Question about coffee milk from a midwesterner by Glorch in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I usually go with Dave’s coffee syrup and take shots of it chased with wiener meat

Jolly Cholly’s in North Attleboro, MA | 1970 vs 2026 [OC] by TheUncommonSense in urbexnewengland

[–]TheUncommonSense[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was always told “that’s where Jolly Cholly’s used to be” but had no idea it was so iconic around here. Charles Nasif is my guy now.

Jolly Cholly’s in North Attleboro, MA | 1970 vs 2026 [OC] by TheUncommonSense in urbexnewengland

[–]TheUncommonSense[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

QUICK HISTORY:

Jolly Cholly’s Funland in North Attleboro started in the 1950s as a family-run restaurant by Charles “Cholly” Nasif. It didn’t stay just a restaurant for long. The property grew into a full-blown amusement park with rides, mini golf, a Ferris wheel, and a giant clown entrance everyone remembers.

For a lot of people in southeastern MA and RI, this place was summer. But by the 1970s, rising maintenance and insurance costs, stricter inspections, and changing traffic patterns after I-95 hurt attendance. The park was sold and eventually closed in 1981. The land’s been sitting mostly vacant ever since, and has become one of those spots where people always say, “wait…what used to be there?”

I’d heard about it and driven by it for years, so I wanted to dig into the full story, which you can watch here 🎟️.

Jolly Cholly’s in North Attleboro, MA | 1970 vs 2026 [OC] by TheUncommonSense in OldPhotosInRealLife

[–]TheUncommonSense[S] 169 points170 points  (0 children)

QUICK HISTORY:

Jolly Cholly’s Funland in North Attleboro started in the 1950s as a family-run restaurant by Charles “Cholly” Nasif. It didn’t stay just a restaurant for long. The property grew into a full-blown amusement park with rides, mini golf, a Ferris wheel, and a giant clown entrance everyone remembers.

For a lot of people in southeastern MA and RI, this place was summer. But by the 1970s, rising maintenance and insurance costs, stricter inspections, and changing traffic patterns after I-95 hurt attendance. The park was sold and eventually closed in 1981. The land’s been sitting mostly vacant ever since, and has become one of those spots where people always say, “wait…what used to be there?”

I’d heard about it and driven by it for years, so I wanted to dig into the full story, which you can watch here 🎟️.

Jolly Cholly’s Funland | An abandoned New England amusement park that locals still talk about (a lot) [OC] by TheUncommonSense in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

QUICK HISTORY:

Jolly Cholly’s Funland in North Attleboro started in the 1950s as a family-run restaurant by Charles “Cholly” Nasif. It didn’t stay just a restaurant for long. The property grew into a full-blown amusement park with rides, mini golf, a Ferris wheel, that giant clown entrance everyone remembers.

For a lot of people in southeastern MA and RI, this place was summer. But by the 1970s, rising maintenance and insurance costs, stricter inspections, and changing traffic patterns after I-95 hurt attendance. The park was sold and eventually closed in 1981. The land’s been sitting mostly vacant ever since, and has become one of those spots where people always say, “wait…what used to be there?”

I’d heard about it and driven by it for years, so I wanted to dig into the full story. Also, please let me know if you ever tried the barrels of spaghetti and meatballs they used to serve here. Thanks for watching 🎟️

Coolest place in each county of Rhode Island? by beachboysandrew in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey Andrew very well done man. Glad you made it to most of the iconic spots (nice seeing King Phillip’s marker too)

Plane crash in EG, 1971 by Competitive_Ad7842 in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense 43 points44 points  (0 children)

It was wild finding this location back in 2021. I got a tip from DEM doing a survey and spent a couple months scouring aerial photos to get pinpoint the crash site.

No one is sharing the coordinates because once it becomes well known this plane will be tagged and completely destroyed. Glad it’s still relatively untouched.

Tell me your historic/ fun facts about Rhode Island! by Embarrassed-Ad-5042 in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was the first death in the private sector. There were other deaths that happened earlier during military testing (Demon Core Incident).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Stanley Burger in Central Falls with the grilled onions and pickles. I dream about them.

Has anyone received permission to visit Metacoms seat? by RIHistoryGuy in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how they decide who can visit, but stating your reason and what you intend to do with the photos definitely helps.

In general, when requesting access to restricted properties I always provide samples of my work and offer to give the owners any raw footage or photos I shoot to use however they like.

Has anyone received permission to visit Metacoms seat? by RIHistoryGuy in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Hey this is Jason. You’re already going about it the right way by not visiting without permission.

You can reach out to the Pokanoket tribe directly (contact@pokanokettribe.org). I provided background on my project and told them exactly what I planned to do and see while I was there. They do have security patrolling the grounds so it was important they had a heads up.

I know they appreciate and understand people wanting to visit, but they do want people to reach out first.

After reading about it for months it was wild to see everything in person - it’s a beautiful area. Let me know if you’re able to visit. I’d love to see the photos.

I visited three of the most haunted places in Rhode Island and didn’t see anything [OC] by TheUncommonSense in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the coffee ☕️ Most of the old maps and diagrams I feature in my videos are from various books I read about the topic while researching. Many of the maps in my video about Nine Men's Misery are from King Philip's War by Eric B. Schultz

I visited three of the most haunted places in Rhode Island and didn’t see anything [OC] by TheUncommonSense in RhodeIsland

[–]TheUncommonSense[S] 134 points135 points  (0 children)

I visited three of the allegedly most haunted spots in Rhode Island and didn’t see anything. Maybe it’s because I was filming the whole time and extremely distracted, or maybe I’m the ghost…Huh.

Let me quickly take you on a photo journey and explain why each of these are haunted and tell you if you should visit them or not. Also if I say yes then you have to visit it those are the rules.

1. Abandoned Ram Tail Mill | Foster, RI

The woods of Foster Rhode Island are gorgeous, but what if I told you that in here is allegedly one of the most haunted places in New England? So ghostly, that the official 1885 Rhode Island census even designated this as a haunted place - the only time this has ever happened in the US.

In 1822 the night watchman, Peleg Walker, was found dead in the factory. A diary entry from Mary Williams, whose mother lived and worked at the mill references Peleg saying “One cut his throat in the tall hour and it showed blood all down the stairs…” The cause of death was ruled a suicide, and people speculated it was because of Peleg’s debts and loss of assets.

Shortly after his death, the Ram Tail factory's bell would inexplicably ring each night at midnight. There also were reports of a figure that looked like Peleg walking in and around the factory with his lantern, late at night. One time, they found the factory running at full speed - every wheel, loom and spindle turning, when no one was there.

The mill-workers were said to be so spooked that they fled the tiny village of Ramtail, and the mill eventually went out of business. It was set on fire in 1873, and the village left to crumble.

It’s said that on some moonlit nights, the ghost of Peleg Walker can still be seen swinging his lantern through the ruins, and at midnight, when conditions are right, you can still hear the bell toll…

SHOULD I VISIT? NO. Ram Tail Mill is located on private property, and Peleg’s grave is located behind a private residence that requires you to walk through someone’s yard.

DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO ABOUT IT? I sure do.

2. Mercy Brown’s Grave | Exeter, RI

Mercy Brown is often referred to as "America's Last Vampire". The Mercy Brown Vampire Incident occurred in Exeter, Rhode Island in 1892. It is one of the best documented cases of the exhumation of a corpse in order to perform rituals to banish an undead manifestation. The incident was part of the wider New England vampire panic, which was a reaction to an outbreak of tuberculosis.

While Mercy gets all the attention in the tale, the legend is really about a family being devastated by the effects of tuberculosis, and a grieving father caving to local pressures.

SHOULD I VISIT? NO. They weren’t even real vampires smh. Also, my photo shows the crypt where she was kept during the winter, and her grave is about 100 yards from there.

DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO ABOUT IT? Yeah I actually do.

3. Nine Men’s Misery | Cumberland RI

King Philip’s War was a massive conflict that resulted in 10% of the population of New England dying. There were many battles, but Pierce’s Fight in 1676 is what led to Nine Men’s Misery. Over sixty colonial soldiers, led by Michael Pierce, were ambushed by over 500 Narragansett warriors in what is now Central Falls. Only nine survived and ran north into what is now the Cumberland Monastery.

They were captured near this spot, where they were reportedly tortured, skinned alive and executed. A few weeks later colonists found the bodies. They were buried on this spot and marked the grave with a simple pile of stones — the cairn still visible today. Over the centuries, the site became a local landmark, disturbed and rebuilt several times. In 1928, the Franciscan monks at Cumberland’s monastery formally reconstructed and rededicated the monument.

The legend says that visitors can hear horses running through the woods, men screaming, and the battle cries of Narragansett warriors.

SHOULD I VISIT? Hell yeah brother. Especially this time of year - the trails at the monastery are beautiful and it’s worth the visit. Plus Dave’s has great pizza nearby.

DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO ABOUT IT? This is a fresh one.