The idea of traveling 14 kilometers underground by boat, in silence and darkness, is haunting. It must have felt like entering an entirely different world.
Pittsburgh pa had a canal to the center of state. horse and mules walked the boats. was forgotten and rediscovered when constructing skyscrapers. i wish it was open. 🍻
@DeathSocrates yeah for miles and miles. from what i read on a trail plaque. had an old picture from a skyscraper construction. i bet a lot of buildings have secret access downtown. im trying to find a way in. 🍻
:) .. that air powered drill .. exciting, not scary .. You'd get used to it after a day of getting your joints hammered and your tendons all swollen and sore .. It is amazing how we can get used to aggressive machinery .. Impressive system down there, thank you for making the trip and documenting it for us ..
Great video. Water ways were how the majority of goods were transported. Some countries are land locked - and to this day still depending on rivers and canals for the transport of some of the goods. In my country some of the most famous robbers were caught by the law in 1830... In 1847 trains were starting to replace the old dirt roads. Robbers were another reason to choose the canals - the traffic on the canals ment never being on your own. The canals were literally fuelling the Industrial Revolution by bringing in the coal. We tend to forget history within the context of its own time. After WW2 my country built a lot of railroads - nobody anticipated normal citizens could afford cars... The trains being a vital part of the progress in the Industrial Revolution - trains were needed for transport of humans and goods. By pure coincidence in 1962 - 17 years later some of the railroads were closing because of people could afford a car and the need for the trains declined.
An adit is a horizontal or nearly horizontal passageway that leads to an underground mine. The term comes from the Latin word aditus, which means "entrance"
Fascinating. . . Coal miners are nearly extinct in Europe now, only 10,000 left in the UK. We were time traveler’s every shift descending down the shaft. .
Freight canals were a thing before railroads were invented. It was the only way to move massive freight in the early industrial age. Ryan, I advise you to view another TH-cam channel called "Cruising the Cut" about Britain's own canal system. I'll tell you, if I was British, I'd be in my own narrowboat instead of Nomading North American Highways in my retirement. As today, the old British canal system is used by people living on this canal system.
Glück auf is German and used by miners as a greeting just like Hello. It comes from the wish that the greeted may come back out of the mine happy and alive ..
This is not unusual for Poland. Keep in mind that the Polish state did not exist for 123 years, so there are a lot of underground tunnels throughout modern day Poland to maintain the Polish culture. Look into the the city of Klodzko (formerly Glatz in German) for another major hub of tunnels.
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The guide was great. What a fascinating place.
Want me to do more episodes like this?
Why would he volunteer a polish translation? Stockholm syndrome?
Definitely. An occasional on location episode would be great 👍@@ITSHISTORY
@@ITSHISTORY Yes please.
@@ITSHISTORY Absolutely!
The idea of traveling 14 kilometers underground by boat, in silence and darkness, is haunting. It must have felt like entering an entirely different world.
Pittsburgh pa had a canal to the center of state. horse and mules walked the boats. was forgotten and rediscovered when constructing skyscrapers. i wish it was open. 🍻
underground?
@DeathSocrates yeah for miles and miles. from what i read on a trail plaque. had an old picture from a skyscraper construction. i bet a lot of buildings have secret access downtown. im trying to find a way in. 🍻
fascinating I love these type of industrial heritage sites, just the sheer willpower and human effort is amazing
Go visit the Lackawanna Coal Mine tour in Scranton Pennsylvania. They take you underground. Educational and chilling.
Visit underground Dudley canals and caverns in Birmingham area in UK.
A work in progress. May they continue to uncover their past.
What a fantastic effort by the miners and also by the restoration team. Great look at a fantastic historical landscape. God bless
Ryan, this was Amazing.................
Great video Ryan, keep up the good work. 👍
200 years before anyone said "hyperloop" there was a transportation tunnel network that was useful and just worked!
:) .. that air powered drill .. exciting, not scary .. You'd get used to it after a day of getting your joints hammered and your tendons all swollen and sore .. It is amazing how we can get used to aggressive machinery .. Impressive system down there, thank you for making the trip and documenting it for us ..
If only it was invented in time for them to use one lol
Well done, Ryan! Hopefully there will be more on location episodes in the future!
Great video. Water ways were how the majority of goods were transported. Some countries are land locked - and to this day still depending on rivers and canals for the transport of some of the goods. In my country some of the most famous robbers were caught by the law in 1830... In 1847 trains were starting to replace the old dirt roads. Robbers were another reason to choose the canals - the traffic on the canals ment never being on your own. The canals were literally fuelling the Industrial Revolution by bringing in the coal. We tend to forget history within the context of its own time. After WW2 my country built a lot of railroads - nobody anticipated normal citizens could afford cars... The trains being a vital part of the progress in the Industrial Revolution - trains were needed for transport of humans and goods. By pure coincidence in 1962 - 17 years later some of the railroads were closing because of people could afford a car and the need for the trains declined.
Love an onsite episode! That had to be awesome to see in person!
I worked underground for 30 years, how different my life was, to these workers.
Great video and a fantastic piece of history.
This was phenomenal! Really interesting, thank you
Using those pneumatic drills gave people "driller's disease", which is not really a disease but physical damage to the nerves in your hands...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
An amazing place! Who knows what constructions have been built, lost and forgotten in history!
An adit is a horizontal or nearly horizontal passageway that leads to an underground mine.
The term comes from the Latin word aditus, which means "entrance"
Very impressive
Gluck auf is also present in salt mines in Germany at least. Means good luck!
Awesome job, thank you for your hard work,
Wow. Fascinating.
Love seeing ya get on scene like this
I didn't knew you're doing "On Location" videos. That's very good too! Thank you Ryan, good job 👍
What a wonderful piece! Thanks so very much for sharing Ryan and I pray that you have a very Merry Christmas & God bless! ~ Scott 💙🙏🏼
Total incredible my brother thank you thank you thank you
Fascinating stuff, thank you 😃🙏
Love this channel ❤
Thanks for sharing 👍😎👍
What neat place to kayak!
Wow, this was intense!
Thank you Ryan
This was great. More History on Location please. Maybe you could turn the channel into a historical/travel vlog
The logo of the Hammer and Pick looks like the Columbia University School of Mines logo.
Fascinating. . . Coal miners are nearly extinct in Europe now, only 10,000 left in the UK.
We were time traveler’s every shift descending down the shaft. .
Wow, what an amazing discovery
This is absolutely amazing! Buit in the 1700s!
Freight canals were a thing before railroads were invented. It was the only way to move massive freight in the early industrial age. Ryan, I advise you to view another TH-cam channel called "Cruising the Cut" about Britain's own canal system. I'll tell you, if I was British, I'd be in my own narrowboat instead of Nomading North American Highways in my retirement. As today, the old British canal system is used by people living on this canal system.
Amazing
Thanks John, we have another extra „On-Location” episode coming next Tuesday as well. Stay tuned!
WOW!!! Just wow!! Amazing!!
This looks like fun!
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This is really cool.
Glück auf is German and used by miners as a greeting just like Hello. It comes from the wish that the greeted may come back out of the mine happy and alive ..
Ry Ry, can you list the place name in the description please?
This is not unusual for Poland. Keep in mind that the Polish state did not exist for 123 years, so there are a lot of underground tunnels throughout modern day Poland to maintain the Polish culture. Look into the the city of Klodzko (formerly Glatz in German) for another major hub of tunnels.
For American history across the ocean consider including the old slave forts along the east African coast.
Todays seven words, because you do great 😁😁😁
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If these canals were all over Europe, I wonder what roles they played in the two World Wars?
And you think your workplace is bazaar!
The Amherst 2.0 by Johnston & Murphy is.. sofa king wack.
A very interesting video but is the word Edit a colloquial word or a mistranslation?
Was this tunnel used in WW2?
no one used these tunnels in either world war?
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What's the water depth??