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Laura Stotts

@thequeenofrust

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Photographer | Researcher | Writer | Artist | Veteran Caregiver

Charlotte, NC
Joined October 2022
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@dom_lucre Poor thing @EllenDeGeneres Remember this from 2014? She was rubbing it in our faces, disguised by humor and delivered with the confidence of being well protected.
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Laura Stotts
2 years
@PTRUMPFORTX2020 I agree, have seen it firsthand when a Vietnam veteran I'm a caretaker for was in a position he had to go to an assisted living facility. All of the patients were given vaccines and boosters. I advised my veteran to decline them. There's a 100 year old WW2 veteran resident there
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@OliLondonTV So this is what a bowl of pudding wearing earrings looks like.
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1 year
@Prolotario1 The Treasury Dept. Video taken by me March 14, 2023 4pm
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1 year
@MAVERIC68078049 Who remembers this from 2014?
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Laura Stotts
1 year
An extra rainy day is a perfect opportunity to get a front row seat to this patriotic, heart thumping ceremony. Video taken by me - April 28, 2023 at 11am "Since April 6, 1948, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with zero
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Laura Stotts
8 months
@ShadowofEzra Because it's all scripted🍿
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1 year
@17Seventy6 Go figure the celebrities that have been the most vocal about hating Trump happen to all be on this list
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@CrimeInNYC Being a DV survivor, that was a hard read. But thank you for sharing it so people can fully understand the seriousness of the societal collapse we're witnessing.
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Laura Stotts
7 months
@DonAtkinsonNFL @BarstoolBigCat The comment section is my favorite place to hang out 😆
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@Prolotario1 @TeacherRemote It's definitely a ghost town! I was there a few weeks ago and so many of the buildings were completely fenced off with Secret Service guarding them. There are no politicians walking around anywhere.
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@Nancy023922191 This should've said 2023, dang typo I didn't catch!!
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1 year
@BrockRiddickIFB The ability to cover up PizzaGate.
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Laura Stotts
2 years
@Webspinner1 @PTRUMPFORTX2020 My WW2 veteran buddy has impeccable memories of the war. He recounts them to me with clarity as though he piloted those Liberators yesterday. Those boys from that war know exactly what tyranny looks, smells, and feels like. That's why the Plandemic targeted our elderly first.
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@KrisEdw53896386 @andtartary2 The ones who thought he was fake are the ones who crucified him...I'd hate to face God one day knowing I stood on that end of history 🥴
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@clappincheeks_ @khamshotchimaev @dom_lucre @EllenDeGeneres Pizza is a common reference to pedophilia. So are the words sauce, cheese, and pepperoni are code words used to describe sexual abuse of children. The same references were used throughout the leaked Podesta/Clinton/Obama emails back when Killary took a hammer to and bleached her
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Laura Stotts
6 months
@libsoftiktok I called two @PlanetFitness locations in my town today. I asked both what policies they had in place to protect women that felt unsafe in the locker rooms....was told by one employee he wasn't allowed to discuss anything with me and referred me to their corporate policy. I was
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@Lachanc35374265 I'm curious who put this video together? That took a lot of digging and a good eye
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Laura Stotts
16 days
@Kristin_Mae I photograph old farmhouses :)
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@Prolotario1 You're quite welcome!! I'm on Team We The People, all day err day 👊🏼
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Laura Stotts
3 months
If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me 👉🏼 (check it out, I designed it myself!)
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@lktappshb @stillgray And then they can identify as was/were
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@OliLondonTV So this is what a confused little boy in pink frills looks like, huh?
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Laura Stotts
6 months
Hi there 👋🏻 I'm Laura! As a photographer capturing the forgotten stories of abandoned and historic homes, I'm always fascinated by the unique passions we all have. Share with me 👉🏻 What's an intriguing hobby or interest that brings you joy and fulfillment? ♥️
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Laura Stotts
3 months
Even though the Bolch/Bolick family owned 640 acres of land after immigrating here from Germany, were of great importance to the settlement of Catawba Co., had five sons that fought in the Revolutionary War and four sons that fought in the Civil War, their place in history has
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Laura Stotts
8 months
@Prolotario1 Compliment = the kiss of death
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Laura Stotts
2 months
My fellow Americans, this is your photographer speaking. If you live outside of this great Republic, drop your country's flag in the comments so I can say hello! I'll go first 👉🏻 #myfellowamericans
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@Prolotario1 Sauce 🎬🍿 video taken March 14, 2023 around 4pm. Muted due to wind
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Laura Stotts
2 years
@PTRUMPFORTX2020 I agree. I had a rare Stage 3B cancer at age 33. They wouldn't let me start chemo without taking injections to boost my WBC. Between the treatments and injections, they billed my insurance company $76,000 a month. So bizarre walking into the chemo suite twice a month and seeing
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@Prolotario1 I approached the Capital Police and his response she was, "No it's very much open." That is the un-openest "open" I've ever seen
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Laura Stotts
17 days
Cat memes are why I finally broke down and got my first cat. #catmemes #CatsOfTwitter #CatLovers
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Laura Stotts
5 months
@truestormyjoe @KissingerPlan This is why I love the internet 😂😂😂
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@a10off I'm driving up to dc tomorrow night. I'll be taking video of the Capitol and White House at night, and then again during business hours on Friday (although there's a 100% chance of rain on Friday, so fingers crossed for clearer skies!)
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Laura Stotts
7 months
Barn Find! I went to an estate sale where the property owners were an elderly couple in need of selling everything they own so they could move to a nursing home together. Literally every item in their home, barns, and buildings had a price tag attached to it (this is where I
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Laura Stotts
3 months
I love seeing the bones of these old homes, which is why I couldn't help myself from peeking in the attic space of this 1900 farm home. Wouldn't it make such a dreamy third-floor bedroom with its high roof pitch and exposed chimney? I probably should've worn the snake boots on
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@dom_lucre Big Mike snatching fish out of the river with those talons!
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1 year
@patsfanns2012 @Prolotario1 I'm just a curious citizen taking video with no commentary or opinions. Just showing what our Capitol looked like on March 14, 2023.
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@JustinMT86 @Prolotario1 I'm going back next weekend, I'll definitely do this for my next set of videos
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@SupremeQ911 How/where are these pictures of the gallows coming from? No one is posting sources and in an information war, sources are especially important
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Laura Stotts
3 months
Shortly after joining the Daughters of the American Revolution a few years ago, I wanted to know where my Patriot was buried and see his headstone in person. So while out on an exploring trip with @southern_girl_dreaming , we found him in a tiny family cemetery on top of a hill in
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@Coffeedood78 @dom_lucre @EllenDeGeneres Exactly. There's lots of important information shown here
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Laura Stotts
1 year
A few weeks ago I attended the funeral of a young veteran killed in action during the Korean War. His remains were recently identified, returned home, and buried at the Salisbury VA cemetery. He had six family members and a small group of people from our community attend his
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Laura Stotts
6 months
Ringing old church bells brings me joy. Find your happy 🥰
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@LFGTIME @RedPill3333 I actually tested that theory when I was in DC this past weekend. I specifically stood in front of the White House, logged into the live cam, and paid attention to anything in view, and in my surroundings. It was definitely real time. Not saying they don't loop it though, that
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Laura Stotts
2 months
I took two friends to visit the Bolch/Bolick Cemetery with me today. Neither had ever seen it before. Both are descendants of the first person to be buried here in 1794, Johann Adam Bolch, Sr. All five of Johann's sons fought in the Revolutionary War, and they're buried here as
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Laura Stotts
21 days
Abandoned House Hunting Season is right around the corner...oh how I love getting lost in desolate places 🍁♥️
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@libsoftiktok These people with their big ideas and tiny microphones 😂
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Laura Stotts
7 months
This NC home looks like she's dying to be loved again. Would you breathe life back into her, if you could?
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Laura Stotts
6 months
A fairytale setting, somewhere in Virginia.
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Laura Stotts
1 year
My HOA doesn't allow us to fly American flags in front of our homes. I just learned an older veteran neighbor asked special permission and was denied by our Board. I volunteered to be the vice president of our HOA and the first thing I'm going to propose is that he be granted
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Laura Stotts
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I capture the abandonment of our pasts in hopes of encouraging others to preserve their own family histories. Engaging in genealogy has brought me so much healing in my life, helps keep me focused on the eternal perspective of things, and reiterates just how closely connected we
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Laura Stotts
5 months
Out of the wide variety of historic structures I photograph, my affection runs deepest for log cabins and the ingenuity of the early pioneers who built them. The architectural details, such as dovetail joints fitted together with precision and without the use of modern
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Laura Stotts
6 months
Since today is International Day of Happiness (and everything in this reel makes me very happy), I thought I'd introduce myself and the things I'm passionate about! Thanks so much for joining along on my abandoned history adventures! ♥️ I'm happy you're here 🥰
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Laura Stotts
7 months
This 1830's plantation home in North Carolina was struck by lightning at one time, causing significant damage to the second story.
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Laura Stotts
5 months
Hi there, it's me. If you're curious about how I got started exploring abandoned places, it began with nothing less than a Texas tornado🌪️ and one very wrecked neighborhood when I was a little girl. I wrote a story about how that event fueled a lifelong curiosity and eventually
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Laura Stotts
6 months
Can you imagine how labor-intensive this Tennessee home was to build? I found this one while on a cross country road trip, so I only had time to stop and take a quick photo. If I had all the hours in all the days, I'd chat with every property owner I could, spend hours
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Laura Stotts
8 months
This old Boy Scout Camp at the coast of North Carolina appeared to have sustained damage during a bad storm, but I'm not sure if that occurred before or after it was abandoned. I was visiting my daughter near Camp Lejeune and while there, scoured Google maps in hopes of finding
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@thedailyrabbit She's straight glitching 😆
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Laura Stotts
5 months
Hello friends and family! Now that I've officially launched my Diary of Abandonment website, it'd be real swell if you'd be so kind as to leave me a Google review and let me know what you think of my work! I love what I do, so I hope you do, too!
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Laura Stotts
3 months
Here's another creative edit I did, (similar to my last post), as part of my Blackbird Series...kind of dreamy and dark...Poe mashed with Hitchcock. You can't tell from the photo, but this was a sizable home, with several additions added to the back. The owner of it was found
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Laura Stotts
4 months
The first time I visited Arlington National Cemetery, I was fortunate enough to have witnessed not only the Changing of the Guards, but a live caisson funeral procession as well. I cried during both events. Especially when those blue coats and drums came beating up the hill
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Laura Stotts
6 months
Happy Vernal Equinox! ☀️🌙 #VernalEquinox
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Laura Stotts
1 year
Even though she's been gone a long time, every now and then I can still smell her perfume and I’m certain my Grandmother is near. Sometime after she died, she visited me in my dreams and gave me a lingering you've-been-gone-way too long kinda hug. Her hair smelled faintly of Red
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Laura Stotts
1 year
Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog #abandonedplaces
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Laura Stotts
7 months
My sister and I first visited this primitive cabin several years ago during a trail run. It appeared to have been built as two small cabins next to each other, and at a later point someone joined them together by enclosing the area in between and adding a front porch.
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Laura Stotts
1 year
I stopped by this house on my morning run and thought I'd share it's history ☀️ In 1859, Dr. Josephus Wells Hall bought this house, which was constructed in 1820 as the Salisbury Female Academy. He added a new entrance and the double veranda with lacey ironwork. Inside, he had
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Laura Stotts
5 months
“In this graveyard, the earliest settlers sleep: the old man and infant child lie side by side, emphasizing the brevity of life and the small difference between a long life and a short one. All that tread the globe are but a handful to the tribe that slumber in its bosom.” -
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Laura Stotts
3 months
Sunset in Rowan County, North Carolina #abandonedphotography
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Laura Stotts
7 months
Ancestral Mathematics - an interesting equation to wrap your head around: In order to be born, you needed: 2 parents 4 grandparents 8 great-grandparents 16 second great-grandparents 32 third great-grandparents 64 fourth great-grandparents 128 fifth great-grandparents 256 sixth
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Laura Stotts
4 months
I drove an hour to visit my favorite haunt today and thankfully I found the property owner to get permission to go inside again. She was built in 1900, just like the date etched in a stone step leading to the front porch says so. I first found this one in 2016, but it's been
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Laura Stotts
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This home deserves a most honorable resurrection, wouldn't you agree? #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedphotography
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Laura Stotts
3 months
A connection to our ancestral history is so critically important to not only us individually, but to the greater fabric of life. Staying connected to them helps us stay better connected to ourselves and each other. Know them by name. Know where they were raised and where
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Laura Stotts
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Good Wednesday morning to you! I've posted a new video to my YouTube channel sharing a story about how I first became interested in family history research, and how it all started twelve years ago by two divinely inspired dreams. My mom and her mother worked diligently for
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Laura Stotts
9 months
Exploring an abandoned homestead in North Carolina #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedphotography
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@poole_claudette @Prolotario1 Yes, a total lack of employees on a Tuesday is kinda a red flag! Carnitas it is, I'll bring the sauce! 🌮💥
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Laura Stotts
1 year
@dr_parkinstine Just when I thought you couldn't get any cooler 💥
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Laura Stotts
6 months
To cease and desist in Lincoln County, NC
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Laura Stotts
24 days
Some of these old homes really test my commitment to being a reformed trespasser. But alas, I shall persevere and stay on the outside...forever looking in. #abandonedplaces
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Laura Stotts
3 months
If you were going to own a Sunday driver, what would it be? There's so many classic cars I love, I'd have a hard time deciding between them. Maybe a 1960's Chevy truck or a 1960's Ford Galaxie. But something from the 30's or 40's would be fun to drive to church in a cute dress,
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