"The Witches' Graveyard" - Stamps Cemetery in Tennessee | Walking Old Graveyards
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video, we walk around historic Stamps Cemetery in Putnam County Tennessee. Pentagrams -- or stars -- on some of the old headstones have given this place a reputation as a witches' graveyard. Historians believe the star may have been Mr. Stamp's signature because he was illiterate and preferred not to sign documents with an X.
Regardless, it appears the cemetery may be home to some ritualistic activity.
NOTE: This channel was intentionally created to host videos WITHOUT narration. The concept is to offer point-of-view videos to let you feel as though you're walking around an old graveyard, to include the sounds of the location. I appreciate the comments requesting narration, but there will never be any narration on this channel.
I like the way you do your channel. Makes me feel like I'm there. If I want to read I just rewind and pause😊
The OCD side of me wants to tidy up those grave stones by straightening the head stones and restoring the wonky pitched spirit stones (the two long stones covering the grave) to original placement carefully. Though I would not want to clean the actual stonework as the lichen and moss gives it character. But in reality I couldn't and wouldn't start messing with stuff like that (unless safety issues or the family wishes to repair their plots) as sometimes messing with that type of aged weathered stone can cause more damage to already fragile stonework. I live in Scotland (born, bred and raised) and we have many gorgeous very old grave yards that I love to wonder around and admire.
I have never seen a cemetery like that with stone slabs covering the length of the graves, very unique and unusual.
I've never seen anything like that either.
They sparingly are a southern thing. There are some in Pickett county as well.
@@ROKgem nah mom, they are literally all over fentress county too. There are some not far from the house! The cemetery in the field after the children's graveyard. York cemetery, Beaty cemetery, about every cemetery in the county has them.
Greetings from Georgia. Fascinating tour. Thank you. Never seen or heard of spirit graves.
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I have my great grandparents are buried in graves like that but they were not Witches. Just country people from the South.
I'm in NC mountains, quite a few here also like that. They were peaked so they wouldn't cave in, in a way as to expose the bodies. At least those are the stories told here. Very interesting, thank you for sharing.
Boy if that's not American Gothic I don't know what is😳🖤🖤
Would be nice if the person vitotapeing the Cemetery, would read out loud the names and dates that they can read. It would be more interesting.
Nothing against visiting graveyards....but I wouldnt touch anything if I were you! might upset someone.
I’m from ga . My last name is Stamps . Like to know where this is so I could visit my ancestors!!
Putnam county TN
Just because you have the same last night don’t mean your kin please do your family history to see
@@4amcripple Thanks I just might go there since I am retired now. It would be a nice trip.
@@cathyslaton9998 Your right about that. Maybe I can find out.
A little narration would enhance the experience, don't you think?
Interesting, never seen graves like that
We call them spirit graves
That’s very interesting an kool 2 know, thank u 4 that information Blanche!! I’ve often wondered bout them an why they used 2 do them like that. Do u know why they call them spirit graves? Or maybe when they started doin that an why? There r graves like this where my mama is buried so I’ve been curious bout them since I c so many at the cemetery when I visit my mamas grave. Mama is buried in a old cemetery an in the oldest section there r several graves that have the slabs like a tpee an my family & I have talked bout them an been curious as 2 when an why they done sum graves like this back in the day.
@@christinashelton5957 I'm from where they originated and we've always called them tent graves. They were put on graves back in the 1800s mainly because the grave would eventually cave in without a vault.
They buried this way to keep animals from exhuming bodies.
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@@4amcripple that makes sense, thank u so much 4 explaining that 2 me!! My fam & I had wondered if that might b the reason but honestly had no idea, we were jus guessin so I def appreciate u confirming our guess on why they used 2 do the graves that way. We’ve also seen graves that r covered w/a slab of concrete flat across the grave. We assumed that those might b done that way same as the tent graves.
Those are called tent graves
Iv never saw grave like that why are they like that
Agree same here wow that is different
They started in the Cumberland plateau of TN. We have them because graves used to settle before vaults and then they would cave in. This covered that and protected the grave.
I wouldn't say that's candle wax that could be fat from deer gut pile possibly those acorns could have been bait somebody may be hunting there with a bow 🏹 the gun shot at 11:00 min mark it's a good indicator I'm correct
Excellent observations in your comments -- thank you
Why the wood like that
Stone and it's to protect the grave when it inevitably caved in
I think the person filming this video should do some talking on the names, dates, and a little history. Otherwise, I don’t think it’s fair to anyone watching.
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Where's is this at in Tennessee?
It says Putnam county Tn so I’m assuming it’s either in Cookeville or around the Baxter area. I’m actually from Cookeville which is Putnam county but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of stamps cemetery but then again I’m sure there’s other cemeteries in Putnam county that I’ve never heard of. I was born an raised in Cookeville so it’s very interesting 4 me 2 find out where this is exactly. My mother is buried in a very old cemetery an there r several graves jus like these w/the tpee like slabs on the grave where my mama is buried.
I actually googled this an it shows that is is up past Algood Gn headed towards Monterey.
Why rocks penny's on stones
Leaving a penny at the grave means simply that you visited.
Leaving a nickel indicates that you and the deceased trained at boot camp together.
Leaving a dime means you served together in some capacity.
Leaving a quarter at the grave, you are telling the family that you were with the soldier when they were killed.
Many people leave stones on a loved one's grave or memorial to mark their visit. The symbol of the stone can bring comfort to family and friends, letting them know their loved one has been visited, grieved and prayed for by others, too.
Where at in tn
Putnam county, just up past Algood
Why is person with camera not talking
Do they have names
Officially they are called Tent graves, but a lot of the older folks around here call them spirit graves
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Stop witch trial 1693
We had ancestors they killed in the late 1890-1900 because the town people thought they were . Them town killed the whole family first husband died then one night did the same to his wife and small children and burned the house down . :( wife use herbs and such to help heal instead of their medication so they thought she was a witch 😢.That’s what they did back in the old days and got by with it .
I have been hurting more information about it would like to visit there grave if I can find them .