This is in my backyard. I live in Carson City, you did a good job covering the town site. You would not believe how large the "Candy Dance" has gotten over the years, but it keeps the town afloat! Thanks Jeff!
Enthralling just looking at all that history in that town. What makes Chanel’s like this so good is the video quality these days. You can nearly reach out and touch things. Thanks heaps from Down Under.
My wife and I will be staying in Genoa in two weeks. Thanks for the great video. We just discovered your RU-vid channel and look forward to watching all the videos eventually. Keep up the good workvand fascinating videos
Thanks and welcome to our channel. I also did a video on the Genoa cemetery. Lots of historical people buried there! I’m honored by your comments! Have fun in Genoa. David Walley’s Hot Springs?
Any town that had Snowshoe Thompson and Hank Monk living there at the same time had to be an interesting place. I'm looking forward to part 2. As always, thanks for sharing your adventures.
lived there in late 70's, a real change from Santa Barbara, there since late 60's, (out of Army) grew up in Bakersfield, on farms, with many Basque friends. Love Genoa, for this reason, it was rural with Tahoe over the hill 24 hrs a day! Left in Fall of 78 when high interests killed construction. Tho have returned to Tahoe a number of times never went back to Genoa until 2018. As with everywhere things change, growth. Gardnerville/Minden with chain stores etc, almost unrecognizable, an old dream of somehow one day returning there to live out rest of life was shattered! Oh well, it's progress! Recall watching the reinactments of the Pony Express and watching the shadow rise on the Eastern slopes as the sun set. Also seeing on #395 just North a bit in a pasture the worlds's largest bull! it was huge!!! Too, the state's oldest bar is haunted! Thanx for the video! Truly enjoyed watching!
Kessler Montijo ...Basque, huh? I've got Basque family, by marriage, a bunch of me actually, livin in and around Homedale, Idaho (near Boise)...Two things about the Basque people one should know when visiting them: be prepared to eat well, and eat A LOT...and never call a person from Basque descent a Spaniard, as they are not Spanish, they are BASQUE, and they're proud of it, which I respect immensely....
I lived in South Lake Tahoe and visited Genoa many times. I actually bought an 1880’s freight wagon from an antique dealer there. It was a chore hauling it over that mountain!
The absolute best place to experience the annual Pony Express Re-Ride in my opinion is in front of the Genoa Museum as they hand-off. Also, if one goes into the "oldest thirst parlor" bar, you'll learn about the bra tradition... and hopefully get to donate one of your own!
Next door to the Pink House is the Trimmer family home. I was visiting Arnold Trimmer about 1970 and he showed me the original homestead grant signed by President Grant. The ranch is now "Ranch One." It was the first homestead in the Territory.
I like Genoa! It's a kicker of a place. My dad and I always go around there together when in the area. We both love old towns, old buildings and cars (he paints them and was a well-known artist in the Tahoe-Truckee area before he moved to another part of the U.S.) as well as cemeteries. My mother, aunt and uncle live close-by in Gardnerville. I really appreciate you two touring these places which I miss and am so fond of!
No idea why RU-vid recommended this video, but I enjoyed it very much. I stayed there about 8 years ago. Loved every minute. Looking forward to next weeks show. The jail cell is as creepy as it gets.
Welcome! We hope you will subscribe! This morning we posted part 2 of this series on Genoa, that where we visit the Genoa cemetery! Did you catch that one as well?
Jeff, the first thing I noticed or maybe my old eyes is that the quality of your video was absolutely spectacular ! For my comment on Genoa, I have never heard of it but what a neat historical part of the old west. After viewing, I added it to my bucket list. That is the best compliment I can give you sir !
Thanks. If you’re watching at the 1080p 60 frames per second mode (which you can set) the clarity is amazing. I shoot in 2.7K video so it’s going to look great! Thanks for telling me! I love your comment!
The candy dance would bring Heather out for sure!! Awesome little town that we've never been to! We'll have to check it out eventually for sure! Great video as always!
Today I learned that the Pony Express only lasted 18 months... I honestly had no idea. I thought it was in operation much longer. Thank you for doing these videos. I love history and love learning about our Country's past. It's important that we document and remember the past, even if it's ugly. It helps us move forward without making the same mistakes our forefathers made.
Facinating! So how did Genoa survive and not become another ghost? I would love to hear from a resident of that town. I live near a town that came VERY VERY CLOSE to becoming a ghost town! Breckenridge CO. After the silver boom was done, Breckenridge CO went downhill and almost lost all of her buildings during the Great Depression. She even lost her railroad! She came roaring back to life with the ski resort in 1956. Same story with Aspen CO. She came back in 1948. Actually more of old Aspen survives than old Breckenridge! Also Aspen lost both of her railroads!
Keep in mind that many towns started out the same way as Bodie and the economics kept it going. Look at any town over 120 years old and they looked similar. It's just that when your number one economic engine pans out (mining) your jobs go with it. And let's face it, many people will not tolerate such isolated towns without money and merchants. Thanks for watching!
Jeff an interesting point is that the territorial enterprise of Mark twain fame was founded in Genoa around 1858 and moved to Virginia city a couple years later. My favorite writer. If you want to laugh your socks off Sam won't let you down.
@@jbenziggy 09:49 I was actually referring to the skeleton in the window rather than Red Skelton (lol), although Red Skelton was for sure a great entertainer and comedian in his day. It's funny because, as a kid, I always thought Red Skelton's name was "Red Skeleton” and how cool that would sound as a name for a heavy metal rock band of the 1980s. But I digress here....I love your channel. Entertaining and very informative. Aside from the red skeletons, I always learn something. Thank you.
I love history it started when I was young and found the history of Ames and the surrounding towns then as I moved around I did history of each place I lived my mom and dad's family where from ames thought I was born in Topeka KS and have done a history about there I have lived in MO. And Ark I love history it was my Hobbie and my history teach said I was one of his best students you Two I love watching you thank you for sharing and also you make feel better that I am not the only one that finds going to cemeteries to find history and doing research glad I can now say I am not odd for doing what I love and to watch fellow history buffs
Actually, Snowshoe Thompson lived in Diamond Valley, near Woodfords. The irrigation ditches he dug from the Carson river are still visible and a few still carry water. On one of his trips back from Placerville, he brought back some very rich gold ore he had found. He never told anyone where the deposit was located, he only said he could see the spot from his bedroom window. After he died suddenly, a small rush descended on the area, but nobody found the deposit and it is still lost today.
We didn't get over to his homestead site in Diamond Valley but we will be talking about him in our visit to his grave in Genoa. That video will be out this weekend! Thanks for watching!
Very nice..those people back then were tough .the wagons looked uncomfortable to me..I am jewish so I know a little bit about the Mormons and I think they were brave people ,,no one is perfect but to travel from the east coast takes guts ..All the travelers who went west were very brave ...Mazel Tov ..I really enjoyed this and it amazes me all the people who went by covered wagon , and the trials they all endured..amazing ..and thank you 🙏
There's a book called 'Death Valley in '49' written by William Manley, one of the Death Valley '49ers that gave that valley its name. He describes the whole trip and says the reason they went through Death Valley was the party was scared to death to stay in Salt Lake City through the winter. They thought the Mormons would murder them all before spring. The Mormons were not nice people in the pioneer days.
I think Charcuterie is a shop in which you can buy sausage. If there are any French people reading the comments, they may be able to tell what the word on the black and white sign means.
That is interesting to see an actual pair of bear skin gloves. Genoa, I'll have to take my motorcycle there. Not really too far. Antique store looks interesting. Thanks!
This is a good documentary as I'm familiar with names you mention , Mark Twain , Clarke Gable ,John Wayne so forth , also to be seen are the 19th century carts and stagecoaches and wheels and Saloon but what was in that store ? Liked the video. Thanks again.
At the time, Nevada and Utah were considered the Utah Territory. Did you know that? I mentioned that in our video on Aurora, Nevada where Mark Twain hung out for a few months until he realized mining wasn't his gig. LOL
I love going through that part of Nevada. There’s a story about Snowshoe Thompson that he found a vein of gold coming over a bad snowstorm. He said he was able to see the peak where he found that gold from Genoa. I believe he died of pneumonia not long afterwards and supposedly it has not been found.
2 things to add, 1. I was born and raised in Saint Joseph, Mo. 2. I notice in your films how many Masonic Lodges there were, who had both good and bad guy members. I did not realize how active the Masons were in the mining towns out west. more than churches.
Antique store is packed! Why did the guy walk away from you as you were filming? Maybe camera shy? Nevertheless I enjoyed the video. What camera do you use? Resolution is top notch.
That part of Nevada is beautiful, but I fear that it’s gotten a little too pricey for even me. Lots of Californians are fleeing the state for places like this.
At first glance, seeing the picture of Hank Monk's bear skin gloves, I was taken back! I immediately thought, someone took a picture of my ex wife's feet! Joking aside, loved the video, once again! Good job!!!
@@jbenziggy …. You’re thinking of Hwy 207 too South Lake Tahoe. Which is steep. I mean the original Kingsbury grade that today’s Hwy 207 replaced. The original is blocked off. It’s about halfway between Genoa and where the new kingsbury grade starts going up the mountain
H Greeley and his wife Mary lived in ames iowa where I live and was raised he had a hospital built for his wife he was a prominent person in Ames iowa for many years