I live in Sapporo (札幌) Japan and know only a tiny bit of the United States of America history. I think you are a wonderful sensei and presenter. I have really enjoyed your channel thank you again for posting.
I live in Austin , have my whole life, good to see the history out there , to me it's just normal because I see it every day but I'm glad to have some videos like this explaining it to people , Austin will always be my home, thanks for the great video!
So much of it becomes background noise, so I like to remind people why these sites are still standing and what you should know about them... and NOT the "interpretives" which are only designed to tell you a story that makes you come back and spend money. (by definition of state agencies, that is what an interpretive is for)
I grew up in castle rock, co. Just outside of town is castlewood canyon state park. There is an old dam there that broke years ago, I don't think anyone died but it was the reason why denver built the cherry creek dam
I will add that to the list. There apparently were over 30 dams that broke in PA between the Great Flood of 1889 to the St. Pats Day flood of 1936 and even the Agnes Flood of 1972.
I'm not a professional engineer, but I do have a pretty solid understanding of mechanical and hydraulic mechanics, and when accidentally finding this dam while traveling through this part of the state, I immediately recognized the insufficiencies of construction when I saw the absurd height/width aspect ratio of its profile. I can't believe someone could have ever thought that it would last, little on dare to describe it as unbreakable. Now seeing in this video, the lack of proper quantity and placement of reinforcing steel, makes it even more ridiculous of a claim. Even seeing the poor quality concrete used,evidenced by the severe erosion over the course of a mere 110 years, and the fact that it appears it was poured directly onto to surface, how could this dam NOT fail!?!?!? Thanks for the history on it. It definitely caught my attention, seeing this very apparent faux pas.
Thanks man, I really appreciate what you did. I haven't been there in years. Used to hunt and just enjoy Potter county. I'm from Pittsburgh area. My son wants to see the "broken dam" thanks to you he gets a glimpse! Thank you again!
It is worth the trip. I will be going back to do a full tour of what is left of the paper mill. That day I had hit several sites and missed the mill (saw it out the window as I was driving) and then lost daylight (which is what causes the "grainy" visuals in the overcast videos.
Dan and I always enjoy your video’s! As I was watching this I thought you would make a great adjunct instructor. Seriously! You could definitely make the class so informative in your own unique style!
I had a teacher in High School who use to make history stories very interesting by ad libing fluff into the story. I was fascinated by his process and have been doing it ever since. I remember when he told the story of Ferdinand before he was killed and what caused the start of WWI... it was really interesting because Ferdinand detoured from his original parade route and there was not historically recorded reason for this detour. My teacher stated that, "Because Ferdinand was so tired from parting the night before, he told the driver to take a detour to WaWa so he could get a good cup of coffee."
ODDySEEy Man! I was born and raised in S. Jersey and spent 33 years of my life there...and lemme tell you, they NEED to bring Wawa down to the Music City! I don’t care what anyone here says about their favorite local convenience stores, Wawa would be #1 here in a very short time.
At first it was just a bunch of rock. But I think as you hear the story, it promotes mental ghost images, in which the site takes on a totally different perspective. That is one of my goals as I write my scripts. If I am not with anyone and find a site, my imagination creates a story about the place, thereby enhancing my experience of a site. So, the fact that these sites actually have a history to tell is even more exciting for me because I don't have to make up a story and my imagination puts me in the time period with the people who went through the experience... and THAT is what I try to get across in the videos. (and a good handful of these are emotionally corruptible. The number of times I have to do retakes when it is my fifth or sixth iteration of telling you how someone died or the horror of their experience starts to sink into me and I get emotional.. bah... maybe I need to eat more meat or something).
I am often torn about showing too much of a site because I do not want to give away the excitement of seeing it first hand, but it is great to know what you are looking at when you get there... all too often the history is not told and only key points that make it seem interesting are given out. All of history has a story but not all stories have a history.
Hey Scott!! Grew up in Austin there bust moved to central pa. Funny story, you’re wife stopped into my Cricket Wireless store a few months ago and we got to talking about your channel. I actually had a book lying around written by a local author with first hand accounts of the flood in 1911. I have it at the store and would love to pass it on to you! Great video!
Right now it is still very quiet and not "busy". In my opinion, those are the best times to see sites such as these... well, until you have an error or slip up and then you know nobody will be around to help you either. So make sure you have someone with you. :)
@@ODDySEEy Today Taccoa Falls is a beautiful place to visit, if you are ever in North East Georgia. Another place of interest there is Camp Taccoa... Training ground for "The Band of Brothers"... Climb Currahee in their memory. 3 miles up, 3 miles down...
Dad grew up in Emporium not all that far from Austin. Sometimes we would take drives when visiting grandma and grandpa and explore the dam. Interesting that the Willie Nelson that lived in Austin is an ancestor of the singer Willie Nelson. We have a VHS tape about the Austin flood that Willie narrates.
William Nelson "The Jeremiah of Austin" was my Great-great-great-uncle. His brother Abraham Nelson was my Great-great Grandfather. Emily K. Nelson Jones (Abrahams daughter) was my great grandma. Ken Jones (Emily's son) was my grandfather. Peggy Jones (Ken's daughter) is my Mother.
@@ODDySEEy thank you. I've just learned all this in the last 6 months. I have been trying to get in contact with the EO Austin historic society to get more information. I think they are closed because of covid due to no response yet.
No... I drove by and it looked closed. Most state and org offices are all closed again due to C19 crapola. Fortunately, there was a LOT of pictures with the Library of Congress Archives. :) And thank you for the compliment.
I visited the Austin dam ruins and attended a Native American festival with my dad before he went into the hospital. I’m showing my dad your video for a good history of what we viewed
Awesome... that is the whole point of the videos I make. For those who 1. cannot go there themselves or 2. should know where they were and what they were looking at
Another tremendous video, Scott! When I look at the area on Google Maps, there doesn’t seem to be any sort of waterway coming through that area anymore. Was it later diverted to another route, or has it just dried up? Can’t wait for the next one!! (Video, not dam break lol!)
Sorry I didn't get the video out early this morning Zachatonumus Rex :( I was having some significant computer problems (where my box crashed twice during rendering last night).
Scott, Thanks for the video. You have a new subscriber. By the way, THE Willie Nelson - the one from Texas - narrated a 1999 Mansfield U. documentary about this dam. Hard to find, though.
Nice video of a little known disaster that happened a long time ago in the middle of "nowhere". I've seen these ruins. You'll never just happen by them.
You blink right past them when in this area... and enforcing the "nowhere", unless you live there, you probably would never be out that way or on that road.
The Bayless Paper Mill was taken to court by a LOT of people. Total damages paid out in 1914 was $600,000 to injured parties. Which would be about $15,418,440 today.
You will be in the absolute most heavens of heavens on that ride. The Pennsylvania Wilds will be along the way and you will see why Pennsyltuckians LOVE their "real" PA.
The Bayless Paper Mill was taken to court by a LOT of people. Total damages paid out in 1914 was $600,000 to injured parties. Which would be about $15,418,440 today.
Why didn't you show the eagle and the pavilion? Lots of people could have be saved if they just listened to that lady .... she tried to warm for days I was told .....?
![Eminem - Fuel (Shady Edition) feat. Westside Boogie & GRIP [Official Audio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/k1OquBida9s/mqdefault.jpg)
I live in Sapporo (札幌) Japan and know only a tiny bit of the United States of America history. I think you are a wonderful sensei and presenter. I have really enjoyed your channel thank you again for posting.
Wow, thank you ( ありがとうございました )
I live in Austin , have my whole life, good to see the history out there , to me it's just normal because I see it every day but I'm glad to have some videos like this explaining it to people , Austin will always be my home, thanks for the great video!
So much of it becomes background noise, so I like to remind people why these sites are still standing and what you should know about them... and NOT the "interpretives" which are only designed to tell you a story that makes you come back and spend money. (by definition of state agencies, that is what an interpretive is for)
I grew up in castle rock, co. Just outside of town is castlewood canyon state park. There is an old dam there that broke years ago, I don't think anyone died but it was the reason why denver built the cherry creek dam
I will add that to the list. There apparently were over 30 dams that broke in PA between the Great Flood of 1889 to the St. Pats Day flood of 1936 and even the Agnes Flood of 1972.
I'm not a professional engineer, but I do have a pretty solid understanding of mechanical and hydraulic mechanics, and when accidentally finding this dam while traveling through this part of the state, I immediately recognized the insufficiencies of construction when I saw the absurd height/width aspect ratio of its profile. I can't believe someone could have ever thought that it would last, little on dare to describe it as unbreakable. Now seeing in this video, the lack of proper quantity and placement of reinforcing steel, makes it even more ridiculous of a claim. Even seeing the poor quality concrete used,evidenced by the severe erosion over the course of a mere 110 years, and the fact that it appears it was poured directly onto to surface, how could this dam NOT fail!?!?!?
Thanks for the history on it. It definitely caught my attention, seeing this very apparent faux pas.
Child hood memories with my grandma and grandpa and cousins
Glad to have rekindled that for you :)
@@ODDySEEy ty sir
Thanks man, I really appreciate what you did. I haven't been there in years. Used to hunt and just enjoy Potter county. I'm from Pittsburgh area. My son wants to see the "broken dam" thanks to you he gets a glimpse! Thank you again!
It is worth the trip. I will be going back to do a full tour of what is left of the paper mill. That day I had hit several sites and missed the mill (saw it out the window as I was driving) and then lost daylight (which is what causes the "grainy" visuals in the overcast videos.
Dan and I always enjoy your video’s! As I was watching this I thought you would make a great adjunct instructor. Seriously! You could definitely make the class so informative in your own unique style!
I had a teacher in High School who use to make history stories very interesting by ad libing fluff into the story. I was fascinated by his process and have been doing it ever since. I remember when he told the story of Ferdinand before he was killed and what caused the start of WWI... it was really interesting because Ferdinand detoured from his original parade route and there was not historically recorded reason for this detour. My teacher stated that, "Because Ferdinand was so tired from parting the night before, he told the driver to take a detour to WaWa so he could get a good cup of coffee."
ODDySEEy Man! I was born and raised in S. Jersey and spent 33 years of my life there...and lemme tell you, they NEED to bring Wawa down to the Music City! I don’t care what anyone here says about their favorite local convenience stores, Wawa would be #1 here in a very short time.
Great one again Scott. It looks very surreal there. Thanks.
At first it was just a bunch of rock. But I think as you hear the story, it promotes mental ghost images, in which the site takes on a totally different perspective. That is one of my goals as I write my scripts. If I am not with anyone and find a site, my imagination creates a story about the place, thereby enhancing my experience of a site. So, the fact that these sites actually have a history to tell is even more exciting for me because I don't have to make up a story and my imagination puts me in the time period with the people who went through the experience... and THAT is what I try to get across in the videos. (and a good handful of these are emotionally corruptible. The number of times I have to do retakes when it is my fifth or sixth iteration of telling you how someone died or the horror of their experience starts to sink into me and I get emotional.. bah... maybe I need to eat more meat or something).
Fantastic video and fascinating history.. well done, thank you
You are VERY welcome. This one would have just been an interesting sight if it wasn't for the story. With the story it takes on a whole different air.
Been there. Thanks for the Info and History. Nice. I have Now an understanding of the trials and tragedy.
I am often torn about showing too much of a site because I do not want to give away the excitement of seeing it first hand, but it is great to know what you are looking at when you get there... all too often the history is not told and only key points that make it seem interesting are given out. All of history has a story but not all stories have a history.
That is some really poor concrete, look how round the weathering is, no good
Hey Scott!! Grew up in Austin there bust moved to central pa. Funny story, you’re wife stopped into my Cricket Wireless store a few months ago and we got to talking about your channel. I actually had a book lying around written by a local author with first hand accounts of the flood in 1911. I have it at the store and would love to pass it on to you! Great video!
Out by Hoss's?
I used to be able to touch the dam in 1988
They kinda block you, but more for safety. You can still touch it, just not climb it (which is what I really wanted to do).
Nice job and very interesting. I hope to visit this area soon.
Right now it is still very quiet and not "busy". In my opinion, those are the best times to see sites such as these... well, until you have an error or slip up and then you know nobody will be around to help you either. So make sure you have someone with you. :)
Toccoa Falls Georgia… Toccoa Falls College Flood… Several folks died…
I went out and looked at that story. Very sad.
@@ODDySEEy Today Taccoa Falls is a beautiful place to visit, if you are ever in North East Georgia. Another place of interest there is Camp Taccoa... Training ground for "The Band of Brothers"... Climb Currahee in their memory. 3 miles up, 3 miles down...
Nicely done! Was just there in July to check it out for myself.
Very Peaceful out there, wasn't it.
Dad grew up in Emporium not all that far from Austin. Sometimes we would take drives when visiting grandma and grandpa and explore the dam. Interesting that the Willie Nelson that lived in Austin is an ancestor of the singer Willie Nelson. We have a VHS tape about the Austin flood that Willie narrates.
You should get that to digital and send it to me... I would love to see it and maybe we could even post it up on RUclips.
I will have to find it I’m sure we still have it. I’d be happy to share it with you
William Nelson "The Jeremiah of Austin" was my Great-great-great-uncle. His brother Abraham Nelson was my Great-great Grandfather. Emily K. Nelson Jones (Abrahams daughter) was my great grandma. Ken Jones (Emily's son) was my grandfather. Peggy Jones (Ken's daughter) is my Mother.
You have a great heritage!
@@ODDySEEy thank you. I've just learned all this in the last 6 months. I have been trying to get in contact with the EO Austin historic society to get more information. I think they are closed because of covid due to no response yet.
You have an incredible family history.
@@jessedurnin8135 thank you.
Excellent narration as always I look forward to your videos. Did you go into the historical society in town alot of good pictures in there. ?
No... I drove by and it looked closed. Most state and org offices are all closed again due to C19 crapola. Fortunately, there was a LOT of pictures with the Library of Congress Archives. :) And thank you for the compliment.
I visited the Austin dam ruins and attended a Native American festival with my dad before he went into the hospital. I’m showing my dad your video for a good history of what we viewed
Awesome... that is the whole point of the videos I make. For those who 1. cannot go there themselves or 2. should know where they were and what they were looking at
I live close by and frequently visit the dam, I’ve always wanted to know more though!
Thanks for watching :) Go check out the Bayless Mills video for more on this site.
Another tremendous video, Scott! When I look at the area on Google Maps, there doesn’t seem to be any sort of waterway coming through that area anymore. Was it later diverted to another route, or has it just dried up? Can’t wait for the next one!! (Video, not dam break lol!)
It is still there... if you go back into the video and watch at 1:28 I show a still frame (from about half a mile away). It is called the Freeman Run.
Very interesting,,,, I knew some of the history,,,, but not nearly as much as you know,,,, Thanks for sharing,,,,
Just a matter of digging a little deeper :) But don't get caught in the rabbit holes that come with that digging.
Well done! One of your best videos.
Thank you Jerry, I really appreciate that. I am trying to bring better quality to the table, but am doing some experimentation on the side.
I was just at the austin dam memorial like 20 minutes ago
Sorry I didn't get the video out early this morning Zachatonumus Rex :( I was having some significant computer problems (where my box crashed twice during rendering last night).
It's all good I'm just glad people still visit this memorial
When u know the story of this dam it changes your point of view about the small town of Austin
Hope it`s as enjoyable for you to make these videos , as it is for me to watch them. Thanks
It most certainly is a delight.
Scott,
Thanks for the video. You have a new subscriber. By the way, THE Willie Nelson - the one from Texas - narrated a 1999 Mansfield U. documentary about this dam. Hard to find, though.
Thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed the video. I am looking up the Willie Nelson video to see what he had to say.
Very informative.
Thank you, Cindy. I hope it gave you enough information to enjoy a site visit from a different perspective of awe and wonder.
My boyfriend grew up in Potter County and has told me all about this dam
Betcha he has some stories of the Mill as well (search Bayless Mill on the channel... I did a full walkthrough)
Nice video of a little known disaster that happened a long time ago in the middle of "nowhere". I've seen these ruins. You'll never just happen by them.
You blink right past them when in this area... and enforcing the "nowhere", unless you live there, you probably would never be out that way or on that road.
I randomly found it by accident while driving around one day. I was like OMG WHAT IS THIS?!?
I ended up taking lots of friends to it later on.
Booooyyyyy there’s not much rebar in that dam..
LOL... That was the FIRST thing I noticed.
So many engineering failures.
Greed again wins
You think people would get that greed comes with its own price which is much more costly.
You were so close- should have gone out & found Tom Mix's home town
I am NOT done with the PA Wilds by any stretch of the imagination.
Great information. Was anyone prosecuted for neglect in building the dam?
The Bayless Paper Mill was taken to court by a LOT of people. Total damages paid out in 1914 was $600,000 to injured parties. Which would be about $15,418,440 today.
ODDySEEy that’s good! Not always wise & safe to be cheap!!! Thank you
I have visited this site.
If you are in good health... visit them ALL :D Totally worth the trips.
Great video
Thanks Jack :) Taking people out and telling stories... give me a harp and call me a Bard.
Now l have to motorcycle ride there
You will be in the absolute most heavens of heavens on that ride. The Pennsylvania Wilds will be along the way and you will see why Pennsyltuckians LOVE their "real" PA.
We rode our Ducati multistrada to Austin last year and sat on the bench outside the general store watching life go by !!!! Good times 😅😅😅😅
every time i come to camp near wharrton i come to the damn
Worth stopping every time :)
@@ODDySEEy for sure
If only Socrates were given Eastern Hemlock to drink
Would have made him sick, after a gallon or so, but he would have lived.
I’m curious, did Bayless pay for his awful dam that destroyed so many and a town???
The Bayless Paper Mill was taken to court by a LOT of people. Total damages paid out in 1914 was $600,000 to injured parties. Which would be about $15,418,440 today.
@@ODDySEEy - Thank you!!
No steel?
Rebar
@@ODDySEEy A disturbingly small amount of rebar, much of it too small to do any good.
Is that Leslie's panio playing
Miss you guys
Nope. I am not playing. This channel is all Scott! Hope you are well. Thanks for watching!
I cannot afford Leslie's piano playing. Far out of my price range :)
Why didn't you show the eagle and the pavilion? Lots of people could have be saved if they just listened to that lady .... she tried to warm for days I was told .....?
Because I tell the history, not the made up stories that make people come and pay money to an attraction.
@@ODDySEEy guess the people living there are just liars then ....
I'm really not interested in the history l find it very boring thanks anyway good luck.
Well thanks for watching :)