The Indians Called Him "Death Wind:" Lewis Wetzel, the Fierce Frontiersman of Western Virginia

In this episode we read from "History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia," by Wills De Hass, published in 1851.
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[@8626John]

My wife calls me Death Wind sometimes, but for a different reason.

[@wyldvigilante]

😂😂😂

[@verutumnorton4662]

🤣

[@haltoupee6135]

Back away from the bean soup!!

[@philipwade2103]

😂 That’s hilarious man!

[@jacktrout5807]

Beat me to it.

[@richardbrown8503]

The men and women that formed this new frontier and great country were some of the most daring of their time! Thanks for a great story! Riveting!!!

[@jjames2162]

I agree but it’s also a good example of how desperation can lead to courage

[@sweetsagehomesteadfarm5045]

They were stealing land

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

@@sweetsagehomesteadfarm5045🍼Here you go toots. 😭Now dry those tears.😅

[@brianaimar3124]

yes the spanish ones boy

[@chrisharnettarcurio4387]

÷@h

[@grigori7779]

I'm proud to carry this man's namesake! I'm adopted but would hear these stories growing up. His bloodline still lives on and carries his spirit.

[@hennies9509]

My family in the UK left for the USA in 1820, but then one of them decided to go to Africa. His family tried to get him to change his mind but was unsuccessful. My family in Africa was part of the Border Farmers who fought the Xhosa tribes that would always attack the Farmers. I have not had a family member that was not involved in war. The Boer War against the English, WW1, WW2, Korea, Rhodesia and my war which was a proxy War fought against Angola, Cubans and Russians. This lasted from 1966 to 1989. My children are the first not to be involved in any war. We live in South Africa but once in Africa you cannot leave it as there are no place like it. I must say the USA is very similar in having its heroes, just like us. We fought the tribes in Africa and we always had excellent Scouts as well. Salute to your Scouts.

[@mikewarden57]

@henies9509. Interesting family history!

[@nikolastsatsaronis5544]

So important to keep these stories alive. I had an old mate. A drover and a stockman (Australian Cowboy). He enlisted to fight the Japanese in WWII three times. The first time he lied about his age and was accepted as a soldier in the Australian Army. His Mother found out, went to the Commanding Officer and had him discharged. Dusty ran away from home, went interstate and re-enlisted, once again lying about his age. This time he made it all the way through military training and was put on a train with his company to be sent off to the Pacific to fight the Japanese. His Mother tracked him down. Found out he was on the train and literally pulled him out by the ear just before the train departed. The rest of the Company was shipped off to New Guinea. They were ambushed in their first patrol and every last man was killed. Dusty re enrolled a third time when he was old enough to do so legally. Once again completing his military training but the war finished before he could get onto a two way shooting gallery. He was mightily disappointed. He told me of a WWII soldier he knew. Cog Russell from Deniliquin, NSW in Australia. Cog was a country boy, a natural bushman. Knew how to hunt, stalk and track. He also loved to fight and had a habit of punching out officers which meant he kept on repeating basic training because of all the time spent in the brig. This all changed when Cog’s brother was killed by the Japanese. Cog settled down and completed boot camp before he was shipped off to the Pacific theatre. On his first patrol in the jungle, Cog yelled out for everyone to take cover. With everyone in hiding the Sergeant wanted to know what he had seen? Cog replied that he felt they were being watched. The Sergeant abused Cog for being a frightened coward, ordered every one to resume patrolling and stood up. At that instant, a sniper took the Sergeant out with a head shot. No one doubted Cog’s instinct after that. He would scout and kept his unit safe but was frustrated by the ineptitude of his fellow soldiers in the bush. He took to sneaking out of his unit at sunset with nothing but his knife and returning in the morning having taken out out an entire Japanese patrol at night. His mates got to thinking he was lying. That he was sneaking out to sleep in the jungle in order to avoid picketing on guard duty so one day he took them out to show them his handiwork. No one doubted his stories after that. Following Japanese patrols he would sneak up on the last man and take him out, then follow up on the next until eventually he would work his way to the front and take out the lead scout. Eventually, an entire Japanese division moved their theatre of operations. They had no idea what was happening. All they knew was that night after night, they were losing soldiers without even a single shot being fired. It was as if they were being pursued and hunted by a phantom. Cog never respected rank or privilege and upset or wacked too many soldiers with tracks to ever be recommended for any commendations even though he was peerless as a jungle fighter and his exploits were the stuff of legend. Sadly, his stories haven’t been recorded and have largely disappeared. We are all the poorer for it. Will continue to follow your channel. Well done on reaching 200 milestone.

[@AnarSchism.]

There are probably a few people like that in every generation. Thanks for posting this.

[@tikitavi7120]

A real life Mick Dundee!

[@deana8202]

Do you know his full name? Thank you for keeping his story alive. I often think of all the stories of hardship and heros we will never know. What acts of courage were performed that are lost in the past because no one wrote them down.

[@nikolastsatsaronis5544]

@@deana8202 Dusty told me quite a few stories and he always referred to him as “Cog Russel” who was a shearer from Deniliquin in rural New South Wales Australia. I suspect that was his nick name. He would have grown up during the Depression and rural NSW was quite isolated. He most likely would have played with aboriginal children. Australian bushmen often picked up a lot of their skills by going hunting and fishing with them when they were young. Dusty had been to a lot of places travelling on horse back. He’d done a lot of things. He was at home in the bush. Was a crack shot, a very good tracker for a white fella with an innate sense of direction. He was in absolute awe of Cog so Cog must have been something special. Dusty told me he and his brother didn’t mind getting into a blue and they especially loved backing each other in a fight. They never worried about the odds. You wouldn’t have wanted to be a bunch of Townies acting up in the same pub with them. When the Japanese killed his brother it became personal for Cog and he essentially went on the warpath becoming a one man army. Dusty passed away many years ago. I wish I had of asked more questions but it was just one story he had amongst hundreds. I would advise anyone to gather the stories of those who are close. Particularly if they’re older. I was going to record Dusty and get his stories written down. He was a natural story teller and would yarn all day but soon as I started recording he became very self conscious and I could barely get a word out of him. Hope that helps.

[@cowboywoodard2569]

Very good article!! Thanks Cowboy from Texas

[@MarkBooth-31]

Wetzel had a direct descendant and namesake who lived near Kent WV. He worked for my dad on our farm at nearby Natrium,WV in the 1960s. My Dad had a book called Lewis Wetzel Indian Fighter. I read it and probably still have it somewhere

[@catharperfect7036]

based.

[@user-gr7dz8vg1d]

Lew wetzel left no descendants

[@MarkBooth-31]

My father is the one who conveyed the info to me- but I may remember it incorrectly . It may have been that he was descended from a brother of Wetzel? He died In The 1970s. I’ll try to find an obituary.

[@goatmoag]

@@MarkBooth-31 Family on my mother's side are from Wetzel county, and we have Wetzels in the genealogy a few generations back. No idea what relation to Lewis, but the vid caught my attention because of it.

[@clickbaitcharlie2329]

​@@user-gr7dz8vg1donly pillage and mayhem, very respectful of the squaws?.😂

[@Lt.CurtissGhost]

Great video... I have an ancestor named Wm. (Indian Billy) Galloway Ice who was kidnapped by natives as a child but got away when he was in his twenties to fight Indians. He served in every American conflict in his life time. A forgotten hero.

[@kman7169]

i call BS and if so he was just controlled opposition . lol - how could he have met all those timeline of conflict if not a controller so better just learn to be of the now , they have people content and living in the past and afraid to act for their future . Fk your uncl Buck

[@shawndyer8140]

I hope he kept a diary. His life would make a good movie.

[@andreweden9405]

Awww, SNAP! Harmar's Defeat actually took place here in Indiana, btw. The Indians called it the "Battle of the Pumpkin Field" because the scalped skulls of the Americans reminded them of a pumpkin patch. Their dead bodies still being warm, the bloody, exposed tops of their skulls were giving off steam in the chilly October air! I know, it's rather random and grim, but it's true!

[@lizziesangi1602]

Awesome story that most do not know! How many of these true stories remain today to be passed down as they should be. These stories of our history shouldn't be lost!! Thank you !

[@fn7.628]

Well, let's just hope your miserable scalp steams the air sometime soon too !

[@YouT00ber]

That’s a wild visual, certainly true to the times.

[@kentneumann5209]

Is there a puke emoji?

[@andreweden9405]

@@kentneumann5209 🤮

[@Listening-to-you]

God bless Lewis Wetzel, a true man. I get so tired of people apologizing for the actions of their forefathers.... I am proud and will never apologize once! William Crawford was my great grandfather friend of George Washington... strangely i look exactly like him.

[@iracordem]

thats normal, some folks don’t believe they’re from the same family, til they see 150-year-old family photos ; inherited physical features can tend to skip one or several generations

[@cannowuppass8214]

He was a murderer.. He also got a lot of settlers killed because he couldn't stop killing the indians even when hostilities stopped. He was a racist POS.

[@ProudhonKropotkin]

The majority of frontiersmen were all disgusting war criminals just trying to make a quick buck off land speculation or working for someone in politics trying to make a quick buck off land speculation. But, so was everyone else. No need to apologize, but sticking up for them is problematic at the end of the day. Jackson dug up dead Native Americans just so he could collect their scalps. The US soldiers cut the genitalia from the native women they massacred at SandCreek and wore the clitoris’ as hat ties. Lincoln was thrilled with the massacre. Texas went to war with Mexico because Mexico was ending slavery-Texas fought two wars to keep black slaves. Native Americans were enslaved by Americans all the way up to 1924-that’s when slavery really ended in the US. There’s a lot more bs, but these are the big ones. So, it is what it is. I’m not comfortable in deriding the actions these people did, but I’m also not comfortable in praising them

[@markymark6088]

I read Allan Eckert’s account of Crawford’s death at the hands of hostile Indians. His torture was almost beyond belief.

[@CT-uv8os]

Crawford and his men tortured Native children by throwing them up in the air and shooting them like clay pigeons. They waited till the men went hunting and then barricaded the Native women in the houses and burnt them down. Crawfords second in command was the same man who led the massacre of the Christian Delaware at Gneddenhutten. There are two sides to every story. I for one don't regret what the Aunties did to him. War criminals are war criminals and the Britishers always broke their agreements. No different from what is going in Gaza today. Remember that when you meet Jesus. Wyandotte Deer Nation Bear Clan, Mingo Nation Deer Clan.

[@theaffiliate4208]

As a descendent of some of the early settlers of central Western Virginia, learning stories of the exploits of remarkable persons of that time is not only exciting to hear but very informative to the life they lived.

[@charliehay1520]

I live in Lee county, VA not far from Martin's station. I love the history of the frontiersmen and longhunters. Have you heard of Allan W Eckert? If you love frontier history you will not be disappointed he has written over 40 some books my top 3 favorites are.. 1) the frontiersmen on Simon Kenton 2) a dark and bloody river...the dark and bloody history of the Ohio River...with tales of Lewis Wetzel, Sam Brady, Simon Kenton, and Daniel Boone 3) a sorrow in our hearts..Tecumsehs story..if you love frontier history you will not be disappointed!

[@lizziesangi1602]

Our "settlers" and their tribulations formed our Country and we weren't taught any of this in History. Going back to college, nothing of OUR Countrys' history as such wasn't offered. That's sad not only because it's our history but it is so intriguing!

[@jm1979mx]

@@charliehay1520 , only thing is they killed native souls for our land. And celebrate it. You've come a long way since then though all colonialized, civilized and citizens of the corporation with religion created by man for control. not spirituality, that has been removed, forgotten and not taught in america.

[@gib59er56]

Yeah! Some amazing man (and women) with an appetite for exploration, hunting and the way of the mountain man are almost beyond belief. How does a man live facing such extreme conditions and continue to become even better and stronger. Death is in the very plants, rivers and extreme weather, and a tiny cut on your foot or anywhere can become infected , killing you. We just wash our cuts and pop a band aid on it today and forget all about it. Natives bent on torturing you with fire and flaying you alive (the Blackfoot liked to put a white mans head in the fire, cut out the eyes and stand you up so you stagger until your boiling brain exploded. Your horse goes lame= death, you break a bone, set it right or you die. No game, you better know what you can eat. These are just the norm for the mountain man.

[@Charlie.a]

Heck yeah!!! Another amazing history documentary we don't deserve. Thank you for all your hard work

[@cecilysharrock678]

Well worth watching and listening to.

[@Charlie.a]

@@cecilysharrock678 amen

[@RSKLove]

Dumb history

[@charliehay1520]

You must check out Allan W Eckert his books are phenomenal on frontier history you will not be disappointed if you love this kind of history! Just Google his name! My too 3 favorite books of his are 1) the frontiersmen 2)a dark and bloody river..the history of the bloody Ohio River with exploits of Lewis Wetzel, Sam Brady, Simon Kenton, and Daniel Boone and more 3)a sorrow in our hearts.. the tale of Tecumseh... He has written over 40 some books! I'm not kidding thus guy can write,once you start reading you cannot stop!

[@bjellison905]

Its full of inaccuracies

[@beaulamotte3862]

Wetzel is one of the reasons you won't find anymore arrowheads in the ohio valley today. What you will find is his name carved into many a rock for many a mile. He was ruthless but impressive none the less. As much as I honor the warriors who were here first I have to honor those that allowed me this place so close to the river. From his cave to barkcamp and more. I only hope to raise my boys to be half as much of men.

[@sandramoore895]

This man is actually a direct ancestor of mine. Amazing!

[@Listening-to-you]

Your grandfather was in an expedition with mine, my grandfather was William Crawford. Small world 😅

[@jamesstone9213]

​@Huntin_Farmin_Livin mine too.. 😂

[@sandramoore895]

Small world indeed.😌

[@Teresia12]

I just found your channel. I'm really enjoying it. I'm listening to the stories of Fanny Kelly. I'm listening while canning sausage. I look forward to doing all my chores listening to the history you will tell. I'm a widow and live alone and don't care for TV. But I LOVE history. The added benefit of your channel is that I don't have to sit to listen to it. ✌️🦋

[@deborahharvey854]

Whereabouts do you live?

[@davidrose415]

I'm a hunter, and basically live like a mountain man. Stories like this really fit my bill for entertainment. My father raised me to be spec ops, but the military wouldn't accept me because I had surgery on my knee in second grade to remove a bone cancer tumor. So I got the privilege to work as a civilian contractor with a contract security company. I lived a very wild life in the jungles of the central and South America hunting drug runners. So I have truly lived the life of an 18th century mountain man just a little different. I'm a master trapper from living that life. I miss it everyday. I still trap though. The stories of the colonial and wild west make my day. Thank you sir...

[@clickbaitcharlie2329]

What does a plaintive turkey cry sound like?...I've only heard; "bok,bok,bok", or "gobble, gobble, gobble"?...peacocks, make a plaintive cry?(I would say?). Bush turkeys , are rangey little fellows, in oz (black, orange when babies), that were left for the old people, by the aboriginals..

[@leslieyeich1837]

You're full of shit

[@ricksilver7398]

I played in Wetzel Cave as a kid and played baseball in a place called tunnel green which was just across Wheeling Creek from the cave. swam in the mouth of the river, and hopped a train to Beachbottom to stay with friends who lived along the river and watch movies at a drive-in the early 70s. Went to Wheeling Island to roller skating rink where Fort Henry once was. It seems funny to have roamed a lot of the same places as a legend once roamed. Brought back a lot of memories of when I was a kid and loved the history lesson of a great pioneer to where I was born and grew up.

[@garystevenson6582]

This is in the State of West Virginia right? Not Western Virginia

[@ricksilver7398]

@@garystevenson6582 correct.

[@A_Chicago_Man]

Thank you for this! Louis Whetzel lives in me and mine, that spirit is just who we are. I live in Chicago. I emulate L.W. when necessary.

[@rt3box6tx74]

Congrats on airing #200. May there be many more as great as this.

[@reddiver7293]

Rip roaring tales of adventure! Great prose with wonderful illustrations. A great video! Thank you so much for putting together and posting.

[@bonnie5546]

Thank you for your uploads...challenging and uplifting to the human/American spirit.

[@TOMGATES100]

Really enjoyed this presentation. Well spoken, very informative. Again, very good narrative. Thank you.

[@deadhorse1391]

I’ve been looking forward for your video on Lewis Wetzel, he was always a personal hero of mine, I grew up in WV and dated a Wetzel girl…she was a real firecracker!😃 I had read that he almost was included in the Lewis and Clark expedition, with his hatred of all Indians can’t help to think that things may have turned out differently with him along. Easy to forget the depredations the Indians visited on the whites back then and how it led to such hate Supposedly Wetzel was a good fiddle player and liked children and dogs When he died his family buried him with his long rifle saying any gun that killed as many as it had would haunt any house that it would be kept it. 200 video!…Don’t think I have missed one!

[@unworthyhistory]

Thanks for watching! Wow, crazy that you dated a Wetzel girl!

[@peghead]

Wetzel would have been a huge liability to the Lewis and Clark expedition, his intense hatred for natives was probably obvious to everyone.

[@leslieyeich1837]

So your personal hero is an unmitigated, genocidal racist? Go you rofl

[@drivenmad7676]

It's not natural to live the way we do today. I feel lost and without purpose. Though i'm a father and husband, i don't feel like a man.

[@KillrMillr7]

You’re not alone brother

[@chucknora4194]

A different appealing way of life and adventure just by living, however if you did not have sand/SISU the frontier back then chewed up and spit out a lot who could not pass natures terms to live that lifestyle. I always hoped I would have what it took to “ride the river” with. For sure he who hesitate s dies in that world!

[@boathousejoed1126]

Killing others won't make you a man.

[@michaelcline3123]

Well I'd say when we start moving out into space. ,,( if we don't blow ourselves up. ) It will take some real men and women to pull it off. Just like back then.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Plato enumerated the behaviors of people that surprised him most: “They get bored in childhood, and they hurry to grow up, but then they miss their childhood. They lose their health to earn money, but they pay money to regain their health. Worried about tomorrow they forget about today. In the end, they neither live today nor tomorrow. They live as if they’ll never die, but they die as if they never lived.”

[@rauschershollow2204]

Louis Wetzel is my 5th great uncle on my mother's. I've enjoyed hearing this narration.

[@John-jp7hn]

Wow, just came across this chanel. What an amazing story and told very well. Thank you for your hard work! Will definitely be watching your other videos.

[@vernondodge1689]

Thanks Unworthy History!

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

So glad that I found this channel. I'm surprised that KZbin hasn't cancelled it.

[@jimd8008]

Thx again for your episodes

[@wiseguysoutdoors2954]

My 5th great uncle Col Richard "Shawtunte" Sparks was also a survivor of Crawford's defeat. He was a scout and cautioned Crawford to not press forward because there were signs of a much larger Delaware force than expected. Sparks had been taken captive from near Pittsburgh in 1760, at age 3, by the father of Tecumseh, Pukshinwah and adopted by him. He was repatriated after Pukshinwah's death at the battle of point pleasant in Lord Dunsmores war. He had lived as a Shawnee child and warrior. He knew everything about the Shawnee and neighboring tribes, including the Seneca, Wyandotte, miamis and Delaware. Crawford, like St Claire after, ignored his pleas. He was finally listened to by Gen Anthony Wayne and Wayne was victorious at Fallen Timbers!!

[@grigori7779]

Thank you for doing this video and your devotion to true history. ❤

[@lambastepirate]

Great episode thanks

[@oldspiritart]

I’m enjoying listening my way thru all your fantastic videos🥰

[@gordaro2828]

Love the story...Love the concept! Thank you.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

EXCELLENT READING OF LEWIS WETZEL a very brave man.....Thanks so very much.......🇺🇸

[@wesleyestill7653]

Thank you for sharing this history. All we ever hear is about The Trail of Tears

[@ianwebb2235]

That was fascinating! Thank you!

[@frankvierra2487]

Well done....thank you for these works....this is what all children should be learning....

[@jjandrews2190]

What an amazing Story. Thanks for the share.

[@j.sumner6999]

If I remember correctly, Zane Grey had Lewis Wetzel as one of the characters in "Spirit of the Border" as Lew Wetzel.

[@bengunn3698]

@j.summer With the indian Wingenund and Simon Girty as his main enemies . I got that book for christmas in the 1950's in England .

[@leidersammlung6955]

I have the first printing of that book. I read a copy of it when I was very young in the kootenai National forest. I was raised as Amish, and my parents would have burned that book had they found it! So I read it in secret while I was “hunting” after I had killed enough game to justify my time. Excellent book!

[@TheMollyPitchers]

It's actually a Trilogy: Betty Zane, The Spirit of the Border, The Last Trail.

[@j.sumner6999]

@@TheMollyPitchers Thanks.

[@rodneyadderton1077]

Yeah, that's right. I like Zane Grey. He was a great writer.

[@CaptainAmerica-mo8hi]

utterly remarkable thanks for the great history story just subscribed thanks again- amazing

[@michaelbillhymer8327]

Cogratulations on 200 episodes!

[@rogeramos5810]

Thank you for this interesting story of a Frontiers man until now i have never heard of.

[@robertmann1194]

Being from West Virginia believe me Wetzel County hasn't changed much since his day😉

[@user-wv5fq8di2m]

Excellent video - Thanks!

[@grannyfisher3863]

Congratulations on your 200th episode! I believe I've listened to all your videos on this channel, and enjoy them very much.

[@unworthyhistory]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertfleming387]

Thank you for your untiring work....we need so much to hear this true history....Carry On...

[@thegreenman7]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@michelmoss7559]

Lewis Wetzel is one of my favorite historical figures, I read a book about him in the 1970s so there is literature about his life, however I have not found that book in decades. It was more of a dime novel but it did exist as long as my memory is not playing tricks on me! lol

[@rachelwickersham7834]

Please let me know if you ever find the book again

[@user-pt6ko1dr9m]

books such as ur example exis+

[@markpalmer6760]

Excellent video enjoyed the story

[@wmff15]

Great work on this documentary glad I found this channel, you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber Keep up the good work

[@donaldturcotte]

Thank you. I love this story.

[@2gpowell]

Excellent, certainly stands out above all others!

[@madgxsrx8436]

Thank you for the History lesson .. Was a great listen too . Very interesting Man .

[@darrencorrigan8505]

Thanks, Unworthy History.

[@arneservatius1982]

I deeply appreciate your exactness and detail! Your type today is an endangered species 🤗

[@johnwager6704]

Exceptional Content!! Thankyou.

[@imtruth69]

Great history lesson. Thank you

[@JoelWetzel]

Greetings and thank you for this.

[@markheckman572]

Thanks for covering this subject. Capt. John Wetzel (Lewis's father )is my 6th great grandfather.

[@rauschershollow2204]

Mine also! Hello cousin

[@fight4ourright306]

Incredible narrating skills sir. You got my sub.

[@mechcavandy986]

My 5x grandfather, William McWilliams, fought Indians at Fort Henry near Wheeling.

[@jamesstone9213]

Mine too.

[@michaelloose6961]

My family came to the new world in 1685 from Germany with the first settlement in western Pennsylvania , a religious community of people mostly by the name of Loose. I need to find out more about my ancestors.

[@tonyholt90]

Congratulations on your 200th Great Chanel always captivating 👍

[@courtneyking400]

Hooked from the first lucky day I was fortunate enough to find this channel ❤😊

[@erichughes284]

That story was great I will never forget Lewis Wetzel

[@richardpryce9783]

Awesome work!

[@bluetrue6062]

Wow! Well researched story. Subbed!

[@Joseph-dq5wb]

I was really blown away by this story I hate to admit I'd never heard about this brave man until today and I've lived in WV my entire life 44 years old and never heard his story that's sad.

[@louisfaust5957]

Great commentary.tx.

[@JohnJohniskilla]

Been waiting for you to do this one for a while now

[@mitchwood6609]

Would love to meet this man in person.

[@zach1645]

Outstanding content sir!

[@user-xl1vm3fx7u]

Thank you for sharing

[@katehobbs5327]

Well done!

[@sharonbosarge4866]

Amazing history lesson

[@jamesdeen3011]

Unworthy History huh? I think not. This channel is like the channel FORGOTTEN HISTORY they also believe in telling history as it is without any misconcieved political agendas. Once you stated how the history channel does not cover history anymore you had me just as FORGOTTEN HISTORY did and I immediately subscribed. I intend to spend the day,sence its Sunday, to watch as many of your videos as possible. Great research, editing and production. Thank you for all of your hard work. Enjoyed.

[@marksmith7054]

Very interesting Video, Thank you.

[@user-yo1jl8ue2s]

Love this Chanel!

[@johndaugherty4127]

Most valuable channel on youtube. The story reminds me of Jeremiah Johnson.

[@notsomeanmark]

My dog and i enjoy listening . Thanks

[@Washoejim]

A really enjoyable story, I loved every too short minute of it.

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

Fantastic history. Thank you!

[@krissmith2004]

Very enjoyable.thanx

[@BrianJohnson-bb2vi]

Outflippingstanding,again Thanks.

[@nicklasschmltt6959]

This was a good one

[@thomasmcloney1437]

That was very interesting. Very informative thanks. I 👍

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

There are a few markings in stone signed by Lewis wetzel across Ohio ,near mcconnellsville stating "enjoy the peace I have prepared for you" I have heard of others and I personally have seen one on a large stone near Buffalo creek marked L.W and was told it was made by wetzel but have no proof . I really enjoyed this and will be subscribing , if I could make a suggestion for another story would be that of Simon Girty 1741-1818 another legend of western virginia who's story is overlooked but we'll worth telling.

[@despinne]

Great video,

[@jeetime9436]

Love your content

[@actualsurfer]

Thank You so very much for your channel and this history of Lewis W. Reminds me a bit of myself😉 Subscribed.

[@harrymurphey2634]

... Lew Wetzel was referenced to in Ride the River" several times ... by Louis L Amour ...it is a Sackett story .... a very good read ...

[@wowbagger3505]

My immediate ancestors,the McColloch’s, knew Wetzel. Samuel was a several times great uncle. The “Death Wind” name was because he had a distinctive howling wail when he had a successful Indian hunt. Supposedly when not hunting Wetzel was a quiet, gentle man, who liked to play with or otherwise entertain the children at the various forts in the region. Just discovered your channel. So this is number 200, guess I have some listening to do!

[@steammccracken2500]

Wasn’t it a McCulloch who made a famous leap with his horse?

[@Johnnywalleye1]

@@steammccracken2500 yes He leaped from the top of wheeling hill down to wheeling creek , very close to Wetzel cave

[@ricksilver7398]

McCollochs leap is in N. Wheeling. Another famous landmark. Wetzel cave was in E. Wheeling. I played as a kid in both places. Wheeling is not very big and I have been all over it either walking or on a bicycle as a kid. Had friends all over the place

[@grigori7779]

I was told he would blow through his musket to make an eerie sound if he was outnumbered. It was a French influenced tribe that gave him that name vent de mort.

[@janetpattersonskene6854]

Wow. Just wow! Some of the best people ever

[@johnjacobs1625]

NICE Job! JJ

[@mrpeabodythethird]

You got my subscription! Actual history... If it's deemed unworthy by the woke there must be some kind of truth in there.

[@outdoorloser4340]

Incredible 👍

[@colemarsh13]

Awesome content

[@IIIElijah]

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[@edhenn9934]

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[@godschildyes]

Wow! He was FEARLESS! The vengeance over the death of loved ones is SO Powerful!

[@edwinb4193]

I lived two summers at the Lewis wetzel WMA in Jacksonburg WV working as an avian field technician. Never knew about the actual man until now. Thanks for info and sharing. God bless WV - miss that place