Brother, thank you. I'm a life long Missourian and a Civil War history geek. My state was a particular kind of hell, a cauldron within a maelstrom. It burned with long simmering familial hatreds, with grudges that needed settling. The war here was so very personal; and so very long. 1854 to 1882 and still being fought, in some respects today. Thank you for telling our story.
You were just down the road from Winston MO. Where the James gang waited in a train tunnel and waited for the train to arrive to rob it and the station. The tunnel and bridge itself is actually still there just off the highway in the woods. Everything is still original. All that’s been removed is the actual tracks. My wife grew up in Winston and took me on a small hike to the tunnel for our fourth date. She knew I loved history and stories about outlaws during the Victorian era. Coolest thing to be standing in the exact spot Jesse James and the boys was so many years ago. Knowing the exact stones of the tunnel witnessed this moment.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Awesome! Keep in mind if you park on the shoulder of the highway to go out to the tunnel (you can actually see the bridge tunnel from the highway) to be sure to park more in the grass. We had a Very nice state trooper inform us of this.lol
@@TheHistoryUnderground A couple more tidbits of info, while it crossed my mind, it’s actually a train bridge (not tunnel) to allow the train to pass over a small creek. The town actually has a small celebration every year called “Jesse James day” I believe. You can actually tour the station but the bridge has been left somewhat neglected because of the lack of funding. According to history a young man lost his life during the robbery. I’m assuming Jesses gang waited in the far side of the tunnel furthest away from the road which is now a main highway. So they wouldn’t be seen by passerby’s. There’s also a really old cemetery across the highway close by. A lot of other really neat and almost forgotten stories in this area of MO. Take care watch for snakes if you decide to go to the tunnel itself. It’s said some locals help take care of that area because the state won’t.
As much as I love all the WWII content you have given us, I sure do love all of the old west history as well. Hope there is more to come. Thanks for all your hard work!!!
Grew up in Clay County, and my maternal great-grandfather rode with Quantrill and the James Gang. Been by the bank hundreds of times, but never have been in it. Need to pay it a visit!
JD Thank so much!! Another great episode!! My wife an I could watch all day !! You could even make your episodes longer. ! Never get bored with them ! We both seem like we know you personally! Thanks again! Semper fi LDR from southern Indiana
Thanks! Appreciate that. Gotta keep the episodes fairly short so that teachers can use them in the classroom. Plus, there’s only so much of this face that you can look at before you need a break.
J.D., You might enjoy the American Military Museum in Vincennes, Indiana. Just an hour north of Evansville and an hour south of Terre Haute. We were very impressed with it. Also, the Evansville Wartime Museum right by the airport off if Hiway 41 has some really impressive collections. Hope you can check them out.
Excellent video! I am a graduate of William Jewell College in Liberty. The college campus is about a mile to the east from the bank museum. Although Frank and Jesse did not attend William Jewell, the James family is tied into the early history of the college. Robert James, Frank and Jesse’s father, was a Baptist minister in the Kearney-Liberty area. When the college was founded in 1849, Revered James signed the charter for the college, along with other members of the Missouri Baptist Convention. His name appears on my diploma. Reverend James left the Kearney-Liberty for California in the early 1850s. It is not known if he was looking for gold or preaching to the gold miners. He died in California without ever seeing his family again.
It is amazing how much American forgotten history is involved in Missouri alone. Thank you for covering these "small"details everyplace you go. Keep traveling. Oh, among suggestions for ideas, rail road decetives during the late 19th and early 20th Century. Many were used by the treasury department and several insurance carriers. My great grandfather was William Stamper and even was featured in a newspaper in Macon. Mo. It was a big deal at the time. I had some skelton keys he and a partner used in an undercover bust.
Loving the Old West history series! We haven’t seen anything that you made that we didn’t like. You take great care to study the subject matter, videoing the subject & surrounding area & using the right music to pull it all together. Keep up the outstanding work.
Before you said that they allowed Frank James to put some homey things in the cell and I saw the furniture. I thought of Mayberry and Aunt Bea making meals. The drop ceilibg was brutal
I was in the bank building in the early 60's. Back then, it was a dry cleaners. The folks that were running the dry cleaners were used to history buffs stopping by, and almost required us to go into the vault.
totally rocking vid.. loved it I love your vids just came across you by accident. I lived in Missouri and it has a lot of history indeed. I will subscribe want to learn more... I cannot get out much anymore and this is how I see and learn the world! thank you for sharing
Great work as always JD! And yes your Gettysburg videos are my favorite! I like all your videos, but Gettysburg holds a special place in my heart, and I thank you for the reverence you show on all your videos. That is important to me and I appreciate it!
For a guy walking around with the camera trained on him, you deliver some good content brother. I think you’ve gotten better at it over the years. Keep it up for us free loaders that love history!
I am loving this. I hope your trip to Missouri was great. We have so much history here and it is wonderful to see you remind us all of the good, the bad and the ugly!
@@TheHistoryUnderground yeah, man. I hope you get paid for this. I discovered you when I would do these long walks after getting off late (3am..lol) . I didn't want music, I just wanted to hear a good story. And that's when I found your channel. You always bring up the quirks and minor details. That's what I really like about it
Oh, Wow! That was great! I have loved period set rooms since I was a child. It just stimulates my imagination as to how people lived in another point in history and what they might have experienced. More please :)
As an Arab and from the Gulf, I loved your channel very much and I am very interested in the American Civil War, and its great leaders, whether the North or the South, all of them are honest men.
I wonder why Frank James was allowed to have such a nice cell? 🤔This was a fun video. Can’t imagine cooking for all those prisoners and raising kids around them. Great job JD this is why history is so much fun. Thank you!👍😁
Someday, it would be very interesting if you did the Northfield raid and the escape route the James Younger gang took and trier ultimate demise. Love your videos, and have watched the vast majority of them. Keep up the great work
If you've watched a few episodes and feel like I've earned it, be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any new content when it comes out. Also be sure to check out The Gettysburg Museum of History and their store at gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com. Thanks!
Thanks. There might have been a few episodes that you missed. I think the last History Traveler video from Gettysburg was back in August. Always trying to mix it up :)
Another fantastic (and a bit funny!) episode! How strange that the kid’s room was so close to the prisoners! Talk about a “scared straight” program!!! Thanks JD!
Another great episode. I love the flatpicking background music. The craftsmanship in those old structures is pretty cool. The stonework in the jail and the wood floors,moulding and turned 4 poster bed are really interesting. The whole worldview and morality of that period in the western US is so complex. Im always amazed by the fluidity of the outlaw/law enforcement boundary. So many individuals were both depending on timing and location. Thanks for continuing to make history entertaining and informative.
Great video, always learning and making me dig more into that time period! I hate to admit it, but I remember using "chamber pots" at my Mamaw's house in Kentucky! I was told #1 only, #2 had to wait for the outhouse in the morning! But man, Mamaw's feather bed was the best!
that was really cool. Glad your video got put into the algorithm and came up on my “recommendeds”. I watch a lot of history content but hadn’t seen yours before. Keep up the great work.
While in the US Navy, I knew a guy from Northfield, Minn. His great uncle was in the street shootout when the gang tried to rob a bank there. Don't know if it's true or not, but he did know a lot about the history. Dates, names, and times, all passed down through his family.
I grew up in Northfield and still live 30 minutes north of there. We go down to the Defeat of Jesse James Day every September. It's a great get together for a small town. They do a reenactment every year with an actual shoot out. Everyone gets dressed up for the event. They close the streets for it. In Northfield, they celebrate it. It's part of Northfield's rich history.
What a great video J D have been a Jesse and Frank James fan from the first time I heard about them in elementary school many years ago. Enjoyed this video very much thank you so much for your hard work.
Man you were right around the corner from me when you visited the jail. Wish I’d have known, would have offered to show you a few more James and younger places.
Damn.... you're a man of many hats. Vast knowledge it seems. Thanks for enlightening and entertaining me. I love military history but this video was great. Thank you !
Great video, as usual. I remember when we went to that jail a few years back the docent told us that not only was Frank allowed to furnish his cell with all the comforts of home, but he was pretty much given free run of the jail, with the cell door usually left open and visitors allowed to come and go. He was a local celebrity, I guess. I hope you walked across the street from the jail, and down that same block toward the old courthouse to the south. That was the courthouse where a younger Harry Truman served as "Presiding Judge of Jackson County" about a year before he became President. And across the street from the courthouse on the same street as the jail is an old drug store/soda fountain where a very young Harry Truman use to work. It's currently operating as an old style soda fountain.
You might want to review your history. A "Judge" like Truman was in Jackson County was similar to a County Supervisor and not a Courthouse Judge. He held that position from about 1924 until his election to the US Senate in 1934. He served in the Senate from Missouri until he became Vice President on January 20th 1945.
@@douglasturner6153 I don’t think I said Truman was a “Judge” like we think of judges. As I said, his position was known as “Presiding Judge.” You are correct that his position would be comparable to a “County Executive” today. I’m sorry I didn’t make that clear. His office was in that old courthouse.
@@lynnmorgan6144 You said he was "Presiding Judge about a year before he became President". In fact he was a US Senator for 10 years After being a Judge. Then he was Vice President for 3 month's then became President. The timing was way off.
@@douglasturner6153 You are correct. I don’t even know why I said that. I knew he was in Washington, DC long before he became President at FDR’s death. I think I had a brain fart when writing that. I probably meant to say “years before he became President.” Lol. Thanks for the correction.
@@lynnmorgan6144 Don't worry. It happens. I like to get the history right and Truman's career in Washington DC after 1934 is a very interesting story. It's not a question of being more right. I like to know all the facts so it's possible to try and understand the people and why they acted the ways they did.
The Stephen King Movie “Sometimes They Come Back” was mostly filmed in Liberty as well. Where the main character stands on the corner a couple hundred feet from the bank door you can see the old liberty highschool which is still there. The James Farm is a few minutes north of Liberty and has wonderful tours where the James family descendants tell stuff about the raid there that you don’t see in the history books. Thanks for sharing!
Another great video JD. I enjoy the honesty that you show when you discover more than you went for. A bit like expecting one gift under the tree but finding more behind it.
I live in Whites Creek TN where Bill Ryan (alias Tom Hill)was arrested at the Whites Creek Saloon and Frank and Jesse left with families next day from Nashville
@@TheHistoryUnderground JD want research famous murder in North Carolina history look up Frankie Silvers happened here in Burke County . NC first woman he Hanged in NC
From a legless man, thanks for going upstairs. Crazy to think how public that hanging chamber was! And so close to children!! Times have changed that's for sure.
Seriously fascinating jail. No public execution. But doing that in the jail would be hard on the prisoners. Like you, I could not believe that the child's bedroom was a short distance from the upstairs jail. Great video. Thanks.
JD another fantastic video as usual history from your perspective and what you get to see and be apart of is mind blowing here's to many adventures History traveler
I’m from St. Joe. My ancestors lived next door to the James. After he was shot, my ancestors became lawmen. You should visit free state brewery in Lawrence KS. There is a plaque that describes the men from St Joe who burnt down Lawrence.
Another great video! Was wondering if Lincoln’s walking cane was still on display at the bank in Liberty, pretty interesting story. Keep the videos coming.
JD - you should venture up to Northfield, MN to discuss the Great Northfield Raid. I remember back in the early 1980's that it was a major motion picture.
Yes, always fun to go to the lesser known sites. We had gone to Galena IL, and popped into their museum there. Turned the corner into one of their rooms to be faced with the 9 foot by 12 foot Thomas Nast painting "Peace in Union". A painting I've seen dozens of times in history books...just...right there.
Great video as always. Have you not been to Monticello in charlottesville? I looked through your videos and couldn't find it. Jefferson is buried there of course. And one family member that was super controversial several years ago
I would imagine that they screened off the area of the hanging guy........................... they likely removed the other guys from the area during the good hanging.
I live in Liberty. Man I sure wish I could have run into you while you were here. Its awesome to see you come to the area. If you get back this way, you need to check out the Civil War battlefield in Lexington, MO. It was known as the battle of the hemp bales.
Fascinating place. As you say very dark but served its purpose for getting rid of naughty boys almost medieval in appearance the way the sells are constructed. I would not want my kids sleeping in that room. Crazy
I really love this channel. Especially the ww2 episodes. I really enjoy watching. I'm planning a trip to Normandy in the future and your episodes about France are like a travel guide. Much appreciated. Another great topic would be the Netherlands and Operation Market garden. You're doing great work and I'm looking forward to see more. Greetings from Germany.
@@TheHistoryUnderground If you need help with planning let me know. I live not far from the border to the Netherlands. Done all museums, battlefields and landingzones.
JD, next time you are in Independence, try to hook up with the guide that runs Pioneer Trails Adventures. He gives wagon tours of the area around the courthouse (and beyond). We lucked into his 90 minute tour that took us through the MO side of the Civil War, bushwhackers vs jayhawkers, James gang, and Harry Truman, Pendergast through WWII and the presidency. Kept our interest for the entire time.
You missed the clay county historical museum. And there is a really awesome mercantile on the square too! (Both are literally around the corner from the bank, the mercantile is privately owned and is a source for anything period (clothes, fabric, combs, books, etc) it's truly fantastic, it's heavily used by reenactors in the area.)
Brother, thank you. I'm a life long Missourian and a Civil War history geek. My state was a particular kind of hell, a cauldron within a maelstrom. It burned with long simmering familial hatreds, with grudges that needed settling. The war here was so very personal; and so very long. 1854 to 1882 and still being fought, in some respects today. Thank you for telling our story.
You were just down the road from Winston MO. Where the James gang waited in a train tunnel and waited for the train to arrive to rob it and the station. The tunnel and bridge itself is actually still there just off the highway in the woods. Everything is still original. All that’s been removed is the actual tracks. My wife grew up in Winston and took me on a small hike to the tunnel for our fourth date. She knew I loved history and stories about outlaws during the Victorian era. Coolest thing to be standing in the exact spot Jesse James and the boys was so many years ago. Knowing the exact stones of the tunnel witnessed this moment.
Oh dang! I’ll have to check that out. Thanks!
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Awesome! Keep in mind if you park on the shoulder of the highway to go out to the tunnel (you can actually see the bridge tunnel from the highway) to be sure to park more in the grass. We had a Very nice state trooper inform us of this.lol
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A couple more tidbits of info, while it crossed my mind, it’s actually a train bridge (not tunnel) to allow the train to pass over a small creek. The town actually has a small celebration every year called “Jesse James day” I believe. You can actually tour the station but the bridge has been left somewhat neglected because of the lack of funding. According to history a young man lost his life during the robbery. I’m assuming Jesses gang waited in the far side of the tunnel furthest away from the road which is now a main highway. So they wouldn’t be seen by passerby’s. There’s also a really old cemetery across the highway close by. A lot of other really neat and almost forgotten stories in this area of MO. Take care watch for snakes if you decide to go to the tunnel itself. It’s said some locals help take care of that area because the state won’t.
As much as I love all the WWII content you have given us, I sure do love all of the old west history as well. Hope there is more to come. Thanks for all your hard work!!!
Agree Jason! This is such a wonderful channel👏🏻👏🏻
@@sarahr2498 no doubt. JD is incredible how brings all of this to us
I am really enjoying this videos of old wild west! So interesting to see where Frank James was held prisoner!
Thank you for the shows. I am old and unable to go to these places anymore. So thank you so much for your hard work.
Been waiting for a LONG time for this moment!!
Awesome!
Lived in liberty my whole life, thank you for sharing the history!!! Also every year they have a reenactment of the robbery
Thanks! Really enjoyed my time there.
Loving the Jesse James videos. Hoping there’s more to come.
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Grew up in Clay County, and my maternal great-grandfather rode with Quantrill and the James Gang. Been by the bank hundreds of times, but never have been in it. Need to pay it a visit!
What is your great-grandfathers name?
@@charleyshack William Hensley, they called him "Uncle Billy".
I'm never ready for your videos to end. Thanks for stirring interest!!
Appreciate that!
I'd love to see you come to Australia one day and do a series on Ned Kelly, our most famous outlaw & bush ranger.
Excellent video as always mate :)
Oh man, that would be cool.
Since Mick Jagger starred in the 1970 bio-pic of Ned Kelly maybe he would narrate it.
JD Thank so much!! Another great episode!! My wife an I could watch all day !! You could even make your episodes longer. ! Never get bored with them ! We both seem like we know you personally! Thanks again! Semper fi LDR from southern Indiana
Thanks! Appreciate that. Gotta keep the episodes fairly short so that teachers can use them in the classroom. Plus, there’s only so much of this face that you can look at before you need a break.
J.D.,
You might enjoy the American Military Museum in Vincennes, Indiana. Just an hour north of Evansville and an hour south of Terre Haute. We were very impressed with it. Also, the Evansville Wartime Museum right by the airport off if Hiway 41 has some really impressive collections. Hope you can check them out.
Excellent video!
I am a graduate of William Jewell College in Liberty. The college campus is about a mile to the east from the bank museum. Although Frank and Jesse did not attend William Jewell, the James family is tied into the early history of the college.
Robert James, Frank and Jesse’s father, was a Baptist minister in the Kearney-Liberty area. When the college was founded in 1849, Revered James signed the charter for the college, along with other members of the Missouri Baptist Convention. His name appears on my diploma.
Reverend James left the Kearney-Liberty for California in the early 1850s. It is not known if he was looking for gold or preaching to the gold miners. He died in California without ever seeing his family again.
It is amazing how much American forgotten history is involved in Missouri alone. Thank you for covering these "small"details everyplace you go. Keep traveling. Oh, among suggestions for ideas, rail road decetives during the late 19th and early 20th Century. Many were used by the treasury department and several insurance carriers. My great grandfather was William Stamper and even was featured in a newspaper in Macon. Mo. It was a big deal at the time. I had some skelton keys he and a partner used in an undercover bust.
My pleasure! Lots of history in that state.
Loving the Old West history series! We haven’t seen anything that you made that we didn’t like. You take great care to study the subject matter, videoing the subject & surrounding area & using the right music to pull it all together. Keep up the outstanding work.
Thanks so much!
I just love your western/civil war history. I learn so much from you “hands on” experience
Before you said that they allowed Frank James to put some homey things in the cell and I saw the furniture. I thought of Mayberry and Aunt Bea making meals. The drop ceilibg was brutal
Huh?
J.D. great one, I love the way you can go from Gettysburg, to Normandy, to real time Ukraine and back to the civil war era, keep it up I'm a big fan.
Ha! Yeah, I’m kind of all over the place. Thanks.
Watching again because it’s so great! Well done JD! This episode is a classic!
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I was in the bank building in the early 60's. Back then, it was a dry cleaners. The folks that were running the dry cleaners were used to history buffs stopping by, and almost required us to go into the vault.
totally rocking vid.. loved it I love your vids just came across you by accident. I lived in Missouri and it has a lot of history indeed. I will subscribe want to learn more... I cannot get out much anymore and this is how I see and learn the world! thank you for sharing
Great work as always JD! And yes your Gettysburg videos are my favorite! I like all your videos, but Gettysburg holds a special place in my heart, and I thank you for the reverence you show on all your videos. That is important to me and I appreciate it!
For a guy walking around with the camera trained on him, you deliver some good content brother. I think you’ve gotten better at it over the years. Keep it up for us free loaders that love history!
As I sit down for lunch I thank you for providing me with some quality entertainment. You’re appreciated!
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I am loving this. I hope your trip to Missouri was great. We have so much history here and it is wonderful to see you remind us all of the good, the bad and the ugly!
Appreciate that!
These videos simply get better and better. This has become my favorite channel on YT. Outstanding work.
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@@TheHistoryUnderground yeah, man. I hope you get paid for this. I discovered you when I would do these long walks after getting off late (3am..lol) . I didn't want music, I just wanted to hear a good story. And that's when I found your channel. You always bring up the quirks and minor details. That's what I really like about it
Oh, Wow! That was great! I have loved period set rooms since I was a child. It just stimulates my imagination as to how people lived in another point in history and what they might have experienced. More please :)
Got some more on the way 🙂
As an Arab and from the Gulf, I loved your channel very much and I am very interested in the American Civil War, and its great leaders, whether the North or the South, all of them are honest men.
The bank and jail were fascinating! I love looking at how people lived long ago. Thank you for sharing!
Going from the Civil War to outlaws. Maybe some Bonnie and Clyde??
That’s on my list.
Awesome advice from JD that all of us should heed...."you don't know what to you don't know". Love it. Awesome video again.
Thanks 👍
I wonder why Frank James was allowed to have such a nice cell? 🤔This was a fun video. Can’t imagine cooking for all those prisoners and raising kids around them. Great job JD this is why history is so much fun. Thank you!👍😁
Someday, it would be very interesting if you did the Northfield raid and the escape route the James Younger gang took and trier ultimate demise. Love your videos, and have watched the vast majority of them. Keep up the great work
If you've watched a few episodes and feel like I've earned it, be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any new content when it comes out.
Also be sure to check out The Gettysburg Museum of History and their store at gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com. Thanks!
That was amazing, loved that tour and only you have that great delivery way about you. Another top self episode.
Thanks so much!
I appreciate a break from the Gettyburg stuff and showing us other places that we too could visit
Thanks. There might have been a few episodes that you missed. I think the last History Traveler video from Gettysburg was back in August. Always trying to mix it up :)
I'm from Borneo but still love Old historical places and stories.. I love your content..
Thanks!
Another fantastic (and a bit funny!) episode! How strange that the kid’s room was so close to the prisoners! Talk about a “scared straight” program!!! Thanks JD!
Ha!
Yea great deterrent ! Wages if sin is death approach
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@@seambrooks7346 ha! Imagine if they did that today? 😳
They would be sued by ACLU etc
I am so glad I discovered this channel. Absolutely fantastic and well presented.
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I'm addicted! It's fantastic. Well done!
I remember going to Jesse James bank in elementary school. I still have the wanted posters I bought in the gift shop to this day.
I love historical video's like this. Thank you so much for sharing. Stay safe.
I just couldn't imagine being on the run for so long. I would go insane. Great video JD.
Seems like it’s take it’s toll.
Endless fascination & learning on this channel. Thank you JD.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching.
Another great episode. I love the flatpicking background music. The craftsmanship in those old structures is pretty cool. The stonework in the jail and the wood floors,moulding and turned 4 poster bed are really interesting. The whole worldview and morality of that period in the western US is so complex. Im always amazed by the fluidity of the outlaw/law enforcement boundary. So many individuals were both depending on timing and location. Thanks for continuing to make history entertaining and informative.
Great video. I have to admit I am rather partial to your Civil War and Old West content. Great job.
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Great video, always learning and making me dig more into that time period! I hate to admit it, but I remember using "chamber pots" at my Mamaw's house in Kentucky! I was told #1 only, #2 had to wait for the outhouse in the morning! But man, Mamaw's feather bed was the best!
What if you can hold it till the morning, we all know what bubble gut means. I get it sometimes after eating 5 chili cheese burritos from Taco Bell.
that was really cool. Glad your video got put into the algorithm and came up on my “recommendeds”. I watch a lot of history content but hadn’t seen yours before. Keep up the great work.
While in the US Navy, I knew a guy from Northfield, Minn. His great uncle was in the street shootout when the gang tried to rob a bank there. Don't know if it's true or not, but he did know a lot about the history. Dates, names, and times, all passed down through his family.
Wow!
I grew up in Northfield and still live 30 minutes north of there. We go down to the Defeat of Jesse James Day every September. It's a great get together for a small town. They do a reenactment every year with an actual shoot out. Everyone gets dressed up for the event. They close the streets for it. In Northfield, they celebrate it. It's part of Northfield's rich history.
What a great video J D have been a Jesse and Frank James fan from the first time I heard about them in elementary school many years ago. Enjoyed this video very much thank you so much for your hard work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Town museums have hidden treasures and some dark things. But none the less always worth stopping in. Thank you for sharing this. Fascinating!
Would love a series on the American frontier. Learning more about the Natives and the settlers would be fascinating!
Man you were right around the corner from me when you visited the jail. Wish I’d have known, would have offered to show you a few more James and younger places.
I'm sure the hanging area so close to the jail cells was an encouragement for the other prisoners to rethink their life choices.
Ha! It would certainly get me to thinking.
Super fantastic !!! LOVE the west and ALL!! that happened .👀❤ Thank You !! I LOVE Jesse James !! 👀❤- So Long ! from Toronto Canada - 1/19/23🤠
Like others I really enjoy the change of pace going into The James Gang history it's just so fascinating ...
Thanks! Gotta switch things up every once in awhile.
Damn.... you're a man of many hats. Vast knowledge it seems. Thanks for enlightening and entertaining me. I love military history but this video was great. Thank you !
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Great video, as usual. I remember when we went to that jail a few years back the docent told us that not only was Frank allowed to furnish his cell with all the comforts of home, but he was pretty much given free run of the jail, with the cell door usually left open and visitors allowed to come and go. He was a local celebrity, I guess. I hope you walked across the street from the jail, and down that same block toward the old courthouse to the south. That was the courthouse where a younger Harry Truman served as "Presiding Judge of Jackson County" about a year before he became President. And across the street from the courthouse on the same street as the jail is an old drug store/soda fountain where a very young Harry Truman use to work. It's currently operating as an old style soda fountain.
You might want to review your history. A "Judge" like Truman was in Jackson County was similar to a County Supervisor and not a Courthouse Judge. He held that position from about 1924 until his election to the US Senate in 1934. He served in the Senate from Missouri until he became Vice President on January 20th 1945.
@@douglasturner6153 I don’t think I said Truman was a “Judge” like we think of judges. As I said, his position was known as “Presiding Judge.” You are correct that his position would be comparable to a “County Executive” today. I’m sorry I didn’t make that clear. His office was in that old courthouse.
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You said he was "Presiding Judge about a year before he became President". In fact he was a US Senator for 10 years After being a Judge. Then he was Vice President for 3 month's then became President. The timing was way off.
@@douglasturner6153 You are correct. I don’t even know why I said that. I knew he was in Washington, DC long before he became President at FDR’s death. I think I had a brain fart when writing that. I probably meant to say “years before he became President.” Lol. Thanks for the correction.
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Don't worry. It happens. I like to get the history right and Truman's career in Washington DC after 1934 is a very interesting story. It's not a question of being more right. I like to know all the facts so it's possible to try and understand the people and why they acted the ways they did.
Thanks Great presentation. But yeah , we use to discourage lawlessness …..now we send them to Congress .
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Despite living near Ft. Donelson, my interests have been WWI-WWII, BUT you've really sparked my interests with pre-WWI and Civil War period history.
I hear you. Once I started diving into it, I couldn't get enough.
The Stephen King Movie “Sometimes They Come Back” was mostly filmed in Liberty as well. Where the main character stands on the corner a couple hundred feet from the bank door you can see the old liberty highschool which is still there. The James Farm is a few minutes north of Liberty and has wonderful tours where the James family descendants tell stuff about the raid there that you don’t see in the history books. Thanks for sharing!
Another great video JD. I enjoy the honesty that you show when you discover more than you went for. A bit like expecting one gift under the tree but finding more behind it.
Great video. I think the prison was a gem all by itself.
Yeah, that place was cool as heck.
I really love this channel. Wonderful knowledge!!
Just awesome!!
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It's great to be able to go back in time and be told of the events of yesteryear. Yes, the west was really wild!
I live in Whites Creek TN where Bill Ryan (alias Tom Hill)was arrested at the Whites Creek Saloon and Frank and Jesse left with families next day from Nashville
Interesting!
Fascinating building ! How cool that would be to stand in that building & how things went down. Thank you, as always.
Start calling you Teacher JD . Love this channel of course I'm history buff myself thank you for doing what you do .
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@@TheHistoryUnderground JD want research famous murder in North Carolina history look up Frankie Silvers happened here in Burke County . NC first woman he Hanged in NC
I'm a fan of your channel.👍 love your videos. Keep them coming. Take care and stay safe Jason.❤👍❤
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From a legless man, thanks for going upstairs. Crazy to think how public that hanging chamber was! And so close to children!! Times have changed that's for sure.
Pretty crazy.
Seriously fascinating jail. No public execution. But doing that in the jail would be hard on the prisoners. Like you, I could not believe that the child's bedroom was a short distance from the upstairs jail. Great video. Thanks.
Thanks! Pretty amazing place.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I want to tell you too that watching this got me to subscribe. Looking forward to more.
I really enjoy and appreciate this channel. Thanks for all you do. It's much appreciated 👍.
All very historic. And the bank was neat. The Jail where Frank James turned himself into . Was pretty tough.
Thank you for the adventure!!!
JD another fantastic video as usual history from your perspective and what you get to see and be apart of is mind blowing here's to many adventures History traveler
Another great video! Thanks JD
My pleasure!!
Thanks JD. Always interesting to see the connection of things. Neat jail. Thanks and stay safe. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks. I thought that it was a pretty fascinating place.
I love 10 min east of St. Joseph, MO. Love is video, man. Great content. Would love to see more videos here. This town has such a rich history
Having visited Tombstone back in the day, this was more than interesting, Thank you so much..
Definitely want to get to Tombstone at some point.
A drop floor in the jail? Whoa, talk about being "scared straight"! Great Job!
Ha! Pretty wild.
I’m from St. Joe. My ancestors lived next door to the James. After he was shot, my ancestors became lawmen. You should visit free state brewery in Lawrence KS. There is a plaque that describes the men from St Joe who burnt down Lawrence.
Thanks! I’ll have to check that out.
Another great video! Was wondering if Lincoln’s walking cane was still on display at the bank in Liberty, pretty interesting story. Keep the videos coming.
JD - you should venture up to Northfield, MN to discuss the Great Northfield Raid. I remember back in the early 1980's that it was a major motion picture.
On the list 🙂
I love those quilts😍😍😍
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Always impressive JD, thank you.
Yes, always fun to go to the lesser known sites. We had gone to Galena IL, and popped into their museum there. Turned the corner into one of their rooms to be faced with the 9 foot by 12 foot Thomas Nast painting "Peace in Union". A painting I've seen dozens of times in history books...just...right there.
Had you been my history teacher in school I would of been more interested in history. You have the right tone in your voice...just like Mike Rowe 😊
Appreciate that! Thank you.
Great video as always. Have you not been to Monticello in charlottesville? I looked through your videos and couldn't find it. Jefferson is buried there of course. And one family member that was super controversial several years ago
Not yet. On the list though.
I would imagine that they screened off the area of the hanging guy........................... they likely removed the other guys from the area during the good hanging.
I live in Liberty. Man I sure wish I could have run into you while you were here. Its awesome to see you come to the area.
If you get back this way, you need to check out the Civil War battlefield in Lexington, MO. It was known as the battle of the hemp bales.
Definitely on my list.
I love the CW/old west era of history. If it’s history I love it. I guess I should’ve said my favorite era. Love your channel JD!
I love these types of videos man. Awesome.😂
Thank you for another interesting episode. I'm from South Africa and would never be able to visit these places. I enjoy every episode.
Fascinating place. As you say very dark but served its purpose for getting rid of naughty boys almost medieval in appearance the way the sells are constructed. I would not want my kids sleeping in that room. Crazy
I really love this channel. Especially the ww2 episodes. I really enjoy watching. I'm planning a trip to Normandy in the future and your episodes about France are like a travel guide. Much appreciated. Another great topic would be the Netherlands and Operation Market garden. You're doing great work and I'm looking forward to see more. Greetings from Germany.
Definitely planning on getting to the Netherlands at some point. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground If you need help with planning let me know. I live not far from the border to the Netherlands. Done all museums, battlefields and landingzones.
JD, next time you are in Independence, try to hook up with the guide that runs Pioneer Trails Adventures. He gives wagon tours of the area around the courthouse (and beyond). We lucked into his 90 minute tour that took us through the MO side of the Civil War, bushwhackers vs jayhawkers, James gang, and Harry Truman, Pendergast through WWII and the presidency. Kept our interest for the entire time.
Love the old west. Thanks again.
thanks for posting the vid of the tour of historical sites
I love all your videos and the history you are talking about I wish they would told me this in high school
Great video always loved the history of the James younger gang
You missed the clay county historical museum. And there is a really awesome mercantile on the square too! (Both are literally around the corner from the bank, the mercantile is privately owned and is a source for anything period (clothes, fabric, combs, books, etc) it's truly fantastic, it's heavily used by reenactors in the area.)
I spoke to the guy at the front desk and she said 🤣
Another sensational video mate.
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* Guide…..not guy 🙂