Abandoned Marble Quarry at Former Mountain Top Backyard NASCAR Shop

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024

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  • @stapleton42extra
    @stapleton42extra  Год назад +3

    Check out the main video!
    ruclips.net/video/6wRWq_NUiIY/видео.html

  • @LGAustralia
    @LGAustralia Год назад +54

    He's proud of that view from the back deck, and rightfully so!

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад +15

      How do we get LG as a sponsor on this race car? 😂

    • @MidgetRacer8192
      @MidgetRacer8192 Год назад +10

      Most randomly placed RUclips comment award right here.
      But also very correct.

    • @LGAustralia
      @LGAustralia Год назад +11

      @@MidgetRacer8192 We love racing, and history :D Though can only activate local sponsorships unfortunately. However Mitch and Logan have our moral support and interest, 100% :) Keep 'em coming!

    • @MidgetRacer8192
      @MidgetRacer8192 Год назад +4

      @@LGAustralia that is great to hear. hopefully LG can do some sponsorships for the Aussie racers at least.

    • @MrCpolzin
      @MrCpolzin Год назад

      @@MidgetRacer8192 I'd love to know who LG sponsors Down Under... Lot's of money but poor distribution. Who does LG sponsor ???

  • @Stapleton42
    @Stapleton42 Год назад +8

    WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS DOWN THERE 😂

  • @sadiejustin
    @sadiejustin Год назад +18

    Incredible. I've been in the stone countertop arena for about 12 years now. This was an incredibly interesting video to me. It would be cool to have a piece of that marble all polished up as a paperweight or something. The quarry that the Empire State building lobby marble came from? Just awesome, man.

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад +4

      Jeff used a good bit of it in the house he’s building. It’s awesome

    • @samsonian
      @samsonian Год назад

      @@stapleton42extra life goals, right?

  • @OldBeaterGarage
    @OldBeaterGarage Год назад +9

    This is right near where I grew up. Tons of History in this area; you'd be amazed at the number of factories and mills that were all over Westfield, Springfield, Chicopee and all up and down the CT river. Tools, Guns, Machinery, Silverware, Periscopes you name it was probably made there.

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад +4

      We need to spend some more time there for sure

    • @JJubbs1
      @JJubbs1 Год назад +1

      The Springfield Armory Museum showcases a lot of firearms manufacturing history in New England. I learned that Rolls Royce build cars in Springfield, MA during the 20’s. This was due to the large engineering and labor workforce that stemmed from The Springfield Armory.

  • @RearEngineShop
    @RearEngineShop Год назад +5

    What a crazy random cool thing to find behind a racecar shop.

  • @davidgough1161
    @davidgough1161 2 месяца назад +1

    This is history! This is what you are here for, please do more of this stuff. It is important for our country!

  • @rayblaszczak8922
    @rayblaszczak8922 Год назад +1

    Love this kind of stuff !! Thanks for sharing these cool places

  • @MM_in_Havasu
    @MM_in_Havasu Год назад +8

    Very cool back story here! Thanks for posting this, Mitch, hope you & Logan are both doing well in NC!

  • @madcowmark7129
    @madcowmark7129 Год назад +6

    Would enjoy knowing more about that property, great place to explore.
    Thanks for the extra video.

  • @Wooley689
    @Wooley689 Год назад +4

    This is so wild, amazing history you stumbled upon. I'm sitting here trying to imagine all the workers hustling about and the machines making all the noise.

  • @VanPelt408
    @VanPelt408 Год назад +4

    Uncovering more hidden gems! I enjoy the variety!

  • @adammealey6721
    @adammealey6721 Год назад +3

    Woah, this is sooo cool. I love your racing stuff, but this is just out of this world. I wish I could tag along in the adventures you go on !! Thanks for atleast getting some video of it !!

  • @nicolewembley3093
    @nicolewembley3093 Год назад +3

    Awesome video, I am sure the view is even more spectacular in Summer when everything is greened up.

  • @KEIFabrication
    @KEIFabrication Год назад +3

    I really like anything old like that. Lots of Quarries in RI, CT, and Mass. My mom's family was famous for the grandfather having a monument company, and carved many of the stones for the Gettysburg battlefields. I always dream about making them operational again. You were within an hour of my shop. Wish I had known you were going to be up this way, we would have had you and Logan over for dinner!

  • @CuriousEarthMan
    @CuriousEarthMan Год назад +1

    Thanks for making this! Green Serpentine Marble is beautiful!

  • @stephenbardsley3581
    @stephenbardsley3581 Год назад +1

    I'm from Massachusetts been racing stockists around Mass, New Hampshire, Connecticut for years I've only heard stories nice to see it. Thanks!

  • @davidpastor9976
    @davidpastor9976 Год назад +1

    What a find! Like in the race shops, be nice to find any relatives of former quarry workers to tell the history and stories. And the views!!! Outstanding!

  • @greenmirror5555
    @greenmirror5555 Год назад +9

    You are a walking history museum magnet Mitchell! Wow!

  • @isthisgonnatakelong1101
    @isthisgonnatakelong1101 Год назад +2

    Cool video - This is my neck of the woods - hope you enjoyed your visit to Western, MA.

  • @bluetoes591
    @bluetoes591 Год назад +2

    I wonder how much of this kind of stuff is out there. It looks so ordinary from the satellite view on Google maps.
    Weird how you moved to the Nascar mecca, but found the right Nascar project far, far away. Somehow that lead to finding a surprising shop in the middle of the woods, one of the most spectacular mountain top views you could have found anywhere, and a bottomless historic marble quarry. Magic.

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад +1

      Absolutely crazy. Lake speed jr was involved with that car when Joey drove it too

  • @cargasm383
    @cargasm383 Год назад +2

    That's Wild. While watching the main video I was thinking "man I would love to live in a place like that, out in the woods, bunch of race car history". Small world. I grew up in Westfield. It was a great place to grow up too. It used to have a dirt short track. City wanted the land and didn't want to renew the owners lease so they bought him out. It has a small fair grounds that still does demo derby, truck pulls and has a bmx track. Next town over had a oval/figure 8 track. Mike Joy started his career announcing there way back in the day. I "raced" there once as a kid. They would do a thing where kids could bring their power wheel, big wheel, bikes ect. and race from the starting line to the end of turn 1. Unfortunately it was attached to a theme park that Six flags bought. They tore it down for the superman ride. There was a ton of car shows. Even a yearly one at the high school sponsored by the D.A.R.E program lol They used to close off the streets downtown for "the taste of the world". basically a big fair with live music, and a TON of food stalls all down the main street. They don't do that anymore. Good times while it lasted.

  • @ravenraven964
    @ravenraven964 Год назад +1

    You should mention this to disel dave im sure hed love to go diveing for old cars

  • @brianbeilmann2992
    @brianbeilmann2992 Год назад +2

    Amazing property.
    Those views. Wow.
    Good times.

  • @kurtracer43
    @kurtracer43 Год назад +1

    What a beautiful piece of property and so much history with it

  • @jdhaase1417
    @jdhaase1417 Год назад +1

    Dang! What magnificent views from that balcony! Would love to see the views in the fall. Love history!

  • @TahoesNTurbos
    @TahoesNTurbos Год назад +3

    oh man this was freaking cool! wish the video was longer to see more

  • @Highside17
    @Highside17 Год назад +2

    Talk about getting sidetracked from race car stuff!!! Wow what an amazing piece of property!!

  • @donaldhalls2189
    @donaldhalls2189 Год назад +1

    One wonderful place, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones

  • @hotdogs5265
    @hotdogs5265 Год назад +2

    I live in MA and there are quarries that are hundreds of feet deep and tons of cars were dumped in those quarries.

  • @jasonhovey815
    @jasonhovey815 Год назад +1

    You were up in my neck of the woods. What a beautiful piece of property

  • @dsanford12
    @dsanford12 Год назад +1

    I came here from your other channel , What an amazing property the guy has , Definitely need some magnet fishing in that place.

  • @telecasteroil
    @telecasteroil Год назад +1

    Seeing those North East Mountains, wow what a view!

  • @dannyyarbrough5938
    @dannyyarbrough5938 Год назад +1

    You should get that water drone and see what all is in there.. that would be some great content! Make it happen Stapleton

  • @jags01071
    @jags01071 Год назад +1

    Ray is very proud of his house, and he should be it is beautiful. The whole mountain is beautiful

  • @rfd06
    @rfd06 Год назад +1

    nice right in my backyard and those quarrys are a part of New England history ,

  • @mrs6968
    @mrs6968 Год назад +1

    You know history channel has a issue when this channel is putting it to shame. Great video tyvm

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад +1

      Thanks man

    • @mrs6968
      @mrs6968 Год назад

      @@stapleton42extra thank you for all the great adventures and backstorys

  • @stewpuddy4161
    @stewpuddy4161 Год назад +1

    Mitchell you are exactly like me. I would absolutely say "I need to check this out!" I love these channels!!!!

  • @Travisesty
    @Travisesty Год назад +1

    Crazy great video!!! Loved it!!

  • @Mark_Tishman
    @Mark_Tishman Год назад +2

    When he said about Christine, I guess he was talking about Stephen King's book "Christine" ))

  • @jimmack1504
    @jimmack1504 Год назад +1

    My dad was stationed at Stoneybrook Air Force Station, a few miles to the east, adjacent to Westover AFB. It was a depot for nuclear weapons in the '50s.

  • @timrayburn2461
    @timrayburn2461 Год назад +1

    Outstanding video guys

  • @dualsportrider3221
    @dualsportrider3221 Год назад +1

    Masshole, Lanesville quary. I've heard stories they cleaned it w divers and crane, over 12 cars and a 10 wheel dump truck came out.

  • @keithbailey540
    @keithbailey540 Год назад +1

    WOW. Incredible view. I want to live there!

  • @davidquesnel4685
    @davidquesnel4685 Год назад +1

    I'd love to see you hit Barre Vermont Rock of Ages and Thunder road if you're still back there. Ken Squier got his start there when he worked for WDEV.

  • @dansimon1100
    @dansimon1100 Год назад +1

    No that's one nice view from that house. Pretty cool Old rock quarry. Tho

  • @richardharvey8939
    @richardharvey8939 Год назад +1

    Great video glad you took the time

  • @ericlakota1847
    @ericlakota1847 Год назад +1

    Alot of quarry closed in ww2 and never opened back up some hit springs and couldn't pump the water over the winter back then

  • @brianmeattey4151
    @brianmeattey4151 Год назад +1

    interesting video I almost forgot about the quarry days I haven't been on you tube much lately so I'm glad I bumped into your channel again I mean I've been subed for a couple years just forgot about alot of ya cause of time away .so I need go watch your vids and get upto date on what has changed excetra

  • @gregholmes3661
    @gregholmes3661 Год назад +1

    Mitchell did you enjoy history class in school? Your passion you have brings us a lot of enjoyment.

  • @urbanarcheology7346
    @urbanarcheology7346 Год назад +1

    What an amazing place to explore! Thanks for sharing. I just subscribed to your channel! Keep up the great work! 🤘😎

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад

      Thanks man! Welcome. This is our bonus stuff channel too

  • @chadvarnell1889
    @chadvarnell1889 Год назад +1

    That water drone needs to happen... Surely there is a channel that has one that would collab!? The only one I can think of is defunct now. (AWP)

  • @dennislamers986
    @dennislamers986 Год назад +1

    Yabba Dabba Do. Wow that is so impressive. Would be so cool to so it all functioning.

  • @yamarider6199
    @yamarider6199 Год назад +1

    yes would love more exploration vids!

  • @dannotwalruslarkin9324
    @dannotwalruslarkin9324 Год назад +1

    Lol come to New England for a race car and end up exploring outdoors! So cool you were in my backyard. Everytime I feel like Ive had enough of this area, I end up in the mountains hiking or hunting and randomly stumble upon something incredible. Nothing like stumbling upon a 40s/50s car miles into the mountains without a road or trail in sight and wondering how the hell it got there 😂 Gets even crazier when you find a wrecked airplane or helicopter.

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад

      I love finding neat stuff like that and wondering how it ended up there too

  • @keithlaub7964
    @keithlaub7964 Год назад +1

    This stuff is so fascinating

  • @brianmeattey4151
    @brianmeattey4151 Год назад +1

    nice yea ya should take a waterproof either 360 camera and light and a long ass rope or so and send one down and see what's there cause there could be like stepped cuts underwater and may or could be something stuck part way down and I know in Sanford Maine there is a old abandoned quarry and when I was younger friends and me use to go there once in a while drink or hang wit the lady friends but enough of that but I know there are cars down there and it is way deep as well but the like trail type road leads right to the edge and cars have drove right off it for sure

  • @jeffroth1731
    @jeffroth1731 Год назад +1

    What an incredible spot to put your house.

  • @dewboy13
    @dewboy13 Год назад +3

    I say you need to get a water drone, and do a follow up video!

  • @DMR67442
    @DMR67442 Год назад +1

    You are literally 35 miles or less from my house. I heard Westfield and I started thinking maybe they’re in Westfield MA but I wasn’t sure. Once I saw Harold’s crane, I knew you definitely were there and then you mentioned or he mentioned Springfield and stuff. A friend of mine owns 100 acres on the top of a mountain in Russell and built his house there in Agawam mass. There is now a six flags amusement park there before that it was called Riverside Park and there was a small 5th mile then later quarter-mile race track there, it was an original NASCAR track that opened in 1948. Hopefully you and Logan will be back sometime in this area.

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад

      Hopefully we will come back for that road course old Monte he has!

  • @DeanSchumacher
    @DeanSchumacher Год назад +1

    I would like to walk around with a metal detector I bet you could find some cool stuff thanks for sharing tht view wow amazing I would sit there for hours every day never get old just beautiful thanks

  • @williamward7707
    @williamward7707 Год назад +1

    Quite an adventure...

  • @lukelafave5300
    @lukelafave5300 Год назад +1

    The piece of wood that is holding up that rock that hasn't rotted is more than likely a piece of cedar. Cedar is rot resistant. I have pictures of a culvert that is @110 years old made of cedar that is still 2+" thick and completely solid.

  • @chandlerfrazier
    @chandlerfrazier Год назад +4

    I will donate to help see the bottom of this damn hole.

  • @DMR67442
    @DMR67442 Год назад +1

    Amherst,MA. I live in Granby next town to Amherst that he mentions from his back deck

  • @nunstersplace
    @nunstersplace Год назад +1

    That's the type of view I have. I can see the light from Redding and chico/paradise. Then I have the view of the Mendocino National Forest. Then it's dark enough to see the Milky Way at night. `

  • @bcbloc02
    @bcbloc02 Год назад +1

    Just think a lot of those big rocks probably weigh about 10 ton and they were moving them by hand!

  • @BrookieLikesCars
    @BrookieLikesCars Год назад +1

    This is so cool!

  • @ricknorris6943corvair
    @ricknorris6943corvair Год назад +1

    What a joint!

  • @marcdesrosiers4312
    @marcdesrosiers4312 Год назад +1

    Great video

  • @c.johnweir182
    @c.johnweir182 Год назад +1

    This is crazy! Almost going to Dale Jr's boneyard. The spot were wrecked race cars go to die.

  • @trevhawe
    @trevhawe Год назад +1

    Fascinating stuff.

  • @davidgough1161
    @davidgough1161 2 месяца назад +1

    What kind of saws did this work, where are they now!

  • @evanfacey1194
    @evanfacey1194 Год назад +1

    Hey I know that place I worked for Jeff years ago doing concrete resurfacing 👍🤘 tell Jeff sell me his dirt bikes 😂

  • @mrgmc6314
    @mrgmc6314 Год назад +1

    All that rock gotta be worth some money still to this day ..

  • @JohnRoberts71
    @JohnRoberts71 Год назад +1

    Great content thanks for sharing

  • @haffrods7055
    @haffrods7055 Год назад +1

    You need a Fifish underwater drone or drop a Gopro on a rope down in the water. Gotta be some cool stuff down there.

  • @jeffjohnston3504
    @jeffjohnston3504 Год назад +1

    Maybe there's an underwater drone service that could provide images he seeks cheaper than buying one his self. Especially not knowing how to operate one. That would suck if it got lost down there 😮

  • @jstidham26
    @jstidham26 Год назад +1

    Man this is so intresting if he gets a water drone we need to see it

  • @russellweber3466
    @russellweber3466 Год назад +1

    I wonder if they stocked that quarry lake with fish and frogs and crawdads?

  • @joshchilds9409
    @joshchilds9409 Год назад +1

    I'm so curious what's at the bottomless pit LoL... That would be a badass project. Imagine finding a rare race car or something.... Probably bodies and s*** 😳😅

  • @philgee2240
    @philgee2240 Год назад +1

    What a great video

  • @davidbeers5949
    @davidbeers5949 Год назад +1

    Mitchell if you lived on top of a mountain, you would end up being a road racer. Where on your drives home you could practice for Pikes Peak.

    • @stapleton42extra
      @stapleton42extra  Год назад +1

      Backroads of Pennsylvania growing up basically made me that way growing up 😂

  • @greenmirror5555
    @greenmirror5555 Год назад +1

    priceless view!

  • @adamrodgers2377
    @adamrodgers2377 Год назад +1

    That's so cool!

  • @TheCrewChief374
    @TheCrewChief374 Год назад +1

    Definitely some more good content

  • @michaelamos2336
    @michaelamos2336 Год назад +1

    And don't forget about that metal detector

  • @thediecastguy8728
    @thediecastguy8728 Год назад +1

    Damn I’m on the other side of Mass on the NH boarder

  • @v4yt126
    @v4yt126 Год назад +1

    Glorious

  • @DariusEckard-oe9ic
    @DariusEckard-oe9ic Год назад

    My Father in law would tell me stories of that place back in the mid 40’s to mid 50’s

  • @imfineproductions5847
    @imfineproductions5847 Год назад +1

    Went to college at UMass Amherst not too far from here

  • @stevemills6379
    @stevemills6379 Год назад +1

    That would be awesome to stock with fish and have your own private fishing spot

  • @RustyWells2
    @RustyWells2 Год назад +1

    Those same mountains are not far from where you live now in NC!

  • @davidchapman1508
    @davidchapman1508 Год назад +1

    I'd 100% pump out the water and see what's down there.

  • @shandyhilling7889
    @shandyhilling7889 Год назад +1

    Beautiful I'd love that

  • @yourejovian
    @yourejovian Год назад +1

    Good area for hardcore band photo

  • @fordhipo
    @fordhipo Год назад +1

    Cool place

  • @ejlafleur14
    @ejlafleur14 Год назад +1

    I’ve seen that house from the Pike

  • @johnalbano3rd785
    @johnalbano3rd785 Год назад +1

    That's a grate place 👍👍

  • @scottberry5266
    @scottberry5266 Год назад +1

    All that exposed rock looks like the sour soil burial place from the movie pet semitary