Fantastic Hidden Gems in Small Towns of Ridgeway & Winnsboro South Carolina - RoadTrip Into The Past

Small Towns of Ridgeway & Winnsboro SC

[@TheDailyWoo]

Instagram - AdamTheWooATW Go check out KZbin/CarolinaTony The best thing about doing videos like these is not knowing how the day will unfold or what will happen . No plans except seeing small towns and next thing ya know we are riding around in a locals truck getting a tour.

[@rstefanie2622]

KZbin tip. Please let all ads play in full. Do not hit the “skip ad” button. This helps out Adam here. TY

[@Ivan-bf1jm]

Carolina Tony is awesome 😎 Adam love to see when you connect with other YTubers and locals 👍🏽 This was another great video. Stay safe and drink well 🤣 Justin Scarred voice

[@traceyhowell632]

We have you on the "big" t.v. watching now. I am in Ga. And we are having freezing rain at the moment with snow coming this afternoon, stay safe !

[@gregggoss2210]

Stay put today Adam. Was watching Reed Timmer earlier. Things are looking bad down your way.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I love that old church and graveyard! Bob was a great guy to run into!

[@johnb.7979]

I'm sorry but this is so, SO much better than Disney 24/7!! I love how Adam interacts more with the locals now (or at least shows it) more so than on earlier videos. Thoroughly enjoying this! Thank you Adam! Be mindful of the weather and be safe out there!

[@nevergiveup9560]

Don’t be hater … remember punk this is Adams channel he loves Disney .. if you don’t like it don’t watch pretty simple.

[@elizabethmckenna5397]

Btw he never did Disney 24/7

[@nevergiveup9560]

@@elizabethmckenna5397 he’s a troll don’t feed em ..

[@johnb.7979]

@@nevergiveup9560 I don’t watch during Disney. It was his traveling that got me interested in his channel way back when.

[@johnb.7979]

@@elizabethmckenna5397 I don’t mean literally. 🙄

[@SassyHooper]

I'm sorry but I had to laugh my butt off when Adam not only meets a local but gets driven around and a personal tour! Only you, Adam. You are one of a kind and I love ya! lol

[@TheJustinRothShow]

Adam yelling "Hellooooo" at a rock to see if it will turn 🤣 priceless. Loved the vlog.

[@alianningson3829]

Definitely the highlight.

[@danoc51]

Cool story on the glass tiles above the coffee-shop front windows: These are used mainly on old store fronts and date back to before electric lights. They have sawtooth ridges on one side to refract light to the back of stores. Many stores had gas lights (before electricity service) but they were a huge fire danger. Called "luxfer" tiles, they were introduced in the late 1800's and were popular until electric lighting became available. Originally a colorless glass, they have since turned a shade of purple due to their manganese having been exposed to sunlight. Though rare, you can find individual for sale (eBay is a popular source). I've acquired about 50 of these tiles and have been incorporating them into stained glass windows that I make.

[@leospring6264]

very interesting thanks for the info

[@kevinconaway1727]

Everyday a surprise, Tony and Bob two really nice gents, the church was stunning, and the coffee shop was amazing, who knows what tomorrow will bring on these daily adventures Thankyou Adam, even you sound surprised at what your coming across

[@CAROLINATONY]

Adam I'm glad we got together yesterday. It is messy here in Cheraw today. Ice in all the trees. Turned out to be an awesome day. Thanks 😊

[@alianningson3829]

It was so nice for all of us to meet you, Tony! You were a great guest.

[@TheDailyWoo]

I Had a blast !

[@chriswhite2151]

Tony you were great as a tour guide. Thanks for showing us your town.

[@CAROLINATONY]

@@chriswhite2151 Thanks for watching I live 1.5 hours away. heres my town kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKuYd61pqduZbMU

[@JFORSNY]

Tony spoke what I was thinking saying "there's no graffiti." There's no graffiti or trash in the streets in all the locations you have visited. Very refreshing!

[@freedomisslavery6840]

Because they're small overwhelmingly White towns, that's why.

[@amanda2363]

@@freedomisslavery6840 actually it is a good mix of ppl around here..and we all respect where we live

[@ericaeames28]

This was so cool…. It made it even better that the gentleman/local was able to take u guys around. It makes u appreciate just how much info and history exists all around this country if we just took the time to listen and look around us. Incredible. Carolina Tony was awesome!

[@DianaLynne-27]

Carolina Tony, what a nice guy. Loved hearing about the history of Ridgeway. The church was so beautiful inside. Nice to hear from some of the folks that live there. Great video Adam! Always great to tag along and appreciate you sharing! 👍

[@MXP90DL]

3D wall painting of the horses is something I have not seen others do. Adam, as you walked closer to them we could see they had been painted using the effects I have seen by sidewalk painters that makes it look like canyons and such. Very cool 😎

[@ErikPeterCarlson]

We sincerely need more People like Bob in life. Beautiful man.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Agreed ! He was great

[@CastleGirl]

Love it when you add conversations with the locals!!! Makes it more enjoyable to hear from them too.

[@soohiogal]

How awesome that you came across this gentleman who had lived there all of his life. That church was beautiful!

[@kesmarn]

You really should get some kind of an award for this, Adam. Local history at its finest.

[@TheDailyWoo]

That’s nice of you to say . Thank you

[@dorothydanridge]

Have you every thought of shopping your back road travels to CBS Sunday Morning? They could put it in from time to time the way they do Him Gaffigan and some of the editorials they do. Charles Kuralt did it On this station.

[@magiccheeseball]

I loved how they saved things like the phone booth and cash register and that old church was beautiful! Great that you ran into an original local to show you around!

[@donnytucker]

Hanging out with the ole timers is always a treat. This was great.

[@alliekuma4234]

I'm so happy for you! Look at all the kind and informative people you meet! You're really seeing the world in a way others don't and I'm trying to appreciate all the smaller things as well. = )

[@Sunny8888]

That "3-D" mural was excellent. It really did look like the train and horses were beyond the wall.

[@scorejason]

What an adventure you are on! Getting rides now from random strangers to interesting places. Amazing!

[@TheDailyWoo]

All part of the experience

[@sherimcdaniel3491]

Adam, your reactions to things like non-working telephone booths just fills me with delight! Your love of these relics to a better way of life, so much simpler, quieter and more vivid amazes me! Have you been this way your entire life? I’d love to sit down with your mom and dad to ask them! And you interact with folks who start up conversations that inevitably turn into “guided tours” - it comes so naturally to you, my friend! Anvil rock is there because that’s where it was born, silly! Maybe it regenerates the graffiti away - it could happen. 😁 Whoever painted that train/horse mural is VERY talented and yes, it IS a 3D effect! Fabulous job! Thanks to Carolina Tony for his help and humor! LOVE the last Nicholson impression!!!

[@sharongomez5717]

I have these videos playing in the background when I need a break from the craziness in the world today. Very calming. Thanks

[@cb142]

I'm in Georgia on Sunday. Yep it's coming and it's 🥶 cold. Stay safe and warm. These men remind me of a couple little towns my family lived in. Alabama and Georgia where they lived forever and yell across the street to talk. ❤

[@traceyhowell632]

We have ice/ freezing rain in Carrollton Ga.

[@annegallagher4005]

This was AMAZING, the church, the hardware store, the coffee shop, the police station with well, the quirky places in between and all the little side informations! Gosh i sooooo love what you do Adam... waiting each day for your new uploads, you are giving me great happiness, thank you!

[@alianningson3829]

I really liked how he went inside buildings today instead of focusing only on the outside.

[@annegallagher4005]

@@alianningson3829 yeah me too! Well he was lucky to meet Bob that had the key to this amazing church and that the hardware store is still in operation since 1840 WOW!

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

Hello Adam! Liked meeting Carolina Tony. Enjoyed hearing the man telling the history of the few places in Ridgeway. I Loved when he took us to the Church. Beautiful stained glass. Just love older Churches. Love seeing the architecture on these old buildings too.

[@catherinewyrobeck5388]

I am so surprised how much I am enjoying this trip thru these lonesome towns. Very historical and thought provoking. Just goes to show you how things change and then change again.

[@JoeJoyHaveLanded]

It was so entertaining and we love the positive energy you portray in this video, the kindness of strangers helps to reinforce the good of humanity. Glad you are documenting all these little things.

[@guesswhat7054]

Now that's what call a church. Beautiful

[@janislyn58]

Loved Bob smoking his stogie. I really like that you are finding locals to talk to. They are a wealth of knowledge. Adam you just get better and better. I lost it with the telephone booth! History is out there just got to find it! Thank you

[@TheDailyWoo]

He was great !

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Hahaaa..Carolina Tony nailed it..🕶👍👍cool that the local guy BoB was around way cool of him, very knowledgeable, really enjoying these Woo, the rock looks like something that would fall on Wild E. Coyote.

[@alianningson3829]

Yes! Makes you look around for the Roadrunner!

[@TheDailyWoo]

Totally a roadrunner rock

[@texasviewpoint195]

Love the square body red Chevy

[@badgerpa9]

Nice chevy square body there. Nice little towns.

[@sarakeith5480]

The telephone booth brings back so many memories from my childhood!! Such fun to meet Carolinia Tony and Bob!! Love hearing their stories!! Happy Sunday Adam!!

[@gregggoss2210]

I miss pay phones. What I don't miss are the ones where the drunks would pee in the booths. Yuck!

[@CarsandCats]

Do you remember how they always had gap at the bottom so that when people dropped their change it would roll off of the slab? As kids we would kick the dirt around the edges and always find quarters and dimes.

[@Sandra-A]

scrub the coffee Adam. Valerian needed 😂 Love it when the kid comes out Wow 😍 that horse mural!

[@DaRossman]

Love the hardware store and the coffee shop! Reminds me of my hometown! So awesome! Safe travels Adam!

[@easternbushytail]

Around America with the Woo. I love these videos. Thanks Adam!

[@ashoemaker.dreamvacations]

I just love Southern people, they are so friendly and they love sharing the history of their town. 💕 Loved this video.

[@SallySue9725]

6:42 I cannot express how much I loved this scene it brought a lot of joy and calmness to me. It’s just these older men in a small town shooting the breeze ya know? Just people being people and I feel like in todays pc eggshell culture you rarely ever see this anymore

[@brianb2837]

Hey Adam! Its always amazing what you find when you get off the beaten path and take everything in that is there. Have a great day and stay safe!!

[@lindajohnson4204]

Today's the 16th, and my Mama's birthday. She was in the WAVEs at the end of WWII, stationed at St Albans Navy Hospital in Queens, NYC, and when she got out, she was very homesick for Nashville. There was stuff going on at home, and she didn't think it was the time to go home. So she did what the man in the "Mayberry, My Home Town" episode of the Andy Griffith Show did: she moved to a hometown she'd never seen before. A friend in the WAVEs had been from Columbia SC, and she made it sound just like Nashville. So my mom packed up her earthly belongings, and moved to Columbia. I wish I knew how to look up her life there, but all I know is that she rented a room with a kitchenette, and got a job. She bought a cocker spaniel to keep her company, but the dog wouldn't eat anything but bologna. Her landlady was mean, and wanted her to do nothing there but pay rent; the puppy was probably a problem. She didn't stay in Columbia very long, but she visited Charleston and Savannah while she was nearby. Before long, she had given the cocker spaniel away, and was on a train for the _real_ Nashville.. I'm kind of fascinated by my mom doing that, after her adventure as a Navy Hospital corpsman. She was a little broken-hearted about a lot of things, but had grown so much, carrying out the serious responsibility of that job, right after she got out of highschool, too..She just picked herself up, and tried to be upbeat, and did something decisive. I wish I knew where she lived!

[@SandyJS1]

It brought a smile to my face when u checked the phone booth to see if there was anything in the coin return. 👍

[@CarsandCats]

That mannequin on the pole helped me to remember when I was a kid climbing power poles with my grandpa's linesmen belt. I got in all kinds of trouble for doing that!

[@alianningson3829]

Eeeks. That's terrifying.

[@LifeInBama]

You are right, Ridgeway was a gem and Bob was a goldmine. It got a little sketchy on the outskirts there, if that had turned😱. That 3D mural really showed up great. Stay warm, safe travels!

[@dennisreeder754]

There is really a.gold.mine.in ridgeway.

[@michaelselman9885]

Hi Adam the Woo & Carolina Tony. What a great vlog. That was really nice of the local gentleman to take you guys around. Neat little town. Glad we joined the 2 of you. I would have to agree about the rotating rock, it's a meth. Love the trains.

[@alianningson3829]

Thanks Adam and Tony. I really enjoyed your adventure today. It was nice to have a friend along today. I love when you chat with the locals. I think that Bob would have come on the road with you if you had asked. 😜 I feel like the police station in Ridgeway was no smaller than the one you saw the other day. I feel like you need to go back for the pig cookoff in November. That is a gorgeous little church. Nice timing for us to watch that on Sunday. I really loved the tour. I am curious about the deep fried peanuts they advertised at the hardware store. My favourite part was you yelling at anvil rock. 🤣 I loved those flying stairs. Very unique.

[@Jeannified]

This video with Carolina To y is the BEST!!! I hope you two keep in touch and collaborate again SOON!!!

[@jsloden1]

Man, love that you're back on the road. Nothing better.

[@CraigHilliard]

Great vlog. So glad you got to meet up with Carolina Tony. Great guy. Got to get him to show you around my (and his) home town, Cheraw, SC.

[@Presalagor]

Carolina Tony and Bob were priceless!

[@gstevens6948]

We love Jack! Those trains cars! You guys were starting to feel the chill from all the snow ❄️ and cold we had here in Tulsa.

[@crystal.knightrwe]

Wow. Great mural with train/horses. Love it.

[@jennielauber8308]

That was a beautiful church! It looked very European to me. Such beautiful architecture. That whole main street was so cute!

[@fdmackey3666]

Ok, now you are getting into my old stomping grounds! I was born and raised in York County and growing up made numerous "road trips" with my Dad down to the Ridgeway and Winnsboro area looking for farm equipment for sale. One of my cousins taught in Winnsboro for many years as did my oldest daughter during her student teacher days.

[@crush41gb]

My favorite episode yet with you, Bob and Tony debunking and the excitement of the Chris Reeve phone booth .. love it! :)

[@alianningson3829]

He was so excited, wasn't he? Nice to feel his joy.

[@crush41gb]

@@alianningson3829 Absolutely and the dueling Nicholson's! :)

[@alianningson3829]

@@crush41gb That also made me smile.

[@nicklongo2939]

My mother's family was from the deep south. We heard about General William Tecumseh Sherman's march but we never went to see where their plantation had been if they even knew, so this video was a trip. You kind of glossed over the parts about the first U.S. Navy officer to resign from the Navy when Lincoln was elected and so did NOT serve under Lincoln, and also how the grave with the obelisk was for a signer to the Declaration of Secession from the Union by South Carolina, an act of treason against the U.S. government. That red cross just inside the church gave me a start too. I half expected we were going to be shown into a back room where there was a closet full of old white robes.

[@iworkout6912]

I have been through many of these towns and I'm seeing the towns as I never saw them. Driving down the mainstreet and heading for or from I-75. Thanks so much for showing all the history I never knew about these areas. I love to drive the back roads but never just get out and walk the towns...

[@donnafreeland645]

I really enjoyed this vlog! So much packed into one! I noticed the church had hymnals; that was nice to see! The pay phone was icing on the cake.

[@Jeannified]

I understand why you are fascinated with all of these older relics of the past…you see the value in everything. I am the same way. This South Carolina girl loves these videos, Adam! Keep up the great work, and continue to share this with all of us. We appreciate it and YOU!!!

[@SADSUPERNOVA]

The train tri-horse mural was very distinctive and definitely had a 3-D effect. Very well done. Thankfully there are still locales in America not yet affected and destroyed by "tagging" and other now ubiquitous urban graffiti garbage. And a thank you to Bob.

[@GOBEARS1985]

That phone booth also reminded me of Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure.

[@loriminard6460]

Really love these videos !

[@nancyk4595]

I really enjoy the travels through the small town. It was so nice having Carolina Tony traveling along with you. The cameo visit by Bob was so nice. The stained glass in the church is so pretty. I love how they are keeping up that church. For me, the appearance of the phone booth meant a lot. It was like a visit from my dad. He passed away 14 years ago. He worked for Western Electric back in the 1960's. One of the jobs he had there was constructing phone booths! You don't see many phone booths now days.

[@luvadventuresandart]

Adam you may be interested in our vlogs from Clarksdale,AZ it has a train for mining in Jerome and more the Arizona copper museum was awesome. We went to Taste wine in Cottonwood, then Jerome stayed in a haunted bed and breakfast that was originally mine management housing and it is haunted 👻 your new vlogs are like the ones I started in August. We got to do Disneyland and DCA as well. Won't go back till the Mickey and Minnie RXR is done.

[@StellarAvenger]

I think you would love Tarboro, NC. It's one of the oldest towns in NC that still preserves most of its colonial era architecture

[@breakingthechainusa1007]

Tarboro is very historic

[@travelingwithrick]

Winnsboro was the home of Mack trucks at one time. Chessie System now is the railroad CSX. Nifty Five Easy Pieces reference to the scene with Fannie Flagg in the diner. One of the best acting/character study/ drifter films of all times.

[@gunterm2009]

Building that's connected to phone booth was the Police Station for a long time as well. Not sure if it still is as to there was no signs or markings on it. That's the one I remember seeing in use as a kid when going from Winnsboro with my Granny to Columbia. Railroad museum in Winnsboro is pretty cool . Certain times they have Train rides and that's pretty cool. Winnsboro used to have the Mack Truck plant there. But many years ago it moved away. It was always cool to stop take pictures with the Mack Bulldog Statue out front by the road.

[@estherrivera4071]

WOW ! I can remember when I used that teleport , I was 10 years old. Back to you future .🎥🎭

[@noradennis4361]

We are going to move from the city and make our home in a small town. My husband is from the east coast (Pennsylvania) and I'm from California (we met when he was in the Air Force) and we've been living in big cities since we got married. Thanks to your videos, we've been looking at small towns/villages to relocate to. I visited South Carolina a few years back and was entranced by the state. So your delightful videos help in seeing some of these towns that I didn't get a chance to see while visiting my friend who lived near the Charleston. My husband has a large family who mostly live on the east coast, he has a cousin who lives in Florida and a brother who lives in West Virginia. He'll be happy to be in a part of the country where we can visit family members more easily. I'm looking forward to living in an area that has less heat (we live in Phoenix). While there is more humidity, there is more green (I love the oaks around SC) and less desert. 🙂

[@SS-fw7wp]

I love this stuff, people too🇺🇸👍👍

[@lidsman2221]

The Presbyterian church you passed was started by my Great Great Great Great grandfather it is located about a block or less behind the clocktower. His son was in the civil war and was POW at Appomattox Courthouse at Lee's surrender. He came back to Winnsboro and became Sheriff. Most of my early family is buried in the original churchyard about 2 blocks on the other side of the clock tower.

[@BlueCollarBachelor]

The Rockton and Rion railroad at the museum still runs. you can take a trip into the quarry on it. Pretty cool little ride.

[@missdaisy5736]

APPLAUSE☝️🙋🏻‍♀️ hi am just south west of Charlotte and it’s snowed now we have some rain freezing and some sleet and it will continue forward with snow and rain etc. etc. The temperatures are in the teens in the evening and through the night. Very cool to see you in my neck of the woods Adam & Carolina Tony! I love this video it was just so much fun you guys! Loads of relics and interesting places to see! GPS is acting up in my area nothing new! A sidenote… It has been eight years since we have had ground covering snow… And that fierce dog who’s picture you see here, does not remember it! He ran back inside kind of traumatized, and has been under the covers ever cents lol be careful and enjoy. Today is Sunday and thank you for this great video you guys!!👍🏻

[@bethhutto3138]

love Carolina Tony! You two should do more videos together. What a team. It was soooo good

[@contessalouannec8064]

Adam Watch out he wants your job. The Man The Myth The Legend sounds like a new youtube channel. Adam it is amazing how you find all these people. They LOVE to talk about their town. Great finds. Thank You for sharing. Amazing 1800"s WOW No Graffiti because they respect other people's property.

[@johnbartholf777]

At the 22:34 mark and after there are dozens of tombstones piled up in the ditch. What happened there? Did they destroy a cemetery? WTH? Great job! I simply can't get enough of your videos! :)

[@alianningson3829]

It looks like they built over a cemetery. I don't see the pig memorial you are talking about.

[@johnbartholf777]

@@alianningson3829 I deleted the pig bit because I realized he mentioned it earlier. It referred to a giant bbq festival.

[@alianningson3829]

@@johnbartholf777 Oh yes. Bob was talking about it. I hope Adam goes back some November to experience it.

[@TerryB751]

The view inside the old church at around 9:40 was really impressive. There are some real gems hidden in those areas.

[@deanchambers5934]

Adam, great video !! I am very impressed with this town and Even you seemed in awe of it all .

[@edwindrood2816]

Very interesting, supremely small town vibe

[@mustangcindy1303]

That is the kind of town that I would love to live in. Where the locals are so friendly. Bob was a nice gentleman to drive you both over to that church. Pretty church. It’s been a while since I have heard that term 50 cent tour. I have relatives that use to say that. ~~ I love that horse mural on the side of that building. It looked like it was 3D. ~~ Now I am seeing I need to explore South Carolina. I haven’t seen too much of it but I am definitely liking the state. I do have a little tie to South Carolina cause that is where my grandparents met. They met in Charleston, SC.~~Loving your videos Adam. Look forward to seeing the next adventure every morning.

[@WebenHad]

“ Who are the people in your neighborhood “..lol … good stuff Adam !

[@genochurch5991]

Adam - really enjoying your new adventures. I hope you can find your way to the Upstate. Stay safe and warm; it's cold, snowy, and icy here in Gville.

[@WebenHad]

As charming as these towns are it highlights the desolation left behind by the industrial migration to everywhere else…

[@AnnyBAdventures]

So close to me Adam! Enjoy SC!

[@buckshots4800]

Adam I'm sure you know this already. I believe your subscribers would love seeing the town of Walterboro, SC where many scenes from the movie Radio were shot. We found the school and the practice football field.. I'm sure the barbershop scenes were done there a well. We also found Radio's church. Many old homes there and historic structures. Great videos of late my wife and I are loving them. You're excitement over the phone booth had us both giggling. God Bless be safe.

[@tammyritter9258]

Tjanks Adam this was another very interesting video I think I've watched you on at least 3 different devices! Never been disappointed with the content maybe a bit confused but mostly I love these tiny forgotten places Like the one I live in Look up Ellwood City PA Good Luck!

[@TJV83]

Can’t wait for the collaboration with Lamont

[@adventuresintvland]

I really liked the Anvil Rock. Too bad the railroad museum wasn’t open

[@gregggoss2210]

Carolina Tony was a nice gentleman. Glad you hooked up with him.

[@bassshred37]

Wow that church looked amazing

[@ladnarfilms5201]

That gentleman that drove you both around in Ridgeway, kind of reminded me of your dad.

[@sandieneveau352]

The telephone booth reminds me of “The Birds” movie. Alfred Hitchcock would be proud!

[@richardclarke376]

Amazing how much there is to see in these small towns. A mid-80s first generation ATM! A 'Chessie' railcar - that's a long way from Baltimore.

[@caroleflynn761]

Thanks Adam, thanks Tony.

[@helgabullabong]

Would have been funny if Anvil rock had turned when you were both standing under it! I enjoyed the input from Tony and Bob, Great idea to meet locals. Cheers

[@DMBabyGurlAdventures]

The (non) Rotating Rock looks like a bull ride in a bar from the last angle! Yippee

[@juliekennedy6207]

I could watch your videos all day long Adam You have a knack for finding the most interesting people & places, That Mural was Awesome, love all the history in little towns

[@andybobandy641]

Adam! I just had a great thought. Well maybe not great but it was a thought. How about every time you come across an old school Payphone, you leave a dime in the coin return for somebody else to is this find!

[@karenwade6713]

Adam I feel like your dad would love seeing the old church.

[@brianhumphrey6791]

Loving the road trip videos my friend! Keep it up ATW

[@mygrammieis]

Safe Journeys 🚗and Stay Warm and Well👍☕️👍