My deceased mother's whole family are from North Carolina (Waynesville area). Its a nice state but I haven't traveled into the the western parts much so thanks for this video Joe. Just a note, Siler City and Raleigh are both mentioned on the Andy Griffith show so yeah the demographics probably have changed dramatically since that show aired. Although Mayberry is not a real town, Mt Airy is and is the home town of Mr Griffith. Mount Pilot is another town in the show that's not real but Pilot Mountain, the town it was named after is and it's close to Mt Airy. Joe, if you and anyone else reading this ever get a chance to visit Mt Airy you should. They have a week long "Mayberry Days" celebration with all sorts of events, activities, trivia contests, a golf tournament, a parade, comedy and music entertainment going on continuously throughout the entire town. Actors still living from the show are there (and sometimes their relatives) as well as impersonators of all the main characters such as Barney Fife are scattered everywhere you go. I was able to meet the actors who played Romena, Charlene Darling and Thelma Lou, who was actually living there at the time. She has since passed. She told me she kept having break ins at her home in California and decided to move to Andy's home town where everything was slower living and she was well loved by the residents. Merry Christmas Everyone.
Joe, before Texas, I lived in Delaware and chicken processing was almost exclusively done by Hispanic migrants on the Delmarva Peninsula. There were towns where the entire population was mostly associated with chicken processing. It is a hard industry where the workers put their bodies on the line risking injury to send home money to their families. The store you passed in town provides that exact service. It appears this is the situation with the last town you visited. It is becoming changed by the influx of migrant chicken workers. The first town you visited and specifically the Primitive Baptist Church was fascinating indeed. The chinking between the logs and the balcony were neat. I could imagine the church filled to capacity on a Sunday. It would be an impressive sight. Thanks again for sharing your video with us. You have the knack of choosing the right subject matter that makes your videos so interesting.
That Baptist Church actually brought tears, it had so much love and emotion. Those cushions still held some souls I believe. What a wonderful feeling and window into the past.
Hi , visit England or any other country in the u.k and Ireland you will see buildings 5 times the age of this building, the oldest church in England is dated from 597 . 😊
Wow, the reveal of the inside of the church was pretty surprising! It looks to be in really good shape--I wonder how much of it is original to 1802 and how much has been replaced over the years (like a "church of Theseus", so to speak) I would love to check out the Heritage Museum. Local museums like that always have a couple of unique items that make a visit worthwhile. And the folks working there are usually more than happy to talk about the town and its history. Best wishes to you, Nic and the family for Christmas...happy trails!
Great video ! My son and his wife live in the suburbs of Raleigh . Was very rural until recently and housing developments popping up all over. Merry Christmas Joe and Nic 🎄🎅🏻
Seeing the primative wooden church made me wonder if the church that predates our main church looked like that. Building commenced in 1309 on the church we now have, built in stone with one of the tallest towers at 266ft 9 inches (added later) but a wooden church was on the site beforehand from around 654. Another interesting video.
Another great video as always. There is just something special about small town America. A certain feel that you just can't get in the over populated concrete jungles. Don't get me wrong, there certainly are plenty of big cities worth the visit. I hope that you, Nicole and family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and may God bless all of you during this holiday season and throughout the year to come. Looking forward to the next video. Until then stay safe and God bless. Steve in Oklahoma
Merry Christmas, Joe and Nic! Any outtake reels for the holidays? Maybe it just comes to mind as you remarked that one shop looked like something you might find in Mexico, at the same time somebody walks out. (My impression is they probably could hear you say that, lol.) At least I assume there must be some odd/quirky conversations that were struck up while filming or right before momentarily pausing.
Another great video ! I just love these small country towns, so much character, and always different and interesting. The little church you visited at the beginning of the video is amazing ! Thank you so much for all the wonderful videos, Joe and Nicole, and wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !😊🎄❤
Wow that Dollar general with gas pumps I wish we had one at our Dollar general down the street 24 miles I'd like to see that. Yeah that town is pretty nice. Right on and thanks for another great video Joe and Nicole.
The church in the opening of your video is gorgeous ! I’d love to tour it. I also like Liberty, NC. Very nice town. I love NC but it’s a bit warm in the summer. Merry Christmas Joe and Nicole❤.
That's funny I live in Liberty NC 😊 fyi the second child of the corn movie was shot in this town. Film production began at the end of spring 1991, and shooting began in July in Liberty, North Carolina. The shoot lasted just four weeks. Most of the cast were locals, including the children😅
I have to say that I subscribed around a month ago and probably seen and liked most of Your videos. I really enjoy them and You help me pass the time during the winter here in Menomonie WI. That would be so fun doing what You are doing. Merry Christmas Joe and Nic from Lou !!! :)
An old colored man in my town said , the black folks liked setting in the balconies in the old time churches . Not because they had to , but up there they were closer to heaven , and could look done on the sinners .
there were well known old time music perfomers in north NC eg Tommey Jarrell,Fred Cockerhm and other well known performers if you are interested it could be a place to mouve to ,just thaught ide run that to you as always great vid ttfn&ty
I would love for you to come into the small town area of Nebraska and see how things are changing. I'm your age and have lived here forever and farming is not what it used to be and is making a huge difference here
I’m Primitive Baptist the loft in the church was for slaves, sorry but true. No musical instruments, no choir, no Sunday school for children, no passing the plate around for money, money is only mentioned in church during only members meeting and only for church building upkeep.
Not an hour before seeing this vidio i watched local news which places like this is where illeagles go for work near meat packing plants are because of child labor and cheap wages I enjoy the vidios Merry Christmas
Sorry to hear that you were called out in regards to the cats. Perhaps in future you could just refer to them as a 'Non binary feline' so as not to upset anyone... 😂😂
Just as an FYI. A Turkey shoot is a game of chance with a shotgun. The participants each shoot at a target of their own and the person who has a pellet closest to the X in the center of the target wins. Winnings can be cash or a prize, occasionally it could be a platter of meat. But no actual turkey are harmed at the actual shoot.
I’m not terribly surprised. I thought maybe those were a regional thing and possibly he didn’t know, or he was just teasing talking about it being good for everybody, but the turkey.
@@keithosterkamp6207 Sounds fun. In my region we have a thing called Dirty Santa were we gather up a big pile of gifts but they aren't named to anyone. We go in order from first to last and pick a present to open. The idea is that as each person opens the gifts, you can either keep what you get, or swap gifts with someone else. You get to 'steal' their gift if you think you want theirs more, or they can take yours. It's pretty fun.
Francis Bavier (Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith Show) lived out her retirement in Siler City and is buried there. I thought there was an Aunt Bee's restaurant in Siler City, but there are locations in Mount Airy, NC (AG's hometown and inspiration for Mayberry) and Pilot Mountain, NC (Mount Pilot) as well as a couple other locations.
Great video as always. I have been through Liberty and Siler City long ago, in the late 1980s. I liked both towns. Liberty seems to be gentrifying a bit. Food Lion remains my fave grocery chain of all time (I am typing this at work, at an office building for one of the largest grocery chains in the country -- not FL 🤫). Siler City seems to have run "afowl" of their chicken processing plant. The article is essentially right. Jobs in the meat packing business are hard and low-paying. They are frequently staffed by poorly educated people, often from other countries. Families require both parents to work just to try to make it. This leads to all sorts of problems, including drugs and alcohol, all which are going to result in an increase in violence and theft. I really liked the old churches. The Carolinas really have a lot of old churches, large and small. The loft in the Primitive Church could have been for children, but was probably for slaves. Big plantations frequently held services for the slaves on the grounds, but North Carolina didn't have a lot of those, so the few slaves on a property often went to chuch with their white family, the slaves sitting in the back or up in a mezzanine. Good to see some of the Tarheel state again after all these years. *Here's hoping you and Nicole and all your loved ones have a Merry Christmas🎄 and Happy New Year🎆!!* And we'll see more towns and cats in 2024!
Siler City NC , not Solar City or Silar City . Siler City was the town that the actress who played Aunt Bee on TAGS chose to live in her latter years .
@@daveschmarder-1950 No worries! I often wonder why Miss Bavier chose to live there instead of AGs hometown of Mt. Airy like Miss Lynn did in her latter years .
Joe & Nic, thank you for all you do to bring awareness to these small towns in the US. I love all the unique things in these towns. Merry Christmas to you and your family 💪🏿 🙏🏾 ❤💯.
I love your channel. No drama, just relaxing, entertaining and educational video, ride-a-longs. Thank you for the enjoyable peace of mind. I love that church at these beginning and seeing these small towns. People in town like this are really nice! Happy Holidays to your and your wife!!! Been married for over 30 years - and loving every minute of it. LOL. 💘💘
Immigration is good. But not when the company takes advantage of them. And the immigration is not good for the town when most of the wages earned are wired out of the country and not spent locally.
Why'd I smell smoke when you walked into the Church? Never mind. Did you go to Captain Tom's Fish House? In an old school. The go to place in central NC.
Toyota is building a battery plant in liberty. Home prices/ rent is soaring. Really it’s just a suburb of Greensboro and Burlington. The church at the beginning looked more like an old tobacco barn than a cabin.
Another awesome Video Joe..I love the shadow of you on the pavement reading from your Cell & holding your Camera with the other hand while reciting facts & figures of the small Town your visiting..so fascinating to listen to & watch as you do so..
My deceased mother's whole family are from North Carolina (Waynesville area). Its a nice state but I haven't traveled into the the western parts much so thanks for this video Joe. Just a note, Siler City and Raleigh are both mentioned on the Andy Griffith show so yeah the demographics probably have changed dramatically since that show aired. Although Mayberry is not a real town, Mt Airy is and is the home town of Mr Griffith. Mount Pilot is another town in the show that's not real but Pilot Mountain, the town it was named after is and it's close to Mt Airy. Joe, if you and anyone else reading this ever get a chance to visit Mt Airy you should. They have a week long "Mayberry Days" celebration with all sorts of events, activities, trivia contests, a golf tournament, a parade, comedy and music entertainment going on continuously throughout the entire town. Actors still living from the show are there (and sometimes their relatives) as well as impersonators of all the main characters such as Barney Fife are scattered everywhere you go. I was able to meet the actors who played Romena, Charlene Darling and Thelma Lou, who was actually living there at the time. She has since passed. She told me she kept having break ins at her home in California and decided to move to Andy's home town where everything was slower living and she was well loved by the residents. Merry Christmas Everyone.
Joe, before Texas, I lived in Delaware and chicken processing was almost exclusively done by Hispanic migrants on the Delmarva Peninsula. There were towns where the entire population was mostly associated with chicken processing. It is a hard industry where the workers put their bodies on the line risking injury to send home money to their families. The store you passed in town provides that exact service. It appears this is the situation with the last town you visited. It is becoming changed by the influx of migrant chicken workers. The first town you visited and specifically the Primitive Baptist Church was fascinating indeed. The chinking between the logs and the balcony were neat. I could imagine the church filled to capacity on a Sunday. It would be an impressive sight. Thanks again for sharing your video with us. You have the knack of choosing the right subject matter that makes your videos so interesting.
And you’re ok with those changes?
That Baptist Church actually brought tears, it had so much love and emotion. Those cushions still held some souls I believe. What a wonderful feeling and window into the past.
Hi , visit England or any other country in the u.k and Ireland you will see buildings 5 times the age of this building, the oldest church in England is dated from 597 . 😊
Wow, the reveal of the inside of the church was pretty surprising! It looks to be in really good shape--I wonder how much of it is original to 1802 and how much has been replaced over the years (like a "church of Theseus", so to speak) I would love to check out the Heritage Museum. Local museums like that always have a couple of unique items that make a visit worthwhile. And the folks working there are usually more than happy to talk about the town and its history. Best wishes to you, Nic and the family for Christmas...happy trails!
Thank you, YD!
Hey everyone, hope all is well ❤😊
Joe & Nic just love all your videos, look forward & never miss a one. Have a great Christmas & happy New Year.
Great video ! My son and his wife live in the suburbs of Raleigh . Was very rural until recently and housing developments popping up all over. Merry Christmas Joe and Nic 🎄🎅🏻
So incredible they let you go in and look around that old church!
Thank you for sharing. I used to live in NC for a while and it seemed pretty laid back then. Have a wonderful Holiday and safe travels
Ty ! Great tour of these towns! Happy a Merry Christmas . Safe travels home
Seeing the primative wooden church made me wonder if the church that predates our main church looked like that. Building commenced in 1309 on the church we now have, built in stone with one of the tallest towers at 266ft 9 inches (added later) but a wooden church was on the site beforehand from around 654. Another interesting video.
Another great video as always. There is just something special about small town America. A certain feel that you just can't get in the over populated concrete jungles. Don't get me wrong, there certainly are plenty of big cities worth the visit. I hope that you, Nicole and family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and may God bless all of you during this holiday season and throughout the year to come. Looking forward to the next video. Until then stay safe and God bless.
Steve in Oklahoma
Awesome, thank you!
I am very impressed looking in the past. I am from Jamaican west Indians living in Florida.
Thank you my grandparents were Primitive Baptists from North Carolina.
That's what I like about exploring the inside of buildings I wish you would go in more like old houses 🏘️ please
Merry Christmas, Joe and Nic! Any outtake reels for the holidays? Maybe it just comes to mind as you remarked that one shop looked like something you might find in Mexico, at the same time somebody walks out. (My impression is they probably could hear you say that, lol.) At least I assume there must be some odd/quirky conversations that were struck up while filming or right before momentarily pausing.
Looking forward to watch the Christmas video. Until then wish a merry Christmas and happy new year 🎊🎆🎈
Another great video ! I just love these small country towns, so much character, and always different and interesting. The little church you visited at the beginning of the video is amazing ! Thank you so much for all the wonderful videos, Joe and Nicole, and wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !😊🎄❤
Thank you, CL. :)
Wow that Dollar general with gas pumps I wish we had one at our Dollar general down the street 24 miles I'd like to see that. Yeah that town is pretty nice. Right on and thanks for another great video Joe and Nicole.
The church in the opening of your video is gorgeous ! I’d love to tour it. I also like Liberty, NC. Very nice town. I love NC but it’s a bit warm in the summer. Merry Christmas Joe and Nicole❤.
That's funny I live in Liberty NC 😊 fyi the second child of the corn movie was shot in this town. Film production began at the end of spring 1991, and shooting began in July in Liberty, North Carolina. The shoot lasted just four weeks. Most of the cast were locals, including the children😅
No turkeys were harmed at the turkey shoot. 😆
I have to say that I subscribed around a month ago and probably seen and liked most of Your videos. I really enjoy them and You help me pass the time during the winter here in Menomonie WI. That would be so fun doing what You are doing. Merry Christmas Joe and Nic from Lou !!! :)
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks
An old colored man in my town said , the black folks liked setting in the balconies in the old time churches . Not because they had to , but up there they were closer to heaven , and could look done on the sinners .
I'd heard the same.
It’s very Shameful that you still use the word ‘colored’ in this day and age…!!!!!🙄
I`m just an old man . Since I came along way before the new words for black were invented , guess i`ll stick with the old ways .@@Geneviev285
Fascinating!!!
there were well known old time music perfomers in north NC eg Tommey Jarrell,Fred Cockerhm and other well known performers if you are interested it could be a place to mouve to ,just thaught ide run that to you as always great vid ttfn&ty
by the way have you clocked Turd Towns UK there are parrells toyour vids ttfn&ty
Happy Holiday Lord and Lady Spoda..Mabuhay!!.
🎄🎅 merry christmas and happy holidays to you i love your channel. thx
Durham looks interesting my mother was born in Durham 🇬🇧 northern England you haven't been but sore it on your map😮
You missed a cat in Staley. Always cool videos folks
Cat found! Thanks for the ride along. I ran the 1080 speed and it worked great. Say Hi to Nicky for me and Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄 Have a safe drive
Dollar General gas stations. Lord Spoda strikes again with another vlogger gem.
Cheers🐾🐾😽🎄🍻🥂🍃
Happy Christmas 🎄 from one of Russian follower.
The primitive Baptist church was interesting. The loft with ladder was most probably for enslaved people. Happy Holidays.
Interesting. I live in SC First time I've seen gas at DG too. Must be a test market? Merry Christmas Joe and Nicole!
You should visit Pinehurst!
nice areas
Hello friends from puerto vallarta mexico 🇲🇽
Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄 🎅
The seats in the top of the old church were the slave balcony.
Hey Granny😍
The Dollar General store first opened as mini Walt Mart store .
I would love for you to come into the small town area of Nebraska and see how things are changing. I'm your age and have lived here forever and farming is not what it used to be and is making a huge difference here
I've done 1 small town tour in Nebraska. It's on the channel. I will be doing several more over the next year.
I wish you guys could go through my home town in Elizabeth city n.c.
Have you visited Whiteville, NC?
@Joe & Nic's Road Trip...sure would be nice if you also told the year the towns you are visiting were founded....have a Merry Christmas.
he does sometimes
This is my favorite Channell
It’s sad to see these small towns. Very little in the way of opportunity for young people.
They don't shoot turkeys at a turkey shoot 😂
Would love for you to visit Washington county and tyrell county in North Carolina. The amountof abandoned homes and low income is insane
I'll put them on the list!
Wesleyan is basically Methodist if my memory serves me correct.
Merry Christmas
Yeah~how unusual video-work~ sleep well- Joe~
No Joe and Nic video is complete without a cat or two, whether male or female!
WOW,COMPARED TO OTHER TOWNS. VERY DEPRESSING VIEW POINT.
I’m Primitive Baptist the loft in the church was for slaves, sorry but true. No musical instruments, no choir, no Sunday school for children, no passing the plate around for money, money is only mentioned in church during only members meeting and only for church building upkeep.
Not an hour before seeing this vidio i watched local news which places like this is where illeagles go for work near meat packing plants are because of child labor and cheap wages I enjoy the vidios Merry Christmas
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But inside of church?
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You are in the bible belt
Ok it’s not Babtist….
Sorry to hear that you were called out in regards to the cats. Perhaps in future you could just refer to them as a 'Non binary feline' so as not to upset anyone... 😂😂
LOL!
Lord spoda 2024
So the changing demographics of America will come with the open borders
Merry Christmas Joe and Nic! I hope 2024 brings us more of these great videos, I certainly look forward to seeing more places!
North Carolina is another beautiful State, especially over by the mountainous regions. Thanks for inviting us along!
Right Wilmington,North Carolina is one of the best looking cities in the south!!
Just as an FYI. A Turkey shoot is a game of chance with a shotgun. The participants each shoot at a target of their own and the person who has a pellet closest to the X in the center of the target wins. Winnings can be cash or a prize, occasionally it could be a platter of meat. But no actual turkey are harmed at the actual shoot.
Bet you never dreamed you would ever have to explain that huh?
I’m not terribly surprised. I thought maybe those were a regional thing and possibly he didn’t know, or he was just teasing talking about it being good for everybody, but the turkey.
@@keithosterkamp6207 Sounds fun. In my region we have a thing called Dirty Santa were we gather up a big pile of gifts but they aren't named to anyone. We go in order from first to last and pick a present to open. The idea is that as each person opens the gifts, you can either keep what you get, or swap gifts with someone else. You get to 'steal' their gift if you think you want theirs more, or they can take yours. It's pretty fun.
I have experienced that too, but don’t remember what we called it. Lots of laughs.
In Australia we have a Christmas game called Kris Kringle each bring a gift put them in a pile and then take turns, swapping or ‘stealing’.
Francis Bavier (Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith Show) lived out her retirement in Siler City and is buried there. I thought there was an Aunt Bee's restaurant in Siler City, but there are locations in Mount Airy, NC (AG's hometown and inspiration for Mayberry) and Pilot Mountain, NC (Mount Pilot) as well as a couple other locations.
Life is changing for many small towns in NC as more people move in and around our larger cities.
Layne Staley
Loved taking the journey across America with you. Looking forward to 2024. Europe, maybe? Merry Christmas🎄
Well somebody's been keeping up that small chruch ⛪ its looking quiet good. @Joe & Nic's Road Trip 🚗😊
Great video as always. I have been through Liberty and Siler City long ago, in the late 1980s. I liked both towns. Liberty seems to be gentrifying a bit. Food Lion remains my fave grocery chain of all time (I am typing this at work, at an office building for one of the largest grocery chains in the country -- not FL 🤫). Siler City seems to have run "afowl" of their chicken processing plant. The article is essentially right. Jobs in the meat packing business are hard and low-paying. They are frequently staffed by poorly educated people, often from other countries. Families require both parents to work just to try to make it. This leads to all sorts of problems, including drugs and alcohol, all which are going to result in an increase in violence and theft. I really liked the old churches. The Carolinas really have a lot of old churches, large and small. The loft in the Primitive Church could have been for children, but was probably for slaves. Big plantations frequently held services for the slaves on the grounds, but North Carolina didn't have a lot of those, so the few slaves on a property often went to chuch with their white family, the slaves sitting in the back or up in a mezzanine. Good to see some of the Tarheel state again after all these years. *Here's hoping you and Nicole and all your loved ones have a Merry Christmas🎄 and Happy New Year🎆!!* And we'll see more towns and cats in 2024!
Silar City was often mentioned on the Andy Griffith Show back in the 60's. Merry Christmas!
Siler City NC , not Solar City or Silar City . Siler City was the town that the actress who played Aunt Bee on TAGS chose to live in her latter years .
@@JJJBRICE I was close, but no cigar. Thanks.
@@daveschmarder-1950 No worries! I often wonder why Miss Bavier chose to live there instead of AGs hometown of Mt. Airy like Miss Lynn did in her latter years .
Thats good they take very good care of their town. You must care about where you live.
The high Latino population doesn't surprise me being a food processing plant. Same in Kennett Square PA due to the mushroom processing facilities.
Absolutely love seeing that primitive church and all the other old buildings you show. Have a nice Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! May this coming year be full of blessings and success! Wish you Joe and Nic all the best always! 🎉
Joe & Nic, thank you for all you do to bring awareness to these small towns in the US. I love all the unique things in these towns. Merry Christmas to you and your family 💪🏿 🙏🏾 ❤💯.
I love your channel. No drama, just relaxing, entertaining and educational video, ride-a-longs. Thank you for the enjoyable peace of mind. I love that church at these beginning and seeing these small towns. People in town like this are really nice! Happy Holidays to your and your wife!!! Been married for over 30 years - and loving every minute of it. LOL. 💘💘
Thank you! Happy Hollidays to you and your family as well.
Cat ran away. He didn't like being called a girl. 😺
Merry Christmas to you and Nicole. 🎅
I’m really enjoying seeing your videos from your road trip. Keep ‘em coming, please. (I’m 81 and don’t get around much [health].)
Wez-lee-an
I would do Wez-lee-en, but yuh.
These are towns within 50 miles of me. I have not seen any but Liberty. This makes me want to visit a few of them. Thanks for the introductions.
Immigration is good. But not when the company takes advantage of them. And the immigration is not good for the town when most of the wages earned are wired out of the country and not spent locally.
Immigration is also very bad when the immigrants start to take over the areas and when they are most of the population growth.
Merry Christmas from Texas 🎄⛄️
Just because their are a lot of mixed people doesn’t mean everyone gets along.
Why'd I smell smoke when you walked into the Church? Never mind. Did you go to Captain Tom's Fish House? In an old school. The go to place in central NC.
Toyota is building a battery plant in liberty. Home prices/ rent is soaring. Really it’s just a suburb of Greensboro and Burlington. The church at the beginning looked more like an old tobacco barn than a cabin.
Thank you for showing us this beautiful old log church. It's amazing.
Joe we would love to see your grand daughters and your family members. Looking forward to Christmas videos
I had an aunt who lived in liberty. Unfortunately, she just passed away a few weeks ago.
Another awesome Video Joe..I love the shadow of you on the pavement reading from your Cell & holding your Camera with the other hand while reciting facts & figures of the small Town your visiting..so fascinating to listen to & watch as you do so..
That old church in Sandy Creek is very interesting.
A cushion for your bum and knees. Someone was thinking! 🙏
Many southern churches of the time had balconies, which were for slaves.
Enjoying the ride but very curious of temperature?
Thanks Joe enjoyed the video, my Son-N-Law grew up in Liberty and joined the Navy and spent a dozen years as a submariner till he married our daughter