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I know where Zachary Taylor's "hidden house" is that he had built in south Texas on the border. I'm a BP agent and we would chase illegals past it. It's mostly just remnants as the ceiling is gone but the "Gen Zachary Taylor" name plate is still on the outside wall. Pretty neat to see as it's not in any public view.
I’ve lived in louisville my whole life! Awesome to see you come here and check out the cemeteries here! I bring my friends to Zachary Taylor’s grave all the time! They always think it’s crazy a President is buried in Kentucky
Ha! That was driving me nuts. It was pretty much a ghost town until I got the camera out to start recording. Then everyone in Louisville started crossing the bridge.
Big Muhammad Ali fan, got all his books and admire the man. Definitely the greatest boxer ever, "If man made penicillin out of moldy bread, imagine what God can make out of you." Muhammad Ali
@@scaredy-cat He didn't get away with it you muppet, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison and took his prime years away from him. It probably saved his life considering blacks were used as cannon fodder in Vietnam and avoided gallons of agent orange so he was able to have children without passing on cancer to them.
Here is a quote worth sharing from the Colonel himself at age ninety, "I always figured there is no use being the richest man in the cemetery. You cannot operate from there, . . . people don't know that I gave most of my money away. Most of it goes to churches."
I always wondered why it was called History Underground...now I see why...the love of graves...History Under Ground...makes sense. This said as someone who also loves visiting gravesites!! Love the channel!
Brother, I absolutely LOVE the way you make a point. The line “you’ve got a long history of explaining to do” to address people who say that slavery was not the cause of the Civil War, is 100 percent on point. There is nothing more to say about that. Mic drop!
Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through you. I'm disabled and thanks to the vaccine I developed clots and cannot walk anymore. So thanks to you I can see the places I've wanted to go. I do appreciate you
I started watching your videos a few weeks ago (and have been doing some serious binge watching), and I always appreciate how you present the information and don't try to put any personal spins on it (beyond your obvious observations of the things that you really are fascinated with - which just adds to the pleasure of watching). I love hearing the little factoids that you are able to share with us - it helps keep us grounded in realizing that we are all human and all have our little faults and aspirations, and in the end, reminds us all that we need to keep history alive and growing.
We’ll I was born and lived in Louisville many years of my life and actually owned a home directly across the street from Zachary Taylor cemetery. I visited the grave of my uncle there many times but can’t remember visiting the grave of the president. Thanks for the video and history lesson. I’ll be sure to take more time the next time I’m back in town now.
I am enjoying your history tutorials. Am not a citizen of USA but history is history ….. right. Keep up the good work. Much love and respect from across the pond in Uk x
My dad remembers a Saturday morning boxing program that was on tv when he was young. Said a teenage Ali would come out and just beat the opponent in the ground every time. He also remembers Sanders coming to visit him in the hospital in 69 when my dad was in a burn center, because he was electrocuted by a powerline. Sanders was by then just doing charity stuff. And props to Ali and family for a very modest marker. Good for them.
Actually you are fortunate. It actually has more going for it than most just on quality of life. Probably one of the favorite places I have lived. I still have family there.
JD.... I had the pleasure of meeting Ali at a sports banquet in Pittsburgh several years after his win in Rome. It was before he made his brave move against the Vietnam War. He was certainly a very dynamic character. His decision on the war cost him millions of dollars but he stood by his decision and never wavered. I really respected him for that!!
When i was a kid living just outside Louisville, Colonel Sanders use to come by in his black limousine and pick up my neighborhood evey sunday to go to church.
This was a great video JD. In 1995 Ali came to billings for a benifet dinner , it cost 300 dollars ( I was younger then and was still working then ) he signed photos and you also got a pair of boxing gloves he signed ,, still have them ! It was a great night . THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.........
The George Rogers Clark memorial bridge as it was known when I was growing up there. At that time it was the newest bridge spanning the river in that area. The other Bridge was the K&I Bridge. The Minton Bridge in New Albany hadn’t been built yet nor had the other bridges.
It's so sad they no longer teach much history of our country in school. I was so surpised when my daughter was in high school, they only taught Alaska history.
An interesting story my mom used to tell me before she passed. When she was very young for 2 or 3 years she was a professional midget wrestler (I hate the word midget because she was actually a dwarf, but that's what they're called). During this time Ali was just getting started I think. Anyway, one of the places she wrestled at, Ali was a security guard for the wrestlers. I always thought it was a cool story.
I was living in Louisville when they exhumed Taylor's body. Also buried in Cave Hill are some of the most prominent Southern Baptists associated with Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
I watched the Rumble in the Jungle, and the Thriller in Manilla with my dad when I was a little kid. They were both in the middle of the night if memory serves because of the time difference. I remember taking a couple sips of dad's Bud and maybe a puff or two of his cigar. We had a great time but mom was pissed pissed! Lol
My hometown! That’s actually the Clark Memorial Bridge, so named in honor of General George Rogers Clark and his brother, William Clark (Lewis and Clark). One of my cousins has a familial connection with William Clark, and is named William Clark (Pearce). My paternal grandparents and one of my maternal great uncles and his wife are buried not far from Colonel Sanders.
Hey!! Welcome to Louisville! Love your videos! .... I wanted to mention -- One of Ali's nicknames was "The Louisville Lip" -- for obvious reasons! --- I have family in Cave Hill and it's not uncommon for me to swing by both Ali and the Colonel's graves after visiting relatives. Also -- my Grandfather is buried in Zachary Taylor Cemetary ... so I go there frequently too. Taylor's home is in the neighborhood surrounding the cemetery, to the left when facing the mausoleum, a couple hundred yards away. Thanks for sharing these places with your audience! Appreciate that!
Thank you for the info about President Taylor. That was more information than I learned in school history classes. He sounded like he was one hell of a man and a decent leader.
Two thoughts on Taylor and one on Ali. First of all, it was quite common for career officers not to vote because they were required to obey the lawful orders of a president from any party. Second, major general was the highest available rank during Taylor's lifetime. Finally, your discussion of Ali's boxing career glossed over the importance of his return to the ring. The Supreme Court decision that made Ali's return possible declared it constitutional for an individual to become a conscientious objector on religious grounds whether or not pacifism was a tenet of their institutional faith. That is very important.
Cave Hill is one of my favorite urban historical cemeteries. My wife is from Jeffersonville, IN and based on the crossing of the bridge, I'm guessing you spent a bit of time there--the best views of Louisville are from "the sunny side". Lots of history can be found in and around the Ohio River from PA all the way to the Mississippi.
JD, you may find this interesting. The commissioner of the RCMP from 1938 to 1951 was Stuart Taylor Wood, the great great grandson of President Zachary Taylor through his third daughter Anne. 🤔
Here's an unpopular thing to contemplate: Draft Boards had quotas. When Ali refused induction based on the fact he was a "Muslim minister", who went in his place? How did he fare? Did he survive? Ali was no hero in my home.
Thanks for all the historical information you included. I enjoyed reading about the history of the Whig party, among other things. Keep up the good work 👏.
JD I live in Kentucky. And I respect your videos so much. Your so informative. On all you present. And this is 2nd 16:49 to none. Thank you for sharing! ❤️💯👊
You were in my neck of the woods. I actually have a relative buried in Cave Hill. He was a Union Soldier from Vermont who got sick & died in Louisville. There is a special military section at Cave Hill.
Cave Hill Cemetery is the resting place of another non famous person that if thought about and given credit is more famous than every one in the cemetery. Patty Hill - Wrote the Happy Birthday Song.
Another great off the beaten path video JD, we've been to Louisville but never ventured out to the cemeteries which we occasionally do looking for veteran graves.
My Comments: 1. Met Ali in 1968-69 on a flight to Miami. He slept through part of the flight on an entire row of first class seats. Got his autograph in a book I lost track of years ago, unfortunately. 2. Sanders opened his first restaurant in Corbin, KY, where they have a memorial in the middle of town. I suspect you don't live too far from there (not that you let distance stop you). Got into a gunfight with a competitor there, if I recall correctly. It's worth a visit. 3. They misspelled "Buena" on Taylor's obelisk. Pretty funny.
Glad to see you home hope u wasn’t here for thunder when I first started watching I knew I liked your personality then you said you was from here and it made sense welcome back to the 502
I had a friend with an interesting story about meeting Ali. Being deaf from birth, he couldn't listen to the radio and didn't have TV until well after Ali had retired. He was flying somewhere and Ali was on the plane glad-handing everyone when he stopped to talk to my friend who had no idea who the big man was.
Interesting story and History of our 12th President, Zak Taylor. I never knew that he was an independant and not of either the dems Rep. Party. Interesting. Great Job J.D. Look forward to you next video, and more history. Appreicated.
i heard that Ali really never threw his Olympic gold metal over the bridge, and kind of surprised the word World Champion isnt engraved on his gravestone.
just yesterday i learned zachery taylor and james madison were cousins and knew each other and had correspondances. they were closer cousins then teddy and franklyn roosevelt. no one thinks of them in the same was as say the bushes or roosevelts because the last names do not match
Hello from the Philippines. It's hard for me to fathom how back in the day, a black man can represent the United States in sports competitions, bring honor to the nation by winning the gold medal, and yet denied service in a restaurant due to the color of his skin. I understand the frustration and anger Ali felt then.
@Jason Griggs Really one of the tragic back stories of the Civil War was the prewar friendships and relationships. Friends and family one day enemies the next. Many strong lifelong brotherhoods were formed on the battlefields of Mexico.
My sister is one of those who says the Civil War was not about slavery but about economics. I told her, "Yes, if you have free labor, the threat of having to pay your workers could put you in an economic panic."
It was cheaper to pay the laborers a wage than it was to husband them, as was done with all livestock. Your sister is right. Every war in history has been caused by one factor, ECONOMICS.
JD, you need to spend more time in the Louisville area. A lot of Civil War history there. Teaser: Union General shot to death in the Gault House Hotel, Custer lived in Elizabethtown, & Confederate raids into Indiana. Go back and you will have a lot of content for your channel.
Have you ever been to Pensacola Fl? Pensacola is the first settlement in the USA. Theres alot of history here. The Navy base has alot of awesome stuff too see. Forts you can walk through. Yall should come check it out.
