The Ruins and Forgotten Places of Southern Indiana

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @robincanfield9861
    @robincanfield9861 9 месяцев назад +77

    Hi Roger. I was born and raised in Bedford and have had breakfast, coffee and bought bait from Maxine's. My dad took me there when I was young and he knew of it because he sold meat and other products for a company out of Indy called Stark and Wetzel. My dad passed away in 08 but he told me a funny story about Maxine. I will share it with you sometime. Thanks for the local history. Mike

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +19

      Tabby (Maxine) was my cousin on the Bartlett side of the family. My Grandmother worked for her for a time, before opening her own restaurant down the road. For sure, all the Bartlett kids were jokers, and always had something funny to say!

    • @Miss5250
      @Miss5250 9 месяцев назад +20

      Oh No...We all want to hear the Story. 🙁

    • @melissabolden4051
      @melissabolden4051 8 месяцев назад +2

      I have a lot of in and around there Pucketts and Crocketts

    • @EricCulp-oo6om
      @EricCulp-oo6om 8 месяцев назад +6

      Thanks for the good job hope to see more

    • @ericplaysbass
      @ericplaysbass 6 месяцев назад +4

      Stark and Wetzel. That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time. We used to eat their hotdogs when I was a kid.

  • @justajo2
    @justajo2 9 месяцев назад +17

    Thanks for the tour, Roger. I've never lived in Indiana, but drove through it many times. My wife was born and raised in Cambridge City. Even though she moved away when she was 22 and died in 2018 at age 84 in Arizona, she always had fond memories of her childhood there. Many of her family still live there.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +7

      Indiana is a very underrated state, with lots of surprises and small town charm. Away from the big city of Indianapolis, you’ll find some of the nicest people around! I can’t tell you how many memorable conversations I’ve had, with local people, along this journey. 🙂

    • @deannamarshall4287
      @deannamarshall4287 9 месяцев назад +3

      Cambridge City is about 12 minutes from me, quaint little city. I go there often to browse the many antique stores ❤😊

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +3

      @deannamarshall4287 I’ve heard it’s awesome for antique shops, but haven’t dropped by

    • @DarrinBoggs-jh1vp
      @DarrinBoggs-jh1vp 9 месяцев назад +4

      I live in Cambridge City. It’s a very nice small town.

  • @JohnHaroldjr
    @JohnHaroldjr 9 месяцев назад +41

    Roger, you have the gift of telling stories. Not only was this a nice presentation but your artistic photography was beautiful. Many postcards for all to relax, watch and daydream. Great job.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +5

      Thank-you, John!

    • @johnmcook1
      @johnmcook1 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@AdventureswithRoger How do you like that hill lol

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +5

      Ha! Put it to you this way: after I walked the hill, I’ve used it to gage all future trails, that people ask me about.
      “How is trail 4?”
      “I give it half a Rose Island.”

  • @lawrencedunham8565
    @lawrencedunham8565 9 месяцев назад +16

    Hey brother I love your channel! I am from a very small town in northeast Indiana by the name of Corunna, Dekalb county outside of my time in the US Army I have been a life long Hoosier! Because of your channel I have more places to go and see then I ever knew were in this beautiful state! Thank you for your hard work and I hope to cross paths with you some day when I go to see all the places you have shown me. Have a great day and again thank you!!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +7

      My pleasure, Lawrence! It’s been a labor of love, to document and share these great places.

  • @megatruth22
    @megatruth22 9 месяцев назад +28

    We are traveling to Tennessee tomorrow from central Indiana. Hoping to stop at some historic places if the weather is nice. Thank you for the video ❤

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +6

      My pleasure! At the moment, the weather is sensational in southern Indiana.

  • @mrdoodiehead1642
    @mrdoodiehead1642 9 месяцев назад +29

    I live in Western NC, in the Smokey Mountains. I wish there was someone like Roger in my neck of the woods. I don't even know anybody in Indiana and I love watching his presentations!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +10

      I really appreciate that! I hope to bring new worlds to people, bring back memories and inspire people to wonder about what’s just down the road.

    • @TheIndyspace
      @TheIndyspace 9 месяцев назад

      Look up 'The Appalachian Channel'...you will find plenty of interesting things, people and places to check out. ✅️

    • @samflower31
      @samflower31 6 месяцев назад +3

      There are lots of amateur historians in the Smokies, we just met one last week in Townsend, TN. Such a treasure trove of history in Appalachia.
      Great work Roger!

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 8 месяцев назад +26

    I'm a Boston guy but I'm fascinated with all the states, they all have so many stories, Indiana being one of them. God bless the United States of America. 🇺🇸🙏🌎

  • @c.r.5106
    @c.r.5106 9 месяцев назад +14

    I just sat down to eat my lunch when the video notification came through. Another awesome video, thank you for making my lunch so much more enjoyable!

  • @rereelovingod412
    @rereelovingod412 9 месяцев назад +10

    Oh, I yearn for a road trip! thank you for sharing some of your family history and beautiful ruins! Blessings on your travels ahead!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +2

      My pleasure to share some great experiences! I only scratched the surface

  • @RetiredLovingIt
    @RetiredLovingIt 9 месяцев назад +21

    Loved seeing the old cabin that your great great great great (I think that’s how many greats) grandfather built. What a treasure to see.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +17

      It was an unexpected blessing. I was taking pictures from the road, and a guy stopped to ask what I was doing. I told him that my GGGG Grandfather had built it in the 1850’s, and I was taking video for a family reunion. He told me he was the contractor that was fixing the roof, I could go in and take a look! Absolutely a treasured moment. 🙂

    • @RetiredLovingIt
      @RetiredLovingIt 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@AdventureswithRoger that was perfect timing! So glad you got to see it!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +9

      @@RetiredLovingIt I have been blessed like that, many times over the last 6 years. I don’t take it for granted, or how wonderful it’s made my life.

    • @ReneeHorth
      @ReneeHorth 20 дней назад +2

      I so wish these people would not spray paint these places !!! It just defiles everything.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  20 дней назад +1

      @ReneeHorth I also don’t understand it. For the same reason, when I find a special spot, that’s very old and seemingly untouched, I never tell where it is.

  • @larryalexander4833
    @larryalexander4833 9 месяцев назад +18

    Its good to see your long past families cabin being saved. I hate seeing old building going to waste . Thanks for the video

  • @stevefleeman5929
    @stevefleeman5929 4 месяца назад +5

    Thanks! I was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana (Clark County). When we were 17 years old, we going to use the train trestle as a castle. It was great to see it again and learn about all the other spots.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  4 месяца назад +2

      @@stevefleeman5929 lots of cool, interesting road trips to be had, and not too far away from home! 🙂

  • @joanmavima5423
    @joanmavima5423 9 месяцев назад +11

    It’s like taking a Sunday Drive with you Roger ! 😊
    Thanks for the slow cadence and the quiet; no annoying music, except the ending.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +4

      It’s a mixed bag. As a film maker, I feel like I’m lazy if I don’t use music for dramatic affect. For a fact, I usually lose over 50 % of an audience, in the first 5 minutes, if music isn’t used to keep the pace.

    • @joanmavima5423
      @joanmavima5423 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@AdventureswithRoger I think the key is the choice of music. That ending was like childhood “ singing in the car” music. Cheerful not overwhelming 🎶

  • @lisabisco3583
    @lisabisco3583 2 месяца назад +2

    Very much enjoyed this video! I am not an Indiana native but have lived outside of Hanover for 15 years. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @aisforapple2494
    @aisforapple2494 6 месяцев назад +5

    I was born in Orange County (Paoli), graduated high school from Springs Valley H.S. in French Lick with Larry Bird's younger brother.
    I lived at Mount Airie in French Lick from 1979 -1986. It was the Taggart home and is currently overnight rooms and dining for people playing the golf course by the hotel's stables. The guest house is the pro shop.
    I currently reside in Crawford County and discovered your channel today. I have subscribed and would like to thank you for some great ideas for "day tripping"!
    I love learning new things about my great state!
    Thanks again. ✌️

  • @TheSwissChalet
    @TheSwissChalet 9 месяцев назад +13

    Love your calm and measured delivery! I enjoy all of your videos.

  • @MarlaBlair-ys2zu
    @MarlaBlair-ys2zu 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for sharing history and your family's story with viewers. It is pleasant to listen to someone talk about what they see, and then expand on that as signs, plaques and details become part of the landscape, as if we are walking together. Also, thank you for not including dramatic, overwhelming music. The scenery and your conversation is very nice.

  • @June-n9k
    @June-n9k 9 месяцев назад +8

    Roger, you have the ability the make anything interesting and beautiful. You have a good ❤.

  • @richardmourdock2719
    @richardmourdock2719 9 месяцев назад +11

    I've seen many of your videos and this is by far, the most interesting and intriguing. I've lived in Southern Indiana for nearly fifty years, have no relatives here, but this one touched me in that sense of wishing I knew more of my relatives in Northwestern Ohio. Good job Roger. I think I'll have some motorcycle ride to some of these places.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +3

      I have lots of memories, that play in my head as I drive to these places. It’s an additional pleasure when people tell me about their own memories, about these places, things I would never have known. It gives me an odd sense of connection.
      I’m working on a very personal project, about growing up in Indiana. Not all memories are good ones, but all of them make us who we are. 🙂

    • @renekelly4199
      @renekelly4199 7 месяцев назад +1

      Funny. I grew up in Southern Indiana and am now retired in Ohio - jist the opposite of you. In between, though, I spent several decades in Florida. My husband was from Ohio. As retirement approached, we realized that we missed this ares. So when we retired, we compromised on southern Ohio. Sort of between us northern Ohio and my southern Indiana.

  • @RetiredLovingIt
    @RetiredLovingIt 9 месяцев назад +9

    Great video Roger! There’s something about old abandoned places that’s quite fascinating. We’ve seen several of those but not all.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      There are tons of them! And early spring is one of the best times to go on a roadtrip, looking for another one. 🙂

  • @tombrown5527
    @tombrown5527 9 месяцев назад +6

    Yet another great documentary! Thank you Roger, loving your content and storytelling.

  • @C0yf1sh
    @C0yf1sh 4 месяца назад +3

    Love this! I live in Sellersburg and I have been to almost all of these places!

  • @johnlingo7774
    @johnlingo7774 7 месяцев назад +2

    I grew up in Evansville and moved away in 1976. I'm now visiting my twin brother in Kokomo and stumbled across this video while having coffee one morning and it has been brought up many times in the last few days. Thank you so much for this walk through time and wonderful presentation. We really appreciate it.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  7 месяцев назад +1

      My pleasure, John! Don’t forget to see the giant tree stump and steer, while at Kokomo. 🙂

  • @WinteryMix84
    @WinteryMix84 9 месяцев назад +2

    You’ve done it again! Another excellent video filled with history, intrigue and wonder found only on the backroads and byways of our Southern Indiana. Thank you!

  • @freyja52._
    @freyja52._ 7 месяцев назад +3

    Evansville Indiana native here. Never knew of these places. So interesting!

  • @indianamichelle7216
    @indianamichelle7216 9 месяцев назад +2

    Love these continued backroad trips around our beautiful Southern Indiana Roger. I am familiar with many of them, but not with all and learn something new and add to my travel list with every view. I agree with you about Rothrock Mill-so many memories of fishing there with my Dad as a kid ❤ Such a beautiful, peaceful place.
    My family really enjoy your Indiana Vlog. Thanks again and safe travels!

  • @druyoutoo
    @druyoutoo 3 месяца назад +3

    I am from South Chicago suburbs and until your videos indiana was nothing but indiana beach dunes and fireworks lol. I am truly grateful to learn so much history is right next door in indiana 😅 fascinating thank you roger you deserve a million subs

  • @papap.8006
    @papap.8006 9 месяцев назад +3

    Roger the best video you have dropped.
    Excellent work, thanks for my trip before the trip.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      It was a fun one to make. Trips, like it took to make this one, are a true adventure! 🙂

  • @baphhhzzz
    @baphhhzzz 7 месяцев назад +4

    Your videos are so unbelievably interesting and well made, I'm absolutely hooked
    Great work

  • @ginamaria2579
    @ginamaria2579 9 месяцев назад +3

    So cool, especially love the family part of your video. Love videos about the abandoned .

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      Just something about things frozen in time. I enjoy posting these, not knowing much about them, and someone saying they remember them in their younger days: stories I would’ve never known!

  • @TwoAcresandaMule
    @TwoAcresandaMule 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you so much for this channel and the work you put in it. The pace of the explanations is great.

  • @thegamedudeguy
    @thegamedudeguy 4 месяца назад +2

    Amazing. I wouldn't probably last a winter but part of me wants to go back and relive in the late/early 19th and 20th century so badly.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  4 месяца назад

      @@thegamedudeguy Lots of places to experience the 19th century in southern Indiana: Madison, Corydon, Spring Mill State Park, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (Lincoln City), Lincoln Pioneer Village (Rockport), Shubael village (Cannelton).
      North of Indianapolis, there’s a terrific place called Connor Prairie. As soon as you walk out of the gate, all the people in the village are in character, and will only respond to you as such.

  • @tigerm08
    @tigerm08 Месяц назад +1

    Great information Roger. So appreciate what you do. Voyles Barbershop in palmyra was operating until around 2015 or so. Mr. Voyles cut hair with his Dad. Haircuts were $3.00 . No gooey hair dos. A great crew cut or regular cut. A fine place to catch up on local happenings. Many good memories.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  Месяц назад

      Those are some great memories. When I go through these towns, I try to imagine what things used to be like. Countless stories still live on in only memories.

  • @rustysjohnson
    @rustysjohnson 9 месяцев назад +2

    Keep the videos coming. You are going to drive my family nuts with all the places I'll drag them to visit while traveling.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      😂 Lots of great family time to be had! The best part is that many places are completely free, and can create so many memories.

  • @brians6055
    @brians6055 9 месяцев назад +4

    Your videos are great
    We like driving around southern Indiana
    So much to see in your back yard!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Really is a lot! Early spring and fall are my favorite times for a road trip

  • @parson7260
    @parson7260 9 месяцев назад +6

    Perfect timing!

  • @joannafruchtnicht-fisher3262
    @joannafruchtnicht-fisher3262 5 месяцев назад +1

    This video showed up logging into my dad's youtube on his tv. My ancestors came directly from prussia, earned citizenship through the civil war, and settled in ripley county we're still here and plan to stay. I know Dad and i appreciate this video on our wonderful state history

  • @CattywampusOverland
    @CattywampusOverland 8 месяцев назад +1

    Emy and Dad and I just got around to watching this video Roger. Wow! What a great visual journey it is. Well narrated with lots of background information. Thank you so much! Another one to share with my Facebook friends!

  • @wysteria4J.9512
    @wysteria4J.9512 5 месяцев назад +2

    Long time no see! Your videos haven’t been showing up in my feed for some reason. Awesome job! Thanks for sharing ❤

  • @robinwebb2160
    @robinwebb2160 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks so much, Roger, for another great video. I think it's wonderful that you have a personal connection to some of these. How cool! ❤😊

  • @Just_Another_Hoosier
    @Just_Another_Hoosier 8 месяцев назад +1

    Another very interesting trip into the past! I always enjoy traveling through our local history with you! You put us right there! : )
    Thank you, sir!

  • @railroadcei
    @railroadcei 9 месяцев назад +2

    Another awesome video Roger. I have been to many of those places, in fact I live close to many of them. I never knew that that old building in Paoli was a bottling factory. I remember it as an auto parts store. We would go there and gets parts from old ma Mentworth..Thanks again and I'll take a bottle of that happiness ...

  • @mariebelladonna437
    @mariebelladonna437 2 месяца назад +1

    Hi Roger. I LIVE in Harrison County (and have also lived in Clark and Floyd), am deeply interested in local history, and I didn't know about half the stuff you showed from here! I did recognize the sunken church, though, lol! I also love your slow, concise, enunciated speech pattern. It's very soothing. Your videos not only fascinate me, they're perfect to listen to while I wind down for the night. Wonderfully relaxing AND informative! Plus, I love seeing my local area on RUclips! I don't know how the algorithm led me here, but I'm sure glad it did! My friend, you have a new subscriber!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 месяца назад +1

      Harrison County is just down the road from me, and it’s brought me tons of joy over the years. Even before I lived in this area, our parents would take us to see the caves and other historic sites. Lots and lots of memories!
      To honor all those early trips, I spent three years filming Harrison County until I had that perfect sunny day, featuring all the best places.
      HIDDEN WORLDS: Exploring Corydon and Harrison County Indiana
      ruclips.net/video/C_PxFgaexw8/видео.html

    • @mariebelladonna437
      @mariebelladonna437 2 месяца назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger oh awesome, thank you! Will definitely watch this when I get home from work tonight. Yeah, Harrison County is beautiful. It's one of my favorite places I've lived in.

  • @nancyhatcher3320
    @nancyhatcher3320 7 месяцев назад +2

    What a fun & interesting journey you took us on, thank you!

  • @RobertoLopez-zb5dd
    @RobertoLopez-zb5dd 7 месяцев назад +1

    I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Nothing like life as it once was and we tend to forget as time marches on. Everything we see was once inhabited by human beings with all the drama in their lives. The births, marriages and deaths. It’s all we have left of a time forgotten. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @deejayimm
    @deejayimm 6 месяцев назад +3

    I love your videos.
    Your voice is also perfect for this kinda thing.

  • @user-yn7on7ou8n
    @user-yn7on7ou8n 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you Roger. Loved this trip. 🙂

  • @jarmyvicious
    @jarmyvicious 9 месяцев назад +2

    Excellent Episode, Roger! One of My Favourites, and I Believe, One of Your Finest! Salutations and Cheers!

  • @jesselepper6170
    @jesselepper6170 9 месяцев назад +3

    Roger, you should set up a tour. I’m sure people (me) would love to have you guide them through some of these stories! Great work!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Have thought about it a time or two. I’ve been places, making movies, met nice people, we talked about the areas great places, and I’ve said, “if you follow me, I’ll take you to a great one, down the road.” My favorite was when I showed a family an Indian council cave, where the ceiling has light pouring into the darkness. The little kids were thrilled, and I could tell that family would remember it for decades. Good times!

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 9 месяцев назад

      It's crazy you wrote this because I had the same thought 2 days ago

  • @ryoung8499
    @ryoung8499 9 месяцев назад +5

    17:00 I've often wondered about those 3 buildings just outside of Orleans. I pass them everytime I take one of our critters to the vet.
    Haha, I'm so glad that you've solved the mystery 😉
    Much love from Lawrence county ❤

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +3

      It bugged me for YEARS. But, I was always in a hurry to get to Bedford, or other places, so I kept forgetting about it. Finally, some friends posted pictures of the buildings, and I said, “So what ARE those things?” They also didn’t know. 😂

  • @ryanjuddah
    @ryanjuddah 9 месяцев назад +6

    really enjoy your work man, thanks for sharing

  • @Jack_thereaper
    @Jack_thereaper 8 месяцев назад +1

    Another great video and even better narration. Thanks, Roger. I always look forward to your buddy

  • @haroldhunter4671
    @haroldhunter4671 9 месяцев назад +3

    Roger you have done it again, and a good day for it. Too cold outside and a good day to see what
    is close to me yet so far. Thank you for your video's I have enjoyed all of them. Your Great Grandfathers
    cabin appears faimilar to me. My family was around nearby in those early years. Again Thanks.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      Very interesting story about the cabin. My relative that’s a lawyer, tracked down the land grant. It was originally part of Jackson County, but the borders shifted it into Lawrence. My cousin then tracked down the owner, and the gentleman was very kind to let us walk the grounds, even if he couldn’t be there to let us in, at that time. We had a van of family genealogists go to the cabin, and it felt like a homecoming. Such a wonderful memory!

    • @haroldhunter4671
      @haroldhunter4671 9 месяцев назад +1

      My 3-4 Great Grandfather acquired acreage around 1820 and built cabin with a upstairs
      used as a travel's inn, had a grist mill on a waterfall and run a still, which was common then
      It was about 3-4 mile west of your Great Great Grandfathers place, I believe.@@AdventureswithRoger

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Sounds like a wonderful place, all around!

  • @JoeJohnson-z2g
    @JoeJohnson-z2g 2 месяца назад +1

    Ive always loved Indiana. This video just made me love it even more.❤🇺🇸

  • @mariascudder3277
    @mariascudder3277 8 месяцев назад +2

    I was born in Indianapolis Ind in 1967 , and sadly my Parents left the area in 1976 to move to Ky , I was 9 yrs old ..My Mothers family was from Owen Co Ind , My Fondest memories was traveling .. " Back Home again In Indiana " to my Grandparents farm in Daviess Co and to Santa Claus INDIANA , i received a ring with Santas picture when I was about 4 yrs old ..I still have it ..I love Indiana , its my home away from Home , I have relatives still in Indiana and many who have passed on are buried there.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  8 месяцев назад

      You’ve came to the right place: this channel focuses on Indiana! I’ve lived here all my life, and keep finding wonderful places to explore. 🙂

  • @tanyariley8152
    @tanyariley8152 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for this video! I love history like this!

  • @Johnboy-of3vo
    @Johnboy-of3vo 9 месяцев назад +1

    What amazes me is just like the times we live in and have such a fondness for previous eras of the past , I'm sure eras from the past felt the same as we do now , if we could only go back in time somehow, when or where would you travel back too even if it was just to visit or live, thank you always for amazing content !

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      I’ve thought about that many times. So many great periods in history, ancient knowledge, incredible events, interesting people. One time I told my Mother I would’ve loved to live in pioneer times, a simpler, less complicated era, with good, decent people. She told me, “I once lived in downtown Indianapolis with modern conveniences. My parents moved us to the country, where we didn’t have electricity or running water, for a long time. I lived pioneer life, I’ll take modern any day of the week.” 😂
      If I knew a few ancient languages, going back to the library of Alexandria, before it burned, would be an incredible experience. So much ancient knowledge was lost.

    • @Johnboy-of3vo
      @Johnboy-of3vo 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger what a great story from your mom thanks for sharing that with me ,yes modern is very convenient lol, when I think of pioneer times it remindes me of spring mill state park and visiting pioneer village it's like stepping back in time going in the old homes, shops and working mill, I've always thought the same about alexandrian library, maybe all that knowledge was logged in other places as well, I can only wonder.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      @@Johnboy-of3vo Rumors around Egypt, and it could just be a big made-up story, is that a library exists below the Giza plateau, underneath the sphinx. I’ve seen some videos claiming to show a tunnel, but who knows if it’s true.

  • @bevkern3858
    @bevkern3858 3 дня назад +2

    Raised in Buddha Indiana near Bedford. ❤

  • @fireorb2
    @fireorb2 26 дней назад +1

    New subscriber here, and from the state of Indiana. Your channel reminds me Donnie laws RUclips channel, but he deals with Appalachia. That fact that you cover my home state and go to places unseen is amazing. At 20:00, you mentioned Maxine's was a restaurant ran out of that building, and I could help but think how things can be lost to times. Would have had no idea that was a restaurant.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  26 дней назад +1

      Lots of good memories here in Indiana. Wish I could go back in time and eat at Maxine’s, back in its heyday.

    • @fireorb2
      @fireorb2 26 дней назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger Yeah, I wonder what it would have been like to eat there. The smells and experiences, can't be replaced.

  • @WendyAllen-oq5yf
    @WendyAllen-oq5yf 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! My grandparents and other family members are buried in that little cemetery in Bartlettsville. I’ve always wanted to go inside the church.
    Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @silvereagle1960
    @silvereagle1960 9 месяцев назад +6

    I'm related to Clark, I believe, the castle structures were most likely built by the peoples, or early native Americans, check out Tarteria and the mud flood!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +4

      Lots of theories. Cox and Borden believed the Rose Island earthworks were man made, but made no claims of whom. They were late to seeing the stone castle, as local people used the stones for building houses and bridges. It’s been speculated for hundreds of years, that it was a European style castle.

  • @geraldmeehan8942
    @geraldmeehan8942 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for the video Roger, Some very interesting places. Really enjoy your posts, keep up the good work

  • @davidkimmel4216
    @davidkimmel4216 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for the wonderful stories. Happy travels to you 😊

  • @cathyreardon8979
    @cathyreardon8979 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for all of the pictures along with the info. When you were driving down the country roads I felt as if I was in the car with you.
    How proud you must be of the stories about your ancestors now gone. 🥰. I'm going to look and see if there is more.

  • @sheilasunshine9173
    @sheilasunshine9173 9 месяцев назад +2

    This is getting saved in places I want to explore! What a great video- I’d only heard of a couple!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      TONS of places! Before the fine edit, this was an hour and a half video!

    • @sheilasunshine9173
      @sheilasunshine9173 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger That’s good that means even more material is coming! I’d even be interested in areas right outside Indiana if you wanna branch out!

  • @tsf5-productions
    @tsf5-productions 9 месяцев назад +3

    So so Cool! Now, this and all your travels in my birth state, Indiana is another travel route to explore. Beautiful old counties that have stories of "common folk" .
    It's been several months since I wrote in your Southern Indiana travels, Roger, but I also wanted to let you know, I finally got "the new car": Subaru Forester "Touring" metallic bronze 2023 SUV. Love its looks and features. That will be the car to do the travels to Indiana.
    And, ahh yes...the old Monon train line. I remember it well in the 1950s.
    God Bless you and your family, Roger!
    Oh...speak of Bedford...do you remember a Methodist Church camp around those areas called In-D-Co-So (not spelled that way but sounds like it's pronounced)? How about Flat Rock YMCA camp, and another Methodist Church camp, Rivervale? Been to all three in the 60s and early 70s.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      Sounds like you’re set for an adventure!
      I remember a sign about Indy co so, or however it was spelled, don’t know much about it though. There’s many aged Christian camps throughout our region, quite a few are still active.

  • @serrielu8025
    @serrielu8025 9 месяцев назад +2

    Knew those stone bldgs in Orleans immediately. . That was our cruising turn around point as a teen back in the day. . The Gorge in French lick would have been a good one to visit, especially had it not burned down.
    Great video. Makes me want to come down and do a few days day tripping.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Southern Indiana is my favorite stomping grounds, really.

  • @susac5839
    @susac5839 9 месяцев назад +1

    Much love and light from Tucson Arizona. I enjoy your videos and appreciate you speaking in detail.

  • @JefferySherbahn
    @JefferySherbahn 2 месяца назад +1

    Rose island is a fantasticly beautiful place to visit!

  • @edwardh1591
    @edwardh1591 9 месяцев назад +1

    Roger I really enjoy your videos. You do a great job narrating your journeys.❤

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks, Edward! Hope you got to enjoy some of this great sunshine we’ve been having!

  • @moretoexplore6736
    @moretoexplore6736 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for this. I appreciate the mention of Crawford County in the video, my paternal ancestors are from English Indiana. Many of them are buried in the little Cemetery there.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 месяца назад

      Love Crawford County! It’s definitely given me a lot to experience, with many lifelong memories made. I tried to do it justice with the following video, as not only a record of what’s there, but to help people, that can’t go there anymore, relive some good memories. 🙂
      HIDDEN WORLDS: Exploring Ancient Crawford County Indiana
      ruclips.net/video/eAx30PfPWkE/видео.html

    • @moretoexplore6736
      @moretoexplore6736 2 месяца назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger thank you. I have seen this video. I remember my dad talking about Leavenworth Indiana so he spent some time there. I don't remember him mentioning the 1937 flood, he would have been 12 at the time so it's possible they had already moved; like many families at the time, they were farmers and went where their crops could thrive.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  2 месяца назад

      @@moretoexplore6736 that flood was a mess! The government paid many people to move away from the river. After they lost everything, many gladly left the area for good.

  • @patricatfurever4051
    @patricatfurever4051 3 месяца назад +1

    So sad to see the graffiti on these old places. Thanks for sharing this history! 🙌🏼

  • @jannydots3870
    @jannydots3870 8 месяцев назад +2

    Those engraved names of the Civil War soldiers left me heartbroken 😔. RIP to the young men who lost their lives.
    I loved traveling with you as you told us about these amazing lost places that people and time forgot.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  8 месяцев назад

      There is so much undocumented history in Southern Indiana. Outside of this compilation video, no one had ever attempted to summarize these important places. They may not be able to be saved, but the history, and people that created them, will be alive just a little longer.

  • @MichaelAllan01
    @MichaelAllan01 2 месяца назад +1

    Good job Roger. Thank you sir~

  • @johndunning9
    @johndunning9 9 месяцев назад +1

    Memories ! I grew up in SE Indiana and it really brings back memories. And the stories of what my parents told me of what it was like for them growing up here as well. There are places now that are just a one or two buildings still standing. that my dad would tell me of how they were at one time busy thriving places. I would like to see the old days return.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Me too! So many small towns I pass through are shells of what they used to be. But, every now and then I’ll find one where new shops are popping up.

  • @7hilladelphia
    @7hilladelphia 9 месяцев назад

    I'm so impressed. Your family connections too. Thanks Roger

  • @wdgbirmingham2
    @wdgbirmingham2 9 месяцев назад +1

    I have no idea why this was in my suggestions, but I'm glad it was. Your voice is so soothing!! Maybe it's just me, but I almost get ASMR tingles from your voice. Added bonus: I've never been to Indiana and love exploring new places. Not to dote on your voice more, but your accent literally fascinates me. It's not Southern. But it's more drawled out than flat Midwestern. It's melodic and (there's that adjective again!) : soothing. So soothing. Ok, enough compliments. Looking forward to watching more 🙂

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your very kind comment! I hope to make people’s day a little better with these films, a personal tour guide to unknown places. Glad to have you along!

    • @wdgbirmingham2
      @wdgbirmingham2 9 месяцев назад

      You're welcome! I am still fascinated by your accent. I'm Southern. Just in the first 30 seconds that I just now rewatched I'll give you an example of why I'm fascinated: your words are smooth with no up or down inflection, so sounds Midwestern for sure. But you say let's take a peek "insiiiiiide" in a bullseye drawled-out buttery Southern way! 🙂 Is it a naturally occurring amalgamation of Indiana's Midwest location with perhaps a proximity to Kentucky and thus influenced by Southerners - I wonder. Heigh ho heigh ho it's back to work I go. Looking forward to hearing your soothing voice and exploring Indiana later 🙂

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      My parents grew up in rural Lawrence County, Indiana. Both had very pronounced southern accents, and I never really knew why. That was until I did some genealogy and found that our ancestors, originally from France, followed Daniel Boone to Kentucky. Our family lived there until the early 1850’s, before coming to Indiana.

    • @wdgbirmingham2
      @wdgbirmingham2 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger Wow 😲! I kind of nailed it! That's so cool your ancestors were French and followed Daniel Boone to ... Kentucky! I looked up Lawrence County, IN and it's very close to the Kentucky line. As a proud Southerner (Alabama, where the skies are in fact so blue) I assure you I was complimenting you on any influence your parents' accent may have had upon you! You're Midwestern, yet retain the Grace and Gentility of a Son of the South. Just got home from work, about to watch more. It's a pleasure to meet you Roger. I'm William.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Always good to talk a bit! 🙂

  • @nim3186
    @nim3186 2 месяца назад +1

    This was lovely ❤ thank you 🙏🏼

  • @holy.trinity_369
    @holy.trinity_369 9 месяцев назад +3

    Great work brother! Fellow IN history lover here. Indianapolis

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      I grew up in Greenwood, came down here in 2009. History is absolutely all around me now!

  • @teresarettkowski8436
    @teresarettkowski8436 5 месяцев назад +1

    Very much enjoyed thjs presentation.

  • @carijames1981
    @carijames1981 9 месяцев назад +1

    I grew up in Charlestown. Down by rose island on the path with the bridge if you go off trail just a little there is a beautiful small waterfall running into that creek there and close to the river. There’s several beautiful paths down there to take. I’m glad to see some of these places getting some recognition. Great video

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Charlestown has many interesting places. Love the Christmas park, Rose island and 14 mile creek legends. I made a long movie that centers around Charlestown, called “Dark Silver”. It follows the silver mine legend.
      Have you ever went off trail at Charlestown, and seen a peculiar wall, about 4 and a half feet tall? One person showed me a picture, but I lost their contact information. That wall could be significant.

  • @nanshe3x
    @nanshe3x 5 месяцев назад +2

    Good possibility I’ll never make it there. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@nanshe3x my pleasure to bring my corner to the world 🙂

  • @deborahdanhauer8525
    @deborahdanhauer8525 9 месяцев назад +1

    I grew up near the Ohio river in Kentucky and spent lots of time in Southern Indiana. This feels like home❤️ Thank you❤️🤗🐝

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      Always glad to bring back good memories! I know southern Indiana has been good for my heart!

    • @deborahdanhauer8525
      @deborahdanhauer8525 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@AdventureswithRoger Mine too, I especially love some of the state parks and forests… really beautiful❤️🤗🐝

  • @brindahoward4527
    @brindahoward4527 9 месяцев назад +1

    Another great video. Thanks for sharing

  • @daveblevins3322
    @daveblevins3322 8 месяцев назад +1

    There are some very beautiful things in Southern Indiana. Landscape, homes, people 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @kruallen9445
    @kruallen9445 9 месяцев назад +1

    14:03 this the current call center at Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari. Great video!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      I’d heard they were using it for something, didn’t know what!

  • @Linda-gi8pr
    @Linda-gi8pr 9 месяцев назад +3

    I always enjoy your videos. This one was especially good, because we got to see some of your family history.
    I love seeing old buildings and ruins, although it makes me sad. But what really upsets me is the destruction with all the spray paint.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +2

      I have no idea why people feel the need to graffiti a place. There are some great places I’ll never divulge, because people would go and “leave their mark”. I’ve had conversations with other RUclipsrs, and we all agree, “If you’re gonna post paradise, don’t say where it is.” 🙂

    • @TheSwissChalet
      @TheSwissChalet 9 месяцев назад +1

      There was very little, if any, graffiti anywhere in my area when I was growing up. Then I went to Europe in 1999 and was shocked to see it everywhere, and overheard a woman there say “it’s completely tolerated” when someone inquired about it…with a smile on her face..as if that was a good thing. Fast forward 25 years later and it is becoming extremely prevalent. It’s extremely disturbing that people consider it “art”. It’s decimation, destruction. It is a symptom of a society in decline, for sure.

  • @44amanaplanacanalpanama44
    @44amanaplanacanalpanama44 9 месяцев назад +1

    Southern Indiana is such beautiful country. I lived there around 85-87 as a kid, in Seymour. The last time I went back it had become almost like every other crossroad in the US, invaded by chain stores and restaurants... such a shame. I'm glad that so many other smaller towns have kept their history and community intact.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      Deep southern Indiana has resisted change. Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and Corydon have added some restaurants and such, but outside that: almost nothing

  • @letsdothis9063
    @letsdothis9063 2 месяца назад +1

    Very cool video. I love family history, even if its not my own ❤

  • @jamesanonymous2343
    @jamesanonymous2343 4 месяца назад +1

    THANK YOU FOR THIS BITTERSWEET TASTE OF MIDWEST HISTORY,,,,,,,

  • @PhallenPixie
    @PhallenPixie 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! As someone who was born and raised in Lawrence county, I really enjoyed hearing some history about the surrounding areas. I've been to a lot of the places you mentioned and it brought up a lot of great memories.
    I noticed you didnt mention the Tunnelton Tunnel, if you've never been, it's a pretty neat visit if you can find it

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  8 месяцев назад +1

      Hey! Didn’t mention Tunnelton in this one, but there are some ruins there for sure.
      I did a video about the tunnel , a while back:
      The Tunnelton “Big Tunnel”: Haunted? (Tunnelton, Indiana)
      ruclips.net/video/f6sfS3snBDA/видео.html

  • @rachelharden9457
    @rachelharden9457 5 месяцев назад +1

    When you mentioned Maxines I about died. My grandparents lived down there in Chapel Hill. I used to go to Maxines. This was very exciting indeed!

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  5 месяцев назад

      @@rachelharden9457Wish I could’ve ate there in its heyday! Maxine was a cousin I never met, even though I visited my Grandparents, just down the road, every few weeks.

  • @JupiterJane1984
    @JupiterJane1984 7 месяцев назад +1

    What a great historical adventure mate!!

  • @jeffmartin7509
    @jeffmartin7509 9 месяцев назад +1

    I enjoy your videos Rodger! Keep up the great work!

  • @whitneykovener
    @whitneykovener 9 месяцев назад +2

    If not mistaken, I was told that the in-ground pool at Rose Island was the first in-ground pool constructed in Indiana that had a filtration system. Thanks for sharing Roger, this brought back memories from when I traveled the countryside of S. IN for an oil co.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      You’re correct about the pool! First in Indiana!

    • @janeweyer1907
      @janeweyer1907 8 месяцев назад

      @@AdventureswithRoger I heard that the old swimming pool at Mustering Elm Park in Trinity Springs was the very first in-ground pool in Indiana. Remnants still there.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  8 месяцев назад

      @@janeweyer1907 I’ve seen that one too. Rose Island installed their pool in 1923. The Trinity Springs hotel opened in the early 1900’s, but I couldn’t find what year the pool was installed.

  • @godisgood678
    @godisgood678 9 месяцев назад +1

    Ripley County here! 😊 I love history!

  • @markshietze4783
    @markshietze4783 8 месяцев назад +1

    awesome !
    thanx for your Good work!
    we love the History ❤😊

  • @DerrickHikes
    @DerrickHikes 9 месяцев назад +1

    Another great one as always! In the 2nd part for Rose island, It looks like you had much better luck with the music box than I ever did 😂. I especially liked seeing inside of the pump station in Crawford. That building is a fortress. It was also really neat to see your family’s old diner in Lawrence. I can only imagine how cool it must have been to pull up and have a good meal there back in its hay day.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад

      Probably more calories than a fella could shake a stick at! And I would’ve loved it!

  • @Gail_H
    @Gail_H 10 дней назад +1

    This entire program is excellent. I am shocked at the disappearance of previously displayed Adena culture artifacts. I’m extremely interested in the Moundbuilders.

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  10 дней назад

      The Adena / unknown ancient people of Indiana intrigue me. Have made quite a few videos, exploring the topic.
      Indiana's Mysterious Mounds: Legends of Advanced Civilizations and Giants
      ruclips.net/video/QyGyuXyG2mQ/видео.html
      X ON THE MAP: The Ancient Cities of Indiana
      ruclips.net/video/0gW7zi0vNLM/видео.html
      Mummies in Indiana: Legends of a Lost World
      ruclips.net/video/qycQkj1AzVE/видео.html
      The Rabbit Hole (Documentary)
      ruclips.net/video/RC0_F5-_jQs/видео.html
      Relics of a Lost World
      ruclips.net/video/Lm0K1Q1G0EA/видео.html
      The Lost City of Palestine (Palestine, Indiana / Lawrence County)
      ruclips.net/video/TnRhypp3wXw/видео.html
      Footsteps of the Ancestors
      ruclips.net/video/__CFihhfxIs/видео.html
      Indiana’s Stonehenge: The Legend of Browning Mountain (Elkinsville, Indiana)
      ruclips.net/video/M-ny30XuAE8/видео.html

  • @californiacat9762
    @californiacat9762 9 месяцев назад +2

    I was born and raised in Indianapolis. I spent all my spare time in Southern Indiana. I daydream about it every day

    • @AdventureswithRoger
      @AdventureswithRoger  9 месяцев назад +1

      I grew up in Greenwood, but our parents, born in Southern Indiana, would take us on day trips throughout the region. When I hit a chance to move here, I took it! 🙂