Comments by "Beth Bartlett" (@bethbartlett5692) on "ABANDONED Time Capsule UNTOUCHED For 10 Years | 1800's GHOST TOWN" video.

  1. The small old buildings (think you referred to them as shacks) are called "Smoke Houses" - they were for the purpose of - curing and smoking meats. There were no windows and one door, sometimes a small trap door on the side for the purpose of loading supplies in - wood foe smoking meats, etc. They hung hams from a rafter - that had been cured in vats of salt and they hung slabs of meats to age and smoke - dry. After folks had access to meat markets or no longer raised or purchased fresh slaughters - they converted these in to Chicken coops or storage sheds. We are mostly so far removed from this era - and have refridgeration - we've lost understanding of the essential purposs for food management w/o electricity. There were smaller versions with cellars, use as ice housed and for storing milk/cream/butter - and vegetables - Your free history lesson :-) Enjoy your explorations and be safe!
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  2. Viewers - understand that - items and structures, left/adandoned, in the desert, do not weather and rust or even hold dust, as they do in the zones with moisture and humidity. Bodies mummify rather than decay as expected.
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