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How Airmail CHANGED EVERYTHING
Today I will be diving into the history of the Airmail industry and how important it was in creating the modern aviation industry. I will explore and visit an abandoned beacon arrow station that was once used to help guide pilots across the country before modern technology. I will also pay a visit to one of the most influential and legendary planes of all time, the Douglas DC-3. Sit back and enjoy!
Connect with me on Instagram: alexanderxofficial
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Early Days of Airmail
3:17 - Dangerous Days of Airmail
4:11 - Airmail Industry Begins to Grow
6:02 - Beacon Tower / Arrow System
9:56 - Notable Planes Developed
12:55 - Final Days of Airmail
15:14 - Visiting an Abandoned Arrow Station
15:46 - Visiting a Douglas DC-3
17:20 - Outro
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Red Haired Giants and Ancient Artifacts - The Lovelock Cave Mystery
zhlédnutí 1KPřed dnem
Today I will be diving into the history of the lovelock cave and visiting this mysterious location. For thousands of years the lovelock cave was used by native Americans to store precious equipment such as duck decoys (used for hunting). In the early 1900's excavations began at the cave, excavators claimed to find the skeletons of a mysterious race of red haired giants. The skeletons were displ...
Why Was This Small Town ABANDONED?
zhlédnutí 1,8KPřed 14 dny
This is Coaldale, once a thriving town, it now stands empty and abandoned. Join me as I explore this history and the story of Coaldale. Connect with me on Instagram: alexanderxofficial Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - History of Coaldale 2:59 - Forced to Shutdown 4:05 - Visiting Coaldale 5:53 - Outro
The History of Candelaria - Roughest Towns of The West
zhlédnutí 981Před 21 dnem
The story of Candelaria begins in 1864, when Mexican prospectors struck silver on the northern slops of mt diablo. The discovery ignited a silver rush, and transformed a remote area into a mining camp seemingly overnight. The news of the rich silver deposits spread quickly, attracting miners and entrepreneurs from all parts of Nevada. Join me as I explore the history of this ghost town and visi...
I Spent a Night at the HAUNTED CLOWN MOTEL
zhlédnutí 128Před měsícem
Tonight I will be spending the night alone in the most haunted motel in America. The clown motel is located in Tonopah, Nevada, a town who's history is as disturbing as it is interesting. I will go into all the dark secrets of Tonopah and why thousands of people believe this is the most haunted motel in America. Connect with me on Instagram: alexanderxofficial Timecodes 0:00 - In...
Apollo Astronauts Trained in This Crater
zhlédnutí 2,2KPřed měsícem
Welcome to central Nevada, about 70 miles east-northeast of Tonopah, far from the hustle and bustle of city life this is the Lunar Crater. Near the famous Extraterrestrial Highway, its rugged terrain appears otherworldly. This 430 foot deep crater was once used as the training ground for Apollo missions in the 1970s because of the similarity between this landscape and the terrain on the moon. J...
Why Did Pioneers Build These Structures??
zhlédnutí 2,1KPřed měsícem
In the early 1870s, pioneers and settlers made their way through the rugged Nevada terrain, passing through Cave Valley on their way to the bustling railroad town of Toano. It was here that two wagon drivers, William Ballinger and John Henry, stumbled upon a rich deposit of silver ore while searching for their grazing oxen. Their discovery would soon transform this arid basin into the Ward Mini...
The WILDEST Mining Town You’ve Never Heard Of
zhlédnutí 7KPřed měsícem
The WILDEST Mining Town You’ve Never Heard Of
Why is this HUGE Solar Farm ABANDONED?
zhlédnutí 2KPřed měsícem
Why is this HUGE Solar Farm ABANDONED?
This ENTIRE Forest is ONE Organism
zhlédnutí 184Před 2 měsíci
This ENTIRE Forest is ONE Organism
Ghost Towns and Ancient Art - Sego Canyon
zhlédnutí 733Před 2 měsíci
Ghost Towns and Ancient Art - Sego Canyon
These MASSIVE BLUE PONDS Are Not What You Think
zhlédnutí 176Před 2 měsíci
These MASSIVE BLUE PONDS Are Not What You Think
Why Was This MASSIVE MILL ABANDONED??
zhlédnutí 8KPřed 2 měsíci
Why Was This MASSIVE MILL ABANDONED??
Dream Mine: The Mine Created by a Spiritual Vision
zhlédnutí 5KPřed 2 měsíci
Dream Mine: The Mine Created by a Spiritual Vision
Secrets Unveiled: Granite Mountain Records Vault
zhlédnutí 1,6KPřed 3 měsíci
Secrets Unveiled: Granite Mountain Records Vault
I Went Inside The San Andreas Fault
zhlédnutí 194Před 3 měsíci
I Went Inside The San Andreas Fault
Exploring The Rinconada Mercury Mine
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed 3 měsíci
Exploring The Rinconada Mercury Mine
The LARGEST OIL SPILL You've Never Heard Of
zhlédnutí 171Před 3 měsíci
The LARGEST OIL SPILL You've Never Heard Of
amazing abandoned fort in san francisco
zhlédnutí 122Před 3 měsíci
amazing abandoned fort in san francisco
Exploring an ABANDONED Naval Yard in San Francisco
zhlédnutí 97Před 4 měsíci
Exploring an ABANDONED Naval Yard in San Francisco
The LARGEST Bath House of the 1800's - ABANDONED
zhlédnutí 2,4KPřed 4 měsíci
The LARGEST Bath House of the 1800's - ABANDONED
Exploring The ABANDONED Fort Ord
zhlédnutí 1KPřed 4 měsíci
Exploring The ABANDONED Fort Ord
GIANT EGYPTIAN CITY BURIED IN CALIFORNIA???
zhlédnutí 411Před 4 měsíci
GIANT EGYPTIAN CITY BURIED IN CALIFORNIA???
The Haunted Dairy Farm Operated by a Psychiatric Hospital
zhlédnutí 583Před 4 měsíci
The Haunted Dairy Farm Operated by a Psychiatric Hospital
The RISE and FALL of The Drive-In Theater
zhlédnutí 329Před 4 měsíci
The RISE and FALL of The Drive-In Theater
Incredible military school abandoned for decades
zhlédnutí 1,8KPřed 5 měsíci
Incredible military school abandoned for decades
The History of The Mega Blimp Hangar - FORGOTTEN MEGAPROJECT
zhlédnutí 119Před 5 měsíci
The History of The Mega Blimp Hangar - FORGOTTEN MEGAPROJECT
The FAILED Colony of Llano Del Rio
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 5 měsíci
The FAILED Colony of Llano Del Rio
The Secret Nazi Compound Hidden in Los Angeles - Murphy Ranch
zhlédnutí 628Před 5 měsíci
The Secret Nazi Compound Hidden in Los Angeles - Murphy Ranch
The LOST RACETRACKS of Los Angeles
zhlédnutí 41KPřed 6 měsíci
The LOST RACETRACKS of Los Angeles

Komentáře

  • @pi55bier
    @pi55bier Před 20 hodinami

    If Ft. Ord was one of the Army's premier training bases, why wasn't it updated? It already looked like a product of the 40s, 50s in the 70s and 80s.

  • @loviedebiasio8864
    @loviedebiasio8864 Před 21 hodinou

    Also whiteman speedway which is now whiteman airport

  • @oldmedic1294
    @oldmedic1294 Před dnem

    6’6” isn’t really really tall but back then were the people shorter in stature ?

  • @briannave7326
    @briannave7326 Před 3 dny

    Interesting report. Amazing how things have changed in 100 years, I can’t imagine what the next hundred will bring.

  • @user-sy6dc9ud5o
    @user-sy6dc9ud5o Před 3 dny

    Why … are … you … talking …. So …. Slowwwwwwww

  • @santaanaroadwildman3614

    Crazy. I never knew about those arrows! I work for UPS the qst competition for the post office. We use the hub & spoke system and have next day air! No DC-3s still tho

  • @GeorgeStar
    @GeorgeStar Před 4 dny

  • @glocke380
    @glocke380 Před 4 dny

    Very interesting! Good report.

  • @Joseph-xo3xn
    @Joseph-xo3xn Před 5 dny

    So $25,000 in todays monry is about $711,500

  • @daxmax1681
    @daxmax1681 Před 5 dny

    No mention of the savage new cultures moving in to clear the forest cover and replacing it with industrial agriculture!

  • @user-yu7up9vg3z
    @user-yu7up9vg3z Před 6 dny

    What Giants fitting that little bitty a** cave

  • @fritz2259
    @fritz2259 Před 6 dny

    Their furniture was still there I saw it

  • @weaksause6878
    @weaksause6878 Před 6 dny

    Wrong. The lovelock cave is where they found duck hunting decoys and gear perfectly in tact

  • @jakecarcopa632
    @jakecarcopa632 Před 6 dny

    If they were "Giants" then eating the Paiute people would not make them cannibals. They would be predators. Just saying if you are gonna make videos about reginal oral mythology use the correct terminology. Just saying. Not mad about it I actually like content like this. Mythology from older cultures is always fascinating to me!

  • @kirtknierim3687
    @kirtknierim3687 Před 6 dny

    Way to block the view wi😂th your crappy text.

  • @markfischer5044
    @markfischer5044 Před 6 dny

    According to Paiute oral history, the Si-Te-Cah or Sai'i are a legendary tribe of red-haired cannibalistic giants. Mummified remains of a man 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall were discovered by guano miners in Lovelock Cave in 1911.[4]: 168  Adrienne Mayor writes about the Si-Te-Cah in her book, Fossil Legends of the First Americans.[12] She suggests that the 'giant' interpretation of the skeletons from Lovelock Cave and other dry caves in Nevada was started by entrepreneurs setting up tourist displays and that the skeletons themselves were of normal size. About 100 miles (160 km) north of Lovelock there are plentiful fossils of mammoths and cave bears, and their large limb bones could easily be thought to be those of giants by an untrained observer. She also discusses the reddish hair, pointing out that hair pigment is not stable after death and that various factors such as temperature, soil, etc. can turn ancient very dark hair to a rusty-red color.

  • @drewmark76
    @drewmark76 Před 6 dny

    Habeas corpus- show me the proof

  • @lucasroche8639
    @lucasroche8639 Před 6 dny

    The acid in the poop would of bleached out any hair colour. Another dumb video.

  • @dbroder1
    @dbroder1 Před 6 dny

    Bones were recovered, at least one giant femur was presented to multiple assemblies, and then, the Smithsonian came to collect the bones. And, of course, as in every other story about giant remains, “there are no records of bones from Lovelock Cave.”😮

    • @barth9580
      @barth9580 Před 6 dny

      Don't believe everything you see online.

  • @RottenPopReviews
    @RottenPopReviews Před 7 dny

    I remember buying a super Nintendo from the saugus speedway flea market

  • @charlesdaniel2313
    @charlesdaniel2313 Před 7 dny

    So ..They don't...

  • @queenofscots839
    @queenofscots839 Před 7 dny

    Great video

  • @MrStrocube
    @MrStrocube Před 8 dny

    Eventually, this civilization will be gone and the river flow unobstructed again.

  • @thatonekid71
    @thatonekid71 Před 9 dny

    Desert rats

  • @sunny_muffins
    @sunny_muffins Před 9 dny

    This reminds me of the myth of the Giant of Kandahar.

  • @Johngoodman454
    @Johngoodman454 Před 10 dny

    Thats were id move then to get away from people!

  • @santaanaroadwildman3614

    Crazy. I had no idea that region was once lush & productive! Love how well preserved the site is.

  • @hilaryhamm9161
    @hilaryhamm9161 Před 12 dny

    Environmental Protection Agency needs to be charged with fixing the problems, not just shutting folks down.

  • @KaliforniaKelly63
    @KaliforniaKelly63 Před 12 dny

    Great narration only you need to pronounce Tonopah correctly which is tone-uh-paw. ❤❤❤

  • @lionelspencer-ward3527

    More people are coming to realize that The US is a third world country! It is actually worst off than many other third world countries!

  • @bradcarlsson1135
    @bradcarlsson1135 Před 14 dny

    Wow. EPA shuts down due to leaking tanks while fracking has decimated underground water down the east coast thanks to a Dick Cheney driven exemptions in regulations for his Halliburton buddies. USA is messed up.

  • @oldmedic1294
    @oldmedic1294 Před 14 dny

    Wow one thing is closed and the others follow. The symbiotic relationship was destroyed

  • @julie.1081
    @julie.1081 Před 14 dny

    There are so many small towns everywhere in the US like this

  • @ivanzed
    @ivanzed Před 14 dny

    Coaldale is still an active town on Alberta with a population of over 8000 in 2016

  • @shombie2737
    @shombie2737 Před 14 dny

    Very cool except for the big yellow captions dead center

  • @johnbravo1005
    @johnbravo1005 Před 14 dny

    There is more to it than just leaking fuel tanks.

  • @nicolehegarty4749
    @nicolehegarty4749 Před 14 dny

    Omfg. This is real life Radiator Springs from Disney's movie Cars. Sad.

  • @Jaba207
    @Jaba207 Před 14 dny

    Sad.

  • @rondeichman
    @rondeichman Před 15 dny

    I used to drive this area frequently when the town was still somewhat active. Never stopped but now wish I would have.

  • @loduca16
    @loduca16 Před 15 dny

    I was born in tonopah

  • @simon-oy6um
    @simon-oy6um Před 16 dny

    Simple ,there was nothing left to do 😢

  • @user-pw6oj1uo2y
    @user-pw6oj1uo2y Před 16 dny

    😮😮

  • @GeorgeStar
    @GeorgeStar Před 17 dny

    Really interested in western Nevada - Reno, Minden, Pyramid Lake, Black Rock, etc. Good luck.

  • @GeorgeStar
    @GeorgeStar Před 17 dny

    👍

  • @whoanelly737-8
    @whoanelly737-8 Před 17 dny

    Nice work

  • @santaanaroadwildman3614

    Great documentary I would have never heard of this place. It's a shame how people tag it up

  • @aslkdjfzxcv9779
    @aslkdjfzxcv9779 Před 19 dny

    been to ascott, riverside, and saugus. when california was great.

  • @ReneMotorSports
    @ReneMotorSports Před 19 dny

    There was LEGION ASCOT RACEWAY in the town of EL SERENO from 1924 -1936

  • @Z28videogates
    @Z28videogates Před 19 dny

    Great video! Maybe do one of all the drag strips if you are up to it.

    • @alexanderxofficial
      @alexanderxofficial Před 19 dny

      Thank you! I am working on a part two for this video that will include some drag strips! Coming soon

  • @lipstickprincess1
    @lipstickprincess1 Před 19 dny

    Pronounced: Can De L-AIR Ri Ah Candelaria. It’s my last name. 😇