Inspecting History with Julian Gower
Inspecting History with Julian Gower
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Discovering Alaskan History while Cruising - Russian America, Bears, Whales, Glaciers & Waterfalls
I just returned from an Alaskan Cruise where I was amazed with the scenery and all the history I found! Join me as I show you highlights of this incredible adventure!
I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting out and exploring!
I try to pronounce everything properly. I really do try, so please forgive me if I don't pronounce something properly. :) Be Nice!
00:00 Intro
04:06 Sitka
05:24 Fortress of the Bears
06:55 Silver Bay
08:11 Baranoff Castle
12:03 Russian Bishops House
14:13 Mendenhall Glacier
16:03 Icy Straight Point
19:34 Dawes Glacier & Waterfalls
24:15 Ketchikan
22:33 Whales
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Curiosity, Exploring and Discovering: I had to know where these stairs went??? #history #railtrail
Просмотров 38711 месяцев назад
As we were leaving Hope Cemetery in Ottawa KS, I saw these stairs and HAD to know where they went! I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting out and exploring! I try to pronounce everything properly. I really do try, so please forgive me if I don't pronounce something properly. :) Be Nice! #ottawa #history #railtrail
Abducted by The Cheyenne, Death Head, Weeping Willows & Victorian Grave Art. Hope Cemetery #history
Просмотров 422Год назад
The Victorians knew how to celebrate death. From taking photographs of the deceased to the intricate Mortuary art found on tombstones. Today we are in Ottawa KS at hope cemetery and we're going to learn today about Victorian Mortuary art. #victorian #history #cemetery I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting out and exploring! I t...
Missouri Confederate Memorial State Historic Site: Quantrill's 3rd Grave/The Last of Shelby's Men
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We are in Higginsville MO at the Missouri confederate memorial state historic site. It was conceived as a place of refuge and residence for indigent Confederate veterans, their spouses and minor children. It ran from 1891 to 1950 when the last veteran John T graves died at the age of 108, his headstone simply says John T graves last of Shelby 's men. It became a Missouri state park after that a...
Pierre Menard House: French Colonial Site-Discovering a Kansas City Connection in Southern Illinois
Просмотров 940Год назад
We are continuing our southern Illinois adventure and we are at the Pierre Menard home it was built around 1802 and is an example of French colonial architecture. Menard was a French man who was a fur trader and politician. he was the Lieutenant Colonel of the militia, judge of the county court at Kaskaskia, President of the Illinois Territorial Council and was the state's first Lieutenant Gove...
How the Mississippi River Destroyed a Town: Fort Kaskaskia Historic Site - French in Illinois
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The town of Kaskaskia was founded in 1703 and it was the southern anchor of Frances colony in Illinois. This fort was built to protect the town. Construction began in 1759 but it was never completed. In April of 1881 the Mississippi River divided its channel and broke into the lower Kaskaskia river right below the fort. Unfortunately the town of Kaskaskia lay directly in its path and by 1909 th...
10,000 year old Modoc Rock Shelter Native American Site - Southern Illinois
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I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting out and exploring! I try to pronounce everything properly. I really do try, so please forgive me if I don't pronounce something properly. :) Be Nice!
The French in Illinois: Fort de Chartres 1722-1765 Southern Illinois History- French Colonial Fort
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The French first came to Illinois in the 1600’s after they traveled here looking for a route to asia. They didn't discover that but they did discovered the fertile land of the Mississippi river valley and stayed. This stone fort was built by the French in 1753. Prior there were wooden forts but they were destroyed by the Mississippi River. The fort was occupied by the French until 1765 when it ...
Cahokia Mounds - America's Lost City: Ritual, Sacrifices and Engineering Feats - Mound Builders
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The Cahokia Mounds Historic Site is the largest prehistoric Indian site north of Mexico. The mounds covered about 4000 acres and included at least 120 mounds. The state of Illinois now protects 2200 acres of the central portion of the site and 72 of the 80 remaining mounds. The site was named a U S National Historic landmark in 1965 and in 1982 the United nations educational, scientific and cul...
Mystery Ruins Found Deep in the Forest of Land Between the Lakes: Hotel California Abandoned Places
Просмотров 2 тыс.Год назад
Western Kentucky's land between the lakes has many hidden secrets and the Hotel California is just one of them! I'm exploring the area with my brother Jason and stumbling upon some amazing finds! I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting out and exploring! #history #ruins #abandoned I try to pronounce everything properly. I really ...
Art Deco Egyptian Temple: Mount Moriah Mausoleum - Kansas City Architectural Masterpiece
Просмотров 859Год назад
This week we are visiting the mt Mariah cemetery. The cemetery was established in 1903 and is located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Great Temple Mausoleum was completed in 1926 and it is in the style of an Egyptian temple and its acutaly based on the temple of Karnak in Egypt. In the center of this mausoleum is the temple room, its truly amazing. This mausoleum was built for use by the Masons a...
Fetish Necklace, Royal Indian Thrones & A Cocky Brit: Discovering New items- Nelson Atkins Museum
Просмотров 201Год назад
The Nelson Atkins art gallery is my favorite place in Kansas City. I've been here so many times and I always go to the same items. This week, I have challenged myself to find five items that are new to me and to learn from them. All information given came directly from the gallery labels. I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting o...
Ha Ha Tonka State Park: Rising from the Ashes- Castle Ruins, Springs, Sinkholes, and Natural Bridges
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It's the ruins that made me go, but I'll go back for the nature. This week we visited Ha Ha Tonka State Perk. There are miles and miles of trails through sink holes, natural bridges, boulders, springs & some amazing ruins of a Stone "Castle." All information obtained from site historical markers and the following web sites: worldhistory.us/american-history/ha-ha-tonka-from-dream-home-to-uncerta...
Early Kansas Settlers Cemeteries Found in Unlikely Places - 19th Century Pioneers -Mission Kansas
Просмотров 171Год назад
I have found more interesting roadside stops this week, both cemeteries of sorts. The first is the Shawnee Methodist Indian Mission Cemetery and the other was found just outside a Goodcent's! I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting out and exploring! I try to pronounce everything properly. I really do try, so please forgive me if...
Fight for Control of Little Dixie: 1861 Civil War Battle of Lexington MO & Anderson House Tour
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The Battle of Lexington was fought from September 18th to the 20th, 1861 and resulted in the surrender of Union forces to General Sterling Price. The courthouse has a cannon ball stuck in one of its columns. #civilwar #battlefield #civilwarhistory #housetour I love history and I get out and go find it every week! I have found some amazing history just by getting out and exploring! I try to pron...
Exploring Council Grove Kansas: a town with over 25 Historic Sites on the Santa Fe Trail
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Exploring Council Grove Kansas: a town with over 25 Historic Sites on the Santa Fe Trail
Last Chance for Beans, Bacon & Whiskey: Council Grove Kansas on The Santa Fe Trail
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Last Chance for Beans, Bacon & Whiskey: Council Grove Kansas on The Santa Fe Trail
Mausoleum found just feet from the highway - Joseph M. Miller Family Mausoleum - Holden Missouri
Просмотров 744Год назад
Mausoleum found just feet from the highway - Joseph M. Miller Family Mausoleum - Holden Missouri
Random Find: Stage Mail Coach Stop - Butler Missouri - Finding History Anywhere!!
Просмотров 744Год назад
Random Find: Stage Mail Coach Stop - Butler Missouri - Finding History Anywhere!!
Abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot - Council Grove Kansas
Просмотров 512Год назад
Abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot - Council Grove Kansas
Manifest Destiny: How a 19th Century Belief Drove America's Westward Expansion & Its Lasting Impact
Просмотров 484Год назад
Manifest Destiny: How a 19th Century Belief Drove America's Westward Expansion & Its Lasting Impact
Gezer: A Bit of Israel in Kansas - Discovering the World in Your Backyard! Kansas City
Просмотров 244Год назад
Gezer: A Bit of Israel in Kansas - Discovering the World in Your Backyard! Kansas City
Terra Luna: Overland Park Kansas Arboretum - Light & Performance Art #terraluna
Просмотров 664Год назад
Terra Luna: Overland Park Kansas Arboretum - Light & Performance Art #terraluna
How an interstate saved a Historic Home: Whitehaven Rest Stop and Kentucky Welcome Center #history
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How an interstate saved a Historic Home: Whitehaven Rest Stop and Kentucky Welcome Center #history
Art Deco Coca-Cola Bottling Plant - Paducah Kentucky - History & Architecture
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Art Deco Coca-Cola Bottling Plant - Paducah Kentucky - History & Architecture
Illinois Central Railroad Hospital - Katterjohn Building : Paducah Kentucky History: Abandoned Bldg
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Illinois Central Railroad Hospital - Katterjohn Building : Paducah Kentucky History: Abandoned Bldg
The Place I Fell in Love with History- The Gower House Tavern & Inn 1824 - A Quick Visual Peak
Просмотров 202Год назад
The Place I Fell in Love with History- The Gower House Tavern & Inn 1824 - A Quick Visual Peak
The Gower House: Early American Frontier Riverfront Tavern and Inn: Livingston County Kentucky
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The Gower House: Early American Frontier Riverfront Tavern and Inn: Livingston County Kentucky
Cave-In-Rock: Ohio River Pirate and Bandit Hideout - Southern Illinois State Park
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Cave-In-Rock: Ohio River Pirate and Bandit Hideout - Southern Illinois State Park
Mantle Rock & The Trail of Tears: Amazing Sandstone Arch deep in the Western Kentucky Woods
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Mantle Rock & The Trail of Tears: Amazing Sandstone Arch deep in the Western Kentucky Woods

Комментарии

  • @holysmoke7043
    @holysmoke7043 5 часов назад

    Thank you.

  • @hefruth
    @hefruth День назад

    Note that the Osage left that hilltop village shortly after meeting French traders there, so their reason for leaving was probably illness related. Europeans were more immune to smallpox, for instance, than the Indians were, so the French could have brought the disease with them as some point, devastating the village population. After so many deaths, they probably burned their longhouses and vacated the area. Did the archeology done there note any evidence of significant burning at that time? Another possibility is that a wildfire swept through.

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower День назад

      Thank you for that information. I really appreciate it. I didn’t see any information there about them burning their houses. It makes perfect sense though.

  • @corymarler2724
    @corymarler2724 2 дня назад

    I’m from the old lead belt in Missouri just across the river and I imagine the fort saw its fair share of our minerals

  • @rickdavis2710
    @rickdavis2710 4 дня назад

    My Great Grandmother was Osage from Kansas and married a White man who was my Great Grandfather. When I met her when I was young,I remember her. She was about 5 feet and had hair down to her rear end and was it was mixed with white streaks . She would sit in her chair and talk to us about the days when she was young girl. Never forgot her. We called her Ninny.

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 4 дня назад

      Thank you so much for sharing that with us.

  • @alexl5660
    @alexl5660 8 дней назад

    Britain still has illegal Bases in California.

  • @alexl5660
    @alexl5660 8 дней назад

    Portugal and England and Arabia were the ones who Enslaved many souls.

  • @alexl5660
    @alexl5660 8 дней назад

    England thought they could usurp Spain, but California is Spanish territory. Britain is just a caliphate of Turkey at this point. They use Pakistanis Hindu Indian and Muslims. Spain has always evangelized while Britain was usually motivated by resources and money while Spain integrated into the societies they gained.

  • @MaksimOutdoors
    @MaksimOutdoors 8 дней назад

    Great info on the area, learned a lot from your video I’m visiting there for the first time next week and this helped me out a lot!

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 8 дней назад

      You’re welcome! Enjoy! It’s a great place!

  • @garywatt4546
    @garywatt4546 9 дней назад

    Hi Julian! Nice to see you back on RUclips. You always post informative and educational videos. Great job! 🇦🇺

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 9 дней назад

      Thanks Gary. It’s always great to hear from you!!!!

  • @TomWilliams-po7gf
    @TomWilliams-po7gf 10 дней назад

    I enjoyed your video! I just discovered your channel this year and I have binged watched your videos. Denise

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 10 дней назад

      Thanks. I’m really glad you like the videos!

  • @MoeLarrycurly1
    @MoeLarrycurly1 11 дней назад

    Neetoo

  • @kwd3109
    @kwd3109 11 дней назад

    So great to see a video from you again! Isn't Alaska beautiful! Really enjoyed watching your voyage of exploration. You also tell the story well.

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 11 дней назад

      Thank you. I’m glad to finally be back! Alaska was absolutely amazing and beautiful!

  • @johncrow5006
    @johncrow5006 11 дней назад

    Hey Julian, it's good to have you back - and I'm especially touched that you picked my Birthday to upload your new video (I was starting to think you were never coming back down those stairs😊). Looks like you had a great time but, please, it's the STERN not the " back of the boat"....

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 11 дней назад

      Well Happy Birthday! 😊 And as for the back of the boat.... That just shows you what a cruising novice I am! 😮

  • @jackson5116
    @jackson5116 14 дней назад

    And it now runs where the old Kaskaskia River once was. The two used to meet in Chester, but now they meet 8 miles before it, due to the Mississippi now running where the old Kaskaskia ran.

  • @nationalparknrd6565
    @nationalparknrd6565 15 дней назад

    Thanks for doing these on the great city of Paducah!

  • @nationalparknrd6565
    @nationalparknrd6565 15 дней назад

    Its awful this building came down

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 14 дней назад

      Yes. Very sad. It was a beautiful building!

  • @nationalparknrd6565
    @nationalparknrd6565 15 дней назад

    That's the spirits wanting us to stay away 😂

  • @jamesbaldwin7676
    @jamesbaldwin7676 17 дней назад

    The incident at Haun's Mill took the life of the young son of John D Lee. The same John D Lee that was the ringleader at Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah almost 20 years later. The killing committed there was certainly an act of personal vengeance.

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 9 дней назад

      Thank you for the information!

  • @prankwars8420
    @prankwars8420 19 дней назад

    Mason sign

  • @markstoneberger936
    @markstoneberger936 19 дней назад

    THANK YOU!!! I always wanted to explore those stairs when I was younger.

  • @hackupboulders
    @hackupboulders 21 день назад

    Is there deeded access to the river?

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 20 дней назад

      I don’t believe there is deeded access to the river.

  • @BAACWeston
    @BAACWeston 24 дня назад

    Live Free or Die: 1st Kansas USCT

  • @TomWilliams-po7gf
    @TomWilliams-po7gf 24 дня назад

    Love it! Putting this on my bucket list.

  • @wendysherbert3257
    @wendysherbert3257 25 дней назад

    Love your collection..

  • @bloodandgutz
    @bloodandgutz 28 дней назад

    thank you!!! i have a beloved eyeball mug that has began to craze so i appreciate this info.

  • @TLMcRae-uu1cz
    @TLMcRae-uu1cz 29 дней назад

    Thank you for you video. Headed there in October!

  • @chriscassner9550
    @chriscassner9550 Месяц назад

    Julian Gower, FYI as of 8/9/2024 this house is for sale! Thought you might like to know. Excellent price too. (I am not a realtor, or owner of this house, just passing along info.) ☺

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 26 дней назад

      I would love to buy that place and renovate! If I only lived closer!!! I hope whoever buys it takes better care of it. I love this place so much!

    • @nationalparknrd6565
      @nationalparknrd6565 15 дней назад

      @nps or @stateofkentucky need to save this place

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 15 дней назад

      @@nationalparknrd6565 my biggest fear is that one day I’ll go to visit and it will be a pile of bricks! I’ve even thought about doing a go fund me to try to save it.

  • @Potato-fv9ns
    @Potato-fv9ns Месяц назад

  • @BigElCat
    @BigElCat Месяц назад

    I arrived in CG in 1970, age 6. People have hauled off the stones from Hermit's Cave since then, apparently. It looked like the original picture in this video in the early 1970's. The bell tower behind the ladies is the current stone monument. No doubt someone smashed the bell when they wouldn't stop ringing it after Garfield's assassination. 3 days ?

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 26 дней назад

      It’s always nice to hear from a local!

    • @BigElCat
      @BigElCat 26 дней назад

      @@JulianGower The bell has a crack in it, just like the Liberty Bell. My inference, albeit a 'big leap', is that it actually broke from being rung continuously.

  • @dislodgegarage9849
    @dislodgegarage9849 Месяц назад

    Awesome video!

  • @panatypical
    @panatypical Месяц назад

    You can read the Bible and see for yourself how God wants you to behave. Problem is that lots of people deliberately misinterpret it in order to proceed toward things that are to their personal advantage. Jesus said you have to accept the kingdom of the heavens as a child would. How many of these folks are going to do that?

  • @Flower_Does_Thingz
    @Flower_Does_Thingz Месяц назад

    6:20 it’s always a fun tradition to show that to the new volunteers/workers! I remember I screamed when I first saw it 😭

  • @Flower_Does_Thingz
    @Flower_Does_Thingz Месяц назад

    1:21 I work here and fun fact: that black couch is actually made of Horse hair!!!

  • @Vaquero4382
    @Vaquero4382 Месяц назад

    So, why is it called "Modoc" Rock Shelter?? The Modoc were a northern California tribe.

  • @chadsimmons6347
    @chadsimmons6347 Месяц назад

    Iv'e heard the KCMO 1st brick 2-story house was built where a Town Topic is on Broadway,,my fav for breakfast (thankx)

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower 26 дней назад

      Town topic is great place! I went on a first date there and was very impressed….ended up marrying the guy ❤️

  • @johnkeviljr9625
    @johnkeviljr9625 Месяц назад

    The Fort s/b flying the French Flag of the time. It is absolutely fantastic. Rifle ports in the wall. Were there any Indian attacks, or British attacks on the Fort?

  • @chadsimmons6347
    @chadsimmons6347 Месяц назад

    Imagine your French,,A river is flooding the outpost,,what do you do? Well make a raft out of wine barrels,,& sing in the rain

  • @user-fv8yo2eo7x
    @user-fv8yo2eo7x Месяц назад

    Regardless if the story is true or not, the idea of a beautiful castle designed to be a torture device is quite compelling

  • @richardzhao7877
    @richardzhao7877 Месяц назад

    Had been to this wonderful museum for this guanyin statue. It’s nice to see it again on RUclips! The museum is top notch and not as crowded as the MET. 👍

    • @JulianGower
      @JulianGower Месяц назад

      It’s a great museum and it’s one of my favorite places in Kansas City!

    • @richardzhao7877
      @richardzhao7877 Месяц назад

      @@JulianGower Indeed. For Asian art, specifically for Chinese arts, it is among the top 10 museums in the world!🙌

  • @MillerMeteor74
    @MillerMeteor74 Месяц назад

    I'm guessing the birds were cliff swallows. It looks like you could have driven up the road, made a U turn and come back and parked on the grass with your passenger window near the signs and historical marker. That was very interesting.

  • @user-nu1vb7qi2y
    @user-nu1vb7qi2y Месяц назад

    Great channel!😊

  • @Mike-hr6jz
    @Mike-hr6jz Месяц назад

    Ground swallows by the name you’ll understand their nests are on the ground. When you walk across the ground, they fear for their nests being disturbed. They obviously have some sort of nesting around this big rock or in it or on the ground around it they will swarm around you, but they will not attack.

  • @susanjaeger9851
    @susanjaeger9851 Месяц назад

    That "Rock shelter" is a melted structure.

  • @johnnyfish6051
    @johnnyfish6051 Месяц назад

    An escaped slave named George Washington was a soldier in the 1st kansas colored infantry. He owned a farm that is now at the bottom of Clinton Lake, Kansas.

  • @unbreakable7633
    @unbreakable7633 Месяц назад

    Mormons were thrown out of every civilized State in the Union and that's why they ended up in Utah. It's a cult.

  • @louanneggemeyer2851
    @louanneggemeyer2851 Месяц назад

    I live in Randolph county Illinois and worked for the County for almost 30 years. The Sheriff of Randolph county is responsible for law enforcement on the Island, as the Catholic Church is still there. It is very interesting seeing the church that has been saved after several floods. You need to go to Chester and visit the museum……there is so much to see and learn about our area.

  • @dlbstl
    @dlbstl Месяц назад

    I went last year. Very good video!

  • @fjaviercorrea5453
    @fjaviercorrea5453 Месяц назад

    The Day After😮

  • @bogtrottername7001
    @bogtrottername7001 Месяц назад

    Judging by the litter around & in these sites ( concrete block in the yard - cans, etc. ) it doesn't seem like this town is very interested in their heritage. It wouldn't take much effort.

  • @KylePhillips-ww2li
    @KylePhillips-ww2li Месяц назад

    Well worth the venture.