History. It's being made all the time. From small personal achievements and tragedies to events that impact the entire globe, History flows from our lives. It's been said that the past is a foreign country and I believe that is true, the past is populated by people and their customs and cultures most of which is very different from ours today. It's important to remember that the people of the past lived as we do, day to day not knowing what the future will bring.
It is my hope that at least one of my videos will provide a glimpse into the live of people past and how their stories are important today.
Some extra information. This is still to this day considered the deadliest day in the history of the British armed forces. What is more is that during ww1 when units were formed young men from the same and neighbouring towns were placed in the same unit to improve coordination. Unfortunately that meant that when a unit suffered heavy casualties the youth of an entire town could be wiped. On that day many villages and small towns in Britain lost all or most of their young men. An entire generation wiped out in just a few hours. Motorhead has made a song about this battle which sabaton has recently remade called 1916. Personally I prefer the remake more, however I recommend listening to both. We should never forget these men and their sacrifices, regardless of their side during the war.
War is so stupid. Why country leaders feel they have to conquer more land for the country at the expense of their people is beyond comprehension. I understand you're going to have skirmishes sometimes but these a lot worse for very little reason very little benefit are insane
Enjoyed, thanks. Question: What waas your Plan B, in case you had a car brek-down, or two flat tires at the same time? I have heard there is no cell phone coverage out there, and you could be on your own for several days until someone else came along. So, what was your prepartion for emergencies ...? Regards from pennsylvania.
Great question! I had informed friends and family that I would be traveling across this road and if I didn't turn up by a day and time, there was a problem and to come look for me. I plan on redoing this journey and include more personal stories from the people who lived in places like Terrace. Next time I'll have a device that allows me to text via satellite and send an SOS to local emergency services should something go seriously wrong.
I think this story makes a very compelling argument that there's no such thing as ghosts. 66 years without burial, and corpse used as a side show prop? If ghosts weer real, surely he would have come back as a vengeful spirit.
Thanks for posting the forgotten RxR history of Utah. I lived in Marysvale, the Southern terminus of the Denver & Rio Grande, and became interested in the trax in the state. l have driven most of the Line of the UP in the West desert. Utah has lots of History.
Great job doing this video. The S.N Slaughter General Store shown in a Frisco photograph was my great grandfathers store. I remember my mother telling me stories of Frisco and the Horn Silver mine. My grandfather was a mining engineer and did work on the mines in Frisco. Thanks again for the great work on this historical video.
I've been to that cemetery multiple times and through Salina multiple times and I never knew of the crazy history that had happened in areas that seem to safe and quiet now. It's fascinating what has happened in the places around us.
So much of the history of the American West is ignored compared to the histories of the American East. There are many amazing, tragic, and fascinating stories that happened that easily compare to those that happen in the east.
well you need a little help 1. the town name is pernounced Lu-cin 2. there was no frendship between the chineese of the CP andthe Irish of the UP when blasting they would forget to till the other compane with deadly results
Thanks for the comment. I'd be interested to read into your sources that say the Chinese and Irish didn't get along. While there was general racial prejudice, they were people like us which allows for personal friendships and respect to cross racial lines. Please mention your sources and I'd be happy to look at them.
@@ZGHistory I grew up in a town 35 miles from the golden Spike My Grandpa had a ranch just South of the Spike sight he was deputy for a while in Terraceback in the 1890's I spent a lot time in promatory from about 1958 to 1968 back before it was illegal to hunt artifax and my Father was born in promatory in 1910 I know the history well of the RailRoad just so you know I producrd a video call tour of the golden spike national historic sight back around 1988 hope that helps
One thing the video didn't mention was that Robert Wrights ashes are buried in Angoville au Plain church cemetery. He had visited the town after the war and felt a strong connection.
The "China Men" that unburied the existing railroad are chained together at the bottom of Lake Tahoe....... ask Cousteau. They did not build it they un buried it.
The fact that I remember hearing this on the news i think is what makes me feel uneasy about this whole story. Now knowing about this today is even more unnerving to me.
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Just for your information about the time that they started building the transcontinental railroad, was when the shift began from iron rails (early locomotives were called iron horses) to steel rails. Also during this time, the railroad engines became heavier and therefore, they needed larger rails. Currently, most mainline railroads use a 130 pounds per yard rails . Though some sidings are as lite as a hundred pounds or less. Back then the rails were as light as sixty pounds per yard. Steel rails of course lasted far longer than the iron rails. I am mentioning this because you showed several cattle grates made with rails. Some rail road workers could look at those grates and tell you about when the rails were made and whether they were iron or steel. When they took up the old iron rails, they had to take them back and melt them. down and turn them into steel.
Thanks for the additional information about the rails. The Golden Spike National Historic Park has original rails from 1869 and looking at them, it's amazing to think they managed to support such heavy vehicles.
There are a couple of older books published in the 1970s and 80s I used to gather a lot of the information. They were pretty generic in their titles like Ghost Towns of Idaho and that sort of thing.
Thanks for the comment! I've spent a fair bit of time in Pioche over the years and would like to go and make a more comprehensive video on the towns history.
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The history of World War One is complex. The principal people were not actors in a costume play, but living day to day without any foreknowledge of what their choices would ultimately lead to. The video centers on the sacrifices of the average men who fought in the war.
I remember my grandfather took all of us grandkids from ghosts town to ghost town and some of the old calvary forts. The deep oil smells in the wood were interesting and ghost towns set up like museums where the coolest ones. The other ones that had caretakers didn't do much to keep them from falling into the ground.
