Exploring a 266 Year Old Fort of the French & Indian War | History Traveler Episode 103
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- Many Americans may be unaware that without the French and Indian War, there would have been no Revolutionary War. In this episode, we're traveling to central Maine to explore the site of Ft. Halifax, which holds the oldest surviving wooden blockhouse in the United States. And we try a lobster grilled cheese sandwich! Always learning!
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Excellent video. The holidays from Thanksgiving to New Years is my busy time, so I am catching up to the stuff that I want to watch. Thanks...
Thank you!! I'm now a subscriber!!
I hope this helps you out!! I have enjoyed your videos.. Might I suggest if you go back to Main that you purchase lobsters right off the boat think it might be cheaper for you!!
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Lobster tails and Dove tails. The craftsmanship is impresssive on that blockhouse.
Dang! Missed opportunity to use that as a title for this episode. And yes, that blockhouse was cool as heck.
Y’all donate! Guy out here starving for us! Get this man a meal!!
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The History Channel should pick you up and sponsor you, mighty fine work JD, awesome!!
Thanks! That means a lot.
I agree
Ha needs to keep getting new subs and views and things will change for him. I've been doing my part. Share share share!
I totally agree!
Too much needless narrative. I mean 3 minutes of a lobster dinner was inane. He spends waaaay to much time overstating the obvious and not focusing on the story. He spends more time filming himself than the subject of his video.
Nicely done JD. I was stationed in Winter Harbor and we biked across Maine a few years back and you captured the State and it’s history perfectly. I wish you all the luck and hope someone out there in the film world will see your gift and support you even more. Again, thanks for the venture.
Thanks! That means a lot. I loved the short time that I had up in Maine. Amazing state!
Your spotlighting under developed historical sites should light a fire under state congressional leadership to invest in making these more accessible tourist destinations. Do you ever contact state historic or preservation societies and governors with your videos? You’re really doing a kind of survey of under appreciated national assets, a national service to our country. And frankly, the kind of thing that can bring all Americans together in a sense of patriotic pride at a time when our nation could really use this. In this way, your videos heal our sick national soul. Thank you.
Finally, a reality tv program for US kind of folks!
Thanks! I really do appreciate that. To answer your question, I have really reached out to many people about the videos. I just kind of put them out there and let them do whatever they're going to do. I have worked with a few museums to try and funnel more people their way with the videos. Hopefully, people pass them along and we can get more people interested in our history.
Great point on bringing us together.
Your gonna have 100k subs in no time. Good quality content. Thanks dude.
I appreciate that! If people continue to share the videos and we hit that 100k mark, that'll be pretty cool. To me, it's encouraging to see that many who are interested in history. Thanks!
Great video on a structure used during a war that is rarely discussed. Thank you J. D. and we look forward to your next video!
Thanks!
Great to see this! I particularly enjoy seeing the old structures like this to see how they were built. It doesn't get much older in the US. Thank you!
I totally agree!
I know the struggle single Dad so my son can eat 3 meals. It’s impressive how you get used to it eating ones a day.
Great video as always
Ha! Thanks. Just gotta stay busy and then you forget that you're hungry :)
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My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Fort Halifax washed downstream in a flood and people went and found all the timbers and reconstructed it. This is very easy to get to. Another fort very close by where Benedict Arnold also went to is Fort Western in Augusta.
From someone here in England, thank you for showcasing American history one vlog at a time. Look forward to the next adventure’s always . 🇨🇭🤘👀
Thanks for watching! Glad to be able to share the experiences :)
Very good production. Perfect use of drone footage. In the early 80’s I got a twin lobster dinner for $14.99. Miss those days.
Thanks for watching! And my lobster grilled cheese was a bit more than that lol
Yeah no shit now it be 29.99
Thanks for showing these historical places, I would like to see as many as I could, very interested in this subject. Great job on all the videos that I have seen 😎👍😎
It was good to see you try lobster for the first time lol. I am a native New Englander, lived here all my life, and I am not a fan of lobster or shellfish. I will eat lobster bisque, but that's about it. Great video! Sorry for the late comments, but I just discovered your awesome channel a few days ago and have been binge watching. Keep up the great work!
This is an awesome episode, i love your channel!
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Excellent vlog and that sandwich looked Great....Thanks...
It was! Thanks!
Makes me want to go visit Maine, in the summer.
Great place. I loved it there.
Loved the grilled cheese lobster sandwich review! Also amazing site that you visted, that wood block house is interesting to see
Yeah, I though that it was pretty interesting. Made me want to dive into the French and Indian War a bit more.
Thank you for sharing this amazing story with me ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Hi, some pretty cool history, to see that building still standing after all it has witnessed and storms it has encountered is amazing to me. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx💖
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's so cool that it still exists. Great vlog JD 👍🏻😎
Thanks for watching!
JD, your awesome brother!!!! I can't get enough of your videos!!! God bless ya brother
Great bit of history Thankyou for sharing it with us
Glad you enjoyed it
You deserve so much more subscribers than you have, production quality is top quality. Keep it up mate
Thanks! Appreciate that. Feel free to share the channel out with others 🙂
Last of the mohicans was also my favorite. Great video. 👍 keep going with all that you do. Been watching your videos for a while now and I have to say you are doing an excellent job.
Love your content, I'm a history nut myself but cannot travel like you do. I am now however retired and am going to do a lot more traveling. Keep up the great content, really enjoy it!!!
Amazing that this wooden structure has survived. Thanks for taking us with you enjoyed very much. God bless take care
Yeah, I thought so too. Glad that you enjoyed it!
I live 10 minutes away from where you shot this video! Pretty cool and I love your videos!
Lobster and Swiss melt sounds great!
I wish I would have known about this a few years ago when my son lived in Maine. I could have seen it firsthand! He lived immediately north of this historic sight in a town called Waterville!
Lobster in Maine is low priced during the season and higher priced in the fall and winter. Although the availability raises and lowers the price too. You can sit waterfront in Maine and feast on lobster at a surprisingly low price. Yum!!!
Interesting. Thanks!
One of my great grandfather's on my mother's side waaaay back was a famous guide and fighter during this war, we are M'ikmaq and we had a Big part in this fight ,and suffered greatly for our contribution to fight them after this battle /war was over.
Aquachigger had a great time in Maine earlier this year. I love being able to see these places from my home since I can't get there myself.
Love that state. I really enjoyed myself there.
Lobster grilled cheese sandwich sounds like something I must have in my life
Ha! It was ok. The bread got soggy pretty quick, which I wasn't cool with.
I grew up across the river in waterville. Used to spend 4th of July at Ft. Halifax park every year.
Lobster used to be considered lesser meat-just ask Jim Gaffigan but here is a better source "But as railway travel spread in the late 1800s, train operators served lobster as if it were a luxury menu item to inland customers who didn’t know the “insect” food was considered trash.Through the 1940s, you could buy lobster in cans, like tuna or Spam, and it was just as inexpensive and inelegant. During World War II, lobster wasn't rationed and was shipped in cans to nourish soldiers on the front. In fact, lobster was cheaper than canned beans, and people fed it to their pets. But by the 1950s, lobster had regained its place on the menu of status symbols. Movie stars were photographed dining out on the delicacy. Restaurants began serving it as a treat. Prices rose."
Interesting. That's why I love making these videos. Always learning something new.
Dude, I love your channel, very personable, keep on keeping on
Pretty neat structure... I found it interesting that they put that together with dovetails on those big chunks of log.
Yeah, I thought so too.
Becky's was a great choice. Outstanding breakfast there.
Yeah, I enjoyed it. Hope to make it back there at some point.
Big fan of the history underground and all of its videos. I am from Maine, and lit up when i heard you were here. This has given me an opportunity to learn about historical sites here, even ones that I didn't know existed.
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I keep on learning new things from your videos, this time the French were over there as well (should be logical seeming part of Canada speaks French) but they sure don't teach that over here in history class. Cool video :)
I have just discovered your channel and have been binge watching it. You have a great show and I have really like the civil war series. I do have an idea for you. If you ever get to central New York state there is a reconstructed Revolutionary War fort in the city of Rome NY. It is most notable for the siege of Fort Stanwick where General Herkimer was would and died a few days later. The siege changed the the war by making the English change their mind on dividing the colonies. Rome NY was also the home of Griffiss Air Force base that housed B52's among other planes. You get two wars in one city.
Oh wow. Thanks for the heads up! And thanks for watching! Hopefully, the channel is doing some good and giving people are resource to share history with others.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I forgot to add that I live about 20 minutes from both places. There are monuments for the Revolutionary War all around the area and the Fort has a real nice museum and re enactors to explain the way of life back then. This area is known as the Mohawk Valley. And about 20 minutes away going west is the Oneida Indian Nation.
I'm so glad to have found your channel!
Me too! 🙂
Great video as usual thank you ☺️
Thanks for watching!
Good vid son. Our History should never be forgotten.
Thanks!
You need to come to Sibley Missouri and visit Fort Osage. The original fort is gone but they have re-created the fort and it is super cool.
Very interesting. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing the structure still exist having been constructed of wood. Well shot scenic video, Enjoyed. Be safe and take care.
Thanks! I enjoyed putting this one together.
Last of the Mohicans is such a. Great movie! Also great video!
Thanks for taking us to the blockhouse. Very cool. However, that a restaurant in Maine is serving lobster in a sandwich with melted cheese is downright sacrilegious! You have not had lobster, pronounced lobstuh, until you have had a whole lobster, which you would you crack open and eat piece by piece dipped in drawn butter. If you ever go back to Maine, find out a ballpark market price beforehand and sacrifice whatever it takes to have a real lobster experience when you get there. It will be worth it!
Lobstah,great stuff. Hope you enjoy it,but lobster isn't cheap even for us. Lol yeah seagulls make a living outside of restaurants. The French Indian wars,this is cool you cover it all,thx HT.. cA
Glad that you enjoyed it! Yeah, the lobster was a new one for me. Good stuff though!
Dove Tail Corners of that Blockhouse, how cool is that...
If you're doing a trip up north you can drive south of Pittsburgh to Westmoreland and Fayette counties and hit 3 French and Indian war sites in one day. Fort Necessity, Bushy Run battlefield and Fort Ligonier all about an hour apart give or take. There is also Hannastown which was burnt by the Senecas in the 1780's. Of course you may be half way home by now.
Thanks for the heads up! I'll add those places to the list.
Wow, incredible than this constuction suvived, i'm french Canadian and i love the history, I really appreciate your TH-cam Channel . 👍👍👍
Very cool find, amazing the blockhouse is still there! Also, I don’t think I’d have been as willing to try the sandwich, lol.
Ha! It wasn't too bad.
FYI there is another FIW fort named Fort Halifax in Halifax Pa, near Harrisburg, pa...we have a reenactment there each May.
Interesting! I'll have to check that out. Thanks!
When you said my favorite movie, I knew you were going to say Last of the Mohicans. Has a great score as well. The ending scene going up the mountain with John Williams music was amazing!
Outstanding film. Going there made me want to dig it out and watch it again.
As usual, I really enjoyed this video.
Just a suggestion on an old fort that ties to the 7 years war, but was never really used, however used heavily in the revolution. There's an old tabby wall fort and colonial village on the Ashley River, near Charleston South Carolina, Colonial Fort Dorchester. The fort and powder magazine (which was built and reenforced in the french and indian war), ruins remain there and visible for the most part. There's even an old church bell tower complete with old cemetery on the site. If you're ever looking for a cool filming location around the south, check this one out for sure. Be ready for a ton of history all around in Charleston though. You can spend several weeks there filming everyday and honestly only scratch the surface.
Love your videos, love the channel. Keep up the great work!!!
I'm loving your videos. Binging! Just commented on the last one I watched.
Can you do more American Revolution?
That's definitely a big gap that I have on this channel. One that I'm looking to correct though. Thanks!
This is really cool I love history and I am reading a book about the French and Indian war really cool to see this site
As always, Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
So happy I discovered your channel!
Me too! Thanks!
What market price in Maine means is The price per pound of real Maine lobster before taxes (and tips) can vary depending on a number of factors, including the size of the lobster, the time of year, and the location where you are buying it. Typically between $10.00-15.00 per lb. Thats what I found for research.
Awesome episode.
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Love fresh 🦀 and 🍤 ! Yummy!
Awesome place, nice perspective on our history... beautiful scenery.
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Glad you enjoyed it! I had fun with this one.
The old blockhouse was a magnificent sight. The size of those timbers were huge, and the way it was put together, would make it last through the ages. I imagine they kept it locked to keep out the riff raff, better safe than sorry. I love lobster, but to high for my budget. My daughter bought me lobster for my birthday one year, and that was the last time LOL Enjoyed the tour, and see you next time.
Thanks! I enjoyed putting this one together. Definitely something different for me.
That’s some fine timber. On to the next place JD.
Yeah, pretty remarkable. I was glad that I could share it out.
History Channel could learn from you..all they show is crazy stuff that has nothing to do with actual History..Love your channel dude,keep it coming!!!
Ha! Thanks.
Always a great video
I appreciate that
Thank you. You take me to places that I would never get to go to on my own. Dennis Morgan, Columbia, S. C.
I would love to see you cross the border & visit fascinating historical sights in Canada! So many of them are connected to American history it’s amazing
Wow, that blockhouse was a wonder. So well preserved. I have read books about the settlers during the time of the French and Indian War . I might have to pass on the lobster grilled cheese 😆😅😉
Ha! It wasn’t too bad until my bread got wet.
Beautiful place! I would go to Maine just for the lobster!
I loved it up there. Can’t wait to go back.
so great well done stay safe
Hope you enjoyed your time in Maine! Becky's is a favorite spot of mine for breakfast or lunch. Winslow/Waterville has a lot of history...the Lombard, a tracked piece of equipment was developed and built in Waterville.
Loved my time up there. Can't wait to come back and explore some more!
You would like Fort Massac State park in southern Missouri. Would make a good video. Love the channel.
Excellent video. Love that you look at the whole history of the United States and really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Excellent Vlog and loved sharing your lunch (with you) jk I meant to say Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. So much amazing information & history to absorb 🤔 Never cease to amaze me. Thxs4sharing
“The more I know the less I understand“🇺🇸 Jesse
Glad you enjoyed it! Definitely something a little different for me. It made me want to dig into the French and Indian War a bit more.
Hope you enjoyed Maine. Lookin forward to you making it down to Boston/RI.
I loved it up there. Can't wait to go back.
In last few years, Ft Dobbs in Statesville, NC has been rebuilt. From the same era, Daniel Boone left from there on some of his early trips to Kentucky.
There is an original blockhouse still standing in Nova Scotia, too. Fort Edward, just outside Windsor, NS.
I very much enjoy your channel. Well done
Thanks! Appreciate that. Feel free to share it out if you know of some others who might enjoy it.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I already have and will do more. I plan on adding your channel to my patreon list for next year. Thanks again for your great work.
@@duaneleavesley3778 - Awesome! I really do appreciate that.
Good Video, you should travel to Bedford PA. There is a lot of history here
You need to come visit Quebec City!! One of the most historical cities in North America!
I would love that!
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Impressive indeed !
Glad to see that the information panel about the fort is translated into French.
Glad you liked it!
Very cool!
Right?
I had heard about this fort
Very cool
There's a similar time period fort still in existence in MD called Ft Frederick. It's a stone fort from the F & I war period. Used during F & I war, sat for almost 100 years until the civil war, and then used again.
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So I wonder how much the lobster sandwich actually was? 🦞🦞🦞
On a serious note, you always have very informative and detailed information. I'm glad I discovered your channel. Keep up the great work!!!! 👍👍👍
Ha! It was just over $20, which about floored me but I went with it anyway just to try it. Glad that you're enjoying the channel!
$20 and a bag of chips 😂
Very interesting video, but I find myself obsessing over the $20.00 sandwich! 🤣😂
Ha! Yeah. Definitely the most expensive sandwich I've ever had.
Can tell you are a hunter! Backstrap fried in beer and butter. Yum. Maine can keep the lobster but the scenery was stunning. Thanks for another great video. You take us places we cannot visit. Be safe young man.
....with a side of fried potatoes and biscuits and gravy. Thanks!
Lived in Portland for many years my little sister was born in Portland Maine...I live in Upstate New York in the mohawk valley right near the battle of the French /Indian war the movie ”drums along the Mohawk” is historically near my home,,,..you need to go to Fort Ticonderoga and Lake George...also troy, new york is the home of uncle Sam he is buried in oak wood cemetery in troy Ny , his name was Samuel Wilson...lots of history here in upstate Ny...
Definitely need to get up to that part of the country. Thanks!
another great vid! please please keep it up! cant wait for you to get to ohio and Kentucky!
That's the plan! Thanks!
Very cool!!!
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Great informative video like all your work. I'll send it to my teenage grandson who is taking AP World History and inherited my love of the subject. He is also a "foodie" and an Eagle Scout so he will like all of it.
Awesome! That's exactly why I created the channel to begin with.
Hmmm what a great throwback! Not sure I’d be so daring about the lobster grilled cheese sandwich ~ never had fresh lobster (or any lobster) but got sick from fish once~still suffer “PTSD” from that experience….the very thought of seafood elevates my stress! Lol 😂. I would definitely try fresh lobster if I go to Maine, the fish that made me sick was stare bought frozen etc
I'm right there with your trepidation concerning "market price"!
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Maine ,Market price ..... KEEP IT GOING BUDDY WELL DONE Lost my wife March 10 2020 ...your vids help she is from conn...and old Vir. thanks so much hey claim chowder....lol
Sorry for your loss, I know what you're going through, been widowed for a few years now and it's still not easy but does get better with time. Hope you find the strength to get through it and find better days ahead, at least find some peace of mind and may your broken heart be healed, in Jesus name Amen ✝️🙏👼
Sorry about your wife. Been there, got the T-shirt but life just isn't the same any more.
Sorry to hear about your loss. Glad to hear that you are enjoying the videos though. I've got a few more from Maine coming up that you'll hopefully enjoy as well :)
I just subscribed, you would think there be a lot more Old functioning buildings and structures, we tore them all down smh. Very cool find and video.