Walking into this cold, not knowing what the content of those textbooks were, from the viewpoint of 2024 and especially over the past several years, can someone look at the sign @9:57 and say with a straight face that proved to be wrong? We've neglected several generations and bankrolled the ideology mills of both education and media to convince those generations to self destruct --- to either let themselves rot or to burn the whole of their society down.
Good job to whoever is trying to janny the comments. With the power of hindsight, do you think those that "fought for free speech" by advocating subversion of the culture would do the same now for anything trying to subvert the Current Year order? Or was it all just a song and dance in the moment, a means to have their team on top once the culture was undermined.
This is very long and drawn out video,but good information. I grew up in north fork hollow off indian ridge. My dad grew up in hemphill during the depression and worked in the caples shaft mine,at algoma,and at us steel at Gary. My maternal grandfather died in a roof fall in excelsior in 1941. I've never worked in the mines,but made lots of grouting resin for them.
I wish I could have seen the U.S.S. West Virginia in real life. My grandfather received his purple heart whilst serving on board. What an incredible ship and Crew.
No doubt about it, as hard as times were, life in general was so much better back then. You notice how much happier people seemed to be ? This film is a gem.
It's such a shame that downtowns throughout America have become like ghost towns compared to years ago. I grew up in Newark N J and I remember downtown Newark being so crowded you almost couldn't move until about 10 pm. Now, it's alot less busy and after 6 pm it's pretty much deserted.
,am sure there was a lot of movement in the county,has to be to cross from one battle to others, my Grandpa was Marshall Floyd Addair, as you can see two Gen'l's one VA, and the other KY, his family and most all in the county served with those men early. So I need help and answers. This video is 1/4 in and already in the 1880's sigh it's been frustrating for 38 yrs IAM 59.now...... It's a honorable history, and proud,it should not be skipped. Marshall hiway is named for not John Marshall,but Humphrey Marshall. So idk ? It's as important as Missouri and Kansas. Frank & Jesse James, Hatfield & McCoy, But those are After math, this I want is this counties involvement during the end of VA, and Birth of WVA, I don't care as much about Wheeling,nor Logan,or Pike KY, it's wrote to Death. McDowell is getting skipped,bc I feel the fact is the Federal soldier's was scared to cross it in deapth. What are y'all's thoughts on it.
-- im having a hard time typing phone keeps hidding my key board,(540) 339 -8160 is my business and personal #. If you contact me leave a voicemail or text and clear who it is. Too many gotta screen calls etc. But you put a super interesting comment up, and seem to be knowledgeable about McDowell, and old Tazewell. I have wanted to prepare a book on the war in McDowell bc it seems covered all around with out regaurd to the new county. I
Kathy IAM a a descendant of the Lester's,my grandmother on Mom's side her mother was Louise Lester I have not traced her,she married a Wayne Deskins he taught school I'm told,his father was James ( Jim) served 16th VA Cav, Hawkins Co,I know he left Granny's Mom, and took her only sister, story I'm told he told he was going to buy a saddle, never returned,my Granny seem her " Mommy' when she was on her death bed,she was old lady and I have heard Granny who's name is Cloy, spelled like that,by the way,she asked if she knew her she replied why sure your my Cloy I'd know you any place. It's sorta sad, her sister was always Luly, to me, she was the baby of the two,they both married Adair's My Grandpa spelled it with two D's I suppose that was a change done from one of three brothers, who came from Ky, bf the War,with the Federal Government, Moses, they're buried up on Short Ridge, cemetery all 3 there father was John A, 8th Governor over there in Blue Grass, anyway he rode Moses,did with V A Witcher, and they black flagged some early in that horrible time,so he changed his name a bit, brothers stayed with him, because Gen'l Grant wouldn't let former Partisans to go into KY,MD,VA,NC,or TN, he married in Tazewell in 1857, anyway to Sarah Mullins, also burried up there ---
I had some correspondence with Mr. Bransby, who produced these travel films for Esso to promote auto travel. I have several of the films he made, but not this one!
WEST VIRGINIA deserved saving. She was a damn important ship historically and a damn interesting shship from a construction standpoint. Fully modern, welded superstructure and fire control on top of a stout riveted hull, bolsterd by enormous welded and streamlined torpedo bulges. Turbo-electric drive ahead of its time. 16 inch guns. Pearl Harbor survivor who wreaked vengeance at Surigao Strait in the last battleship to battleship action. An amazing ship.
Why do you all no longer have the film, "Buffalo Creek: An Act of Man"? I notice that, now, we have to pay to watch it on RU-vid. 'Seems rather strange given the topic and material. It's hardly the same thing as a blockbuster movie. It should be a public service to show this film...so that everyone can be made aware what happened. I bet the people who died wouldn't approve of Others making money on their deaths.
A large portion of what is McDowell County was owned by two brothers my many times great grandfathers Abner Hulen Lester and Thomas Mastin Lester. They moved to the area in the late 1700s during the Shawnee raids in present day Tazewell County. There are deeds in Tazewell County that supports this information.
Of all the battleships that have been made into museums I can’t understand why the USS WEST VIRGINIA wasn’t saved. I mean what the hell did the USS MASSACHUSETTS do that made her more worth saving than Wee Vee? It just doesn’t make sense.
It's actually pretty simple. The Navy was only going to keep the Iowa class ships. Those were the fastest, most lethal, best armored, and the newest. Everything else was obsolete. Those ships that became museums quite frankly it boiled down to which donor group could put up the money and politics. Another thing to consider was material condition. The West Virginia even though it had been largely updated/rebuild after the attack on Pearl Harbor was still a 40 year old ship when she was scrapped and I'm sure had her structural issues just from her age. If a donation group had their pickings of all the ships there were to chose from I imagine from a maintenance perspective the older ships were less appealing due to their additional usage. Look at the Texas and her condition vs say the Alabama.
jayss10 The US Navy kept the Iowa’s because of of future use possibilities. The USS West Virginia had no chance of being in another war anyway so her being obsolete makes no difference. She was practically a new ship. Most of her hull was entirely new or rebuilt because of all the torpedo damage she took from the Pearl Harbor attack. That one living ship symbolized the whole war and that’s the whole point of my original comment. West Virginia and the USS Enterprise CVN-6 deserved to be maintained as a museum but the powers that be assured that would never happen regardless of how much effort was put into getting them donated. The fact that she was “old technology” or was almost 40 years old made no difference. SHE WASN’T GOING TO FIGHT AGAIN. In all actuality the only US battleships that deserve to be museums are the USS Missouri and the Wee-Vee (maybe USS Washington) because they symbolize the beginning and end of total world war. As much as I love what battleships represented the majority of the ones that are still on display didn’t really do anything like the previous two I mentioned. They represent a specific era but none of them are remembered for what they actually did. Those details are reserved for us. Thread a book on the Wee Vee several years ago and they said some 85% of her was new. Engines, hull, many other things I can’t recall practically made her a new ship and from a hull standpoint equal in age to the Iowa’s. I understand why she was retired for sure but she was one of the main living symbols of WW 2 and it started with others like her. Before the 80s Iowa refits the Navy actually looked into what would need to be done to reactivate the USS NORTH CAROLINA to help with the 600 ship navy. That ship would have to have over 260,000 shp just to reach a 31 knot top speed but cavitation would be a major problem. They spent tons of money researching it but decided to stick with the Iowa’s
I reside in southwestern Ontario, Canada. My Grandmother's people were held by the McCoy's, Franklin County. They came to Canada via The Underground Railroad. In the near future, I plan to visit the West Virginia archives to do further research. I can be contacted at eaugirl.tlm@gmail.com
When the family would make trips down to Bluefield from Bridgeport or Morgantown in the 70s, my dad flat out refused to take the Turnpike. He'd laugh to hear how this film touts its safety.
The Hatter family were enslaved and lived in Charles Town, WV as well as the Thompson families. Many of whom went on to become Doctors, Lawyers , Teachers and Princiiples of Colleges If interested contact me @ jaegray@ymail.com
Interesting video. Is this company still operating today. I'm interested in Wheeling Steel, especially Wheeling's galvanized sheet metal company called SofTite. Any info would be helpful.
This factory closed down in 2010. and the building has since been torn down to make room for apartments. Wheeling Pittsburgh steel has ceased operation many years ago.
Wait they really tore it down? I haven't been out to Wheeling in years but I thought that place was put on the national registry of historic places. I thought they weren't allowed to tear those down?
Thanks for the great review of the history which I so love and which fills my conversations, some of the very best conversations I have. I am so appreciative of YOUR appreciation for the community and it's past and for the opportunity I had to put my toe into the saline waters of Malden as a VISTA. Hope all is well with you and yours. Martha Willis.
astonishing fact's gthat are critical to more fully understanding the dynamic's of slavery, and relation's between black's white's and American Indian's. understand better? even for me.
The West Virginia Turnpike is a very aesthetically pleasant route. When it was a two lane undivided roadway, impatient motorists made fatal mistakes when attempting to pass. Thanks for posting this video.
