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I live here and roam this country, and find this very interesting. Thank you.

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I was living in a higher elevation area during one of the less severe floods in Johnstown. What I remember most clearly is the infestation of rats in our neighborhood. The rats had traveled the rain-sewer lines up hill to escape the flooding. We set many rat traps and caught many of them. One evening we turned on our back yard light to check the traps. I clearly remember finding one trap with just part of the rat's neck and head under the bail. The other hungry rats had eaten its entire body. UGH !

Good information. My father and mother’s family both were born and raised in Somerset County PA!

Nice job!

Great story. May I suggest a story topic? Please research on the Whiskey Rebellion and the Economites from Old Economy near Sewickley/Baden.

I was born and lived in Johnstown for 70 yrs and never knew of this tragedy, I had knowledge of the floods, at the time of the 1977 floods I was a firefighter and help people throughout the different communities that were affected by those flood waters of which the small community of Tanneryville had been completely washed away by this flood water that night. Thankyou for presenting this it was very interesting and informative as a piece of history in Johnstown PA. 14:43

Thanks!

Good story well told

This was a good story told about this area's past well done 👍👍

Never knew you had a channel Richard. Just came up on my feed tonight. You're doing a great job! Have you done a video on the Umberger murder yet? I am curious if you think Janelle's dresser is the one the Nicely's broke into like the story had it when her family bought it? I will be definitely watching all your stories!

Very interesting, and educational as well! Thanks for sharing!

Very interesting! I'm wondering where that stone house tavern was located near the White Horse mountain?

I'm glad we met! And thanks for telling me about your channel. That was very interesting information of the past, thanks so much for sharing this. A beautiful presentation! Looking forward to seeing more.

Good to. See & hear both of you. Thanks

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Very nicely done. My family (Spangler and Lowry) are from right next door.

Family history tells of children kidnapped by indians, parents killed, some very old newspaper articles about it

Here in my hometown there are 13 unknown confederate graves buried on the Natchez trace parkway 8 miles from tupelo Mississippi. Where the battle of tupelo was fought on July 14/15,1864 as well as the battle of Brice's Crossroads on June 10,1864 which is 10 miles away from the burial spot. The tablet reads: "Were they some of Shiloh’s wounded who retreated here in 1862 to die beside the Natchez Trace? Did they serve under the daring General Nathan Forest who passed this way in 1864? Or were they guarding the Tupelo headquarters of J.B. Hood’s Army of Tennessee near the end of the Civil War? We may never know. Tradition holds that the unknown graves in front of you belong to Confederate soldiers who marched and camped along this stretch of the Old Trace. Perhaps they died of wounds, or the lingering hunger, poverty, and sickness in the army camps. Their simple grave markers face backwards-toward the Trace-so travelers might read and remember."

Thanks for this interesting story.i live in oneida county, just a couple miles from oswego county border. Its pronounced with a big E, not like an A, but just a minor point. Keep up the good work!

Im actually david stotler and my dad is joe stotler and rebecca is my 6th great grandmother

My 5th Great Grandmother.

The biggest tragedy of all is the attack of ad's during this historic and very interesting story !!

Nice. That's some fancy camera work there!

Great video. My 5th Great Grandfather Casper Statler, and my Great Grandmother Rebecca had a tavern on the original Forbes Rd, on the Western face of Allegheny ridge. Must have been slightly later than his first trip as he would of had to pass the tavern to descend down to Edmunds swamp.

I have seen Private Boucher's headstone. Thank you for filling in the history. Always great to see your videos!

Another enjoyable presentation with appropriate illustrations, Thank you for your efforts to promote (and as in this case) and correct the history of the Alleghenies.

Very interesting vlog- thanks for posting, Richard👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Love American history and that which brings individuals alive in those past times - excellent presentation ‼️‼️‼️

Thank you for sharing this story m, Richard 👏🏻 Very well done ‼️ Seems that it points to her stepson as the murderer - a shame they could not find more evidence and/or get a confession from him 😡 May Catherine Stouffer Rest in eternal Peace 🙏🙏🙏😆🥲🥲

Richard, I'm enjoying every episode. These are so well done and researched. Thank you so much. Yours in history, Mike Hardwig

Each of your fantastic stories keep my attention and joy for our history. Carry on my friend. Roy and Sharon Phillips

What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing.

I grew up in Buckstown and have always wondered where Edmunds Swamp was situated. The marker is there, but it would be great to take a hike to the original spot!

This was one story that I was waiting for...Great Job. Loved it.

Very well done! I was hoping you would do this story.

Thank you Richard! Another great video!

I enjoy your stories. I find it fascinating to try to recount stories of long ago. Thank you for your careful research. Great job🌹

I found this thinking it was the famous Becky's grave from Johnstown.

Excellent video! I just happened upon it. I lived most of my lifevery near them and they are amazing, to think that they were raised up, collapsed, raised up again etc--no wonder they look like huge waves on an ocean. The people who faced crossing them were incredibly tough and their names for places tells you a lot, There's Busted Axle" not too far in.

We have been enjoying your videos and this one was my favorite , it was about my 5th Great-grandfather . The people who came before us had a very hard life something we don't really think about till we see and hear about it ,thanks for the reminder of how it was . Looking forward to more !

Thanks the real history and people who have cared for others who were different from their self

Thanks for such a wonderful video. Rev. Heckewelder is a distant ancestor on my maternal lineage & I have read his journals and articles on the Indians a few times. My favorite passage is a night or two before the one you read, where the inn-keeper complains of how crowded the mountain is getting. If I remember right, there are eight families.

Outstanding great history lesson thank you

Really enjoying these well done stories. I grew up in western PA. Around Butler. Moved to Kansas to start a business years ago. It does my heart good to hear these stories.

Very good

Awesome job my friend. I love this kind of intimate local history of places.

Excellent

Attractive house you have.

This is a good one Richard. I have driven by that swamp sign for all of my life and can just about see it from my house. This puts a lot of context to it to make it more meaningful. Thank you. #weaversstonehousefarm.