The Macabre Appalachian Well Rules What Families Sealed Inside And Never Dug Up Again

🪣 Up in these mountains, a well was the most precious thing a family owned. So why did so many of them get capped with stone and never opened again? In this one I pass down the six old well rules I was taught before I was tall enough to reach the crank, and the real reasons behind every one of them. ⛏️ Never look down a well after dark 🪨 Never throw a stone down to hear the bottom 🗣️ Never holler into a well 💧 Never drink from a well that has been sitting closed 🏚️ Never let a stranger draw from your well, and never let it run dry ⚠️ Never go near a well that is not yours, and never go down after anything And at the end, the truth about the slab on the ridge above my granddaddy's place, and why that family sealed their water and walked away. Old wells, cisterns and abandoned mine openings are a real danger in these hills. If someone goes in, stay on top and call for help. Do not go down. #appalachia #folklore #appalachianmountains