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Thanks for watching and the the words of support! Much appreciated! Glad that you found the video informative. Yes, very few of these mastodon and mammoth finds, at least in this area, are found articulated. However, at least for the Perry Mastodon, the Blackwell Mammoth, and Wheaton Mastodon, much of the skeleton was found within an area one or two hundred feet square. It's interesting to attempt to reconstruct how the bones may have been moved by water or predators, or possibly other factors. Thanks again!

That would be a few blocks west of the school and Lake Ellyn? Thanks for watching the video and for the interesting observation regarding the author, Ada Harmon. We used her book for a portion of our research in this video. Thanks again!

@BeHistoric yes, Hawthorne and Main are a couple blocks west of the school and lake ellyn. My understanding is that though now this area of Glen Ellyn is very wooded, in the day it was mostly prairie. So, that intersection would’ve had a very high view of the land around it. Is this what the Indians were looking for as a burial ground? I’m not sure but the valleys would’ve been wet. I have a copy of Ada Harmon’s book, I think printed in 1928. Also, recently I found images of the original surveyor’s plats for this area. They had hand written notes on them for what the found and observed. VERY interesting. I live near Stacy’s tavern so it was interesting to see what the land originally looked like, I.E. creeks, swamps, forests, etc. it is different now.

Very glad that you enjoyed the video - and thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment! We very much appreciate it!

Kane County is indeed a wonderful place, chock full of prehistory and history. In this particular case, the Kautz Site is located in DuPage County, right on the north edge of Winfield Township, and the south edge of Wayne Township.

Thanks for watching the video! And thanks for taking the time to comment and to share your memories of Bolton. We didn't have much opportunity to see whether the ROW was intact and extended east and west of there - so very good to know that it's still there to an extent. Thanks again!

It is a wonderful place to visit and explore. The canyons to the south of the Julien Dubuque monument are absolutely stunning. Would recommend to anyone interested in Nature, prehistory, or history, as there is much to see and experience there. Glad that you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences with the Mines of Spain!

Thanks for watching and commenting! Thanks too for the continued support! It is indeed an interesting journey, as it puts you in touch with many of the communities and infrastructure that were part of the rapid growth of our country. Well worth the trip. Thanks again!

Thanks for watching and glad that you enjoy this series! We will definitely consider it for the future. We've got a few other railroad lines that we may do first, however. Thanks again for the comment!

Thanks for watching the series - and thanks too for the kind words and the support! We very much appreciate it! We've got at least a few more CGW videos yet coming, as part of the series. But we too feel the loss as we approach the end of the series. It's been a adventure, a learning experience, and we've met dozens and dozens of very nice people along the way. Thanks again!

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Thanks for this observation! Our sources were the various articles that appeared in various Iowa newspapers - the Des Moines Register, the Muscatine Journal, Sioux City Journal, The Gazette, etc, in the 2017-2020 timeframe, regarding the closure of the old FlexSteel plant in Dubuque, and the complex negotiations for building a new factory, retaining approximately 200 jobs. It's possible that we misinterpreted one article which stated that the land would be turned over to "Dubuque Initiatives", a non-profit organization, which would demolish the old plant and prepare the site for new development. If you have better or more up-to-date information, that the property continues to be owned by FlexSteel, then that's good information.

Indeed!

Yes, that was an interesting aspect to this story. Glad that you enjoyed the video! And thank you for taking the time to comment!

Indeed, if nothing else, that was worth sharing! :-) Thanks for watching the video and for taking the time to comment!

So very glad that you enjoyed the series! We think that this is a remarkable story, painting the upper US midwest as the Old West long before the Wild West of the 1870s and 1880s. There are many layers to this story that we may explore in future videos. Thanks again!

Thanks very much for watching and for the support! This is one of our favorite series and stories - and there is a bit more to it that we may share in the coming months. Thanks again!

Indeed! The railroad system was once such a vital technology all across the US and the world - but now has been greatly diminished and largely forgotten in the US. Glad to see that Amtrak is seeing something of a resurgence in the past few years. Air travel is great - but the train is another great way to travel, much different and more relaxed than traveling via plane. Thanks again for the comment - and for the great music!

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Thanks for the ongoing support and encouragement! Always look forward to your thoughtful comments and observations. Very glad that you found this segment as interesting as many of the others. We are often surprised at the many compelling stories that emerge from these small towns. We don't seek them out. They simply pop up during our research. We are glad to bring them back to life, in telling the story of the railroad and these towns, whose histories were so intertwined. We hope to do a few more CGW videos at least, following our visit to Oelwein - covering the stub to Dekalb, and perhaps one or more videos showing new information gathered since we published some of these videos, often supplied by viewers. Thanks again for the support!

And thank you for the 22nd time in watching our videos! Thanks for the continuing support and encouragement! We very much appreciate it! Glad to do our part in telling the many stories that happened along this line. Thanks again!

Thanks for sharing your experience with fishing the Apple River near the North Hanover depot. That's really a special place - many signs of the old railroad still in situ there. Thanks again for the comment!

Thanks for sharing your experiences with the early days of the bike trail! Yes, we've heard from many people that Smitty's was the place to be along this stretch. Too bad he was long gone by the time we made our ride. Thanks again for sharing!

Very glad that you enjoyed this video! Thanks for the kind words and support! Very much appreciated!

Thanks for the ongoing support and the kind words! Very glad that we could be helpful in mapping many of the artifacts along this route. Some are rather obvious from the maps - but others have turned out to be very pleasant surprises. Did you ever have a chance to check out the Aiken roundhouse?

@@BeHistoric not yet my car wont make it without killing me ... i lost the winter window so am having to wait till fall now and then il work on a ride again

Thanks very much for watching and for the kind words! Very glad that you found this informative and entertaining. Yes, there is some long and deep untapped history in Dubuque, Iowa. Glad that we could bring a small portion of it to light!

@@BeHistoric You’re most welcome. I just subscribed to your channel.

Very glad that you found this interesting and that it gave you pleasant reminders of your family legacy. Wow - a descedant of the Richardson family! The Richardsons are a deep part of the regional history in Buchanan County. So very glad that you could watch and comment! Thanks again!

Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks again for the ongoing strong support of our channel, and for the additional set of information regarding Aurora and Stanley. We very much appreciate you taking the time to do this - and the careful watching of our videos. Thanks too for the kind words and encouragement!

So glad that you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching, for taking the time to comment, and the encouraging words!

I think a bridge washed out around the Durango area in the early 70's. That's supposedly why through service to Dubuque was cut, from what I was told.

Thanks for the additional information and the comment! That helps!

Thanks for sharing your experiences regarding the CGW from your childhood - and for taking the time to comment! Yes, the world has indeed changed, and the railroads, once so vital to communities, have been diminished to the point of being somewhat unrecognizable. Thanks again!

Thanks very much for watching all of our videos - and for the kind words of support! Very glad that you find these videos informative and interesting. That makes all the difference to us!

Turner or Turner Junction was the early name for West Chicago, and originated with the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (later Chicago and Northwestern) in the 1850s. As we recall the Chicago Burlington and Quincy also branched off from here to Aurora. We have not yet researched that small depot building, or the Turner Station, and so we are not entirely clear if that was a depot for the CB&Q or the C&N. Perhaps one of our viewers might know. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching and for the interesting question!

@@BeHistoric In one of those moments where the algorithm leads you to an answer to a previously asked question it seems to have been ex-CBQ moved for municipal reasons. I'm planning a road-trip starting from Chicago for this time next year, and West Chicago seems an interesting spot as a "Mugby Junction" with eight lines of rail converging, for a few decades at least. Happy to have both watched and asked. I don't think you'll be running out of Chicago-centric roads anytime soon...

So glad that you enjoyed the episode, as well as the series. That means a great deal to us! Thanks too for taking the time to comment and the support!

Thanks for the thoughtful comment and observation - and for watching the entire series! We very much appreciate your support of our channel! Indeed, it is difficult to understand this impact until you start traveling through these places, understanding how dependent they were on railroads for both passenger travel and freight shipping. Most goods that came into or left town were through the railroad. Most people arriving or departing went via the railroad. And so towns naturally grew up around this central portal. When the transportation hub goes away, then there is a large hole left in the middle of these towns. Some have successfully navigated this catastrophic change, while others have struggled to hold on. And this is true of thousands of small towns across the United States. Thanks again for taking the time to comment!

With this war, the British intended to take key territories and tracts in the upper Great Lakes and key river channels, hoping to thwart the US expansion westward and to generally bring the new country to its knees. And so the British lost the War of 1812 in the sense that they failed to achieve their objectives. Furthermore, they were effectively removed from all further influence below the Great Lakes within mainland North America following this war.

@@BeHistoric that's very interesting because in Canadian history classes, we are taught that the war was fought over American expansionism in the wake of the revolutionary war. It was timed to take maximum advantage of the British army being deployed in the Napoleonic wars in Europe and involved several American incursions into what was then British territory, including a battle in what is now Toronto and the burning of Fort York. I suppose the truth likely exists somewhere between these perspectives.

@@Jacobismychannel Agreed, "winning" and "losing" is often a matter of perspective. We were generally taught that the War of 1812 capped the American Revolution, and was the final blow to Britain in terms of their influence in North America, at least driving westward from the Atlantic. But true enough, the US was continually pushing westward, expanding its territory, largely at the expense of Native Americans, who were caught between the French, the British, and the US.

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! He's often only briefly discussed in most histories - leading a most interesting life - which is why we felt the need to investigate him further.

Thanks for sharing your experiences regarding this bridge section. By today's standards, it does look a bit lightweight. But on the other hand, it survived and functioned for a very long time, so we cannot argue with its engineering. Interesting also about the road name change. Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it!

Thanks for watching our video and for the excellent question. From what we can ascertain, it was a cost cutting move. Building the entire structure from masonry would have been more expensive - and so the use of common bricks reduced the cost of building the structure. As it was really the lower third that took most of the abuse (weight bearing, flooding, train collisions, etc), and since the tower has survived, it appears to have been a sound decision. :-) Thanks again!

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Thanks for watching the video and for sharing your experiences with the Mines of Spain area. Indeed, it is a wonderful natural preserve today - the quiet canyons alone are worth a visit, plus all of the trails and vistas of the river. Great place to visit! Thanks again!

Thanks for watching our video - and very glad that you found it informative! It sounds as if you ended up at Kline Creek Farm, which is just to the north of the Elgin Branch of the CA&E. That was quite a long trip from River Grove! Being from River Grove, you might enjoy our recent video regarding the Kennicott Mounds, a site which sits between River Grove and Elmwood Park. Thanks again!