginia. My family lives in the beautiful state of Virginia, getting ready to leave my home in Florida for a few days to visit.
You mentioned the difference in the mountains from PA.. our mountains are more gradual and not that visible whereas the mountains in other states like North Carolina are amazing. The first time I drove to Boone I couldn't get over how the mountains rose straight up from people's backyards.
Eagle Rock is my hometown. There used to be mines all around the area, but those kilns were used on the limestone that was mined directly across the James River there.
The stone was loaded into carts that were transported over the river on cables suspended over the water and deposited into the kilns using rails (which you can still see.) Some of those cables are still there, just inbedded in the dirt, covered in vines, or washed down river.
The limestone was then loaded onto boats and moved downstream. Trains carried the material after the railway was installed there. The road he was on is called Railway Ave, and the boats used to dock right down hill from where the old station sits.
The town used to be pretty vibrant (though small) and had its own bowling alley, general store, movie theater, several churches, and people in the area would visit regularly, but several of those buildings burned down and a massive flood destroyed most of what was left. Today, the general store and the bank still stand, while the other buildings there (all brick or stone) have been emptied except one garage that is privately owned for personal use and the old post office that was gutted and made into a bluegrass music hall which only operated for a few years.
It's a very small town now, not very many people live there and there isn't really anything more of note save for a memorial stone in the local cemetery for a native American burial site that was disturbed when they built the highway. That highway 220 wraps around the mountain in the background and heads south towards Roanoke, the biggest city anywhere nearby, 35 minutes away.
There are beautiful hiking trails, waterfalls, kayaking spots, fishing areas, and more around the town and almost everyone there is super friendly, but the town itself really is just a shell of what it used to be.
Also, that bridge near the end was partially washed away in that flood. A huge chunk of it still sits on a piece of land that the river runs around just on the other side of the tracks from where he was filming.
Cool stuff!
Thought ya might be taking a Hobo's Vacation. lol
*My G-Grandfather X 6 founded Lynchburg, VA*
It is a beautiful state, as are PA and KY, TN, AR, AL.
The Carolinas are also nice, and of course appealing for the Ocean and Golf Courses.
But these inland states are lush in vegetation and in areas, particularly KY, rich in minerals and crystals.
I can't imagine how wild and country my relatives had to be back when, Irish and well ... all we get in to and behavin' as we do! 😁
I love Arkansas - It is so beautiful and best water!
Thanks for describing what lime was used for!
Interesting to see that the kilns were designed differently.
beauteous. agreed, good stop.
The lime farmers use is usually just dug out the mountain and ground up, and then spread on the fields. The kilns used for burning limestone produces hydrated lime or "quicklime" - used in making mortar and concrete, and in some pickle recipes. Think of all the historical brick buildings in Virginia, and you know all that mortar hadta come from somewhere! 😉 Thomas Jefferson was a big proponent of making as much as Americans needed at home - and not depending on the British to ship stuff here - so he encouraged lumber-mills, forges for making nails and hardware (why my closest river's got that name), brickyards making bricks from local clay, and making the mortar to glue them together as well! That hydrated lime, farmers only use that if a field is exceedingly acid and they need to plant it soon - it does some nasty stuff to your lungs! They usually plan ahead and use the slower-acting regular mined lime. What I see there - is the furnace-owner building a stack out of stone, cooking up quicklime, and then adding newer and newer furnaces as his business expanded - that's probably why the last one is made with concrete - he had enough quicklime stored extra to make concrete and build another stack. Concrete is not "modern" - was invented by the Romans. It was just that colonials used what was at hand to build. Stone, logs - then bricks & mortar - then concrete.
1800's and still standing, just imagine as this is being viewed houses are being built that will be falling apart before the last mortgage payment. Can't help but laugh a little that so often you have to pause due to highway traffic sounds, go all the way to Virginia and it's trains. They just had to do it bigger and louder.
Cool place.
Hi Cliff, those kilns were huge, how tall do you think they were ??? I say 45 - 50 feet ??. Either way those lime kilns were very cool to see and it's interesting how different states do things differently with the same end result. Thanks for showing us. xx
At least that tall, they look a lot taller in person.
@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 Thank you for sharing them. x
Thanks. Did you get to see the top of them?
I didn't check that out, a little bit too close to the road.
I live in Easton,PA
That train needs to stop yappin'. Unique one, out of state. Enjoyed. I am only guessing cliff, but I suspect, without looking at a map that ice age scrapping and erosion of your mountains is the reason they are not pointy. Virginia being further south may not have had ice sheets reach that far down (once again I didn't look at a map, but guessing) and the crumpling of the continent has caused their jagged peaks.
I like to research. From PA Department of Natural Resources website: "About 30 percent of Pennsylvania was covered by glaciers during the Ice Age. It was a time when large sheets of moving ice blanketed the northern half of North America.
These glaciers helped to sculpt the hills and valleys of Pennsylvania and deposited materials such as boulders, sediment, and other debris, including pieces of Canada now found in Pennsylvania."
Bridge was wiped out in the flood of 1985. Car traffic in early days.
the fluted chimneys were good at adjusting the flow of heat ergo they burned hotter as it would cause a back up of heat and smoke...likely coal and charcoal fired? and next to the stream for slaking ...batch plants for thousands of years since ancient egypt ,china
Show other things from Eagle Rock Va
Do you carry a pocket knife and if so which one❓
I have a swiss army knife in my pack
@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 I carry a swiss army knife in my pocket every day. I have started gathering knives like Opinel, MAM, and Martin's.
the lime stone may have came in by rail cars just a guss