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You can explore using a drone in the future to avoid legal issues with having to take down videos. There's no laws against filming in public domain which flying over these private property areas and filming is. You just can't fly near government military installations or airports.
Interesting. My wife and I happen to be driving thru Indianapolis in 2007 enroute to a vacation cabin stay in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We stopped off at White River Park and Zoo and then walked along the river over to the Soldiers and Sailors monument. I had no idea that this historic canal existed. Great video! As a side note, our family lives 10 minutes from a Metamora--Metamora, Illinois. Another historic town of sorts but I'll spare you the details since this is a channel about Indiana!
I can confirm the alligator pet theory. Even when I was a kid (1990's) they were selling baby alligators illegally at local podunk flea markets in my area. Nobody cares around here.
Great video! I love the canal history in our state and love finding old relics of them - Delphi has done an excellent job of maintaining the interpretative center there! Fun fact: my 3rd great grandfather built the “Fouts” cabin that is in that pioneer village. My dad actually lived in it for awhile when it was in its original location, in Cass County (near Young America, on SR 18). If you have time, visit Lagro off SR 24, just east of Wabash. There is a limestone lock that has been hidden there that served the canal. It was really neat to see it although some of it is buried and the doors aren’t there, it is still awesome to imagine this is how we used to get our goods and people! Thanks again for your dedicated boots on the ground coverage! :)
This is a real shame not to have been talked about during my 1960s American History. We kids would have loved to have varying "discoveries of America" to fight over !! Someone was, and for sure still is, holding back, for whatever purpose. Here, why prefer Columbus over some Welsh prince ?
thanks for another look into the history of Indiana. i live not far from N Y's Erie canal .New York State operates the Barge canal. plenty of operating locks. if you have the time read George Walter's "the Loomis Gang" a true story about the times of the canals and hop growing in New York thanks Ray
These are sll just remainders of civilization before the great flood occurred on earth. All around the earth are remnants of the great flood, desert sand dunes stand in place of what used to be tropical forests, deep canyons such as grand canyons carved, columbia river gorge, huge boulders dug up and worn smoothe and round, and left above ground, huge sinkholes/potholes dug by rocks swirling in whirlpools, etc. And on top of that, every single significant ancient culture has its own story of "the great flood" that destroyed their civilization at one point. The Holy Bible dont lie.
Thousands of skeletons and skulls of giant humans over seven feet tall , some up to twelve feet tall were unearthed in the 1800s by farmers and road builders in Indiana and Ohio and there was copper jewelry and armor found as well. Most of those bones were turned over to The Smithsonian in D.C. and now they deny their existence because it would not fit with the history taught in schools
Thanks for showing us Indiana's great historical sites Roger 🙏 We still have canals and aqueducts in the UK... there's one in Wales that's 120 foot high...and it's where I realised I don't have a head for heights 😳😂
I've been to the ones in Miami. Area. Seen them by chance heading up to Brookville lake. I guess that was them. It still has a look that's 8 ft difference. It was cool
1825 the Miami Indians controlled the Wabash river valley and did not tolerate trespass so how could 200 men with shovels cost millions of dollars and plunge Indiana into bankruptcy at the time of the civil war?!? Does not add up but thanks for the great videos!
In 1809, the Treaty of Fort Wayne ceded Miami lands around the Wabash, to the US Government. In exchange, they would get money and move to reservations out west, ending any previous hostilities. But these were very smart people. They did go out west, didn’t like the reservation lands, so came back and bought the lands with the money the US government gave them. It was a brilliant move.
Excellent video. There’s a working Aqueduct in Indy near the Pic-A-Part north of west 16th St. Unrestored sections of canal run next to MLK Blvd. I’ve also explored sections near Rockville and Wabash. I wish our state would do more heritage preservation.
History is a hard sell these days. It’s not taught in schools, so there’s little or no appreciation of preserving, and learning from it. Out of all the films I produce, American history gets the least amount of views. I do them anyway as I believe it’s important. Someday, in a generation or two, maybe someone will wonder about the past again.
Thank you Roger, I enjoy all of your videos. I've lived in Indiana my entire life, and remember riding on the Metamora Canal boat back in the 1980's, I wish it were possible for them to raise funds to get that boat rebuilt. I hadn't heard of the other one, after seeing your video I would like to take a drive to visit the Delphi area Wabash & Erie Canal and boat.
Delphi has a great canal boat ride, but be sure to check the “Wabash and Erie Canal” website for times. Right now, they’re only running on Saturdays, and not many times.
When the canal in Indianapolis was re- opened, someone put a bunch of goldfish in there. Apparently, they got pretty big at one point, like koi size. I’ve heard people say they’ve fished along the canal, but haven’t seen any catches.
The Smithsonian eats up any proof of anything that goes against their agenda. We have to educate ourselves,and be careful to divide the truth from fiction. Thank You for sharing your travels with us!!
I spoke to one of the volunteers at the museum. They spent an unbelievable amount, millions actually, in building a new boat, restoring the canal, and the pioneer village. The water you see in the canal is provided free of charge by the local water company, thousands of gallons each day!
I love your videos so much ! My daddy took us to southern Indiana many times, from South Bend. I treasure these memories, and you bring back these memories to me ! A Ho !
Southern Indiana really is a beauty. It’s taken me over seven years to document most of it. I’m starting to make trips to far northern Indiana, as a contrast.
Question for you Roger. When were you at Metamora last?? We have not visited there for several years. The last time we did, we were disappointed how it was so different and there were not too many shops still open.
Was last at Metamora in February 2024. Several places had burned down, including the historic church that was turned into an antique store. Another place, on the opposite side of the canal, was also a victim of fire. Very few buildings had full-time businesses. Without the boat, the town is really suffering. Their saving grace is the canal days celebration each year, in which many temporary vendors setup and thousands come to town.
@@ms.tep_ first weekend in October every year . Runs through the weekend . I'm pretty sure they still do the Christmas Walk also ! The canal is lit up with lanterns and they have luminaries down the streets . It's beautiful . ❤
@@AdventureswithRoger I watched a video about the Erie Canal, how drunk Irishmen with no engineer or dynamite with masonry like the Egyptian pyramids in record time built America's first great earthwork? Sadly, I cannot find that video nor the channel, FENDAP
I keep delaying a video about relics found in Indiana. There are quite a few found in recent times, but people usually don’t want them publicized. I’ve seen some amazing things, hope to convince people to share.
Roger, I truly enjoy your amazing videos!! So much Hoosier history- and ideas for adventure with my two boys! It’s a rarity to find high quality content all about the great state of Indiana and surrounding areas. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!!
And why might the Bloomington area have a Tibetan Cultural Center? Because the Dalai Lama's older brother, Thubten Jigme Norbu, was a former professor of Tibetan and religious studies at Indiana University. He founded the center in 1979.
Just fyi….snakes don’t burrow or dig holes/tunnels….. (because they don’t have arms or legs to dig with)….they only live in holes that were made by other animals that the snakes prey on
It was the local theory at the time. The most likely explanation is that old wooden coffins, without a concrete vault, disintegrated and collapsed, making all those holes.
@@AdventureswithRoger I totally understand. I was in no way trying to be a smartass or anything man. I was just letting people know in case they thought otherwise. Love the videos you make btw! I’ve lived in Indiana my whole life, but I had no idea about a lot of the sites you talk about in your videos. Thank you for the knowledge! I’ll definitely be making some trips down to southern Indiana soon now and I’m looking forward to it
Please stop giving stuff to the Smithsonian and other places that are really good at losing things. Create your own private museums and keep them there. Document and photograph everything now. Keep them on your land and in your private collections with a will that these are never to be sold or given to any of these institutions that lose everything that contradicts the current history, but shared with those who want to maintain them and rewrite real history. Charge what you need to let people enter to see them but don't you dare give them up. The government and archeology sciences will go to great lengths to suppress any finds they don't want us to know about especially if it proves the Bible, indigenous people's stories, and/or that they have been wrong about the Americas all this time.
