The Lost City of Palestine (Palestine, Indiana / Lawrence County)

[@hoosier8122]

Lawrence County born & raised, made me proud to read comments from members of my tribe. Just found this channel and it's terrific. Thank you to the creator and if you make it back to Bedford I can show you some other hidden gems. Big up to you for these programs, you're now my brother forever.

[@arnoldhancock5104]

Thanks for this video of great Indiana history. I was born in Miami county in 1943. I lived there until I was 22. I've been gone from Indiana 55 years, and I still long to be back there, but I'm too old now to make the move. So thank you again for your time and effort.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Certainly my pleasure to share a place of which I’m very fond. More southern Indiana films to come!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

What’s some of your favorite memories and places of Indiana?

[@arnoldhancock5104]

@@AdventureswithRoger Roger it's sad to say, but we never went sightseeing back in those days. Mom and Dad were too busy raising 7 of us kids. Occasionally we would go on a picnic to Frances Slocum park That was before they built the dam on the Mississinewa River.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I was at a family reunion, many years ago, and was asking what people did for fun, as kids, back in the early 1900’s. “We just walked to grandpas house and sat on chairs outside, talking.” And because of that, they heard stories of grandpas civil war service, battles, hardships, things I wouldn’t know today.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Anyways, I’m always looking for places to film and share, knowing many people are living across the country, if not the world, and miss their hometowns and favorite places.

[@ViralTuber]

This is why I subscribed. Very interesting and thought provoking. Too many good production points to mention. Not the least of which is the romanticized narration. Two phrases caught my ear at the end. "old train trestle... ...slowly falls into the river" (folds this already-interesting story into the massive separate mystique surrounding old trains/railroads, and how their historic rails/routes are disappearing and being forgotten) "careless wind blowing away the memories" what a poetic wrap-up, loved it

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank you for the gracious comment! This one pulled together many of my hobbies, for sure. I composed the airy / eerie intro and exit choir arrangement, the title and drum driven pieces. Always a fan of poetry and dramatic effect, it turned out better than I’d hoped. Really glad that people are enjoying it!

[@darrellepickering8433]

I'm approximately 20 miles from Vincennes in IL. This area's steeped in history also. There are many graveyards gone now. Stones uprooted & the land plowed. We've had several small communities that apparently were never named, at least I never heard of. There's a legend of a Spanish cemetery on a bluff in the middle of nowhere. What I would give to have seen this area 200 years ago!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Someday I hope to make it to Cahokia. Lots of history there.

[@darrellepickering8433]

@@AdventureswithRoger I called my neighbor about that Spanish cemetery, it was French supposedly instead.

[@danwilson1040]

Wow! How very intriguing,what a bizarre history.I can’t help feeling a little bit spooked. No disrespect or offence intended by my comment just have this eerie feeling. 🙏🏻👍🏻thanks and best wishes from the U.K👍🏻🙏🏻

[@kenmac9048]

20 miles for Vincennes sounds like you're in Lawrenceville or close to it. Born and raised in Vincennes. My grandfather was the Mayor of Lawrenceville back in the 60s

[@darrellepickering8433]

@@kenmac9048 small world! My cousin, Eddie Ryan, was the sheriff in L'ville for years. I've lived in Wabash County all my life.

[@fatcatlost]

Amazing work you put into history in Indiana. Truly incredible how you make history come alive I really enjoy all the work you put in thank you.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Forgotten history and legends are a passion of mine! And when I can find the right historian or long-time town resident, it’s an absolute pleasure to learn from them! 🙂

[@fatcatlost]

@@AdventureswithRoger thank you for your passion I truly appreciate all the videos I've been able to see and the massive amount of lost information you have been able to bring back to life truly amazing.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I filmed a ton of stuff from early spring, to late fall, so I’ll be editing for months! But it’s not work when you love something. 🙂

[@fatcatlost]

@@AdventureswithRoger I can't wait to see your future work I'm from Jennings Co if you ever get the chance to do a story in this area it would be really cool meet up and help a little in anyway I could. I really like the storyline on Madison and Clifty.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@fatcatlost This summer, I filmed the Vernon courthouse area, for a segment I’m doing on Morgans raid. I thought it was awesome that Vernon was the only town that called Morgans bluff, and he actually fled! I also filmed Muscatatuck Park, but I’m not sure I got what I wanted (I’m picky on sunlight and color).

[@jasjones6556]

Really enjoy your content. Born and raised in East Oolitic and still love it here in Lawrence county. Keep up the good work !

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you and my apologies in advance, for my old Joe Palooka video. I said Oolitic like my Grandma did, instead of the right way! I’ve done a ton of videos (28 of them so far) in Lawrence County, as my parents grew up there. I’ll drop a link below if you want to give them a look. Lawrence County Indiana kzbin.info/aero/PLs79BVReZPlRXYUiIQKrCKrlRzOGYV2AZ

[@jasjones6556]

@@AdventureswithRogerthank you ! I’ll definitely check them out ! And don’t worry…everyone mispronounces it if they’re not local 🤣

[@johnstewart4933]

This is a very well put together documentary! Absolutely Intriguing!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thanks, John!

[@anyacara9538]

Thank you for pulling together a comprehensive video about our past. It is so interesting! Im finding similar stories from Tampa to Columbus, and even Elyria Ohio. Eventually we will have a framework to really understand what took place here in our distant past. I bet the bones and artifacts are at the Smithsonian. Very well done.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

What I know is that any mere mention of giants, when talking to state archaeologists, is immediately squashed!

[@Quillspirit]

@@AdventureswithRoger Tartaria 😉

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@Quillspirit I was at a small museum at Brandenburg, Kentucky, last weekend. They possess “The Brandenburg Stone”, found in a Kentucky field, back in 1912. Eventually I’ll do a video about it, but the gist is that many believe it’s of ancient Welsh origins, thus evidence of a pre-Columbus European settlement. Just like the Tartarian tablets, it’s been dismissed by most academics. But, incredibly interesting stuff that stimulates the imagination! In southern Indiana, there’s long been the Welsh Prince Madoc legend. The story goes that he was a Welsh Prince that sailed to North America before Christopher Columbus, by at least 300 years, and created a settlement along the Ohio River. Roman coins have been found in Indiana and Kentucky, that further stir the pot! 🙂

[@WildWhiskersOutdoors]

I've lived in bedford my whole life & have never heard of this. I'm gonna check this out! Very interesting

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’ve completed 28 videos on Lawrence County, so far. My favorite is “10 unusual things about Lawrence County”, it was an eye opener! kzbin.info/aero/PLs79BVReZPlRXYUiIQKrCKrlRzOGYV2AZ

[@markstaggs7342]

I am from Bloomington Indiana and I've lived in Bedford and I love Bedford and Lawrence County,Bit this is my first time hearing about this,This was absolutely fasanating to me,Thank you for this really neat video.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure, Mark! I stumbled upon this story in studying Winthrop Foote for a documentary I was making. Since I completed this story, I found that geologist ET Cox and William Borden worked together at many sites, including this one. William even built his own museum of curiosities, of things he’d found, and it was visited by both Smithsonian and Chicago Field Museum representatives. I published that segment earlier this week, and it has actually spawned another video! Just really cool hidden histories, throughout southern Indiana!

[@markstaggs7342]

@@AdventureswithRoger I'm looking forward to more of your videos,I love Indiana history. Thank you so much you do a great job.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I just found this comment after a month: it was stuck in a review folder! I’m getting excited about some new places, that are opening this spring. Hopefully it will be a great year of discoveries!

[@KAHOOSIER]

This was terrific, well done friend. I’m a Lawrence County native myself.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you! I really enjoyed making this one. All of this info was buried in an archive, and it was fun to put people and places together.

[@Aldoleapold]

Wonderful program. Thanks for putting all of this information together in such a fine way. Great videography. You do very good work!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thanks Sam! I’d heard about this story some time ago, but couldn’t find much about it online. There were no videos at all. The good people at the Lawrence County museum had a file with priceless information, I couldn’t have done it without them! 🙂

[@jamesbreeden9016]

History of southern Indiana is very interesting. Thank you Roger for taking your time in presenting this information. Blessings

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure, James! I used to take it for granted, that everyone knew the same places and stories I knew, but have been pleasantly surprised by the kind comments I’ve received! From inspiring people to take trips, to providing a mental getaway, or sense of wonder, I’m happy to be the instrument! 🙂

[@Jeast37]

I've enjoyed many of your videos, your production quality is grade A sir.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you!

[@mrbr549]

Excellent video Roger! I love this kind of video filled with half-forgotten history/lore. For some reason your video brings out the mystery and makes the subject very enjoyable. Thanks!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

When I was a little boy, growing up in central Indiana, my Mother shared so many stories, folklore that she’d learned, when she grew up in southern Indiana. Finding and sharing things like this is a true joy, and realization of a childhood dream! 🙂

[@melanieronbrooks80]

Absolutely awesome video. I have read some articles regarding Palestine, but your in-depth research brought mucb to light that I have never read. Great job!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I have Joyce, at the Lawrence County Museum, to thank for a folder full of Palestine history. If you’re ever in town, it’s in the second floor research library and is an excellent read! And this KZbin video is but a small peek of what’s in that folder!

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

Wow, I grew up in Bloomington and then later lived in Lawrence County for more than 20 years and didn't know about this. Thanks for sharing.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

That was a very interesting story, buried to time. I also gained a knowledge of Dr Winthrop Foote, an eccentric figure in Lawrence County history. I ended-up doing a 3 part miniseries on him!

[@stacielynn7929]

You rock at storytelling🌈❤️what a pleasant find amongst alll chaos I find this....and I grew up in Gosport and Worthingtom Indiana on the White River❤️

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I am blessed with finding cool places! And, people will often tell me of other interesting places too! It’s a gift that keeps on giving! 🙂

[@ManyLegions88]

Wow I love the way that you did this voice over and the way that you ended it with those beautiful words. Simply amazing. I appreciate your hard work.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you for your kind words! It was a very cool story that only became more intriguing, as I found more facts. I love finding places like this!

[@ManyLegions88]

@@AdventureswithRoger Indeed a really good story for sure and the way that you explain it all is just very clear and just quite exciting to listen to to be honest. I knew right away when I found you I was subscribing. Keep it up man I'll definitely be watching thanks for all you do!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@ManyLegions88 I’m finishing up a monster of a project, very personal to me. I think you’ll get a kick out of it! It’s about the legend of a hidden, Indiana silver mine, a story passed down through my family from the 1800’s, and there’s actually something to it! I’ve been working on it for about 14 years, and hope people get something out of it.

[@skinwalker9083]

I thoroughly enjoy these videos! Thank you very much, from Louisville.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure! Tell everyone you know! 🙂

[@Woody_Florida]

I am loving your videos. I have to watch them all now. Thanks

[@amyk1164]

Awesome video! Thank you so much for putting this together. The subject is super interesting

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I really got a lot more out of this segment than what I expected. The museum hooked me up with archival materials that were a big help

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

Very well done and informative video about a place I'd never heard of! Very interesting. Thank you.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure, Rosie!

[@freedomdove]

Fascinating. Thank you! I've lived in this state most of my life and only know half of its history (or less).

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I enjoy finding and sharing these gems!

[@brindahoward4527]

That was interesting. Having lived in Indiana all my life, I had no clue. Thanks for sharing

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Lots of hidden history in southern Indiana! I keep finding more!

[@geraldmckillip5594]

Another "GREAT" video on the History of Indiana , 👍👍👍

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you, Gerald! I think this is the only video ever made about Old Palestine. I couldn’t have done it without the materials and good people at the Lawrence County museum.

[@railroadcei]

I live about a mile from there....I didn't know half of that history....I knew about the town but not what happened to it. Great video! Thanks again Roger....

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure to spread the wealth!

[@MrKuznarsky]

Is there a way to visit this area? I have looked on GPS but haven’t quite figured it out?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@MrKuznarsky You basically just drive until you reach the river, and then turn around. The area where you turn around is probably private property, but no one gave me any trouble. A friendly but big dog came up to me, that was about it. 🙂

[@MrKuznarsky]

@@AdventureswithRoger which road… I drove out on old Palestine rd but ran into electric company property . Was that the right area?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Old Palestine Road goes right to it, you were at the right place. I haven’t been back since I filmed, don’t know what signage or fences may have been put up, since then. You slightly go down hill as you approach the river, looking left you’ll see the ridge. Right or wrong, I kept going until I was nearly in the river, and the road turned left. As I went that way, I saw a mobile home, nearly at the rock wall. Above that was the town of Palestine. The daughter of the Old Palestine plateau owners, sent me a nice picture of what it looks like up there: I used that in the documentary, and the one about Dr Foote. There’s a monument to the town up there, and still innumerable stones, that were used to crudely mark graves, during their epidemic. She said she’d ask her parents if I could film, but never received a response: I’m guessing they didn’t want people on their property.

[@Dynaglide92rc]

Great story about our local history .

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Truly a lot of fun to do!

[@dejaesharp]

Awesome video my man!! Very talented!! As always, very much appreciated quality content!!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thanks Dejae! I was filming over at Bedford on Saturday, wondering if you’d turned the corner and were feeling better! Hopefully all smooth sailing from here.

[@dejaesharp]

@@AdventureswithRoger feeling much better! I mow and landscape, so I work a lot and have little time for anything lol. I will be flying soon. I may even get some of my work on here with the bird. Time will tell.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@dejaesharp Really glad to hear! Hope you’re 100% soon!

[@curtiswalker6219]

Awesome, again. Thank you!

[@donnastinson5683]

Love your stories

[@leospring6264]

Amazing videos! The work you do is very much appreciated Roger.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you, Leo!

[@ericfox9648]

Thank you, What a pleasure.

[@jasonfernandez6232]

I love this stuff im obsessed with indiana history born and raised in what used to be the grand kankakee marsh! Of northwest indiana its unique and almost no one sees it

[@AdventureswithRoger]

When I was younger, I had an Indiana map with all the points of interest, indicated by tiny red squares. I became obsessed with driving to see each place, and circled each red square, once I visited. Now, I’m obsessed with the places that have little known, interesting histories! Indiana has so much to see.

[@Kolek-sun-eater]

Love the videos, just recently found your channel. Wish we had interesting stuff up here in Elkhart county

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Hey Clint! Thank-you! Slowly making my way north. What are some ideas in and around Elkhart?

[@Kolek-sun-eater]

@@AdventureswithRoger there isn't much here to be honest, some old buildings and flat farm land. It's very boring. Turkey run just west of indy is really cool, though.

[@thathikingguy]

Very well done. Thanks for sharing this

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure!

[@SkiSearcher]

very awesome history on the old lost town . highly enjoyed it 💥👍🏴‍☠️

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you! My pleasure to dig-up some interesting history!

[@calvinnapier9977]

History truly is fascinating!

[@crxzrxguy9174]

I love your videos but I'm cramming them while working and have come to like em at 1.25 playback speed. I live in the Newburgh/Boonville area and can't believe we don't embrace this part or our local history. There used to be an event at Angel Mounds every year that died due to lack of interest. Keep up the good work! Thanks!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

The importance of history is lost on many people. So, they end up repeating it.

[@beatleskris]

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure! Really interesting piece of Lawrence County history!

[@Mars-vx3jx]

Very good video and research! Thank you ☺️. This story reminds me of Port St Joe, Florida, that had the same problem and moved the entire town. I never went over to the site of the abandoned town.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

We’ve got quite a few of these mounds in southern Indiana, but most of them aren’t very big, less than 10 feet tall. They used to be noted on state maps, as I have a map from the 1990’s showing them clear as day.

[@KevinJStoll]

You do know there is another Palestine IN. just south west of Warsaw. Good video man. Subscribing.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Hey Kevin! Several Palestines in Indiana (Kosciusko and Franklin County), and also including a New Palestine. To avoid confusion, Lawrence County’s Palestine goes by “Old Palestine” now. Here’s a crazy true story about Indiana towns. Whenever settlers came here in the 1800’s, they could pretty much name their town anything. Without computerized databases, Indiana ended up with tons of duplicates. However, in southern Indiana, a small town named itself “Sante Fe”, got big enough to apply for a post office in 1856, and the the US Postal Service denied them. “There’s already a Sante Fe”. So the town had a small crisis and went about trying to find a new name. Someone blurted out, “How about Santa Claus”, as it sounded similar to Sante Fe, and they ran with it. It had nothing to do with Christmas! Children eventually heard about Santa Claus, Indiana, and started sending Santa mail. The kind hearted postmaster started answering every letter as Santa. Today, EVERY letter in the world, sent to Santa Claus, at Santa Claus, Indiana, thousands of them, are personally answered by a staff of volunteer elves!

[@tincupnickleboythe1st700]

The one southwest of Warsaw is a giant meth lab

[@jnywd8450]

A couple dozen houses on an S curve. I know the place.

[@ldhmnh]

Just up the road from the World’s Largest Egg…

[@marksauck8481]

There once was a city called East Sioux Falls South Dakota. It was large community in the late 1800s. It's totally gone today but a few stone foundations you have to find through the overgrowth of trees and Bushes. It was built up by a huge quarry of stone used to make the cobblestone streets for big cities in the east. They stopped using that stone long ago and the city of East Sioux Falls disintegrated with loss of business and barely nothing is left of it today. Check it out. It's a fascinating story.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Over here at Lake Monroe, all houses, businesses and even cemeteries were moved for the reservoir project. But not all. At low water, you can find house foundations, and in some deep water, some claim they’ve found houses! For a fact, not all graves were moved as markers were lost / disintegrated over time. Hundreds if not thousands of people could be at the bottom of Lake Monroe Reservoir!

[@stringbender7190]

@@AdventureswithRoger check out the boat launch at the end of Dora Road. You can still see foundations, roads and an old manhole for the sewers...at least I believe that's what it is. My dad remembers some of the old towns before the reservoirs went in, we researched it for awhile, very interesting. Been a long time since I have been down there, may have to take the time. Thanks for these videos, I do enjoy them...

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@stringbender7190 Make time, my friend: we never know what tomorrow brings. So many people have told me how they used to get out and explore, but watching these videos is all they can do now. Time catches up with all of us. 🙂

[@stringbender7190]

@@AdventureswithRoger completely agree you, time catches up fast. I have put in close to 1000 hours of OT this year at work...no more. I got back into bow hunting this year and will be out during muzzleloader season for the first time in close to 5 years. I lovey job, work for some good people, but I'm not getting any younger. Thanks again for your time on these videos...I do enjoy them.

[@ColtsMan2005]

Another great video

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank you kindly!

[@buckshoth585]

Fascinating!

[@Mary-qk9mw]

This is amazing😺

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Thank-you!

[@marybethbundy9200]

At the end aren’t those from the old bridge that crossed the river before it was torn out by Hoosier Energy that bought the other side of the river. Please consider doing a video on Redding Indiana which was before Bedford or Mitchell’s time. Many have never heard of the prosperous town that sat between the two towns. The big sinkhole on the right hand side headed to Bedford was were the horses where watered and the stagecoach Inn sat across the road but burned down with in the last 20yrs or so.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I can’t confirm if that particular bridge was removed by Hoosier Energy. I was just over at Lawrence County, today, Wilson Park shelter! I could pull up the wiki on Redding but not a map. What is it close to?

[@marybethbundy9200]

@@AdventureswithRoger it was right where old 37 and new 37 crossed. When they put in the new four lane they ended old 37 also known as Dixie HWY but that is the area in which the town stood.

[@lorileew2337]

@@marybethbundy9200 WOW on Old 25 Dixie Highway in Dayton Ohio area and south suburbs my hometown Miamisburg, Ohio.. We have a Indian Mound here in a park called Mound Park right across the street from what was the Mound Nuclear Plant during the Cold War part of the Manhattan Project.. I wish I knew how to do what Roger does I'd love to do a video on my hometown Miamisburg, Ohio..

[@creekgazer5881]

Fascinating! Live only 15 minutes away.

[@Professionalminutestealer]

I lived in blanford Indiana on the Illinois border most my life and we have quite a few unmarked cemeteries

[@Professionalminutestealer]

There was supposedly nightclubs and bars and stores and all kinds of stuff in blanford. But it's completely leveled so idk what to believe.

[@cupuhjoe01]

fact: my grandparents own property where the Palestine town center /court house was. a huge limestone pillar sticks out of the ground with it's history etched into the limestone. I was always told miliaria forced people away... it's proximity to the river was pretty close and the I assume it would be a huge problem given the time. at time 17:32.. shows their long driveway that leads up to the monument pillar spoken of prior..

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’m right there with you: Everything I read about Palestine and Hindostan Falls pointed toward malaria. The water just didn’t move fast enough and mosquitoes had an easy breeding ground near the shore. If you ever found a bunch of random stones up there, those were grave markers, hastily put on graves as there wasn’t enough time to make tombstones! The large historical marker, I’m not sure who made it.

[@cupuhjoe01]

@@AdventureswithRoger sadly the monument pillar has zero info about the topic.. but it does have names and dates of 1800's on it... It's kinda creepy as it sits in the front yard under a maple tree

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@cupuhjoe01 If you ever take a picture, I’d love to see what it looks like

[@cupuhjoe01]

@@AdventureswithRoger they both got COVID... So, next time I'm out there . ✅

[@kimsmith1746]

In a less romantic turn of events, Monument City (less than 3 miles from my house) is under water in Salamonie Lake, having been flooded out to create the reservoir.

[@tphvictims5101]

Haunting. 👍🏻

[@Quillspirit]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure! I stumbled upon several more contacts, that I hope will produce additional misplaced history stories.

[@Quillspirit]

@@AdventureswithRoger I recently moved to Lapel, IN... being a 4th generation Oregonian, there is much to discover here.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@Quillspirit New worlds! Lapel is very close to Andersons Mounds State Park. Fort Wayne is a drive from there, but they’ve got a very cool Childrens Zoo (been there several times) and one of the largest musical instrument retailers in the United States: Sweetwater. I once went up to Auburn, to the Cord Duesenberg museum, really nice. But southern Indiana is vastly different. Amazing views along the Ohio River, show caves, two of the best state parks (Clifty Falls and Spring Mill). I started a KZbin page to show friends what there was to see and do in Southern, Indiana. I thought it would be complete in a few months: I’m still filming, over 4 years later!

[@Quillspirit]

@@AdventureswithRoger I first heard about Anderson mounds just the other day... wonder what sorta giants are under it. It's like 13 miles from here, I hope to visit it soon. Is there a good place to get lost in microfilm newspaper archives around here, that you know of?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@Quillspirit I’m slowly putting together a segment on southern Indiana folklore, which includes reports of huge skeletons, buried near the Falls of the Ohio. There is very little source material to be found. You might checkout local author Dana Olson’s book, “The Legend of Prince Madoc and the White Indians”. He has compiled a ton of good information about the Welsh legends, giants, and treasure stories of southern Indiana. I scored a signed copy of that book for like $16, it’s now as high as $75 on Amazon! I’m sure it’s cheaper at other places.

[@shanephillips144]

Do you have any videos on boonville? If not, I would love to help you one day if in the area. My family came from north Carolina with the Boones and Ratliff Boone. We have my family dinner plates still in boonvilles museum that the Lincoln's ate off of when my ancestor helped him and Mrs Lincoln cross the creek and ate dinner and stayed the night with my family. Lots of history in Boonville and old myths of black Annie who haunts scales lake woods. Love your videos. I have been binge watching them for two weeks. almost forgot to add, Lincoln learned the law in Boonville.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I did the museum! Check it out: Warrick County Museum (Boonville, Indiana) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ67kKRqgc2hp5I

[@RealAaron317]

The city of Palestine was plagued by malaria, leading to a steep decline in population over the next decade. Shortly afterward, in 1825, the county seat was relocated to the city of Bedford, where the courthouse stands today.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

At the time, they called the unknown cause of sickness, “ague”. It was almost certainly Malaria, based upon the symptoms, and standing, slow moving water that was a breeding ground for mosquitos.

[@pamelarust3487]

I saw some of these same photos in your account of Rockport INdiana. Why?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

The village of Palestine is completely gone, there is nothing left to recreate the story. If you look close at other historical segments, you’ll see that I use footage from similar sites to tell the story. It’s called stock photo usage, and used throughout the film industry.

[@raymondtonns2521]

thank you for this one Roger, once again nature takes its toll in the form of Malaria on humankind. i will be forever curious regarding ancient peoples of North America as i am aware that they were in many cases they were Old World peoples keep em comin Roger

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’ve done several episodes about ancient people, and the subject still fascinates me. I’m heading for Cahokia at the moment, site of the biggest mound in North America! Certainly a bucket list of mine. 🙂

[@raymondtonns2521]

@@AdventureswithRoger i just learned that wilbur wright was born in Indiana

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@raymondtonns2521 they even have a museum and nature preserve, named in his honor! 🙂

[@ProfBoggs]

Is the turret at 0:48 just adjacent to the former site (at street level) of Martin's Photo & Hobby? Also, how does a settlement with 600 people at its height rate being called a "city"? With that said, thanks for the tale about the founding of Bedford. I never realized the initial settlement was due to local migration.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My pleasure, sharing these obscure old stories! 0:48 is right across the old train track (now covered) from the courthouse, and Miss Indiana statue. 600 people doesn’t sound like a huge settlement today, but in the early 1800’s, that was a lot of people, by Indiana standards. After the state was founded from Indiana Territory, in 1816, many people migrated from both places out east, and Kentucky. The latter being because Daniel Boone was not a great surveyor, and people, including himself, were losing 100’s of acres in that state. Indiana went from having almost no settlement at all, to wonderful towns along the Ohio River, and slowly moving inland, thanks to land grants.

[@ProfBoggs]

@@AdventureswithRoger Neat! So it is across the RR tracks from the Woolworth's building on the other corner (though I'm not sure what it in that building now, assuming it hasn't been torn down).

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@ProfBoggs If you were at the Miss Indiana statue, looking west, you’d be looking right at it. The building is actually in the middle of the row, instead of on a corner. On J Street, the video makes it looks like it’s on a corner, because a vacant lot is to it’s right.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You

[@EthanBeckner]

These are museum quality videos.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’ll take that as high praise! I really enjoy doing them.

[@robingile4301]

Thank you for this fine article. Hoosiers are always in my memories, Gibson county is still there but it is not the same, and to be fair what is the same?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I was over at Gibson County just last weekend. Cold as all get out, deserted, fields plowed under for miles, making it look like the surface of Mars! I took the backroads that were made out of uneven creek rocks, and hugged the Wabash River. I stopped the car and got out, to soak-up the absolute quiet. City quiet and country quiet are two entirely different things, and if it wasn’t so cold, I could’ve stood beside the Wabash a long while.

[@robingile4301]

And then there is the Patoka River.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Haven’t yet spent any time over there. But maybe a story will present itself!

[@jessemurray1757]

This story is oddly similar to the one of Kensington MI. Worthless money, lack of damming and the railroad skipping over sealed this towns fate.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

My theory is that before modern urban planning / engineering, many frontier towns sprang up in unhealthy areas and turned out to be a disaster. Areas near swamps, or difficult to farm, were cheaper and attracted poor people. Soon, so many people lived there, that they talked about courthouses and other big town things. It didn’t make the place more sanitary, just bigger! 😀

[@jessemurray1757]

@@AdventureswithRoger sure, having a water source was a necessity. Then it was the railroad.

[@d.aardent9382]

reminds me of the story of the disappearance of the town of Hindostan Falls, which was one of the largest settlements in frontier indiana at its peak. Had mills and factories for different productions and over thousand inhabitants. There was some epidemic and about killed everyone and the entire place was abandoned at certain point. It all fell to ruin and disappeared. Only thing that is left to tell anything was done there are the holes cut into the limestone shelf in the river where the mills timbers foundations were anchored into the rock.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I referenced Hindostan. Both instances: near swampy land with mosquitoes, just really unhealthy. Add to that primitive sanitation and it’s a recipe for disease! Some have said the Indians buried at both mounds could have had terrible diseases, unearthed and caught by people doing the digging. I lean towards mosquito swamp area though.

[@hoosier8122]

I've read some old newspaper stories that aren't fake. They report findings of giants around here, I'm about 15 miles from Jackson County and they found a battle axe & armor for someone that had to be "giant."

[@AdventureswithRoger]

IU has studied a prehistoric site near Tunnelton for years. There’s another one outside Bedford, but it too is on private property.

[@hoosier8122]

@Adventures with Roger Hey pal, my name is Kory. History has always been my favorite subject and it's very interesting to see your videos being from Southern Indiana. I'm 45 and got divorced nearly 2 yrs ago so I've been reading a lot. So far I've solved the JFK assassination and found gold by accident. I would really be interested in showing you what it is I found. I guarantee that it will interest you, no joke. It kinda has something to do with one of your videos. Is there a way to send an email address to you privately?

[@hoosier8122]

@Adventures with Roger I didn't know about the site in Tunnelton but I was basically raised in Buddha. There is also the best Indian artifact site just up 446 from me here in Heltonville. Please let me know if you ever have a few hours to spend up here in Lawrence County. I have 2 sites to show you that would make for interesting topics. I don't want to be on a video but seeing your interests I know you'll find these compelling.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Absolutely! [e-mail]

[@Matt-sh5bk]

I heard there was a railroad tunnel being dug in Monroe county around 100 years ago but was abandoned when they hit a sinkhole. I heard that they did a dig on it and pulled out a bunch of artifacts. Do you know anything about it? I think it’d make a great video. Thanks

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Have not heard that one. I had heard of two railroad tunnels dug in Jefferson County, at Madison. Very over budget and a ton of issues, the project was scrapped. One tunnel was filled in, the other you can walk through during the summer. Here’s the video I did on that one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXmsaKhprZhjqck

[@hoosier8122]

I've spend 40 years in Lawrence County and never heard that story. I'm going to be obsessed about that topic now.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Ha! If you ever go to the Lawrence County museum, the history / genealogy department upstairs has a folder on old Palestine. It’s not a long read about the Dodd mound, but captivating. You’ll also see how the old town was laid out, how the courthouse looked, receipts signed by the sheriff, etc. In part 2 of my “Legend of Dr Foote”, it talks more about Palestine and curse that closed the town forever. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o17SeqGPe6ybfs0

[@hoosier8122]

@Adventures with Roger It's been years since I've been in that museum. However, my great grandfather, Otho Smith donated the first TV in Lawrence County. He invented the JoDog, basically a dual axle that is on every semi truck. He would say that he made a million but spent two, lol.

[@chrisblack8390]

Thank you. Great video. A guy i know dug up 5 skeletons of women and children Indians. Makes me wonder if the men were below them like that mound. I don't know if he found them on a mound. He took them home an still has them if he's alive. He was almost totally crippled when i saw him last. I think he's cursed from that. Just my opinion.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

A friend of mine found an Indian skeleton, sticking out the bank of the Ohio River, after a flood. He and his brother took it home and put it in a box, in their parents basement. Forgot about it for decades. Got married, moved out, had kids. One day, his mom calls him up, wondering if he knew anything about a skeleton! He explains how they found it as kids, and she tells him to get rid of it! So he and his brother do, take it back to where they found it, and buried it higher up the hill. 😀

[@marvmattison5248]

Imagine metal detecting that area and camping out there for a couple nites

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’m not sure which would be more exciting: finding artifacts or waiting for something to happen, on top of an ancient burial mound, in the dark!

[@marvmattison5248]

@@AdventureswithRoger yeah that would be great wouldn't it

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@marvmattison5248 I can only wonder what the people, that live on top of the mound area, have experienced over the years!

[@marvmattison5248]

@@AdventureswithRoger Yes, and I ve heard people talk about living very close to graveyards and experiencing spirit activity. Heck those are regular old graveyards, with Dodds you factor in the desecrated upheaval of the graves and whew we have some really angry spirits. I'll bet the current owners have poltergeists too, all that negative terrifying stuff.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I can’t remember if it was the daughter or granddaughter that I spoke to. I asked her to ask the owners, if I could take video of the top of the hill, and maybe talk with them.I never received a response so assumed they didn’t want the publicity.

[@tmr3513]

Dude, New Palestine, Indiana is a very weird place that normal folk avoid going to.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Had a friend that grew up in New Palestine.

[@annpowell7628]

What is "chirt"? That they were mining for.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Chert is a type of stone used for making spear and arrow heads, as well as a variety of other tools. In the hands of someone skilled at knapping, a deer antler strikes the chert, producing a very sharp edge. In my Wyandotte Cave video, I show a part of the cave is filled with chert. Prehistoric people burned tree bark for light, and travelled deep inside the cave to retrieve chert.

[@annpowell7628]

@@AdventureswithRoger thank you. That's very interesting.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@annpowell7628 Even more interesting to me is that the type of chert found at Wyandotte, is found nowhere else on earth. Archaeologists have found items made of this chert on the east coast, suggesting a vast, ancient trade network. Very very cool stuff! 🙂

[@RayT70]

Who would build a town on top of a burial mound?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

We think of that as a bad idea today, but it happened countless times in southern Indiana. Mounds were flattened to make way for villages or farmland, and artifacts were kept as souvenirs.

[@kentneumann5209]

Pitch a script of this as fiction, to the newer movie production channels like Amazon and Netflix etc. That could be a good foundation for a fictional horror flick based on true events kind of show. When pitching a script, I read its best to keep it simple and short. But definitely research script pitching first. I also read that making a trailer is another way to pitch one, and if you edit it down, you already have a good start at it. I think crowd funding is still a thing too.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I pitched the basic script for Dark Silver, over 5 years ago. I wanted to recreate scenes with actors, have Indians and John Work on horses, racing through the night. No bites. There are thousands of screenplays vying for a handful of studio desks. So, I decided to use imagery to tell a story. It would have died with me if I’d never done it that way. At any rate, if I knew someone in the business, I have a number of good scripts for not only stories like these, but very elaborate fiction. At some point, I’ll try a pitch again. And if it fails again, I’ll figure a way to tell it anyway. 🙂

[@Donkeypuncherello88]

Whoa I live in new Palestine, Indiana

[@AdventureswithRoger]

That was old Palestine, Lawrence County, outside Bedford

[@JerryWilson-di4uo]

I'm from Jeffersonville Indiana is there any ghost stories here?????

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’ve heard of quite a few people in the Jeffersonville area with haunted houses, but mostly because they invited it in with Ouija boards. Here’s a few I’ve did in the past: Haunted Places Along the Ohio River (Southern, Indiana) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqSUiJ2LnJ2Hfa8 History and Dark Legends of Clarksville, Indiana kzbin.info/www/bejne/faS1p42cr9yfoqc

[@bevkern3858]

Raised in Bedford ind

[@AdventureswithRoger]

You any relation to Bridget Kern?

[@jbhickok7796]

Is this area accessible to everyone or is it privately owned?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

All on private property, but if you drive to the end of the road, you can see the ridge, river, and railroad bridge columns. It’s also private property, but I didn’t stay long. I did meet someone’s big dog, but it was friendly.

[@3RI6UY0]

🤔 I’m curious how many Cities/Towns are named Palestine in the US.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Lots! We also have a New Palestine.

[@raptorman48]

Willing to bet it's haunted there in that town and there is also a very small town in Indiana called new richmond and that town is haunted I lived there when I was 5 years old and several miles away from the town is a huge Indian burial mound on a large hill it makes you wonder were there battles that took place in Indiana where there were mass amounts of Indians that were killed and then buried in huge burial mounds or something?

[@AdventureswithRoger]

I’d thought the same thing, but no one gave me stories.

[@raptorman48]

@@AdventureswithRoger The burial mound I am talking about was actually close to a place called Jackson there used to be a school there once my grandmother went to that school and so did Bob Rhorman the same guy who created Bob Rhormans car dealership in Lafayette Indiana but anyways near Jackson was a buffalo farm I'm not sure if the farm is still there but it might be but right near Jackson and the buffalo farm down the road from them was a huge Indian burial mound and my grandparents took me buy it a couple times and told me about it being ancient Indian burial mound and I always wondered where did those Indians live because I believe they may have been Indians from over 10,000 years ago right after the last Ice age melted but I'm not for sure It's hard to find information on that without maybe finding an expert historian!

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@raptorman48 I went down to the Angel Mounds Interpretive Center at Evansville. Excellent museum with artifacts, and an amazingly well preserved city of mounds! They say that people have inhabited Indiana up to 10,000 years ago. For a fact, archaeologist Glenn Black found over 2 million artifacts at Angel Mounds alone! The central thing I learned is that the mound builders, whomever they were, weren’t nearly as primitive as people often think. They had knowledge of metal working, tool making, musical instruments and construction. There’s also evidence that they had advanced knowledge of astronomy and used it to plan their farming activities.

[@ashleajackson7202]

It’s creepy there. Quiet. Just feels weird. Especially at night.

[@nativebob2956]

The mond at Spencer indiana was destroyed and the artifacts were taken to Ohio

[@AdventureswithRoger]

There are over 2,100 known mounds in Indiana, but the majority have not been checked in over 100 years. Tons have been pillaged of artifacts and leveled to make more farmland.

[@nativebob2956]

They put train tracks though the one at Spencer indaina and remove it and if you want to know about city or state read the journals of the landservaers

[@kimberlyrupp5643]

The Smithsonian took many giant skeletons and they now seemed to have "disappeared"🧐

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Mr Borden worked with ET Cox, the state geologist, at Palestine and at other interesting places across Indiana. Borden made his own museum of what he’d found, with Smithsonian people coming to visit. He sent them specimens in his lifetime, and there’s speculation that some was donated to them after his death. Today, not a single Smithsonian inventory tag mentions William Borden. The Borden Museum Mystery (Borden, Indiana) kzbin.info/www/bejne/moi9k2WnhM6UfJY

[@kimberlyrupp5643]

Thank you.. watching 👍

[@jnywd8450]

I'm sure the Smithsonian has secrets that rival the Vatican.

[@josephwarra5043]

Aliens

[@ericlakota1847]

Love to talk to palastin residence must hear noise supernatural stuff orbs and other sperits from behind are vale

[@davidmushinski8196]

Its hen-da-sin falls its out side of loogootee

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Pick on the visiting KZbinr already. 😀 You should hear what I did with “Oolitic”. There’s no “ew” sound in there, but I managed to add it.

[@Bigeddiecain]

Yeah Thoth built it go look at his story it’s in there

[@AdventureswithRoger]

This might interest you. Over at Manchester, Kentucky, is a huge rock in a park. Found in the early 1800’s, it has ancient Egyptian writing on it: “The Red Bird Petroglyph”. There are many theories about how it got there, but the most interesting suggests that Egyptians made it to the Americas well before anyone else. I did a short film on it. But it gets better. You might know about the Grand Canyon cave with Egyptian-like mummies and writing. While the story cannot be verified, civilians aren’t allowed there, and military aircraft will show up, if you pay a visit. It is not military land. Even more interesting, is that a recent study of “Native American DNA” suggest middle eastern origin. I don’t have enough concrete items to pull it all together, but it would explain much about the mounds in Indiana. I did a film about those, earlier this year. Indiana's Mysterious Mounds: Legends of Advanced Civilizations and Giants kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6qqqqiOrqxlo7M

[@Petermax99]

Not true about the age home work

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Provide your proof.

[@Petermax99]

@@AdventureswithRoger do your own home work I will not do it for you study this carefully and think about its claims

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@Petermax99 Typical. Make big claims, can’t show proof.

[@longrider42]

More then likely the primitive people, died off perhaps due to a plague or sickness, brought on by inbreeding. Its happened before with isolated populations.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Palestine was built up above a swamp. My theory is that both the Indians and the later pioneers were wiped out by malaria.

[@longrider42]

@@AdventureswithRoger Or maybe Yellow Fever? Good call.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@longrider42 Either one could’ve done them in

[@mrliberty8468]

Or the artifacts were sent to the Smithsonian....

[@AdventureswithRoger]

And lost in their sketchy catalog system (see “The Borden Museum Mystery” video)

[@CjbrkBrooks]

😢. This is what happens when you vote for socialism, and shop online.

[@fredziffel3443]

These items being warehoused by museums, including the Smithsonian, are being stored not for the people, but for those who would rule in the New World coming.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Not saying that’s not true, but sometimes it’s a lot simpler: money. If you have built a curriculum, stating a particular narrative, and new evidence proves otherwise, it requires costly retraction and damage control. And if you have land where these unusual artifacts are found, all development ceases immediately, and expensive studies have to be conducted.

[@ClintOrris]

I would hardly call the Mound People, complex. They weren't unique and the mounds they made are actually very primitive. The Japanese had WAY more complex mounds, including mounds with water features. The truth is American populations were extremely primitive and barbaric, right up until the Europeans arrived. Nothing they did was impressive or unique. Everything they did is VASTLY out matched by accomplishments in the old world.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

From an archaeological definition, “complex” does not mean a culture was necessarily more advanced that the rest of their peers across the globe. It does mean that they had surpassed hunter / gatherer living, and developed a stable civilization around agriculture, community building, and developed a formal religion. Trades were distributed among the culture, such as metal working, tool making, art, musical instruments, jewelry, pottery, weaving, etc. If you visit the Angel Mounds interpretive center at Evansville, Indiana, Fort Ancient, in Oregonia, Ohio, or Cahokia, at Collinsville, Illinois, the artifacts paint a picture of cultures that had moved on extensively from hunter / gatherers and developed complex societies. But there’s more! Building on the discoveries of ET Cox, William Borden, Glenn Black, Eli Lilly and later work conducted by Indiana University, researchers are finding evidence of advanced astronomy knowledge and navigation by these people. We know they conducted extensive trade routes from Indiana to the East Coast, via waterways like the Ohio River. We know this because tools made out of blue Wyandotte chert, only found in Indiana, have been unearthed on the east coast.

[@hshalom9113]

@@AdventureswithRoger Most of the mounds connect to other parts of the world via the ley lines. Took some mathematical knowledge to pull that off when scientists today can't figure it out. 😄

[@AdventureswithRoger]

@@hshalom9113 I have studied that, and anyone interested in mind-blowing ancient technology should give it a read.

[@chuckjames7101]

Hello Roger. My family were pioneers to the Marion Indiana area.

[@AdventureswithRoger]

Hey there Chuck! We are Hoosiers through and through! Mine came to Lawrence County back in the 1850’s, their cabin still exists! It smells like chimney soot and wet dog, but it still exists. 🙂

[@rednecksuburbanidiot3230]

After being moved 4 times. It's un telling what happened to them