@@williamjaeger5940 you're correct i like southern helen white way down there. Like from carbondale down. What the taxes in the politics are a killer for me i moved the southeast asia
@@WinnieTingal my family fell in love with southern Illinois when we were traveling to Kentucky - traveling through the land between the lakes area - and into Tennessee - We made stops along the way - I think Cave in Rock was one of those places along the Ohio in Illinois that really opened our eyes to he history - Shawnee Towns deserves a video - I need to get back and do some footage. - on the opposite side of the state - Cairo always grabs my attention. They call it a Ghost Town - which makes me sad, because I know that economic development is working hard to get that town going - it fits in the 90% rule.
@@midwestghosttown people are fleeing illinois because it are high tax and corruption here. Has a matter of fact i'm gone myself left their two years ago
The stories I bet you have! I was hoping to have better pics from the past...but the story of Cardiff and the coal mining history of the area is what garnered my attention. I appreciate you stopping by and commenting as a former resident.
I live 13 miles from Vishnu Springs, plan on stopping by this Sunday actually. Someone reported recently that there was only 2 buildings that remained.
That's the hard part about Ghost Towns (especially in the Midwest) they gradually fade into their surrounding and reclaimed by the earth. It's why I took a few months pause - just to make sure on the direction of the channel. I appreciate the update and comment.
@@edwinbrashear7729 I know...I wanted to add it, but didn't have as good of footage like I wanted on it...I love that entire area. Something about the history along the Ohio River, mixed with the Shawnee Forest area. I'll get there and make a video just of the town itself. Excellent mention!
@@midwestghosttownI agree. We have been there twice. There are probable squatters living in some of the buildings. The second time, we noticed that a bar had opened, though it was closed when we were there. That whole area is spooky. The Crenshaw house and the nearby salt mines at N- word Springs are haunted for sure. When we found one of the salt wells in the woods the hair started standing up on the back of my neck and we decided to leave.
I crossed the bridge from KY over the Ohio River by motorcycle stopping in Shawnee Town a couple of months ago. Abandoned (I was the ONLY one I seen in town, a guy went by on a little scooter while I was there, about 30 minutes. there were a few houses, building RV's there, very few.), ghost town, I'd say there were some ghosts of the long departed who once worked at the massive bank building which is still there. The bank building is impressive. The 'biker' bar was closed, it was about 300' - 400' down the street from the bank, I did not go by it. I can remember stopping in the bar about 8 - 10 years ago, the bar may have been open then specifically for a "biker" event. A plaque in Shawnee Town told it's history, it was either the first or one of the first towns in Il, I hope like Hell the leftists dems of IL do no more damage to Shawnee Town than the OHIO River has done in the past..
@@hauntedmoodylady that bank has always grabbed my attention. Shawnee is high in my list to get back. Further north from there I had fun exploring Cave in Rock - that area is one of my favorites. Down to earth rural people. Just have to watch for the Amish along the road on the Kentucky side. Thanks for sharing.
@@GOMF-eq4qc good info on this...thank you for sharing! Its an area that I'm highly interested in getting back and visiting. You just have to watch out for Sassy the Sasquatch! 😉
Thanks for stopping by and commenting - any stories from around the area? Sometimes the locals have better stories with their direct connection to the towns themselves - family that lived in and around and such. Thanks Tony
@@robertamckiski8682 do you have a reference for those books? I'd like to do another episode just on Cardiffe for my Podcast (which is starting up again Jan 2024) Thank you! Happy Holidays!!
Valmeyer incarnated twice. The whole town was moved to a higher elevation due to flooding from the Mississippi River. The lower Valmyer and it's remains are still there--still inhabited by a few folks.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting - any stories from the Cardiff area? Friends and Family in and around the area? Thanks again for stopping by - appreciate it.
@@midwestghosttown when I was in high school in the 1980s a farmer was clearing a fence row in Cardiff and found the old Cadiff bank vault half buried. It was a huge deal back then. Our school got to go out when they opened it. It had a lot of receipts and ledgers and such. Pretty cool times. My friends wife was born and raised in Cardiff and I went to school with all the kids from there. Not much left.but houses in the area.
@@mattd.4133 fascinating story! Like a time capsule along a rural fence row! I believe it - there were stories of things resurfacing 100 years later (old bottles and trinkets). Quite the story you have from 1980! Thank you for sharing.
There were several for sure - Valmyer being one. I typically keep it to 5 just to keep the video shorter. - I've taken some time off to think more about the channel and its comments like these (dropping Ghost Towns - mentioned or NOT mentioned) that give me some more direction ahead. I appreciate the feedback and comment.
Ha! 🤣 I will say there are times when I look out into a wide open space and say..."Wow...am I little and completely and utterly alone!!" And...lots and lots...and LOTS of wild grass!!!
Gotcha! That might have rolled off my tongue wrong. Sorry about that...they migrated to Utah. U.S. founds their own states. 😉 Thanks for clarifying! I'll make a note in the description.
You are funny. 😂 Had to go back and make sure I didn't pronounce a state I've lived a few miles from...wrong. and sure enough...I said IlliNOY ...like its pronouned. All that time driving my boy up to DeKalb for football reasons 😉 -something must have stuck. But, besides all that - How was the rest of the video Ghost Town-wise?
Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline, East Moline,Silvis, Milan...John Deere company ), Rockford, Bloomington and Normal, Peoria, Decatur, Springfield, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Carbondale/Marion/Herrin/Benton/Harrisburg (Coal miners.. Cleveland, Illinois (quad Cities....East Moline's old Watertown city/Campbell Island -- Mississippi River Iowa/Illinois.. Wikipedia, Rock Island Historic Society)
I live in Illinois currently and i despise it here. I cannot wait to move out of this cesspool
funny
Fascinating! Loved learning all this Illinois history.
I heard a rumor that I should get working on Michigan? ;) -
Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana...rust states (iron)
Well done! Great video! Thanks!
@@williamjaeger5940 Thank you!
@@williamjaeger5940 you're correct i like southern helen white way down there. Like from carbondale down. What the taxes in the politics are a killer for me i moved the southeast asia
@@WinnieTingal my family fell in love with southern Illinois when we were traveling to Kentucky - traveling through the land between the lakes area - and into Tennessee - We made stops along the way - I think Cave in Rock was one of those places along the Ohio in Illinois that really opened our eyes to he history - Shawnee Towns deserves a video - I need to get back and do some footage. - on the opposite side of the state - Cairo always grabs my attention. They call it a Ghost Town - which makes me sad, because I know that economic development is working hard to get that town going - it fits in the 90% rule.
@@midwestghosttown people are fleeing illinois because it are high tax and corruption here. Has a matter of fact i'm gone myself left their two years ago
Good production value in this one 👏
thanks @ruraladventurer1884 - dutch pastries over some coffee SOON!
I'm so glad i left there. Spent way too much of my 70 years in that state. Now i'm in south asia and it's wonderful over here
@@WinnieTingal I still find some beautiful things about Illinois. 😉 Ever been to the Shawnee area? Beautiful!
You never made it to Oak Park, then....sad you missed out on it Blessings!.
Lake Kinkaid is a cool place, the water falls at the spillway and the cliffs for jumping off of are pretty awesome places to check out
I lived in Cardiff when I was a kid. Late 70’s.
The stories I bet you have! I was hoping to have better pics from the past...but the story of Cardiff and the coal mining history of the area is what garnered my attention. I appreciate you stopping by and commenting as a former resident.
I live 13 miles from Vishnu Springs, plan on stopping by this Sunday actually. Someone reported recently that there was only 2 buildings that remained.
That's the hard part about Ghost Towns (especially in the Midwest) they gradually fade into their surrounding and reclaimed by the earth. It's why I took a few months pause - just to make sure on the direction of the channel. I appreciate the update and comment.
Did you visit?
Last time I was there in high school there was the hotel, the silo, and part of a stage that the hippie's built.
Don't forget the soon to be added to the list, "The Village of Dolton"!😮
an't believe you left out Old Shawneetown....
@@edwinbrashear7729 I know...I wanted to add it, but didn't have as good of footage like I wanted on it...I love that entire area. Something about the history along the Ohio River, mixed with the Shawnee Forest area. I'll get there and make a video just of the town itself. Excellent mention!
@@midwestghosttownI agree. We have been there twice. There are probable squatters living in some of the buildings. The second time, we noticed that a bar had opened, though it was closed when we were there. That whole area is spooky. The Crenshaw house and the nearby salt mines at N- word Springs are haunted for sure. When we found one of the salt wells in the woods the hair started standing up on the back of my neck and we decided to leave.
I crossed the bridge from KY over the Ohio River by motorcycle stopping in Shawnee Town a couple of months ago. Abandoned (I was the ONLY one I seen in town, a guy went by on a little scooter while I was there, about 30 minutes. there were a few houses, building RV's there, very few.), ghost town, I'd say there were some ghosts of the long departed who once worked at the massive bank building which is still there. The bank building is impressive. The 'biker' bar was closed, it was about 300' - 400' down the street from the bank, I did not go by it. I can remember stopping in the bar about 8 - 10 years ago, the bar may have been open then specifically for a "biker" event. A plaque in Shawnee Town told it's history, it was either the first or one of the first towns in Il, I hope like Hell the leftists dems of IL do no more damage to Shawnee Town than the OHIO River has done in the past..
@@hauntedmoodylady that bank has always grabbed my attention. Shawnee is high in my list to get back. Further north from there I had fun exploring Cave in Rock - that area is one of my favorites. Down to earth rural people. Just have to watch for the Amish along the road on the Kentucky side. Thanks for sharing.
@@GOMF-eq4qc good info on this...thank you for sharing! Its an area that I'm highly interested in getting back and visiting. You just have to watch out for Sassy the Sasquatch! 😉
OMG , I grew up 3 miles from Cardiff and drive through weekly, most of the houses are in White City in Kankakee
Thanks for stopping by and commenting - any stories from around the area? Sometimes the locals have better stories with their direct connection to the towns themselves - family that lived in and around and such. Thanks Tony
Tony who? Matt Diefenbach here from Bonfield.
I have a book of the history of the town with alot of pictures, it's interesting@@midwestghosttown
There are 2 nice books about Cardiff
@@robertamckiski8682 do you have a reference for those books? I'd like to do another episode just on Cardiffe for my Podcast (which is starting up again Jan 2024) Thank you! Happy Holidays!!
Thank you.
Thanks for stopping by Stephen
"Ellinoy, the Prairie State..."
Illinois
Learn How 2 Read And SPELL...!!!!!!!
Doesn’t even pronounce it correctly.
@@bear.down7That's what he said!
The town of Cherry and its mining disaster would have also been perfect for the list.
I never heard of this one...unbelievable that a mule feeding hay cart caught fire!!! How does that happen!!?? Thank you for adding this!
Interesting about Benjaminville. My mother was a Benjamin and we have strong ties to it.
I felt it was such a fascinating history! Thank you for stopping by and commenting
Valmeyer incarnated twice. The whole town was moved to a higher elevation due to flooding from the Mississippi River. The lower Valmyer and it's remains are still there--still inhabited by a few folks.
I live an hour away from Cardiff going to go look it at sometime
Let me know...would love to hear about it.
@@midwestghosttown I will record a video
Fantastic!
I went to high school in Herscher 10 miles from Cardiff.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting - any stories from the Cardiff area? Friends and Family in and around the area? Thanks again for stopping by - appreciate it.
@@midwestghosttown when I was in high school in the 1980s a farmer was clearing a fence row in Cardiff and found the old Cadiff bank vault half buried. It was a huge deal back then. Our school got to go out when they opened it. It had a lot of receipts and ledgers and such. Pretty cool times. My friends wife was born and raised in Cardiff and I went to school with all the kids from there. Not much left.but houses in the area.
@@mattd.4133 fascinating story! Like a time capsule along a rural fence row! I believe it - there were stories of things resurfacing 100 years later (old bottles and trinkets). Quite the story you have from 1980! Thank you for sharing.
Went to a great party in herscher long time ago.
@@pat0343 Whose party? Do you remember names?
The original town of Valmyer could have made the list. It was flooded and the whole town was rebuilt on top of the bluff and out of the flood plain.
There were several for sure - Valmyer being one. I typically keep it to 5 just to keep the video shorter. - I've taken some time off to think more about the channel and its comments like these (dropping Ghost Towns - mentioned or NOT mentioned) that give me some more direction ahead. I appreciate the feedback and comment.
El Annoy lol😂
"Prairie" is an ancient native American word that means, "There ain't shit here to do!"
Ha! 🤣 I will say there are times when I look out into a wide open space and say..."Wow...am I little and completely and utterly alone!!" And...lots and lots...and LOTS of wild grass!!!
This would be much better if you should PRESENT VIDEO or photos of these places.
@@Tf3641 thanks
And don't forget Lester, Marion County, Illinois.
Goram/Gorham would be a good one.
My favorite is sycamore race track
So Illinois founded Utah.
What do you mean? 😊 Just making sure I follow.
@@midwestghosttown You mentioned that the Mormons living in western Illinois migrated to Utah and founded Utah there
Gotcha! That might have rolled off my tongue wrong. Sorry about that...they migrated to Utah. U.S. founds their own states. 😉 Thanks for clarifying! I'll make a note in the description.
The Mormons have their roots in upstste New York. At Hill Comora, near where my husband grew up.
I began to hate IL in the 70's. Every year after it got worse.
Of course you have to say el inois not Ill inois. And the S is always silent. Lol
You are funny. 😂 Had to go back and make sure I didn't pronounce a state I've lived a few miles from...wrong. and sure enough...I said IlliNOY ...like its pronouned. All that time driving my boy up to DeKalb for football reasons 😉 -something must have stuck. But, besides all that - How was the rest of the video Ghost Town-wise?
Shacagoo
Did someone say Chicago ? ! ! ! ?
Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline, East Moline,Silvis, Milan...John Deere company ), Rockford, Bloomington and Normal, Peoria, Decatur, Springfield, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Carbondale/Marion/Herrin/Benton/Harrisburg (Coal miners.. Cleveland, Illinois (quad Cities....East Moline's old Watertown city/Campbell Island -- Mississippi River Iowa/Illinois.. Wikipedia, Rock Island Historic Society)
Thank you Sk! appreciate the reply and the info
@@SK_2019 Springfield big time haunted!!!!!
Illinois is voting TRUMP
You wish!
The majority have missing brains in Illinois.