200 Year Old Message Hidden in the Ohio Woods

[@micjam1986]

Big shout out to the land owner who was willing to share this!

[@MrPlemke50]

It is nice.

[@MrDeterministicchaos]

Thanku

[@thomashocker2792]

Great actual story. Thanks. I have always loved the Forrest of southeast Ohio. Now I live here.

[@marcuslaker5876]

No I mean the slave holding, native tribes that were too busy fighting and enslaving each other to unify. You’d rather murder innocent women children. That’s why you lost...

[@Chris-jm4zk]

Dude no “time has come” lol !

[@keitherichampton7954]

I learned of Lewis Wetzel from my father's school paper, that ended:" Wetzel's brother Jacob was my great, great, great, grandfather." My father is Robert Wetzel Hampton, born in Salt Lake City, in 1918.

[@scotttyson8661]

So cool

[@jayonez137]

Awesome man!

[@matttackett5743]

What great history

[@fiafia5802]

WOW!!! That’s so cool!!

[@sassmacfru]

Keith Eric Hampton I’m a descendant of Jacob and Lewis’s brother Martin. The family is still in the Ohio Valley area.

[@catranger01]

Hats off to the property owner who so graciously allowed you to pursue your quest on his land.

[@daginn896]

Thank god I live in Europe where historical places like this belongs to the nations

[@FRDOMFGTHR]

@@daginn896besides all those privately owned historical castles yeah totally 😂😂 and we kinda fought a war so the government couldn’t just say hey theres a rock here that we like so fuck off yeah

[@Nick-li3ut]

​@@daginn896you mean where regular people can't own land?

[@daginn896]

@@Nick-li3ut Regular people do own land. I own my property. What have you been smoking?

[@Nick-li3ut]

@@daginn896 I don't live in Europe but obviously in the past regular citizens didn't own land in Europe, of course I'm sure you still have to be rich to afford it. Regardless in this case this site is on private property and you said thank God you live in Europe where this would be public property, I guess they would wait for the property to come up for sale and make a strong offer for it? Also there's plenty of obscure historical sites in Europe and I feel like your comment is asinine. How much land do you own?

[@stereodreamer23]

I grew up in WV, about 100 miles east of Zanesville, in Wetzel County--named after Lewis Wetzel. The history of the Wetzels and other pioneers and explorers of that era were a big part of my education, and this video was a real treasure to watch. Thank you for this wonderful story!

[@Dingomush]

Thank you for taking us on this trip in history with you. I am no longer able to hike the trails to look for the treasures the past has left for us, but I’m glad I can tag along with others such as yourself who care enough to share your experience. Thank you again.

[@L70s]

For those complaining "this isnt taught in schools", which i agree is a shame, there's nothing stopping you from teaching your own children. There's plenty of info online, libraries, and historical societies. Ohio is full of caves, caverns, castles, nature glens, bogs, indian mounds, pioneer villages, as well as a vast list of historical persons and their homes.

[@Warlanda]

great comment!

[@orbs1062]

Never has a truer word been spoken. The education of children has been outsourced for decades. You get out what you put in. And right now, it's GIGO.

[@DavidVanmeterDutch]

Great point. Plus, they just cant teach everything in school. There just is not enough time in school to cover all the events and people of history. Plus, there has definitely been a shift in how most parents view the responsibility of schools and themselves. With modern technology and school available to nearly everyone in the country, the role of parents has shifted, but does not have to be that way. Parents just need to spend the time!

[@ispartacus1337]

I dont care about the kids! I'm mad I didnt get to learn about it in school and I'm from Ohio!

[@elisebarthalow6075]

Right this minute I am sitting in Gnadenhutten Ohio. This area is where the Moravian missionaries converted the local American Indians to Christianity and eventually were massacred and are buried just 2 blocks from where I sit.My nephew us one of the last of the Delaware Lanape Indians. So much rich history in Tuscarawas and Coshocton counties and worth reading up on.

[@iluvpittys242]

Interesting, anyone else here from Ohio clicking on this ?

[@delethastevens460]

Near Dayton Ohio here

[@suleskos.2743]

Well, I was born there if that counts for anything lol

[@iluvpittys242]

@@suleskos.2743 Sure why not ! Lol... Norwalk, Ohio here.

[@cindyvining7866]

Delaware, Ohio

[@looptylou6287]

Highland & Ross county. We have the Serpent, Seip, Mound city, part of the Erie Canal + much much more history, surrounding me within 15-60 miles in any direction. Born in Jackson:) May the love of Christ redeem our country!

[@georgeadcock2347]

As a young teenager growing up in Western Kentucky I would spend weeks at my great Uncle's farm. I admired Native Amerands so much I wanted to be one. I would ride my pony in the woods without shirt or shoes bareback grasping the pony's mane. My uncle would get upset when I would sleep in the woods with a primative lean-to. Those were some of the best days of life. The solitude and knowledge I could survive there for at least a few days. That forest brought back great memories.

[@carolynevers7924]

@George- Maybe in a prior life you WERE a Native American and that is why this is so familiar to you and why you were/are, so drawn to this time of life. Something to think about~

[@alecfleming373]

@@carolynevers7924 Funny you bring reincarnation into this. The Natives also believed in a form of this.

[@Earthether]

I did same even had name running deer given to me by friend s because I ran a lot in the woods . Free up near hackers creek Wv where many Indian massacres occurred. Not proud of that but those times I’m sure we’re difficult

[@peety6323]

How wonderful.

[@lishalou761]

@@Earthether Indian tribes never massacred people, never broke treaties, never conquered others?

[@hobbyhermit66]

There's 3 novels featuring Lewis Wetzel, written by Zane Grey, called "Betty Zane" "Spirit of the Border" " The Last Trail" All written about the early frontier days of the Zanesville Ohio area. Not for the faint of heart.

[@kdworak4754]

Ty, needed some suggestions.

[@jerryweiser1145]

I live in zanesville

[@dyates6380]

I've read The Spirit of the Border at least ten times. I love that book.

[@pauldurrah3777]

that dark and bloody river by Alan Eckart is a great book out the history up and down the Ohio river.

[@georgecollord7650]

Those three Zane Grey books were like Bibles to me when I was a kid. Read them all, multiple times, from fourth grade on. Thrilling to say the least.

[@noahhess4955]

This guy probably just worked a 12-14 hour shift as a nurse (assuming nurse idk) and went out there to make this video for us. Thank you for documenting your adventure, awesome piece of history you’ve captured

[@suecave7139]

I’ve lived in Ohio all my life. My introduction to this era was Allen Eckert’s The Frontiersman. I’m a grandma now and not up to much exploring, but I’m always reminded of the rich history of central Ohio when I drive past Zanesfield. I believe Simon Kenton ran the gauntlet in that area at least once. It’s not hard to imagine yourself back in those times when you stray off the beaten path a little bit.

[@tommyg5095]

@Sue Cave Allen W. Eckert's books, especially the Frontiersmen, are the best books I have ever read... Since I too live in Southeastern Ohio, and with family along That Dark and Bloody River, these glimpses into the past are profound. Anyone wanting a great understanding of the life and times of the first settlers to cross over the Ohio River should read the Frontiersmen. Best book I have ever read.

[@ernestclements7398]

The town of Zanesville is where Betty Zane daughter of the town's founder and great great grand mother of author Zane Grey, made her famous " Gun powder run" trapped in a stout cabin outside the walls of the main fort she and others were making a strong stand against a sizeable war party, they were running out of powder, and being the youngest person there, ( she was seventeen) and noted for being fleet of foot, she volunteered to go for more, at the right moment she ran for it with her companions giving her covering fire, she made it, and grabbed every small container she could find with powder loading them into her apron and dress, ran back to the cabin, under heavy fire, and out running several warriors trying to catch her.

[@sassmacfru]

Ernest Clements except it happened in Wheeling WVA not Zanesville OH. Fort Henry is where the run took place and her brothers house was very close by.

[@jbolin105]

I live in Scioto County. I love the book The Frontiersman. Down at the end of the road where I live was a large Shawnee Indian village. There is a place called Raven rock, it was a lookout for the Shawnee Indians. It overlooked the village. The village was on the banks of the Ohio and Scioto rivers.

[@marktheiss9357]

I grew up in Meigs county Ohio and the Frontiersman is my favorite book ever. Just about a mile below the Ravenswood bridge on the Ohio side down on the lower bank of the river is a frontier graveyard I found as a kid dating to the 1770s

[@kentuckywindage222]

As a young man with my dad I was in the outdoors a lot. Deep in the back woods ,cliffs and caves. I've seen dry wood stashes, dead falls, carvings and some beautiful scenery. Artifacts that I still have. Also moonshine stills and pot crops. So be aware, you never know who or what you'll run into in the deep backwoods, but then again isn't that part of the adventure?! Nice video! Keep'em coming!

[@k.w.churchill4397]

In the words of SunTzu.....Stay strapped or get Clapped. Deep woods, alone? Carry a full sized handgun. In public, keep it in your pocket.! Open carry in public is little more then show off B.S. and a target painted on your back. Anyone walk up behind you with a wine bottle or something like that, and just kill you with one swipe. Then the crazy guy has your gun. Life member of the NRA here, please keep that in your pocket or out of sight until it is needed.

[@kentuckywindage222]

@@k.w.churchill4397 I was raised in those deep woods. We always had a weapon. A pistol, whether full size or not is a defensive weapon. As taught by my father and the training I received from the government. A long gun in my neck of the woods is your best choice. Again as I was taught a long gun is an offensive weapon. Honestly though, if someone really wants you dead, unless you know it there isn't a lot you can do. Especially if they are determined and trained. Just saying.

[@matthewblethen7771]

Any Bigfoot sightings?

[@ohwhatelse]

lol. it is sometimes part of the danger!!!

[@kentuckywindage222]

@@matthewblethen7771 Most of the time it was just happening up on people doing the thing I previously mentioned, pot, shine etc.. Most folks who have spent lots of time in the bush will tell you. There is always those couple of times where things aren't quite right or you see something you aren't sure what it was. I try to stay in tune with my surroundings when venturing out into the deep back woods. If I feel something is off, I check closely or make a change up of some sort. In my years on this planet, if I haven't learned nothing. I know there are things that sometimes just can't be explained or made sense of. Piece of advise for you. If you ever just feel in the pit of your stomach or the feeling of hair sticking up on yourself. Make a change of some sort. We all have this. You know, like the times you turn to find someone staring at you?

[@Funny_senior_moments]

It took me until I was 45 to realize there wasn't a high demand for frontiersman. Damn shame.

[@scottbradentx]

the market size only needs to be 1 (you)

[@k.w.churchill4397]

@larry johnson America is stronger then ever. We are fine. Dont spread fear and falsehoods. No doubt a Pelosi fan.

[@ghostlyimageoffear6210]

@@k.w.churchill4397 False. Larry is correct. No Pelosi fan here, but the "new" Americans forsake our history and heritage because they do not identify with it.

[@highcloud530]

Me too man made its time we came back to it, I’m not joking either brother

[@angelaprater2679]

John here love it all my life 65 yrs old still hunting deer, coyotes.

[@merlebush11]

I loved this video. I was born in Illinois hunting and finding arrowheads and a tomahawk head in my sand box. This is a perfect example of what a little research can do to help us remember the trail blazers that made America a great place to live. Thanks!

[@m1ssd1tz]

I loved this story. It is cool that you left it up to the viewer to form their own opinion on Wetzel. Great job.

[@cplrey]

I have been fascinated by Lewis Wetzel and Simon Girty since I was about 10 years old (which was close to 70 years ago). From about the age of 14, I spent a lot of time running through the forest here in Tuscarawas County, Ohio with my ancestor's 36 cal. full stock Kentucky Long rifle and his powder horn filled with black powder and a bullet pouch full of hand cast lead balls. Years later after serving in the U.S. Marines I resumed those adventures for a couple of years before going to college to begin my journey to become a professional archaeologist. After about 8-10 years, I decided that being an archaeologist was not a good way to support a family so I retrained in another field but still fantasize about running the the forest when the leaves have changed in the Fall. I often wondered what would have happened if we had encountered one another on the Tuscarawas or Muskingum River. I just found your channel and will be with you to journey's end. Thank you for posting!

[@gordonhazel697]

I trust you still have your ancestors rifle?

[@AnthemBassMan]

Another T-County resident here. Grew up in the big city of Tusky and the Tusky river bottoms were my playground. Love my T-County upbringing and all the character building I had to do on my Grandparent’s 197 acre farm on 416 between Tusky and Goshen.

[@ohiohomesteader4207]

Coshocton county here!!!

[@catherder6]

@@AnthemBassMan I know the area well , use to go fishing at the old state dam. I did know some Desseckers but that was 65 years ago.

[@AnthemBassMan]

@catherder6 My Grandparents were Russell and Nora. My Dad is Dave. His brothers and sisters were Russ, Bill, Donna, Velma, Alice, and Sandy. Dad, Aunt Alice, and Aunt Sandy are the only three left now. Spent a lot of time in the bottoms either just playing around, hunting arrowheads, or catfishing the river just up from the old state dam.

[@laurie4275]

On the mountaintop where I live there are many remnants of the Oregon Trail. Lots of graves, Initials and dates carved into rocks, deep ruts from the wagon wheels can still be followed through the now dense woods. Its all known well to locals, but no way are we gonna make it public! That would surely bring it all to vandalism and ruin. Too many careless, stupid people in todays world.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

The bodies would be buried directly under the wagon wheel ruts. They would bury the dead and then run them over to conceal them from scavengers.

[@Wildfire86872]

It's like that in eastern Kansas too. There's some places you can still see ruts on the Santa Fe Trail.

[@jazzyjems3458]

Take pictures of the evidence that remains so it won't be lost.

[@bru1015]

That’s unfortunate, the world is getting worse and worse 😢

[@williamiannucci2740]

👍

[@whitebread7009]

I was born and raised not far from Blue Rock Ohio. I grew up hunting, fishing and foraging for moral mushrooms in the local wildlife areas. Unfortunately I had never heard of this. I really enjoyed the story and the video of your adventure. Thank you for sharing this bit of history with the world....much appreciated.

[@saltcityhustlin3152]

That message is powerful. He didn’t choose that life, that life chose him. Awesome video. Thank you.

[@schris413]

@Galeria De Somnis Did you miss the part where they kidnapped him? It's a myth that Native Americans were innocent and peaceful.

[@android61242]

@Galeria De Somnis I can't even imagine how much false historical narrative drivel you have consumed over the course of your life.

[@Swybryd-Nation]

Rousseau first promulgated the myth of the ‘noble savage’ out of whole cloth and academic leftists have been spewing that false narrative to their students ever since. Read N. Chagnon’s book on the “Fierce People”, his firsthand account of tribal cultures in the Amazon evinces how men who committed the most killings on raids fathered the most offspring. Steven Pinker’s books Angels of our better half and the Blank Slate prove with hard data how violent the natives were. Settlers had to fight for every square inch of land for 400 years. Then they let them live on reservations with schools hospitals etc...I wonder if the Indians ever spared an enemy?

[@DebiSunset]

@@Swybryd-Nation it is all about survival...

[@ZekeMan62]

@Gal De Som Lay off the soy.

[@karieward5764]

I'm from Ohio and never knew this little peice of history existed. Thank you for sharing.

[@rodmiller5122]

There is also a rock with his initials in the Barkcamp State Park Campground that was found about 5 miles from where it is preserved

[@tangowhiskey-jc5zt]

That farm is right beside my farm on Plainfield rd

[@kalamellum533]

I want to go see if I can find it

[@shustyrackleford_710]

Cool profile pix

[@aprilcorey9786]

Not far from the farm I owned for several years.

[@battalion151R]

@@tangowhiskey-jc5zt Where is Plainfield, near Blue Rock? I found one near New Concord.

[@thesecatsarecrazy567]

When ever I take my family to the Adirondack park to hike the trails , my kids always have to say" how hard the hike is." Then I remind them of what the settlers had to go through and how they used the water to travel and transport. Then I try to make them imagine that they have to help push the horse drawn carriages so they can get over the rocks, and up and down the hills. To get my point across I always bring at least 50 ft of rope and have them move the backpacks up the steepest terrain. This usually stops the grumbling for a little while, that's when I start pointing out other things. I really liked this and hope to see more in the future, very well done.

[@thesecatsarecrazy567]

@rob hooper that only made it worse for my wife. So I went back to what the Army did when we complained. Plus they get an education on how to climb steep cliffs and repelling which they seem to like the most. I find that a reward at the end makes it easier to get them to do something, then a beating because they never worked on me.

[@thesecatsarecrazy567]

@rob hooper by the way thay are 8 an 10 and have more survival skills than I dod at their age!

[@ohwhatelse]

@@thesecatsarecrazy567 "then a beating"? what? who got the beating & why? no one should be getting a beating!!!

[@johngoerger8996]

Wish my Wife Karen was still with me. She was born in Ohio March 4 1954. We met on the 'net, Spring 2001. She lived her whole life up to the time we met in St Paris Ohio. She always joked about there being only 2 traffic lights in St Paris when she was born & still only 2 lights. She took care of both her parents, her father dying first then her mother. She decided to leave Ohio and move to Nevada as there was nothing keeping her in St Paris Ohio. In early December I asked her to marry me and she agreed (whe sent emails and txts to each other but had never met, physically. At the time I was employed with the Orange County Sheriff's Department (volunteer Reserve Deputy and paid full time Range Clerk, Orange CA. She agreed and flew to OC 12/21/2001. Friends of mine drove us to Las Vegas & got married. (I was born Apr 2 1951 in MN). Karen always told me how grateful and happy she wss married to me (I told her the same). One year we flew back to Ohio & she was thrilled showing me around. Her madien Name was Holeton & her parents are buried in the St. Paris cemetery. Karen had some medical issues but we both thought it would still be many yrs away. I retired from the Sheriff's Office & we moved to Mesa AZ to take care of my 100 yr mom (born ND Rugby 8/2/1911). Ma passed Apr 9 2013. Unfortunately Karen & I were both wrong has her medical issues speed up quicker then her Doctors thought. This coming July 31 2020 will be three yrs that my Beloved Wife, Karen passed away. Several yrs before she told me she did not to be buried but created and placed in a Stainless Steel Urn, which I did. I had it painted Lavender with a sliver butterfly etched into it. I have her in the living room on a table that had been in her family. Next to her Urn our two small dogs that Karen loved; her small b/w poodle named LittleBit (14) & PinHead an b/w Italian Greyhound (17.5). Both i had creamated & each sealed in their own cedar box, next to Karen. Karen Loved Ohio so much..

[@mattbastubee5255]

John Goerger thanks for sharing your wifes story. Peace be with you John.

[@notimportant3914]

Your story was very touching. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@70sfred1]

May your wife's memory be eternal! Your roots and where you are from are always a part of you and with you.

[@johngoerger8996]

Thank You, Everyone. I commented on the original story concerning OHIO because Karen Loved Ohio. Thank You Again. When we flew back for a visit I got to walk through an enclosed red bridge for the first time!

[@snickelfritz4179]

Thanks for your story John and I am sorry for your loss. Ohio women are some good ones indeed. I am writing this from Ohio about a 23 mile drive from St. Paris. I currently live in Troy, Ohio.

[@TheBuckeyJoe]

Simply incredible! I live in Ohio and have read of Eckert's books. Lew Wetzel is a character of history I will never forget!

[@philstone3859]

If that dude was still alive he’d be shaking his head, and probably be reloading.

[@UraTrowelie]

So true.

[@AnthemBassMan]

This sums up today's society in a nutshell...

[@philstone3859]

Thanks, there still are plenty of Real AMERICANS! And TEXANS ha ha!

[@howardronamald2849]

He'd be facing hate crimes and life in prison.

[@ZekeMan62]

@@howardronamald2849 ^This^

[@stevewilson7857]

Glad that the rock is a boulder that cannot be stolen.

[@LiveRealEnt]

I'm sure BLM or red lives matter will come and desecrate it someday

[@ohwhatelse]

if that rock was on my land i'd pour bleach on it every cpl yrs so the moss couldn't cover the writing as it's beginning to. that would be sad.

[@jamescarolan96]

Don't be so sure the Narragansett stone was remove and hidden in a museum. It was plucked from the bay and transported in less than a day. It did not fit accepted history. It had carvings from the Templars.

[@graceandglory1948]

No doubt his childhood traumatic experience influenced his life path greatly. His message sounds to me like he didn't want anyone to go through what he had as a kid.

[@repetemyname842]

PD: No doubt, many call him a brutal man but people forget he lived in brutal times and saw brutal things. Its bound to have an affect on a young lad.

[@michellehawkins1027]

Sad cycle...The Indians were probably doing what they did for the same reasons.

[@bobknob5819]

That was great. Born and raised in Ohio. Loved my times in the woods.

[@aapp953]

Nice to hear you use words about this history that coincide with reality instead of the ones used in public schools.

[@phillip1beer]

The Indians called him the man whose gun was always loaded. I immensely enjoyed this video.

[@lyndahenderson4572]

SURE, YOU A MAN, FOR THE LESSER DEFINITION OF THE WORD

[@saulreyes2976]

Simon Kenton

[@lawrencetaylor5481]

@@lyndahenderson4572 Ummm...what?

[@shoechew]

@@lawrencetaylor5481 She's just drunk.

[@cgustafson240]

@Rusty Shackleford would like to know the answer to that myself.

[@babyrazor6887]

Living in Eastern PA I like to photograph abandoned colonial homes seeing as how my great grandparents had actually lived in one. As time goes by I witnessed them vanishing one by one for new developments. It strikes me a sad, seeing the past vanish. Recently one of my favorites, a large home built in 1734, completely covered in vegetation and a home for a nice fox was demolished for a new car wash. It had a nice tiny pond full of croaking frogs and the trees on the property were ancient. Now they're all bulldozed. Ah....progress, I'd rather have the old house.

[@CatalinaThePirate]

I mourn with you the loss of history, the old growth trees, the fox, and the frog pond... We really need to be more active towards preserving our history. I grew up in a suburb of Chicago, and our backyard neighbor had the most incredibly HUGE tree in their yard. You (well, an adult-sized human) could not put your arms around it's trunk. I think it's still there, from a view of Google maps... An amazing sight. When I became an adult, I lived in Chicago proper, and became an admirer of the conservation of wonderful old architecture in the city. Later, when I moved to Los Angeles, I was heartsick to see marvelous old (and beautiful!) Victorian homes with yards full of bamboo, avocado trees, and a huge stance of cacti *razed* to build a parking lot! 😩 Los Angeles has preservation societies to protect our historical properties, but big construction monies tend to win any approval to *bulldoze* because they "improve" property values... 😕 I miss Chicago... 😔

[@wmcbarker4155]

@@CatalinaThePirate many have been destroyed for highways, some have been moved. lost history makes me sad.

[@mypainispleasure]

I"ve never been to PA, and as I get older, I doubt I'll ever get there. But my grandfather was from PA, a good man. Over the years I've met people from PA, and I have to say, they have all been good people. I remember my grandfather saying that when he was a child the house they lived in was on top of a coal mine.... I wonder if that house is still standing.

[@mypainispleasure]

@@CatalinaThePirate The way things are going these days, with the tearing down of statues and such, there won't be any history left for future generations to even inquire about. And all in the name of what?

[@babyrazor6887]

@@mypainispleasure Do a Google Earth view if you know the address

[@fukcg00gle95]

I've never heard this man's story before. Thank you for sharing.

[@Jayo___]

My grandfather for the last 10 years before his death in 2016 researched his ancestry and he told me so many stories, but one of the stories was Martin Wetzel is my 9th great grandfather. My grandfather's name was Robert Whestsel. Im not sure why the spelling changed, but he told me we were descendants of Lewis Wetzel.

[@georgewhitehead8185]

This is great American history, and it should be preserved.

[@larryroberts1470]

Grew up in Wetzel county West Virginia. Knew the stories but never had the privilege of seeing Wetzels rock. Thank you

[@bigindian5555]

Thanks for your efforts, exposing this part of history, a couple of centuries old and with a beautiful message of peace 👍

[@SueGirling68]

What an awesome thing to find and such a great message to leave for posterity, thank you for sharing.

[@timdixon3391]

Glad to see people still interested in history

[@mikethomas6408]

From Australia I thoroughly enjoyed learning a bit more of your rich history. Many thanks to the land owner for allowing you access to share this wonderful history lesson. God Bless.

[@edfederoff2679]

I just learned about Lewis Wetzel yesterday, here on the internet. This is so cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@jvon3885]

I've found some amazing things on my expeditions through different wooded areas. One was in what they call no man's land. It's in the panhandle of Oklahoma close to the New Mexican border. I found some mud huts and different tools and caves where burial ceremonies took place. This area was never looked at because it was private property until my grandmother who was full blood Shoshone Native. W found buffalo runs and camps. It was amazing. I never told anyone for fear of pillaging. We like to leave the past where it lays as it's just the right thing to do.

[@horsehide3039]

Excellent. That old fella was rough and tough and hard to bluff.

[@metalmeddling]

Wow! Awesome! I was born in Ohio and love it's history. I thought I knew most of the frontiersmen that roamed the landscape, like Simon Kenton, but somehow I missed this one. Thanks for your passion and taking us back to see a glimpse of our amazing forgotten history.

[@bsrk3170]

I live less than 20 miles from this place There are many Wetzel families nearby. Interesting! I’ve never heard this story.

[@Billy-yh5om]

Maybe they've never heard it as well

[@africanlipplateandbonenose3223]

and now we give our country away to foreigners who hate us. sad.

[@kerryhill7791]

There was one family that I knew of here in New Lex.

[@Tonyklco]

Born & raised in Willoughby ( which I loved), now in Columbus. My late wife, Gracie, was from Gallipolis on the Ohio River. Mound Hill Cemetery, also known as Fortification Hill, lends an inspiring view of the winding Ohio!

[@BushcraftingBogan]

I love doing this same type of exploring. I’ve found some interesting things over the years. I stumbled upon a confederate cemetery in Columbus Ohio, a large and unvisited and mostly unknown paupers cemetery in Dayton Ohio. In the middle of nowhere I found a railroad crossing and the tracks were rusted and the line was clearly abandoned. Not far from the crossing I could see Engines and Boxcars still on the line. They were over grown. I’m still miffed by all that equipment that is just left there. Unfortunately this was years ago and I can’t remember where it is.

[@mR-dc4oq]

I found an early settlers cemetery in Oakland, Ca that is also neglected and forgotten! I don’t believe anyone even knows it’s there- it’s on a hill, behind a cyclone fence, and inaccessible. We have all become caught up in the ‘busy- ness’ of our lives and have lost the connection to the lives that have come before us. There’s no opportunity to respect the sacrifices or hardships others endured before us. It is because of their endeavors we enjoy the lives and conditions we have now .

[@maxshafran3796]

Camp chase! Beautiful place, in a dangerous area of the city though. I’ve been many times

[@RagtimeAnnie]

Great Adventure - Thank You - I sure do miss the woods and fields of my childhood, filled with green, and ghosts, and tales of long ago wherever we went.

[@jimgriffiths9071]

Zane Grey often wrote about Wetzel. He was a legend in his own time.

[@tallen4520]

I believe Joseph Altsheler did, also. His many books about the Ohio and Ky. frontier days refer to Wetzel by an Indian-given name; "Death Wind". There are Wetzels in/around the Chilicothe (Ohio)area to this day.

[@r.d.fisher5839]

Zane Gray was born about 12 miles from Blue Rock Oh. ,If you have a chance to go to Zanesville Oh. check out the Zane Grey museum . That verse on the rock is a Bible verse Christs word of the peace he left for us.

[@linnymaemullins3319]

Yep😍

[@sophiamayaK9]

Jim Griffiths I have the complete set of volumes of Zane Grey, left to me by my mother... We were Kentucky folk; with a city & family cemetery in “Liletown, Kentucky”. A book was written on us: John C. Rowland family,Missouri Pioneers.

[@sassmacfru]

T Allen they are in Martin Ferry area still as well.

[@daveh7720]

I just stumbled onto your video, but this hits close to home. I grew up in Athens County, Ohio, about 25 miles from the map location you showed. And my family owned property in Wetzel County in what is now West Virginia from after the American Revolution into the 20th Century. My nephew even found what's left of a family cemetery there. It was a rough-and-tumble time between conflict with the natives, French colonists, and later the British army during the American Revolution. (My fiancee is Canadian so I get to hear all about the War of 1812.) Lewis Wetzel may have thought, or at least hoped, he had built a peaceful existence for his contemporaries, but history tells a different story.

[@marcybrooks3425]

I am so impressed! Thanks for being willing to follow the call - Lewis Wetzel would be lost without people like us. I have hiked many places and old cemeteries to rediscover heroes from the past. We need their example.

[@bettyb1313]

What a magical story... My grandparents always told me when in doubt go right... That rock is alive;-)

[@JoshuaPaulHollenbeck]

Beautiful story , never heard of Lewis Wetzel until now , thank you for that !

[@slatecreations8193]

Should’ve marked the rock with GPS so it’ll never be lost.

[@karlheeren8727]

I agree with the GPS idea. It does need protecting, so even if just the property owner has the record of it and understands to preserve the information for the future.

[@babayaga9362]

With the way statues and monuments have been burned and destroyed today. Maybe its best to leave some things hidden from nefarious purposes.

[@zarroth]

@@babayaga9362 those pansies aren't going to go out into a forested park, much less the actual countryside. It's safe from them. Besides, people that live in the farmlands actually know how to use their guns.

[@slatecreations8193]

Ellissandra Billings I don’t mean for the public. Just documented somewhere for our later generations ya know what I mean

[@travisrowe7697]

J Money that’ll be passed down thru word of mouth, experience and exploration. No need for technology when you have that appreciation for nature and history

[@alexadams9644]

I have an uncle who told me the story of Lewis wezel. How there was a frontier black powder shooter who could run and reload his black powder. Very nice. Thank you.😁👍

[@victorhopper6774]

that was some feat. not light guns. its said he used that ability to kill many.

[@JWheeler331]

Love historic things such as this. What a special thing to find.

[@kevinquist]

wow. that should be protected. real piece of history there.

[@daemonjeep]

it has been protected, nobody knows where it is really.

[@littleshepherdfarm2128]

Never involve the government in something like this or it'll end up serving only their purposes and the land will eventually be taken over and corrupted in some way to serve some idiotic political agenda. This is a land mark that should stay private ...or at least on private land. I've seen way too many awesome pieces of our history and land marks get wiped away for my liking. No thank you.

[@DeathSnacker]

On private property. No government please

[@rbspider]

That should be kept a secret or the cancel culture will be out there trying to blow it up.

[@jameshill2450]

@@rbspider Don't be an idiot. Nobody is trying to blow up history because a guy was violent 350 years ago.

[@joanettebrantley730]

Lewis Wetzel’s Mother was a Bonnette. Bonnette is my maiden name. I have many stories from my Uncle handed down through our family.

[@leller8882]

I live fairly close to the cemetery where Lewis Wetzel and his parents are buried. I noticed several stones there with the Bonnette name.

[@elenavaccaro339]

Greetings distant cousin. One of my ancestral grandmothers was a Wetzel daughter who married a Roddenheffer (sp?).

[@Pwrcritter]

Very nice. My brother In law has a farm connecting onto big wheeling creek near the old Wetsell farmstead. Lewis is buried a few miles out the creek. I get chills sometimes while hunting there in the twilight, thinking he roamed those same hills..

[@dustyrustymusty3577]

Lewis is buried in the cemetery on McCreary Ridge.

[@chriswhittington294]

Years ago, I read a lot about Ohio history and especially Lewis Wetzel and Simon Kenton. This popped up in my KZbin feed in 2021. So cool he found writing carved into a rock by Lewis Wetzel himself!

[@jessicaknight788]

You are a fantastic communicator. Please continue your quest to investigate and to keep telling the true stories of our land of the free!! Good job!!

[@terrysickels9348]

Wetzel was also known as whispering winds,,,,,, Indians were truly afraid of him,,, the ghost wind ,,,whispering winds ,,,,just a couple of that i know of,,,,

[@sp0oksfn]

And death wind

[@alecfleming373]

That implys he was not only fast, but used silence to close the gap. Interesting fighting style.

[@mrsdoyle6828]

Sounds like a genocidal maniac.

[@alecfleming373]

@@mrsdoyle6828 Not wrong in thinking that. In fact, when ever is horrible acts like this not driven by this mind set?

[@stevegiu4232]

What about the indians who shot and kidnapped the two young boys?

[@cerwyddi]

FYI you could keep a spare set of clothes and hiking shoes in a bag in your car so you can take advantage of opportunity when it crops up. Thanks for sharing

[@fjb4932]

Along with a wide brimmed hat, stout knife and a wide mouthed revolver ( holstered ) on a sturdy belt, all ready to go in a knapsack. Good suggestion there, Janine !

[@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703]

That's crazy talk.

[@amazinggrace5692]

As well as water and bug spray

[@tomkiefaber4297]

@@amazinggrace5692 And a small portable bong...

[@annespery7970]

To read more about Lew Whetzel...Zane Grey's "Spirit of the Border" How I miss those beautiful green WV woods...my home.

[@Slimpickins71]

They miss you too. WV strong

[@michellepatton2578]

I so long to return as well 😭 to the Eastern panhandle WV between MD & VA

[@dustyrustymusty3577]

You can listen to the audiobook here on youtube.

[@usmcoth]

I grew up in Licking County and I really enjoy the old things around our neck of the woods. Thanks for sharing. I am in Australia checking out some of the things over here right now.

[@ahousefellonme]

I grew up in Granville! 👋🏻

[@Jonadab7]

Amazing video! Thank you for taking the time to research and post. The landowner was very gracious to give you access. I have read all of Allan W. Eckert's books on this matter and have a few exclusive books on Lewis Wetzel. I would have been on cloud nine standing there at that rock. I too spent countless hours in the woods growing up in Licking Co., Ohio with my dog and my homemade bow and arrows. I have Cherokee indian blood running through my veins on my Fathers side and have always been drawn to that time period. Amazing!

[@thelong-hairedleapinggnome7939]

As a fellow Buckeye I must say job well done.

[@solarnaut]

DUDE ! Well Done . 10:20 "Enjoy the peace which I prepared for you."

[@tomkiefaber4297]

A biblical quote...

[@Thedaleb1]

Really cool when I was a kid I loved wandering around I in the woods.

[@FindersKeepers88]

Wow, great effort and story, glad you took the time to vid this and share it with all, Thx much

[@Richard0292]

Thanks for taking the time. This was pretty cool.

[@PureBlood42]

This is one of the absolute BEST videos I've ever seen! You, my friend, are a true adventurer!

[@clarezajac3276]

I grew up in Ohio and my best friend's last name was Wetzel. We were out in the middle of nowhere land and it was great growing up there played in the woods a lot

[@jrunyon9593]

I've lived in south central Ohio all my life and i've never heard of Wetzle, or his story. Great history !

[@csluau5913]

Remarkable. I remember discovering the history of this country when I was a child stepping on an Indian arrowhead in a river while I was wading in the shallow water of a Sandbar. My curiosity was excited and just began a lifelong fascination with the history of my country, the explorers and the Indians.

[@Cisco3Pancho]

I wasn’t expecting this to be so well put together

[@TheJerryRN]

Very impressed and jealous! Another great individual from that same time frame is Simon Kenton. Simon might be the best frontiersman that walked the earth. Allan Eckert wrote a book that should be required reading titled “ The Frontiersman” chronicling his life dealing with mostly the Shawnee Indians. He has a fantastic looking tombstone in Urbana Ohio that is well worth the trip.

[@victorhopper6774]

i lived on some simon kenton land for a couple years, 40 years ago. sadly the cabin i lived in burned a few years ago. 24 inch logs hewed to 7 inches, oak. i should have took pictures.

[@olentangy74]

The Frontiersman is my all-time favorite historical literature. Absolutely epic.

[@8Scorpions]

What a great story, and a personal adventure. It was like following a scavenger hunt with an historical prize at the end...

[@camerrill]

Let us not forget that he and his brother were shot at and kidnapped by persons who had invaded and ransacked his home, stealing their weapons. Who knows what slavery or torture they may have suffered had they not escaped? This makes him a survivor of war, not a "bad" person.

[@mikehenson819]

Not to mention there were NO police, or Virtue signaling LEFTIST around to make bad people aware of how bad they are by their standards of course.

[@9xxxxxxxxx]

Whose land was it? Had anyone done anything to the Indians who were there first.

[@mikehenson819]

@@9xxxxxxxxx How do you know they were there first??? Just because they lived on or hunted the land doesn't mean they owned it. But what the hell: I suppose in your World, inclusion and tolerance is only to be practiced by White Settlers. Where is your expectation for the Rightous Native Americans, who had no concept of ownership, but attacked the Settlers in the most vicious way imaginable?

[@9xxxxxxxxx]

Mike Henson People are funny. So you go on to the land of other people and ignore that they are or were there after you kill them. There is plenty of correspondence between indigenous Chiefs and the "Settlers" read it and get back to me. They gave them lands and created treaties all 600 of which the Settlers broke. They killed them, ate their dead ancestors when they were starving, stole there food, raped their women and children. You simply prefer the mythology over the truth.

[@cyraxkkcb2mo10]

@@mikehenson819 June 1876...😂😂😂

[@BasedDad]

Allen Echert's "Frontiersman" opened up the world of history in my backyard of Western PA and neighboring OH. Excellent historical adventure!

[@22mike88]

Great video! Thank you! The message on the rock is meaningful to me. Our country is going through a difficult, turbulent time right now and it weighs on me greatly. "Enjoy the peace which I have prepared for you" says Wetzel. To me this is a sign that all will end well.

[@coindigger5392]

A Preacher in brookville,Pa..in 1870s went to live his life in the woods and chiseled scriptures from the good book in boulder's that where by the hundreds...still there today perfect reading condition and perfectly straight...

[@KennyRider137]

Where are they?

[@coindigger5392]

@@KennyRider137 Go to the dam, cross the swing bridge and follow the path/river that Goes into the woods for 1.5 miles

[@coindigger5392]

@@KennyRider137 it's well known as Scripture Rocks, but few people take time to acknowledge or seek it out..A Shame that it's not registered as a monument...

[@mirzamay]

Sad that he thought he had to drive out and displace the people of the land to make peace for others. It was basically warfare between the landholders and those who just wanted to move on in. If someone wanted to drive me out of my home so someone else could come take it and have peace in it I'd be very pissed. Which is pretty much what was happening. Humanity is a strange mix, creating morality and then breaking that morality. Very arbitrary.

[@janiceconnolly8740]

Settlers were looking for land to settle... wasn’t like they drove into the Indians teepees and kicked them out. Long before the settlers showed up, the Indians were fighting each other for land. The fight was over unused land! Since the beginning of history people have been fighting and taking land.

[@Seabeagle10]

Daniel Boone is one of my father's relatives. Love hearing these history stories. KCMO

[@TherapyWithWind]

Thank you very much for sharing and taking time to create and upload this video!

[@Peppersfirst]

Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this with us. And thanks to the land owner for sharing it with you.

[@robertganther3695]

He sounds a lot like Sam Brady of Pittsburgh Pa. Sam was not as wild but is a legend in these parts, and has quite the story also.

[@packratswhatif.3990]

Its just a shame on the human race that we haven’t learned somehow that ALL of us have rights to this planet. But when you do become invaded, what other stand can you take except to defend that which you have rights to. It is difficult to share with others when they want it all.

[@DanielWilliams-ry6ub]

Yes and the Native Americans had the right first!

[@joej2435]

@@DanielWilliams-ry6ub We are living in a far greater country than the Indians could have produced. Be thankful and don't buy into the nonsensical liberal garbage being spewed by colleges and the liberal media.

[@zappbrannigan8352]

​@@joej2435 your idea of what makes the U.S. "far greater" is rather subjective. if youre referring to technological advancements, then you should keep in mind that much of the technology that we have today have at least part of their development that can traced back to efforts that were originally purposed for WAR through military R&D. understanding this, we can all hop off of our high-horse because these advancements did not develop neutrally, but rather, they were the driven by not-so-peaceful motives. By no means am I denouncing technology, I am just stating that one should have some self-awareness and be mindful of history, even if it includes savagery that one isnt too proud of. ignorance and blind "patriotism" only contribute to that savagery that those same blind "patriots" like to ignore. *mind you that this response only addressed technological advancements. If by "far greater" you were referring to the country's social issues, current and past, then you might want to do some more reading, because there is a MASSIVE division among the country's people.

[@joej2435]

@@zappbrannigan8352 Zapp let me help you out on this . Power, territory, etc back in the day was taken not given. The tough pioneers, frontier men, backed by the U.S. Cavalry, all mostly composed of ex pats from Northern Europe TOOK this land and its resources from the primitive people that were dwelling here when (and subsequently) after they arrived. We now are enjoying the benefits that they sowed. Haters of America and its founders and institutions be damned. To you bleeding hearts - Go live in a teepee.

[@avimae4225]

@@joej2435 , Have fun celebrating Thanksgiving. It is originally a celebration of the slaughter of 700 innocent, Native men, women and children. Your a POS. "Go live in a teepee." America, the biggest war machine on the planet. That's something to be proud of.

[@organicinohio5398]

"Betty Zane" by Zane Grey....read that book when I was 12 years old.

[@lynneodell4908]

wetzel is related to me , i have not heard these stories before .this is awesome thank you .

[@1001Hobbies]

That's a fantastic story. Thank you for sharing it and bringing us along with you.

[@jamesshaw3500]

I like the internet, it can be used to record history, history that can be warn away with the floods, and mudslides of time.

[@perfectfan2006]

or torn down by a mob of angry leftist antifa and blm members

[@randomwrestlingthemes524]

@@perfectfan2006 we live in harsh times as of right now were we are dividing by day. people will have to fight good vs evil. Good will prevail!!!

[@stantondinger5836]

and then wiped out by an EMP in a second.

[@randomwrestlingthemes524]

@Ceretic Of Elmet when the hard drive fails beyond repair the photos are destroyed paper photos stored away in a safe place last for a long time!

[@Dedicated_8]

Yea, future humans can look back and see exactly what was going on today by reading CNN, MSNBC, Vox, the New York times. Our modern day historians lol

[@FeedScrn]

It's weird to think that right in those woods, right where you were walking... that Indians used to run around and live in them.

[@jchavez53]

Almost anywhere in America that you walk, Native Americans walked first.

[@christophersmith2871]

@Tammy Slade It's not theirs anymore. They lost it.

[@jhart7304]

@Tammy Slade entirely incorrect

[@suburbanbanshee]

First of all, there are plenty of local Native Americans who still live in Ohio because their families never left and went West. They have farms and lives, just like anybody else, and they spend a lot of time in the woods, just like anybody else. Second, of course there was land ownership among the tribes. All of Ohio and Kentucky was part of the great Iroquois land grab, when they drove away every tribe in order to trap more fur and sell it to European markets. The Shawnee, Wyandot, Lenape, etc. were driven as far as Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia to escape the marauding Six Nations. They got back to Ohio only in the late 1700's. History is there for you to learn; look it up.

[@jhart7304]

@Tammy Slade read Book of the Hopi and get back to me. Even they were waiting on the return of their 'Great White Brother'. The tribes that did not complete the migration know their line is haunted. Why do you see pyramids all over the world? Who do you think built such things? Why were the mummies of leaders in Egypt red haired? Why does Budha have blue eyes? Your history has been manipulated. You can research the rest on your own.

[@bobbyh.3911]

Watching this reminded me of my boyhood, growing up in East Tennessee. I always felt that I was born 200 years too late, as I roamed the mountains, hollows and followed little streams that wouldn't receive a name, until somewhere miles away. I often wondered if any man had walked in some of those places before me and like Wetzel, I carved my name on many a rock and tree. Perhaps 200 years hence, some intrepid explorer will find my name on a rock or a tree and wonder if I helped blaze a trail for those who would come after.

[@victorhopper6774]

few places on the planet many others haven't walked before.

[@sheldonhatch8255]

@American Mythology GREAT video. Never stop with your passion

[@randyhager2054]

Just now found this. I'm from Ohio but now live in Texas. I've found many carvings in rocks while growing up. I ran wild in the forest of south central Ohio. (South of Chillicothe) Traced my family back to 1763 and that Hager settled around the area that Wetzel came from. I had a very fun childhood in the 60's running wild in those woodlands.

[@candicevee1]

Have you read historian Allan Eckert’s book “That Dark and Bloody River” . It tells of the brave frontiersman and families that were the first settlers of the Ohio River valley. Great true stories. Amazon sells it.

[@tonys8507]

“The Frontiersman” was his first book and is amazing. Read that one about 40 years ago in jr high.

[@ohiohomesteader4207]

Great book!!!

[@anthonybruno4424]

I just mentioned his books in my previous comment before I saw this one. That dark and bloody river and the frontiersman are my two favorite books of all time, I’ve read each more times than I can count, it amazes me how they don’t get old, if I wait a few years in between reading I find myself focusing in on different details than I did in the previous read.

[@cassconner6023]

Tony S As a descendant of Daniel Boone, I would admit that Simon Kenton was every bit his equal if not greater.

[@rodneycaupp5962]

Read the entire set of books Eckert wrote on the subject of the frontier country , gathering most of his information from literally millions of pages of Government Documents, Military Log Books, Personal communications, Letters, and for confirmation reading what's been carved into history. Eckert's writings are arguably the most credible history of the unfolding of life in this part America, before during and after the Revolution, and the French and Indian wars. These books by Eckhart give what is likely the most in depth history of many, many indian tribes north, south, east, and west of anywhere.

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

I live in the northern panhandle its rich with history yet so many have no idea of what these men went through

[@WedgeLife]

"follow the foot steps of a frontiersmen" This is why we become Land Surveyors

[@cdayperry2701]

So glad you as a younger man has interest in the wonderful historical stories! Thanks for the adventure.

[@kathywheeler7087]

I'm thinking now how my father and his brother would LOVE this. Thank you🤗❤