Abandoned and Forgotten Relics

[winni_hipster]

Share your stories about interesting abandoned or hidden buildings (like an old train station in the woods). Or maybe you found an old horse drawn carriage by your house. Whatever the case may be, share it for us adventurers.

[BroadHopper]

How about an abandoned outhouse? Can't recall how old it is.

[winni_hipster]

Sounds cool Broadhopper, is it hidden in the woods or was it built by the previous land owner?

[Grant]

See the "Diving" section -- there's more history on the bottom of the Lake than anywhere else -- and more being discovered all the time!

[Dave R]

I know they are not buildings, but I think these two abandoned steam locomotives in Maine would be cool to visit.

http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/disc...sh/index.shtml

[winni_hipster]

Originally Posted by Dave R

I know they are not buildings, but I think these two abandoned steam locomotives in Maine would be cool to visit.

http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/disc...sh/index.shtml

This is definitely something I'm gonna go see, if only there was a train from the Lake Shore Railroad. It's neat that they mention the "Lombard Tractor" aka Lombard Steam Log Hauler, because my great grandfather's great uncle Alvin O. Lombard was the inventor of the machine.

[RLW]

winni_hipster, I just noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.

Thanks for bringing up a great subject.

[HomeWood]

There was (maybe still is) a 1950's Chevy Belair or Belair type sitting in the woods just off Shaker Jerry Rd. It is on the left coming from Mboro Neck Rd. I always thought it was cool. One of those little things I remember from my trips up to the lake. I don't think I ever failed to look for it while driving by.

[Greene's Basin Girl]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

How about an abandoned outhouse? Can't recall how old it is.

We have one of those.

[SteveA]

You can try to contact the current owners (caretakers?)

http://www.kimballcastle.com/

This has been a bit of a ongoing drama in the lakes Region for many years.

[SteveA]

Also take a look at the history thread here on Winni.com.

If you click on the top of the "views' column, you will be able to sort the most followed (read) posts. In the wonderful threads started by McDude you will have a great quide to the history of the Lakes Region.

There are also plenty of local small museums in just about every town around the lake.

http://www.lwhs.us/

http://www.nhbm.org/

http://www.castleintheclouds.org/

[Water Camper]

Originally Posted by Green's Basin Girl

We have one of those.

We have one also, not been used in many years.

Bill

[sluggo]

This is an old early 1900s coal cart abandoned in the woods with two trees growing through it. It took me about three full days two cut it out of the ground. It looks great in my yard now ! and makes a great conversation piece.

[winni_hipster]

Originally Posted by sluggo

This is an old early 1900s coal cart abandoned in the woods with two trees growing through it. It took me about three full days two cut it out of the ground. It looks great in my yard now ! and makes a great conversation piece.

Wow! What a cool find, it reminds me of the old car with a tree growing out of it that my grandfather has in his yard in Alton Bay.

[jetlag100]

Had an old tee-pee made out of small trees on our property when we bought it..it was pretty cool and big enough for a couple of people to stay in..

[ApS]

Originally Posted by winni_hipster

Share your stories about interesting abandoned or hidden buildings (like an old train station in the woods). Or maybe you found an old horse drawn carriage by your house. Whatever the case may be, share it for us adventurers.

An abandoned maple syrup "factory" stands in deep woods within a ½-mile of our place. Based on Connecticut-based newspapers left there on the second floor, they had closed shop sometime before the 1938 Hurricane. I "googled" all the newspaper headlines and advertisements, and found absolutely nothing—even Wikipedia came up with zero!

A relative of the former owners showed me a photograph of the two buildings in 1946, and there were only saplings appearing in the background. (!)

It's likely that the secure metal roof on each building kept the structures weather-resistant, and from collapsing altogether.

A two-story building adjacent—and still standing—once housed teams of horses downstairs, and the workers upstairs. This other structure (below) is where sap was boiled down to make maple syrup, using wood-fired stoves.

All the doors are padlocked since seeing it for the first time years ago, but coming across the two buildings during "a walk in the woods" was kind of scary.



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[Nagigator]

I agree, it must be kinda creepy to run across those buildings........good photo, though.

[tis]

Maple syrup "factory"? Is that the new politically correct name for "sap house"? Who owned that? Was it Horne's, APS?

[BroadHopper]

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nh/nh.html

There are more that are not listed here. Mostly abandoned logging camps in the White Mountains.

[Dave R]

The Deertrees Theater in Harrison, ME was abandoned for years. Back in the late 80s, people decided to fix it up and get it open again. some friends and I had tickets to the first show of the new era (a screening of a great Lillian Gish silent movie called "Way Down East") and took a trip to it in the daytime so we'd be able to find it that evening (it was out in the woods on an old dirt road). While we were there, an old man that had played there in his younger days showed up and ended up giving us a tour and history of the place. It was in horrible shape, but had tons of character and a great history. Toward the end of the tour, some guys showed up with a piano (to accompany the silent movie) and we ended up helping them move it. The old man turned out to be the piano player for the movie.

The movie was great and it was strange to sit in a theater watching it while seeing stars through the holes in the roof. The theater has since been fully repaired and it's a great place to catch a show.

See: http://www.deertrees-theatre.org/

[Dave R]

http://www.wimp.com/abandonedisland/

Had no idea this exists in NYC.