Mesmerizing Footage Of An Abandoned 1830S Plantation

In this video, BackyardExploration takes you on a tour of a rural Missouri plantation. It features footage of an 1830s home, cemetery, single room chapel, and various outbuildings. The founder of this property was born in 1796 in England. He moved to America one year after his 1820 marriage. He purchased this land in 1834 and built a house on it. Eventually, he expanded his estate to a 1,500-acre plantation, took up mining and milling, and became one of the most prominent men in the county.

The main house.

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Cemetery for the family who built the home and lived here.

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Burial plots for the slaves.

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The original chapel.

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The front porch.

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YouTube/ BackyardExploration It moved underneath the photographer when stepped on.

A peak inside through giant spiderwebs.

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Outside of the building.

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Inside…

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Very cluttered.

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The kitchen had pans, bowls and a mop hanging on the wall.

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A bed or a bench?

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The pink curtains on the wall appeared relatively new. They weren’t faded or worn.

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Stairway to upstairs.

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An old typewriter.

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A make-shift litter box full of cat droppings.

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Upstairs room and fireplace.

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Fireplace:

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View from upstairs.

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Attic:

YouTube/ BackyardExploration There was a legend of a man who lived there who boiled one of his slaves after he died. A skeleton was later found in the attic and the remains are buried in the cemetery on site.

Supposedly the man had been a doctor and the skeleton used for medical purposes.

More clutter…including a bicycle.

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Outhouse…

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Storage shed with abandoned vehicle.

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Apparently a Jeep from the early 1970s.

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Long shot of the house.

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Although we know this is in rural Missouri, the exact location of this plantation is not disclosed to discourage vandals and trespassers.

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It moved underneath the photographer when stepped on.

There was a legend of a man who lived there who boiled one of his slaves after he died. A skeleton was later found in the attic and the remains are buried in the cemetery on site.

Supposedly the man had been a doctor and the skeleton used for medical purposes.

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