VIRGINIA: Old Confederate Towns - What Are They Like Now? What I Saw

[@rosemarycastronuovo6056]

The house on Southernland St. On Zillow is priced at $230; thousand dollars ( rounded up).... Thanks for doing such a wonderful job at what you do Joe &Nic.... I'm always excited to watch your videos ❤ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.... Be safe out there ❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@thomasalbright-u6g]

a real bargain!

[@Taylor20243]

Hello Joe. I enjoy the demographical, historical, etc, information you provide in your videos. In reference to this one, I am a native of Virginia and I appreciated the information you provided regarding what the African Americans experienced. I also appreciated you saying that history shouldn't be swept "under a rug". History (good or bad) needs to be disclosed.

[@Rita-n3r2m]

Ditto!!

[@tedlarson6216]

We LOVE living out here in the Southeast region. So many beautiful historic towns with lovely homes. The Danville house is listed on Zillow for $229,900 with 1965 sq ft of living space. Sounds like a bargain.

[@catholiccrusader5328]

Virginia is a pretty classy state. I drove through that state only once. I was impressed.

[@KungFuFighter-h3k]

How can you go wrong with a cat sighting in the beginning and another towards the end. Boy oh boy life just doesn't get any better than that. Thanks Joe and Nicole, much love as always.

[@suzanne296]

Joe And Nicole Thankyou for the ride. Happy holidays to you both. Watching now Well said "We learn from our mistakes" Dont sweep history under a rug.

[@cecoya]

Being born in VA it is nice to see what it looks like. It is truly beautiful to look at and see. That one house at 151 Sutherland goes for about 230k 3 br/2ba built in 1911. Beautiful place 2 fireplaces and lots of space for a family. Thanks for sharing and you have safe travels. Happy Holidays to you and yours

[@solara2k]

Sold on March 5,2024 for 219k based on Zillow records.

[@rorschachmanhattan9612]

You are such a blessing to show places in America that are affordable to live worth low crime when the country seems riddled and overcome absolute gems you reveal thank you

[@alexandralovesgoats3360]

Virginia is such a gorgeous state. I love the B&B in your opening. The Carpenter Gothic plantation is really cool. Chatham is gorgeous! Lovely homes. I do like Danville! I love the murals. 100% agree. You cannot sweep history under the rug! You must learn from it! Looking forward to NC

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, Alexandra!

[@mekon1971]

That barn you passed with the round bales of hay at around the 4:00 mark was an old tobacco drying barn. When my Dad was a kid in Virginia, he and his siblings would pick tobacco - that's how they earned the money for their school clothes.

[@Callylily7]

That interesting. I wonder about it. My ancestors grew tobacco in Virginia when they settled there in 1652 from England.

[@benton-benton]

My dad did the same when he was a kid. And picked up rocks behind a moving truck and threw the rocks in. He started working at age 8.

[@joebehrdenver]

The Miller story is fascinating - I think it was on "60 Minutes" awhile back. I lived in VA for about a year on a work assignment. As a yankee/midwesterner I found it endlessly interesting. People were super nice; lots and lots of history. The drive on Highway 29 through the Shenandoah Valley is gorgeous.

[@tadhgcronin175]

I just love your videos. You are really very good at it. Packed with info, anecdotes. William Gaddis has a novel called Carpenter's Gothic it's just wonderful to see it in context.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Wow, thank you!

[@LarryHeagren]

Chatham is very impressive. The clouds in the background were beautiful. A very nice place to live indeed and a town of honest people.

[@JonathonDenson]

Danville has a sizable population of historic preservationists. A lot of preservationists seem to move there and buy the great old houses due to the low prices.

[@FlorenceRoberts-i2c]

I was born and raised in a small town and live here today. It’s called Abingdon,VA I love it and it’s a Historical town with Lots of History!

[@rickrudd]

It's the best. My aunt and uncle (Steve and Inez Wise) lived right beside the Barter Theater.

[@dinky_474]

I'd love to see you visit Wise and Pound, Virginia! This area is rich in history, from Francis Gary Powers' infamous U2 spy plane incident to the Coal Wars that shaped labor rights in Appalachia. Plus, you can explore the legendary Hatfield-McCoy feud and the birthplace of country music's Carter Family. It's a hidden gem waiting to be uncovered!

[@weshay3699]

I looked up the Masonic temple and found out it has been sold and is going to be renamed River City Towers. It is going to be reopened at some point and is going to become a boutique hotel. River City Towers is scheduled for remodel and it is going to be a hotel (a resort I guess), probably with restaurant and bar of course! You should return when it is open and bring the wife and sample the new hotel, and what it will offer. The you can give a review afterwards on it!

[@alanjones3874]

Loved the confederate monument to the 53 Virginia Infantry . They lost 215 men as they followed General Armistead over the stone wall at Gettysburg . " Though they fell , they fell like stars , streaming splendor across the sky ." Another great video .

[@mekkler]

@1:24 Charming little cabin, that glass in the window looked authentic.

[@benton-benton]

Yeah I saw that too. Leaded glass I think.

[@billstill1794]

Yate's Tavern! (NOT coffee!) Chatham: Wow - new advanced town info details charts/graphs! Only 1 property crime? The other shoplifters/thieves there must be really sneaky! Danville: Yes, I'm really old and do remember that classic song! 🎼🎵🎵🎶 ...Didn't know it was about Danville though! Like the novel idea of a roof over the mobile home! ...Yeah, I'm running behind lately - youtube is pounding us watchers with TONS of ads on many channels because of Christmas and it takes a lot of extra time - even to vanquish them.

[@KyleUselton-is6ue]

So cool to see the Yeatts tavern ..that is the original home of my family! The graveyard beside the home is the resting place of my 6x great grandparents. During the revolutionary war they would fix wagons, swap horses, and give a safe place for travelers to rest. After the war the state of Virginia gave land on top of the mountains to the Yeatts family for "what they did in the war". They also sent them a bill for "unpaid liquor tax"!! Lol One son moved to the mountain land and some of the family stayed close by but we are still in both places thriving. Whether you spell Yeatts with two T's or one... or you spell it Yates more than likely you can trace the family back to this place. There are Yeatts folks from here to Alaska and all points in between! Again so cool to turn on a video and see HOME!!

[@rivaridge7211]

A great story - thanks for sharing!

[@JanesDough855]

Virginia is a very beautiful State with all those hills. Thanks for sharing your experiences there!

[@gsgill649]

I love the way you have added the graphics to the videos explaining the stats.

[@DesertMav]

The house for sale in Danville goes for $230k. It was built in 1911 and is about 2000 sqft roughly. The house is not an HGTV quality house, but it looked very nice and could use some light cosmetic updates in the kitchen. That brick building further down the street was a synagogue founded in 1893. The thing that I always like about Virginia is that there is tons of history nearly everywhere you go in the state.

[@tootsieshmutsie6428]

@DesertMav thank you

[@annabelleb.8096]

The mobile home among the trees was pretty nice! So much history in this video. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@md6985]

Merry Christmas to you and yours, I love to watch your videos. I get to travel all over in the comfort of my home. But still get to experience traveling.

[@hilarybramley7529]

This was absolutely fascinating, a mixture of Civil Rights history and the Confederacy. I think the images speak for themseles, especially the more affluent Chatham. Thankyou

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Amazing! There is also a Chatham NJ. There is also a Danville, CA.

[@mikedearinger9390]

JOE AND NIC, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO ON THESE VIDEOS. BEST WISHES FOR 2024.

[@igavehimadollar3354]

Really enjoying these from Australia hope you guys have a great Christmas

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you! You too! :)

[@gatorgogo2742]

These historical towns were lovely on a lovely day. Thanks for the tour. The brick pattern on the street where you closed out was interesting. I can't imagine laying that! Merry Christmas!

[@mz4999]

Really nice and clear video’s as promised. Seems new cam is working out fine. You have our vote for Best of the Net Roadtrip.

[@LauraC.-fd2ef]

Good afternoon sir & lady Nicole! I am a native Virginian, Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Chesapeake! Thank you!

[@barbarathompson7983]

Home at 151 Sutherlin in Danville is 3 bd , 2 bath and 1935 sq ft is going for $229,900. Its a good looking home. Love your streams and always look forward to seeing where you go next. Happy Holidays to you and Nicole. Stay safe and see ya soon.

[@heavykoe]

The cotton mill closed in Danville several years ago then Goodyear had a lot of layoffs and the textile plants closed too and it left Danville in bad shape. It has never really recovered. You did a great job on the video!

[@davidedmunds5696]

Kind of ironic that that song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down " was written and recorded first by a Canadian singer/songwriter, Robbie Robertson and The Band. Their recording is much more famous in Canada and most of the US.

[@Marvel_Polaris]

1🐈 yay!!. Dude must've been shocked I know i would've been too 😮. Most excellent Joey you did your research and homework real hard on this trip my friend. @Joe & Nic's Road Trip

[@Paul-67]

Very good Joe and Nic. You make great videos. Fascinating.

[@marshallkibbe9798]

Great video, Chatham has two private schools: Chatham Hall and Hargrave Military Academy. Beautiful homes!

[@kathymohsin5867]

Muy bonito video gracias por llevarnos a conocer esos pueblos tan hermosos bendiciones

[@garyley4270]

Great video. Happy Xmas from Dundee Scotland.

[@robintyde5441]

Chatham Court House we were able to go thorough the actual land documents of our relatives over 12 years ago. It was amazing but I fear that all these records will be lost some day.

[@johnirby493]

Wow! You should have ridden out into the Schoolfield District, where all of the houses were built and owned by Dan River Mills, the once largest cotton mill in the world. The company had a school, rec. center, stores, and so forth. While in Chatham, you should have ridden by Chatham Hall, and Hargrave Military Academy.

[@tobydog247]

My Mom worked at Dan River Mills as a chemist after she graduated college in 1945 or so.

[@weshay3699]

Hi; I wish you would swing by through there again in early spring some time. I bet it would be even more beautiful with more green leafy threes. The asking price for the house in Danville is $ 229,000.00. The realtor ad says monthly payments about $ 1,265.00 a month!

[@didiscores]

Beautiful Chatham, beautiful ride !

[@joesmith7427]

The only tobacco auction in Florida was in Lake City,Fl. As far as i know! Lancaster,Pa has tobacco auctions, the Amish grow it and dry it.

[@Angry_Toe]

There’s a great PBS documentary on the Miller family. What a great story.

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Thanks for sharing.Greetings from Australia.

[@janetdonkersloot9393]

I love the fence around the property! Beautiful place!

[@davidadams6299]

Could you possibly start adding in what big companies are in the towns. Would be nice to know. Love watching your videos. Thanks.

[@jeffreynolds8949]

Thanks, Nick, this was the town that my dad was Born in He's been gone now since 1991. But it was nice seeing the Area he grew up in

[@RonzHigh]

I love your content so much. It's some of the most relaxing, best kitchen cooking time videos on my channel. I just can't get enough and I can't thank you enough for the content. I've watched every single video of yours now that I've been subscribed to you for about a month. Your videos are always being played in the kitchen when I'm cooking....and I cook a lot!😊👍

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That is awesome!

[@NativeNYer]

Another informative video! Ty 4 taking us all over place! Great towns! Merry Christmas stay safe out there and watch the weather its coming ur way. U and Nicole stay safe.

[@arneminderman3770]

Thank you joe and nick!!!

[@lmcwill0502]

VA another gorgeous state packed full of history .I have family in Fredericksburg,

[@JJJBRICE]

Danville VA is bisected by the Dan River just above the NC state line . Danville was a big textile mill town in bygone days . My father 's hometown of Eden NC lies 30 miles west upstream from Danville on the Dan River . That area has some beautiful country .

[@lorenanewman7507]

What tree wood was used to build these houses must be one of the most long lasting timbers in the world .grt vids fr NZ Best Wishes Xmas New Year

[@Woody1ordother]

Glad to see you corrected the fuzzy or out of focus edges on your videos (or some of your recent videos). Especially nice on this Virginia issue since everything is so beautiful. Wouldn't want to miss even a twig.

[@bayoumanbryan]

Thank you for showing us these beautiful old towns

[@frankadams2401]

Lord: My son was born at Fort Monroe, Virginia. You should visit it, you will be impressed. Keep these good videos coming.

[@catlover614]

A great video, so much interesting history ! Lots of beautiful big homes and amazing buildings downtown ! Two cats, awesome ! Thanks so much, Joe, I always enjoy your videos !❤

[@claregale9011]

Love that these houses are being preserved got a bit of catching up to do with the u.k , my local church was first constructed in 1078 parts have been added over the centuries , local pub is from the 1500s . They are stunning old buildings though you have in the u.s ..look after them 😊❤.

[@LJJones-yw1rp]

The glass in the first interior picture is very old. Glass is kinda a living thing. It flows...albeit super slowly. I wouldn't be surprised if that glass is original.

[@LesMorrisracing]

@2:27 Cat seen! For some reason the video was "Choppy" I watched other videos and it they streamed fine. I still enjoyed your work, Say "Hi" to Nicky for me.

[@torstenschulz5814]

Thank you for your beautiful video. Greetings from Germany.😊

[@everydaypresent444]

I agree with you 100 percent about history: learn from our mistakes and make things better today going forward. Really enjoyed these towns. Great video, as usual. Hope you will be with family for the upcoming holidays. Would love to visit Chatham someday.

[@marthakierstead3415]

Wonderful video about Virginia - one of my favorite states ! May you and Nicole have a wonderful Christmas .

[@auntmaryspals7978]

Now don't get me wrong, I do love Joan's version of the song, but Robbie Robertson wrote it and his group "The Band" played it first. Let's play song trivia!

[@nobodynothing00000]

Robbie the ripoff artist came up with the lyrics but Garth Hudson wrote most of their music. Robbie only got the publishing credits and royalties.

[@auntmaryspals7978]

@@nobodynothing00000 Interesting. I will have to do some research.

[@independentthinker8930]

Hope y'all have a Merry Christmas!

[@K9bare66]

Thanks for your informative videos. I haven't been able to travel to all 50 states, so watching your videos is really educational and entertaining. I turn on your channel often to plan my trips for the future. These videos are invaluable, great job man!!

[@marilyneves8856]

Thank you for the interesting drive through these beautiful town's. I alway's learn a lot from your video's!

[@MonicaGrubb-u4y]

Thank you Nic and Joe. I have learned so much about American history and seeing this beautiful, diverse country by watching your videos. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both. Keep up the good work.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@marywalker2896]

Gorgeous homes. Nice towns. Always a wonderful video Joe.merry Christmas and happy new year Joe and Nicole.

[@Yawndave]

Thanks for the tour! I've driven all around that area but never actually been inside the "loop" of the main interstates. The crime rate in Chatham has to be the lowest you've ever encountered--interesting how it matches up with the number of cats you saw in town. (Coincidence? I think not! 🙂) Speaking of Confederate monuments, I highly recommend "Confederates In The Attic" by Tony Horwitz, which relates his travels in the south, including a whirlwind tour of battle sites with a hard-core Civil War re-enactor. Until next time, happy trails!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Good insight on the cats, YD!

[@juliogonzales5441]

Have a Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Joe and nic

[@fearlessvic]

Hope you'll be doing more VA! Its one of the most beautiful states. I lived there a number of years. As always, wonderful video, packed with great info and scenery! Happy Hollidays, Joe and Nicole!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

We'll be visiting much more of Virginia this summer. I want to video the state when it's green. :)

[@fearlessvic]

​@JoeandNicsRoadTrip you won't be disappointed! Its very lush and green! Do check out Charlottesville, and surrounding area. Lots of history there!

[@sanderella46307]

I'm fairly new to your channel and enjoy your travels and commentary. After a couple of years of filming, I'm sure you recorded bloopers or other amusing things caught on camera that were edited out of the final video. I would love to see a compilation of that someday.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Not a bad idea. :)

[@Madskillsuniversity]

Thanks, Joe! Another great tag-a-along, lesson and adventure.

[@mkr4922]

I just discovered this channel a few months ago and I am so glad I did. Keep up the good job.

[@TravTheBuilder]

Love this man. So much history around us here in va. Are you going to farmville? You can travel Lee's retreat. There's the high bridge trail. It's one of a kind view. Former railroad bridge but no longer used.

[@kbittorf335]

Fascinating history. I appreciate learning from the adventures!👍

[@zyl8003]

when I stopped by at Danville in a weekend, the museum only open in the afternoon.

[@jerrybabbitt7814]

I'm going out on a limb here, and guess your favorite song! Downtown by Petula Clark!! You said downtown a total of 13 times in this particular clip!! lol

[@WhittyPics]

I love these kind of places. We were only in VA for a year but there is a lot to see there. Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. There are a lot of atrocities in our history. They are asking $230k for that house, 5,328 sqft lot and built in 1911

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Agreed!

[@Torontoista]

That Masonic temple looks gorgeous

[@jackblair8935]

Born and raised in Danville, and found the road to Richmond in the late 70’s. Danville is struggling in some areas but many good people are working hard to improve life in the city. Still loving what you and Nic do and like that you found my hometown. Safe travels…

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I thought Danville was pretty awesome. The city is doing great things with the downtown. I was honestly impressed.

[@bdgies2721]

151 Sutherland is listed at $229,900. Up here in southern BC it would probably be listed at $450,000.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That does seem inexpensive.

[@victorthegreat1991]

The house at 151 Sutherlin is 3 bedrooms 2 bath 1965 sf. It was built in 1911. The price is $229,900.

[@jimthornton-fc8kq]

Thanks for the video- I saw something new and learned something to- Sincerely, Jim Thornton

[@SerpkoBakotiinii]

The Old Good Times, when USA was full of factories and production and people was happy to buy land, build house and raise three children. And how it looks now!

[@AliceArceneaux]

For who? All the money that Blacks made, went into pockets of the slaveholders...After Slavery the United States paid REPARATIONS to slaveholders, 😮 $300.00 per slave, but, What did the free slaves get -0- 😢😢😢But, Jim Crow Laws 😢😢😢😢HARD LABORS, STILL WORKING ON OLD MASTER, HIS PLANTATION FOR PENNY'S.....

[@judyshepard1425]

A roof over a mobile home is quite common here in Nc as the roofs over time will need to be replaced and a roof over the home will also help with cooling and heating

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE123]

Thanks for the wonderful video, Merry Christmas from sunny Adelaide 🌞 Take care 😊

[@CharlottePrattWilson]

What! No lunch or dinner with Nic? I look forward to seeing what y’all eat and how much it costs! 😂 Oops, maybe the video isn’t over yet.

[@kathleens.laroche754]

Very enjoyable!

[@catholiccrusader5328]

Nicole is fortunate to have you as a husband. I like it when you said its wrong when history is swept under the rug and that that venerable brown building can house both Civil Rights and CSA museums. You are pretty wise

[@jkkasaab8461]

if the south woulda won, they woulda been alot better than the swamp we got in current wash dc,,,,

[@corsal31]

Another great video guys 😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you 🤗

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Good one Joe Love your work Can’t wait for the next to drop FMuhlbauer Sag Harbor NY

[@DAVIDDAUPHIN-n5n]

Merry Christmas!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!

[@tacticaldude35]

glad to see yall back in VA

[@lisamoncrieff5512]

Hi Joe and Nic. House at 151 Sutherlin Ave in Danville is listed at $229,900 and was built in 1911. It has 3 bdrms and 1.5 bath and is 1,965 sq ft. Beautiful inside with good upgrades. No pics of yard but the lot is 5,328 so it's a great size overall. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Xmas and New Year's 🙂💛