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Registrace 8. 11. 2008
Stories of Southern Virginia
River District Festival Danville, VA
A montage of images from the past two years of Festival activities. Every Festival tells a story!
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Bob Cage Artist
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Bob Cage tells his story of art and inspiration from his home in Halifax County, Virginia
Danville's Holbrook-Ross Historic District Tour
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Visit one of Danville, Virginia's historic districts through stories told by women who lived, worked and played there as children. Most images were made available through a youth photography program of Well Works Visual Arts. This project became a reality with the generous support of History United www.historyunited.org/
Womack Collection
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Featuring Virginia native animals and exotic animals collected by local resident big game hunters, this collection is a reflection of the interests of folks in Southern Virginia. Explore the Womack Natural History Collection through the eyes of the curators.
Amazing Reptiles
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Larsen's Amazing World of Reptiles visited Danville Science Center and wowed the visitors both young and old! Background music See You Later Alligator by Bill Haley and the Comets.
Camilla Williams
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Camilla Williams tells her story from growing up in Danville ,Virginia to her debut with a major opera company.
Wreck of Old 97 Song
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Well, they handed him his orders in Monroe, Virginia, saying Steve, youre way behind time; this is not 38, it is Old 97, you must put her into Spencer on time. So begins one of the most famous ballads in history a ballad often cited as being the first million-selling country music release in the American record industry. The song tells the tale of the famous Wreck of Old 97 in Danville, Virgini...
The Wreck of the Old 97
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It was a still September morning in 1903, punctuated only by the occasional ringing of church bells and the chatter among citizens of Danville as they strolled home from their Sunday worship services. Like normal, the Southern Railway train, known as the Fast Mail, was heading into Danville from Monroe, Virginia, en route to Spencer, North Carolina. Only, on this particular Sunday, it was runni...
Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources
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Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources
Danville Museum - Last Capital of the Confederacy
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Danville Museum - Last Capital of the Confederacy
My dad used that same type hand planter to plant pimento peppers when he was young (1940’s/50’s)
What part of the country was that?
@@visitdanvilleva meriwether county Georgia.
Why did the train have two numbers 97 and 1102
A train is made up with an engine and any number of cars. A train is given a number to distinguish it on timetables, etc. Southern Railway used even numbers for northbound trains and odd numbers for the southbound. A locomotive was given a number for inventory purposes. Hence, Engine 1102 pulled train 97 on the Danville Division (Monroe, Virginia to Spencer, North Carolina). The 640-mile distance from Washington to Atlanta required 4 different locomotives to pull Train 97. One engine in each of the four divisions. Hope this helps. Best wishes, Lawrence
I lived in Canton NC 17 years after being raised in Danville
So proud to have learned today that she graduated from VSU. What a legacy!!!
Nice video. As a direct descendent of family that included employees of the Southern Railway ,( and later Norfolk Southern to the present) that resided in close proximity of the wreck site that's pretty much the way it was explained to me. Thanks for the good presentation.
Thank you. Lawrence is an amazing local historian.
If God has a plan for you to change the world-no one on earth can stop you-just don’t forget the light shining down on you that guides you and keeps you moving forward-Greased Lightning taught me to learn about this gifted man..one the best American stories ever
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I live in Danville, I listen to this song every now and then, this is a song that will live forever. God bless those who made this video and those who perished in this horrific accident.
Give em hell Wendell. Mr. Wendell Scott. I hope after I'm gone I get to meet him.
I wish I could have met him. His story is truly inspirational.
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The ultimate hero
I would love to get a transcript of this recording! I can hardly understand it but fascinates me very much. The speed and rhythm is amazing! Rage seemed like a very interesting and well skilled person.
Wendell Scott was more white than he was black in case anyone noticed!
Did his brakes fail? The song says they did
I guess there will always be some uncertainty, but the speed of the train on that curve was definitely a factor.
1 b weave is the correct name for schoolfield . i worked there for 25 years
It's a great story about Wendell Scott
Mr. Scott was the Real Deal, no doubt.
We agree!
I think the movie "Grease Lightning" should be remade or Wendell Scott's story given new life in a bio. Didn't care for Richard Pryor as Wendell.
My father was a Southern Railway trainman. Working out of Winston Salem, NC. He started November11,1948. He worked on freight trains mostly. I have his passenger uniform.
Met Wendell Scott wonderful kind person
I love hearing this man. This is history, Bless you my friend !
We are Israelites not 1 black, 2 african ,and american .
My whole family is from Danville, except me. We were raised on the story and song about the Wreck of the Ol 97. I was surprised when I was seeing a great rock n roll band from Chapel Hill (Snatches of Pink) do a fantastic cover of the song. I just took the train from Lynchburg to Charlotte... I think of this story often, especially while riding the train. 🚂 ❤
I knew Mr. Scott as a child.... He used to come visit my Grandfather's auto shop in portsmouth virginia.. They race together In the 1950's. The grandfather's business partner was an african american man by the name of Mr. James Trusty. Together with the Trusty family, They helped get Mr. Wendell, as I knew him, the racing parts he needed. Oftentimes, when no one else would sell to him.. ;) My grandfather was from the southwestern Virginia and he always said everyone is equal If they're willing to work for a living And the mountain folks needed to stick together. My grandfather was Robert M. Jennings" Bob" .... The original number 3 car. Nascar member 1950- 58. He was a joe weatherly points champion but never recognized in any history books that nascar keeps.
Thank you for sharing that story!
I understand Richard Petty was one of the first to befriend Scott. Is that true?
I am not certain but have reached out to the Scott family and hope for a response 🙂
All gone now for the casino
I heard that the engine's cab had lost its original wooden cab as that had caught fire
It’s History Month I’m 23 and loved that I found this story! Man god bless our journey and the people who came before us! ✊🏽🖤
Tobacco is good boss
Pioneers come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
Been singin’ this song for as long as I’ve been able to speak. Since a little child.
Its pretty cool how he race a lot of different Ford's.
Visit this cemetery so many times when I lived in this area. So much history in my hometown. Thanks for sharing.
Walked these streets many times back in the 70's. Love the history of this area. Thanks for sharing.
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My father was a Southern Railway employee, working out of Winston Salem, NC. He started November 11 1948 as an extra board brakeman. He used to run out of Spencer when they were short of men. I heard him talk about the place where the accident happened. It was amazing no more accidents happened than did. He used to work out of Asheville, NC also. The mountains there were very rugged. He said coming off the mountain at Old Fort they could only go 2-3 miles an hour or the train would be impossible to stop.
Thank you for sharing your dad's story.
Baldwin 1102 was in a class of free-wheeling engines. In earlier engines, the yeoman hopped off and set the steam settings on the side of the boiler to retain pressure in the cylinders. After the Southbound 97 incident, railroads complained about free wheeling engines, like riding a brake less bicycle downhill, and after strong complaints in the 1920,s, some engine builders changed the steam valves to resist freewheeling.
@@CraigBaughan-mg3hf thank you for that piece of the puzzle.
@@visitdanvilleva My great grandfather V.N. Camden began work with Southern about 1890 as a pipe fitter. He met the president of the company once in 1903 when the executive train, on the status board as Train 38, rolled into Lynchburg and the adjunct machine shop behind the station at Monroe.
DANVILLE VIRGINIA MY HOMETOWN❤
he was mixed race , african don't look like him
This was a true race car driver.
All that Racism was a serious inconvenience to Black Folks and certainly got some of them killed. I wonder how much COMMERCE it cost the Racists and how many of them have a Family Legacy Business to speak of today. (Homey the Clown Smile) Racism still costs the USA Billions in G.D.P. Don't look for it to leave anytime soon. It's a national pastime.
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In Richmond,Va as a young fan, I can tell you he was often talked about and respected by the young people of that era and that interest group. I heard his name as often as that of the big boys because he had respect as a huge underdog.
Wendell Scott was and still is the man others need to take after him
DANVILLE VIRGINIA MY HOME TOWN VIRGINIA IS BEAUTIFUL I LOVED THE FALL OF THE YEAR I LIVE IN TEXAS BUT I WILL ALWAYS LOVE DANVILLE VIRGINIA ❤️❤️
Hey how are you doing today?
Our country could use more people like Wendell Scott right now what an inspiration to us all....and yes i'm White.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and watching the story!
Well if you tolerate one world types with their "free trade" nonsense this is what you get... This is also the warton school with their take overs and exporting jobs to foreign lands where they pay Like 2 cents an hour with horrible working conditions. Besides once powerful Dan River and hundreds of other long standing textile firms in the south, the mid west with its tragic rust belt is also a result of onecworld/free trade Traitors and lunatics in Washington and New York destroying communities like this nationwide.
I love trains. Never been on one. Would love to take one home to Danville, Va.
My 3x Grandfather is buried in the Danville Cemetery. We visited in July. Also saw the warehouse/ prison.
Lots of history in this town.
@@visitdanvilleva Yes there is.