Bulldozing a City Block Unveils an Unbelievable Jackpot in an Underground Structure from the 1880s

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4 ай бұрын

Excavating a series of privies at the site of a construction zone in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching everyone! And a special thanks to “Nebraska’s Everything” on KZfaq, for locating the pit and allowing us to come down to Nebraska and dig it. We could consider it a personal favor if you went over to their channel and gave them a sub! And tell them Below the Plains sent you! www.youtube.com/@NebraskasEverything  Again, Thanks for watching! Hit that like button, leave a comment, and if you want to see some early content, you can go subscribe to our Patreon. www.patreon.com/belowtheplains Also, we have been posting pictures of our digs and finds on Facebook. If you are interested there are links to both our pages in the description. Have a great weekend!

@sutownsend-kasmiskie3091 4 ай бұрын

Glad you came! I'm a subscriber. And live in Lincoln. I like your show a lot!

@IceLynne 4 ай бұрын

Did you find out what was in the bottle that had a brick pattern embossed on it?

@653j521 4 ай бұрын

@@sutownsend-kasmiskie3091 Where in Lincoln were these old houses? I'd like to see them on Google Earth.

@leewomack3498 4 ай бұрын

You were here in Nebraska?? I would have loved to have watched you dig things up! Wow! Love your videos 😍!

@user-yg4ne9zg8p 3 ай бұрын

Did not know how to contact you. Someone used a dupe of your site to try to scam me. FYI.

@DGillyy 4 ай бұрын

You need to sell T shirts with a picture of an outhouse and the caption "We're into a solid use layer"

@willong1000 4 ай бұрын

😆😂🤣!

@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808 3 ай бұрын

I love it! 😂😂😂

@deborahpeterson9223 3 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Another one I'd use (from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) is, "Shi**er was full!" Or, "This pit is loaded!"

@terrykrall 3 ай бұрын

and another one that says... “We’re into a layer of seeds!”... or... “Look at all those seeds!”

@leilanidewitt7442 2 ай бұрын

I would buy one

@deloradeabel8487 4 ай бұрын

When you say”I’ve never seen one of these before”you can really hear the excitement in your voice!Great digs guys!

@Philip-gn8wx 4 ай бұрын

Tom! You're a living expert.You can identify just about everything you dig... Good job!! Dedication and determination pays off 🤓., Proud to know you...

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

thank you! its just a lot of years of doing this and looking stuff up on the internet! thanks for watching!

@Kataya2464 4 ай бұрын

"groan" "one of these needs to be embossed" 🤣I think I'm loving the commentary now more than anything. Tom you have such a calm, interesting but also deadpan funny delivery😄Thanks for another entertaining video👍

@livingauthenticallyonmyownterm 4 ай бұрын

It’s so enjoyable to me to hear the joy in your voice when you find a new find or one you haven’t found much of. Never a boring dig. ❤

@julie-xu5ck 4 ай бұрын

Hey guys, come to Iowa!! I live in a ghost town tht once was a booming 'country' city! I've destroyed my backyard in the year I"ve been watching you all!! Lol So much fun finding treasures and refering back to your videos to try and identify. Its like you're right there in the hole with me!! Thanks guys!!✌️

@juliebrace8637 4 ай бұрын

Hi, Ironstone China/Burslem is where I live. We are famous for the Pottery industry in fine bone china, earthenware here in England. Great to see our pottery being uncovered. Thankyou

@kurtloptien185 4 ай бұрын

I was thrilled to see you dig the "poison". Years back I worked with a gentleman who had a wonderful bottle collection. I think he specialized in bitters and had every color you can imagine. Amongst his other collections was a vast "poisons" collection that I found captivating. Mostly the deep blue colors, but a few other non blue specimens. Sure do enjoy your vids, finds, commentary and knowledge. Keep on opening it up!

@wwjoesr 4 ай бұрын

You know when the glove comes off that the excitement is about to begin!

@jamesonheche2899 4 ай бұрын

It's nice to see some new finds and some new states outside the Dakotas. keep up the hard work and stay safe

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

hopefully we get some more states in. I wouldnt mind getting them all, but in some states doing this is illegal :( thanks for watching!

@rikspector 4 ай бұрын

Tom, Between watching you for a while now so I researched your background and saw the interview with public radio. A lot of great discoveries were made by ":amateur" Archaeologists in the past and by amateur astronomers. Your your own boss and have been able to make a some money doing what you love to do. Publishing was a great idea, hopefully making more people aware of Below the Plains. I hope you continue to be a success and find other things of historical interest to pass on to future generations. Cheers, Frederick "Rik" Spector

@carolynsimone8647 4 ай бұрын

Unbelievable finds...love it when you find bottles you've never seen before...awesome...keep on digging...🥰🥰

@dai-nippon_digger 4 ай бұрын

I snuck into a construction site a while ago. It looks like they had dug up a three full pits from 1900-1950. Everything was smashed and most of it was dumped back into the pit and compacted. Glad to see you were able to save these guys.

@theavalonianpriestess 3 ай бұрын

I don't know if someone has said this before but you make digging up the past a good thing 😂

@wadehendryx7378 4 ай бұрын

Back when we were digging at Suisun Bay down in the Bay Area. The place was so full of bromo Seltzer bottles that we actually just started throwing them aside. At that time they weren't worth a whole lot. If we took every bromo we found we wouldn't be able to bring anything else home. There was all the sizes. You could even walk around and just find them laying on top of the ground because other people digging would discard them also. Suisun Bay, I would imagine, is still not completely dug out. The government probably put a stop to it. It was fun but it was wet. Sorry this is so long. Great video. Love the old ones. Take care.

@UnpopularOpinion42 3 ай бұрын

Can you imagine 150 years from now people digging in landfills like 🤩

@bouncerslabrealnature9143 4 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure seeing the treasures beneath our feet. 💪😎

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dangray 4 ай бұрын

Cool as always. Thanks

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@CoinandRelicOntario 4 ай бұрын

Tom, your knowledge of the bottles you find is second to none! Its always a pleasure watching your videos!! Keep on saving that history! 👍

@terrancemiller8350 4 ай бұрын

What absolutely wonderful digs, you always entertain me, thanks for being you. Much love. Afriend.

@larisarogers2649 4 ай бұрын

You could tell that it was cold, but loved the finds. Have a great weekend

@thecatsmeowfromny 4 ай бұрын

I love hearing the excitement in your voice when you find something amazing. 😁

@alisonmary1443 4 ай бұрын

Good morning, thinking of you both being cold on that dig :( Nice finds, video was just what I needed, I always feel lifted seeing these old pieces. Thank you so much for sharing.

@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat 3 ай бұрын

Tom, a fantastic lead that landed you in Nebraska. So fun to see your excitement on bottles you have never seen before. The wet, clay soil looked challenging. Beautiful variety of finds. 👍👏😀

@tazz3663 4 ай бұрын

i was installing 18" sanitary concrete mainline pipe at about 14' deep in a old cornfield when my backhoe man dug into a rock lined well at the bottom i found 9 of these in perfect condition zink glazed liquor jugs and many other old bottles plus a rusted up Winchester rifle, including myself 7 men on my crew i gave each guy a jug and took 3 for myself.

@lauraweber9636 4 ай бұрын

It would be great to see a collection of the items all cleaned up.

@jorahmormont1154 4 ай бұрын

y'all rock! keep up the good work!

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! will do!

@BadWolf762 4 ай бұрын

You really had to work for these finds. I can't imaging digging through that much thick mud.

@TryingtomakeitonSocSec 4 ай бұрын

I so enjoyed watching everything. What a wonderful thing they did inviting you to dig through it before they pave it. ❤ assume finds!

@atuuschaaw 4 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! Great age and some beautiful pieces! That mud in the first pit had to be a nightmare. ♥

@andrewchase7684 4 ай бұрын

glad to see you guys are getting to some other states! you guys got the best channel. would love to see you dig in all 50 states!

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

yeah and australia, europe, and canada. also the caribbean sounds like it would be amazing

@user-uz9gc5tk1h 4 ай бұрын

WOW. That liquor jug was awesome. I got a little chilly so I turned on my little heater then looked at the video it's snowing on you so the heater is on for both of us. Lol stay warm and safe.

@maureenbeckstead6407 4 ай бұрын

Sure enjoyed seeing the different shapes and styles of the late 1800s. Thanks for your hard, sometimes miserable, work.

@MrMattDat 3 ай бұрын

SO MUCH FUN to watch you dig in the mud! That was a lot of first finds!!

@beverlymorton8332 3 ай бұрын

Great dig once again. Your knowledge and enthusiasm is awesome.

@bessiewilson1784 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoy watching you dig I enjoy things that have a history have a beautiful week ❤

@terrencebuller7676 4 ай бұрын

Great program Tom, really cool early finds , my favorite being the two color whiskey jug. Keep up the good work. Stay safe and best of luck to you. 👍

@annamarie9858 4 ай бұрын

Woohoo, Nebraska! My ancestors were early pioneers in that area, so I enjoyed seeing stuff from their era. I know my great grandfather traveled to the Dakotas often, which is why I started following. I was ‘digging’ old trash sites as a youngster in the 70’s and wish I had paid more attention to the glass bottles. Most of them were wine or beer, in retrospect. I learn a great deal from your posts. Thank you!!!

@dianebosleytaylor9451 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for providing this amazing look at the dirty hard work involved with finding these treasures.

@Merlijnvv 4 ай бұрын

Very nice finds, congratulations! The second pit yielded some good large bottles as well.

@beverlyhanlon8376 4 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos. Great finds. Stay safe.

@beverlyhanlon8376 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for liking my comment ❤

@DavidJohnson-ty8qz 4 ай бұрын

Love the NE digs. Not just because I am from there, but the early 1870-80 finds. Love your Chanel 😊

@DavidJohnson-ty8qz 3 ай бұрын

@UCrKHWtUuenZsiW-DjdIgErw how are you guys doing? Where are you guys from

@melindawhite5198 4 ай бұрын

I love the way you us about each bottle. Love your digs.

@samcrane9817 4 ай бұрын

Love your shows Tom especially the old pits!

@rclrcl462 4 ай бұрын

Great dig Tom! This one seemed to go on forever. That mud certainly wasn't easy to work with!

@dannmccord1923 4 ай бұрын

Wow Tom you found a lot of beautiful bottles. Boy the mud is horrible and cold❤

@sarahtalbott4025 4 ай бұрын

Exciting dig that I enjoyed immensely. Thanks Guys

@luanncolistro879 4 ай бұрын

Wow Awsome !!! Looks like a lot of hard cold work but loved watching !!

@davidharris4030 3 ай бұрын

As a kid I can remember digging in a old house that had been torn down in Tennessee. I found several good bottles. Later years someone built another home on top of area. I always wished as I had gotten older went back before it was built over. Love your content! Thanks!

@kevinbovin7856 4 ай бұрын

Love this one those were oldies,,,

@samsager1 4 ай бұрын

Awesome finds!! Thanks for another great showing!!!

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

thanks for watching sam!

@samsager1 4 ай бұрын

@@BelowthePlains absolutely!! Won't miss an episode!!

@margiecooper6045 3 ай бұрын

Some really awesome finds on this one. Like the new location.

@lisaglassford9574 4 ай бұрын

That jug is amazing!

@robbybobby6466 4 ай бұрын

Great dig Tom.

@IndianaDirtDigger 4 ай бұрын

Phenomenal dig and some great finds!

@50calzone46 3 ай бұрын

Best, most comprehensive treasure diggers on YT. Thanks, Tom and Jake for sharing your adventures. I find your channel to be so enjoyable and informative! Suitable for all ages, too...many others cuss a lot and would not be suitable for all ages of viewing. So, keep up the great work and know how much you're appreciated! Love the little history bits and ads😊

@soonzach4017 4 ай бұрын

I have not seen you for a while, good to see you Tom, your videos always very interesting, thank you for sharing 🙏👍👋

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@pamelairvin3164 3 ай бұрын

The City Museum in St. Louis has a section dedicated to found treasures from excavations around the city...mostly outhouses. An amazing trove of history!!! You're doing good work!

@boliver5081 3 ай бұрын

It would be nic3 to see some of these things you find cleaned up

@fiorenzaattanasio4796 4 ай бұрын

Wow you know soooo much. Thank you

@deeanderson4440 4 ай бұрын

Looks to me like the mud was well worth digging. Lots of firsts for you in this one. Well done. Sidenote: so glad we don't have smell-o-vision 😂

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

hahaha they dont usually smell! BUT... the ones where we are bucketing water out... yeah those ones smell awful... awful. thanks for watching!

@deeanderson4440 4 ай бұрын

@@BelowthePlains I will take your word for it LOL I do love seeing what you find. Always look forward to the next one. Have a great day and happy digging 😁

@andrewowens9382 4 ай бұрын

Hi Tom 👋 👋 👋 and hi jake another good bottle hunt definitely a good age 😀 the best thing about digging these pits you can some nice surprises 😮 we'll done ✔ Andrew south wales uk 👌 👍 👏 😀 🇬🇧

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching andrew. and yeah i know what you mean. i always get a little rush when i find something i have never seen or heard of before

@williamfoster7165 4 ай бұрын

I really like that buckeye liquor jug. Thats a great find right there

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

that was one of my favorite too! we dont see those in ND

@Lilyandmoomin 3 ай бұрын

Love the new profile photo. I love watching your channel. My sisters andI used to do this in Lincoln uk. We mainly found small ink bottles, several glass bottles with stoppers. Clay pipes.my elder sister kept these items, it’s lovely to see history how processes of manufacturing have changes. Clay soil is a sticky mess to work in.

@dirtclodmetaldetecting 4 ай бұрын

Awesome finds congrats!

@HistoryStillThrives 4 ай бұрын

Love the information you add at the top and pictures. I dug up a white door handle recently in farm privy. Found two cork top Pinex too. Cool to see you dig one. Thanks Tom 👍

@tott3457 4 ай бұрын

I can just imagine the husband hiding the evidence of his whiskey indulgence and a a little boy ditching the castor oil! 😆

@onodagaufo6187 4 ай бұрын

Wow the Lincoln Nebraska bottles are cool. Nice find.

@MrYowen88 4 ай бұрын

I feel like I've been channeling you this week... digging a bunch of holes for an art project. I've dug up a few bottles... nothing with very good age, but it still made me feel cool lol.

@karenwright8556 4 ай бұрын

Interesting to be in Nebraska. It's a state we in the east don't hear much about,unless something wild happens. I loved all the Willa Cather books,especially O'Pioneer. In my mind I see beautiful fields of wheat. Wish I could come across the Mississippi and see it myself. I love the historical factor of what you dig up. People sure were taken advantage of in those times especially if they were sick.

@govoni1 4 ай бұрын

you really are lucky to make all these finds!

@daviddarrall9384 4 ай бұрын

Good evening from UK. Nice dig, always coming up with the 'goodies'.

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

thank you! and thanks for watching and commenting!

@user-tr4ei8xc1e 4 ай бұрын

Love watching your show. It's very Educationed to know the history about the time period the glassware.

@1sh1kll91 3 ай бұрын

Poison bottle very cool, and even more interesting with the ridges.

@TheGreatest1974 4 ай бұрын

You had a very productive dig this time! Well done!👍🇬🇧

@NebrSoaper 4 ай бұрын

So cool to see you here in my hometown! Those were some awesome pits, great finds and history. Loved the local hutch!

@mauricepowers3804 3 ай бұрын

Really great finds today. I wish you could also add pictures of a few of the bottles washed up and clean like the one with the brick pattern❤

@ianmax5263 4 ай бұрын

A lot of unusual (to me) bottles in this dig. Fun

@JLingelbach1 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic dig! 😎👍🏼

@badlyniceness2315 4 ай бұрын

The last hole..one each of all good..nice

@karynbrown7519 4 ай бұрын

Would love to see the special bottles cleaned!

@robertdoyal2196 3 ай бұрын

You are very intelligent since I started watching you are now my favorite love the way you run your channel, beautiful finds I'm jealous lol

@s.w.s.7154 3 ай бұрын

Wow, great dig! Great job 👏

@user-wt2ot1zx5b 3 ай бұрын

Awesome finds

@EsotericArtifacts 4 ай бұрын

Always like your videos. Thanks!

@dixonrupp8347 4 ай бұрын

REALLY MUDDY DIGS. ENJOY WATCHING. GREAT FINDS. THANK YOU FOR HARD WORK

@jeanafoster2315 4 ай бұрын

Do you have a shop where you sell the items you find, I'm sure you have an extensive collection of bottles and things you have found

@shrewbuffet 4 ай бұрын

Woohoo!!! Lincoln!!

@BelowthePlains 4 ай бұрын

hahaha yeah we had been trying to get a nebraska video for some time. we went down there 2 years ago, and just struck out like 5 times and decided to leave. thanks for watching!

@shrewbuffet 3 ай бұрын

@@BelowthePlains Thanks to your videos,I so wanna go dig at my grandma's farm! (Uehling, NE)

@andrewclarkehomeimprovement 4 ай бұрын

I always get a little thrill when you pull out some English pottery from Hanley, Burslem, Stoke on Trent etc. the whole area known generically as 'The Potteries' is no more than 20 miles away from where I live and my mother's family lived all over that area and variously worked in pottery manufacture. There's a few potters still working, the most famous being Wedgwood but there are others. Interesting to see how ordinary bits of earthenware and china have travelled.

@troyb1733 3 ай бұрын

My dad lived blocks from here as a kid. So cool.

@user-no7no5rn9l 4 ай бұрын

Great finds..love your show from Alaska

@sadielevens1144 3 ай бұрын

Great finds again.😊

@Elaine-br4lw 4 ай бұрын

Blessing finds!

@michellegreenleaf2117 3 ай бұрын

I can't wait to see a new episode!!

@tracycombs1484 3 ай бұрын

Tom ur so knowledge about these items, its amazing to watch. PS ...u remind me of a friend of mine from The Netherlands.

@ritahall8653 4 ай бұрын

Great job

@HobbyMoose79 Ай бұрын

Idea, many of us watching would love to help you dig. Idea, a contest where many win a time and place to come help you excavate a large area of old relics. Just let us keep a few items. Simple think that would make for a million dollar video.