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I have learned more here own our local history than I ever did in public school of Bay County Florida just go to show how the public school don't teach local history and side note I bet you that most of today's Bay High School don't even know the who Tommy Oliver is our what he did to be name after the only football Stadium that was the only stadium in Bay County for the longest time to give me the high schools now have their own but that was the first one do a piece on his history one day if you would
I was in St.George / Apalachicola this past July. Very nice , we spent the afternoon walking around the town. Visited the lighthouse on St.George with dinner at the Blue Parrot just feet from the beach. Dale you look great , keep doing what you do.
@@TwoEggTV we were there in the evening Saturday when Trump was shot . We had no idea of the events until we were seated for supper. We were there for 2 nights before driving to Panama City Beach to meet up with family for the rest of the week. We add 2 nights to visit cities / parks based on your videos.
Seems that this area of Florida is very rich with history, can't wait till next time I'm down that way to take some time to explore and soak it all up. Thanks for these videos yall do❤
@@wiseupfixit7552 You are very welcome! We appreciate you watching so much! It is a wonderful part of the world, along with the adjoining areas of Alabama and Georgia.
Excellent! Arm chair historian! Ha! Excellent historian! Awesome story Dale! Thanks for sharing. It is great to hear little known history. I really want to visit there after this and reading your book. Cheers!
Thank you! He was just having a little fun with someone who called him that. Prospect Bluff is a fascinating place. Maybe one of these years the U.S. Forest Service will get it opened back up to the people.
Spent alot of my youth on Waddells pond. Had bags and bags of artifacts from there at one time. Camped, fished and explored every cave found on that place. Beleive Pendergrass family owned it then that gave me permission.
My father cleared the land and stumps roots to make the fields there in the 60's for farm land. He farmed it called red land plantation at the time. Now it's back to pines and trees. Lots memories in that area.
Rachael are you not concerned about alligators being around that place ? You look Lovely again in this video. I really like the swim suit with the stars. But that is not a place I would like to go. I had rather go to the other place in Georgia. But thanks for the video. I will watch for more of your videos. You seem like such a sweet lady. ❤❤❤
Thank you! No worries about alligators at all. If any were in the cave, I would have seen their footprints before venturing inside. Alligators are generally very shy around humans unless it is in a neighborhood or place where someone has been feeding them or they have become accustomed to people. In the wild, they like to keep their distance. I am much more concerned about snakes around caves! Haha
@@TwoEggTV I don't blame you I do not like snakes either. Yes be careful. Thanks for answering. I guessed right you are very sweet.. I like you. Will keep watching your videos. Rachael Every time I turn on you tube I see you. But I am not complaining. I like you.
That looks like a fun place to go. Thanks for the video Lovely Ladies. I view many waterfalls. Cute top with the stars on it. 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠 I give the video a 5 star rating.
@@TwoEggTV Rachael after seeing a photo of a large Python in South West Georgia, I am in no hurry to go there now. But I was not planning on going anytime soon anyway. 🙂 I will Pray you have a safe trip where ever you go.
Question: Why is it spelled Neal's Landing instead of Neel's Landing since WMC Neel ( the founder and my step GG grandfather ) is who it was named after .
Very good question! The first Neels to cross the Chattahoochee River there, of course, were the members of Benjamin Harrison Neel's family. Two of the children fell ill with a fever and died at the landing and were buried in graves covered over with a log crib to keep bears and wolves from digging them up. It was a crossing point long before it became a steamboat landing and is shown on maps as early as the Purcell-Stuart Map of 1778 (although not under the Neels Landing name). According to family legend, the misspelling occurred when WMC Neel established his store and warehouse there. A Georgia newspaper reporter called across the river to ask the name of the new establishment and was answered that it was "Neel's Landing." It was printed in the paper as "Neal's Landing" and has been ever since. Is this true? We don't know! We do know that newspaper and steamboat records from the 1800s sometimes listed it as Neels, Neals, Neils, and Neales Landing. Over time, it consistently became Neals Landing.
@@TwoEggTVFigures right? I read once where Senator or Representative Neel lobbied in the state legislature for the license / permit to run the landing . Do you have that information? I would also like to find out the exact place ( property) where he , my gg grand mother their children and my g grandfather Nathaniel Belser lived there with His half siblings . On the 1880 census it shows the " house number 421 if I remember correctly in that area. Can you connect me with someone who can correlate the old county maps and records with modern maps?
@@charlesbelser7249 It sounds about right, doesn't it? All ferry operations had to be licensed in Florida's early days, so Neals (or Neel's) Landing did have a license from the Florida Legislature. The senator was Benjamin H. Neel (Mr. Dale's ggg-grandfather, by the way). Let me ask him about it and see what he can tell us about where different houses were located. I know that by the 1880s, the landing area was a good-sized community.
There are places that you can dive in Crystal River and Kings Bay and places that are restricted for the protection of the manatee. The national wildlife refuge manages Three Sisters Springs (more info here: www.fws.gov/refuge/crystal-river/visit-us/activities ). You can also google dive shops there for more info and they can provide you with a wealth of info.
There are people who insist they saw Sasquatch in North GA. My theory is that when Sasquatch craves some fresh green boiled peanuts he travels to NW Florida!
What type of device were you watching on and was the entire video blurry or just certain parts? Let us know and we will see if we can figure it out! Thank you!
Rachael is around. She just did a story the other day about The Ovens Caves on the Chipola River and has some other new ones coming. If you haven't seen that one, be sure to check it out!
Haha. They stay the same temperature year round, so try them in the fall sometime. If you go when the temperature is around 75 or so, the water will only be 7 degrees cooler than the air.
That is one of the theories about the story, that it was created to make sure kids were home by dark. Curiously, there are "Huggin' Molly" stories in other cities around the country so she must have been a common folk tale at one point.
I wired and did some plumbing on this house when Floyd Brewton was remodeling to best of origanal. I found silver in bloomers in a wall with the Criggler Crest. Gave to Mr Brewton. Also found few old musket balls under house as it had no under floor access at time on main part. Could still see some roll marks in sand under house from balls. In attic was letters from Africa trip 1870's I read alot of them and was so cool to read and great penmanship of the time.
It does sort of look like a nest! It was formed by the annual flooding of the river, which has eaten away at the soft limestone of the bluff over hundreds and thousands of years.
There are no crocodiles in the Chipola River. The do exist in Florida, but only far down in the very southern tip of the state. You will see an alligator now and then.
Good video. Remember stopping to eat in or near Apalachicola many years ago at a very good seafood restaurant. Name of the place may have been "Bay City Lodge". Doesn't seem to be there any more. At the time it was something of a landmark (would have been around 1959). With all the interest in environmental responsibility, seems that maintaining water flow for downstream communities and fisheries should have precedence over Atlanta's urban sprawl.
The Bay City Lodge is still around! Their website is www.baycitylodge.com. It is rare for an Old Florida place to have hung on that long, but they are still churning along. I agree with you about the water flow, but the political power of a city the size of metro Atlanta overwhelms anything in its path.
@@TwoEggTV Thank you for the link to Bay City Lodge. New building is similar to the old one and probably offers the same atmosphere. Will definitely visit them next time we are down that way.
Your guess is as good as mine! I have never had any success catching them in there! One friend of mine used to do well with flies, but the water is so clear I could always see them laughing at me.
