Soiled Doves, and the Miners Who Loved Them - SILVERTON, COLORADO, at Hillside Cemetery.

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    GRAVES & STORIES FROM THIS LOCATION that we didn't yet find:
    1. Lucia Baldesseri - www.findagrave.com/memorial/9...
    * Lucia met with a frightful and fatal accident on a late Thursday afternoon.
    * As Charles H. Bertram, the dairyman, was driving up Blair Street seated on his wagon loaded high with baled hay, Lucia stopped him to hand some meat up to him.
    * During the conversation she climbed up on the brake of the wagon and grasped the roped binding the load.
    * Suddenly, the horses bolted and tore down the street, with Lucia hanging on to the rope for dear life.
    * The horses raced around the corner into 14th Street, and in front of Squire Watson's residence the load of hay shifted then crashed off the wagon and landed on top of the unfortunate woman.
    * She was carried to her home and medical aid summoned, but her injuries were fatal.
    * She had broken ribs, crushed lungs and other internal injuries, complicated by the fact that she was about to be 'confined' (give birth).
    * She lived in great agony about 30 minutes, then died, along with her unborn child.
    2. Mile Bobich - www.findagrave.com/memorial/9...
    * Mike died at noon at the home of Pete and Annie Savich after being ill six months with miners consumption and tuberculosis.
    * Born in Jugoslavia, he had worked mainly at the Sunnyside Mine for about five years.
    * He had no relatives in America, but was thought to have a wife in the old country.
    * The funeral was under the auspices of the I.O.O.F. at Miners Union Hall and many of Mike's friends were in attendance.
    * Judge Palmquist pronounced the eulogy.
    3. Anna Leota “Annie” Bell Damschroder - www.findagrave.com/memorial/2...
    * The death of Mrs. Anna Bell Damschroder this morning at Silverton will be sad news to hundreds of Durango people.
    * Death was caused by diphtheria with which she was attacked only last Wednesday.
    * When the news of her sickness was received in Durango yesterday much anxiety among friends was manifest.
    * Mrs. Damschroder had resided in La Plata county at Pine River, and in Durango later, for 22 years.
    * She graduated from the high school of Durango, with high honors.
    * Her life here had endeared her to an unusually large circle of friends and associates.
    4. Mary Gaido - www.findagrave.com/memorial/1...
    * Mary died at her home in Silverton after a long illness caused by an affliction of the heart (rheumatic fever).
    * She was born in Italy, had lived in Silverton several years and was a student in the Silverton school, until forced to abandon all activities late the previous year.
    * She suffered severely from rheumatism more than half her life.
    5. Louis E. Ischy - Fell down a mine shaft inscription - www.findagrave.com/memorial/2...
    * Fell down a mine shaft in the Silver Lake Mine. “His body was mashed in a terrible shape”.
    6. James Mitchell - www.findagrave.com/memorial/1...
    * Age 32 Years
    * James lived here with his sister, Mrs. Isabella Logan, and her husband, William.
    * His wife and family were still back in Ireland.
    * Like so many from Europe, he was going to make his career and then send for them.
    * James had worked for the Silverton Railroad for some time and was a good and faithful employee.
    * His death was caused by a very peculiar accident.
    * Working as a coal heaver on the Silverton Railroad, James was walking along the tracks, throwing off rocks.
    * When he passed the 'blowout' at about 3:00 in the afternoon, a rock rolled down the mountain and hit him on top of the head, raising a lump.
    * His head began to ache, so James decided to quit working, walked a mile and a half into town, and went home.
    * His friends thought nothing more of the accident,
    * but in the evening, James complained of intense pain, so Dr. Keller was sent for.
    * He found nothing wrong with James.
    * Ooops.
    * James went to bed early, and at 10:30 that night, breathed his last, dying of a severe concussion of the brain.
    * His wife and four children still lived in Scotland, where James had been born, and his $2,000 insurance benefits were to go to his widow.
    7. John D Lewis - www.findagrave.com/memorial/2...
    * John Lewis, James Stevens, Baker and Warren went up to Silver Lake basin to repair the Iowa trom-line
    * And yesterday afternoon were working at a point on the line between tower No. 11 and the mine.
    * Somewhere between 4 and 5 o'clock, a snow-slide broke from near tho Old Dweller mine above them and bore Mr. Lewis away in its pitiless embrace,
    * the other men escaping.
    * The slide crashed, then came to a standstill at the bottom of the gulch,
    * Mr. Lewis had disappeared under the huge mass of snow and whether living or dead, merely conjecture.
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Komentáře • 552

  • @shariberry3123
    @shariberry3123 Před 14 dny +16

    At Christmas in Ouray, in the old days, an Italian miner would dress up as Santa, on Christmas Eve he would ride a wooden horse drawn sleigh. He would stop at each child's house where he would leave a gift of fruit, nuts and candy in a bag that he hung on the front doorknob, my friend born there over a hundred years ago, told me about him.

  • @pegs1659
    @pegs1659 Před 14 dny +56

    It is a very beautiful cemetery. Those poor "soiled doves" had a rough life. RIP Ladies💗 Thank you for the tour Ron!

  • @Docochoco39
    @Docochoco39 Před 14 dny +54

    Thank you, Ron!
    I’m a Colorado Native, (grew up outside of Gunnison elev. approx. 8,000 ft), and actually rode on the Narrow Gauge train when I was growing up.
    Thanks for giving good scenic views of one of many of Colorado’s beautiful older mining towns!

    • @FacesoftheForgotten
      @FacesoftheForgotten  Před 14 dny +12

      Right on. And look out for next week, I take you up to Silver Plume - Way way way up in the mountain, big adventure

    • @karentrimmer
      @karentrimmer Před 9 dny +1

      I've met a couple of people from the Gunnison area who have not read or even heard of Peter Jenkins, "A Walk Across America," In the second book, "The Walk West: A Walk Across America 2" (Louisiana to Oregon) he spends a year in the Gunnison area, one of the most memorial parts of his journey.

  • @redrooster1908
    @redrooster1908 Před 14 dny +40

    Massively appreciative! Thank you to the people who marked these graves, paid for and labeled all these monuments, and persevered the history for us. And thank you, Ron, for hiking thru thin air for us!! ❤❤❤ 👏 👏

  • @elainewoodard2970
    @elainewoodard2970 Před 14 dny +48

    Silverton cemetary was so historic , and wonderful to see that folks were thoughtful enough to place headstones and note the lives of those who pioneered there. Thanks Ron!

  • @braveandethical
    @braveandethical Před 14 dny +33

    5th generation Coloradan. They would actually close access to Silverton down in the winter back in those days. Even in the last 30 years, it has been unaccessable for months at a time in winter. A lot of my relatives were miners, and I have some crazy stories. I am a direct dependent of the Marlow brothers from Texas, and they homesteaded north of there by Ouray. When I was a kid, we would spend the summers going to abandoned mines and towns all over the western slope. I'm glad you made it to Colorado. Come back in the fall it's even more beautiful.

    • @FacesoftheForgotten
      @FacesoftheForgotten  Před 14 dny +8

      Interesting!! With all the gates I saw on the highway it looks like they still close it from time to time, I guess you have to

  • @MichaelaH2059
    @MichaelaH2059 Před 12 dny +15

    I think it's so lovely the way the soiled doves were not forgotten and some of the older headstones have been updated.

  • @user-zz3dy6xz4j
    @user-zz3dy6xz4j Před 14 dny +40

    Hi Ron... I am from Irish decent. This cemetery you are showing in Silverton, Colorado, and the story of the young lad who died from getting sucked into the pulley system reminds me of the copper mines some of our relatives worked in. They were miners in the copper mines of Ishpeming, Michigan, and Butte, Montana. My great great grandfather Michael Mulcahy was killed in one of the mines in Ishpeming, MI. His sons, my uncles, left mining for that reason, and went into working in different facets of the railroad in Escanaba. We still have not found out how our grandfather was killed and we do not know where his grave is located. We are still trying to find the information. In another part of our family, one of my many uncles was killed in a mining accident in Butte. He was riding in a cage lift or type of elevator with another miner. When the lift stops at the level you choose to exit on, the lift and gate are supposed to be secured before the cage continues to move upward in the shaft. The two miners stopped at one of the levels for the other miner to exit. The other miner exited and forgot to secure the lift, and my uncle's leg was caught on the way down about 20+ feet in a shaft of hundreds of feet, and he also hit his head. He died 6 days later at the age of 29 years old. We also lost another in Butte, but that is going to take a trip to the Archives there. Your program of Silverton, CO was very telling of the situations these pioneers faced. Many are so sad, but the history, so interesting. Thank you for sharing your travels and the history. 🌷🌷

    • @bethfromarkansas7190
      @bethfromarkansas7190 Před 14 dny +6

      Thank you for sharing your story. 🌹

    • @tracysmith7935
      @tracysmith7935 Před 12 dny +2

      My mother's side of the family (Finnish heritage) had loggers and miners in Ishpeming, Mich and Republic, Mich.
      Small world.

  • @johnvaars4593
    @johnvaars4593 Před 14 dny +28

    Hey Ron, Cornwall England was famous for its miners. Many Cornish miners emigrated to the U.S. durring the gold rush to mine gold.

  • @linneahite7493
    @linneahite7493 Před 14 dny +16

    Sad and short lives these ladies lived. Thanks for making sure they aren't forgotten 💔

  • @ruggedmountainhomestead
    @ruggedmountainhomestead Před 14 dny +34

    This is an amazing cemetery! My husband and I were married in Silverton and visit regularly. The San Juan Historical Society is responsible for the updated headstones and engravings. There is also a book named “Faces of the Flu” that outlines all the victims of the Spanish Flu and gives the burial location in Hillside Cemetery. Amazing history!

  • @conniegiammarco5306
    @conniegiammarco5306 Před 13 dny +10

    Love this one. I love how they take care of the past loved ones and redid grave markers. Respect

  • @CybrAshley
    @CybrAshley Před 13 dny +9

    i luv that theres a british phonebox randomly

  • @krisdeas2999
    @krisdeas2999 Před 14 dny +61

    Hey Ron, that cemetery is absolutely beautiful...And the scenery is breath taking...Im so jealous....I'm so glad your slowly coming back....

    • @amandapanda7878
      @amandapanda7878 Před 14 dny +2

      throws honey on your face.neer neener

    • @naomisgram1
      @naomisgram1 Před 13 dny +2

      @@amandapanda7878huh?

    • @user-sn1ft4dg8r
      @user-sn1ft4dg8r Před 12 dny

      Thanks Ron. Look forward to all you share.

    • @mikewinings4120
      @mikewinings4120 Před 12 dny

      I live in creede,it is so beautiful here,I'll never leave😊

    • @davidgonzales1541
      @davidgonzales1541 Před 10 dny

      Great exercise Ron and I’m subscribed so I got notification 🔔 may the LORD bless you and your family and that you continue for many many more. Thanks for the tour…..keep working and driving those amazing road trips.

  • @redrooster1908
    @redrooster1908 Před 14 dny +19

    Soiled doves 🕊 🕊 🕊 free birds.
    Great drone video, Ron 👍

  • @user-bd4zj5pn2e
    @user-bd4zj5pn2e Před 14 dny +19

    The aerial perspective always makes me think how people are people everywhere...no matter where we go, whatever people eat, or where they live. Everyone has challenges...great or small...whether we are still living or those that have departed and paved the way for us...anywhere on the planet.
    It is so cool you bring those who have gone before us and their trials and stories. Thank you for that....and the beautiful views!

  • @dianacurry6248
    @dianacurry6248 Před 12 dny +5

    I can not think of a more beautiful eternal resting place. Thank you Ron

  • @joanmatchett8100
    @joanmatchett8100 Před 14 dny +16

    An English telephone box in the middle of nowhere, that's great. We don't have telephone box's in England anymore , not working one's anyway. Lovely to see.

    • @helenmcdonnell2585
      @helenmcdonnell2585 Před 14 dny +4

      I think that's our Tardis Doctor?

    • @joanmatchett8100
      @joanmatchett8100 Před 14 dny +4

      @@helenmcdonnell2585 That was a blue police telephone box , l don't actually remember seeing one of them in real life . I love seeing telephone box's in random places.

    • @helenmcdonnell2585
      @helenmcdonnell2585 Před 13 dny +4

      @joanmatchett8100 yes I know it was blue 💙 Dr Who 💙

    • @twinkletoes8099
      @twinkletoes8099 Před 13 dny +4

      yes plenty of them still in and around London, the blue boxes are rare to see now though, they were for the police to use and not for public use.

    • @joanmatchett8100
      @joanmatchett8100 Před 13 dny +4

      @@twinkletoes8099 There is one red telephone box in the village near me , but it only takes card's. Shame to see most of them go . All the newer call box's have been taken away .

  • @stuartwright1587
    @stuartwright1587 Před 14 dny +12

    Yes, Cornwall is in the UK. Those folks would be called Cornish. For Mr. Robert Evans, he’s Welsh. ER COF AM means “in memory of”, he was from Llanrwst, Wales. BU FARW means “died” May 25, 1898. YN “in” 34 NLWDD DED “years”, 34 years old when he died.

  • @kennithminnich
    @kennithminnich Před 14 dny +21

    Thank you Ron. Some gorgeous country here.

  • @aliciabrewer9444
    @aliciabrewer9444 Před 13 dny +3

    Such a beautiful area. I would love to walk all over that cemetery looking at all the graves. This cemetery is so interesting.
    Ron, I'm so glad you shared this cemetery with us.
    Keep yourself safe out there.🙂💟

  • @suze6288
    @suze6288 Před 10 dny +2

    To speak their names into the wind is to recognize their souls.❤️

  • @Mszahnclass95
    @Mszahnclass95 Před 14 dny +20

    Colorado is one my favorite states .Beauitful scenery an cemetery 🪦🪦 i love these out west stories .Thank you taking all us with you on this cool adventure . Plus shout-out to Cheryl for suggesting another great story .Safe travels an have fun Ron 😅 I promise i wont get crazy with the account support .i figured its been awhile 😂 i like to let my favorite channels once while let them know all appreciate the hard work an dedication ,.Give credit where credit is due. .

  • @barricade-wb3wu6ws2u
    @barricade-wb3wu6ws2u Před 14 dny +24

    Thanks Ron for sharing with us these beautiful gravestones and stories❤🙏

  • @Yzabeaux1
    @Yzabeaux1 Před 14 dny +18

    Ron, the camera quality & clarity is absolutely STUNNING!!! Great choice of camera for sharing your awesome travels with your audience. 😉👍😁🙏🏻

  • @andreajohnson1796
    @andreajohnson1796 Před 14 dny +8

    The lovely sound of rain .. isn't a blessing and the scenery is beautiful, RIP ladies Thanks for sharing Ron as always a great one ❤🙏

  • @donnaanderson2683
    @donnaanderson2683 Před 14 dny +12

    Ron, thank you for taking us to another beautiful cemetery. I feel so horrible that there are that many unidentified graves. Hopefully they're all resting in peace. Stay safe and welcome back!

  • @jerrymoore838
    @jerrymoore838 Před 8 dny +1

    There's something very peaceful and kind about old cemetaries. Remembering those who came before us 🌷

  • @susanna3
    @susanna3 Před 13 dny +3

    Finally got to check this out Ron. The opening and closing scenery and music hooked me rught in.What a cool looking western town Silverton is and the cemetery was fascinating!! I was thinking alot about how you explained how remote the location is. Many people had to stay there regardless of how things went. Felt bad for the young women buried in that row, many died young, drinking, drugs illness, even suicide 💔. But the location is breathtaking!! Great adventure Ron thank you!

  • @gregh6719
    @gregh6719 Před 14 dny +10

    Good video. Corwall Englands Cornish miners were vastly experienced in coal and tin mining. In the 19th century very many wound up here in the U.S.

  • @sherbearb.1593
    @sherbearb.1593 Před 13 dny +5

    I love all your episodes but this is by far my favorite. Thank you. I'll probably never get a chance to go there in this lifetime, so I lived vicariously through you. Thanks Ron.

  • @lindabrown8076
    @lindabrown8076 Před 13 dny +3

    Wow Ron fantastic video. Alot of cornish people went to America to work the mines. My uncle was welsh he mined in penselvania. Cornwall is an old tin mining county. Love from the UK 🇬🇧

  • @annemariecronen9096
    @annemariecronen9096 Před 14 dny +6

    How sad for those parents to lose both twin boys so close together 😢

  • @annabelleb.8096
    @annabelleb.8096 Před 13 dny +4

    🥰 Wow! I was hoping for a Part 2. That was beautiful. What a unique town and cemetery.

  • @terri6743
    @terri6743 Před 13 dny +4

    What a wonderful cemetery! Very beautiful and so much history! Those folks in Silverton have done a great job with so many markers!

  • @barbaramai7610
    @barbaramai7610 Před 14 dny +5

    You didn't disappoint Ron, great homage to the State of Colorado. Loved your coverage of this historic cemetery. I grew up close to the great Rocky Mountains, but have lived east in the arid plains for the past 40 or so years. I appreciate you bringing those mountains closer to me through this video, and relating some of the wonderful unknown stories that make up Colorado's history. Thank You

  • @donnawilliams9098
    @donnawilliams9098 Před 12 dny +3

    I am from Iowa but LOVE LOVE COLORADO someday will be laid to rest there. think you Ron you do a great job. you be safe and again think you love colorado.

  • @Regina-ov7yi
    @Regina-ov7yi Před 13 dny +4

    Love the history and nostalgia you uncover for us about our great country. All these folks molded and helped make us what we are today. They should never be forgotten. Thank you for all the hard work Ron!

  • @debbiewilliams7386
    @debbiewilliams7386 Před 14 dny +11

    So glad you are back. Thank you for this great walk.

  • @shariberry3123
    @shariberry3123 Před 14 dny +3

    I had a family friend who was born in nearby Ouray, early 1923. His uncle was an undertaker in Silverton, probably 1890's-'20's. My friend, his dad was born in Telluride in the 1890's. By age 13, he had to go to work to support his mother, because his goldminer father would get paid on Friday, and gamble his paycheck away over the weekend there in Telluride. My friend's father did not pursue mining, he ended up in Ouray, partnered in a grocery store on Main street. My friend's father 'unalived' himself unfortunately, in that little grocery store, shortly after Pearl Harbor. My family friend would still burst into tears as an elderly man, whenever he would recount the memory of his father's tragic, completely unexpected sudden death. He did say that the local fraternal organization gave his father the most dignified service and burial, free of charge. His mother then sold their home and they moved as far away from Ouray and Colorado, in order to find a new life after their personal tragedy. They are all now buried in this beautiful cemetery right before Ouray, on a hillside and it is just stunning gorgeous of a setting.

  • @charlayned
    @charlayned Před 14 dny +3

    Great video! I spent several vacations there as a kid, my dad had a couple cousins who worked in the mine there and we went up to visit. Beautiful place. I never went to the cemetery (I wasn't as fascinated with them back then) and I now want to go back. Sadly, my wheelchair doesn't do cross country much so I get to live vicariously through your videos. Have a good trip.

  • @maryrees4276
    @maryrees4276 Před 14 dny +9

    Unbelievable! One of your best! Thank you!

  • @dsinavich5141
    @dsinavich5141 Před 14 dny +5

    Hi Ron... The cemetery is incredible on the hillside and the views of the mountains are so beautiful and breathtaking...RIP to all .....thanks for vlogging this story..take care........ Deborah 🇨🇦

  • @LizBarker-bz4ww
    @LizBarker-bz4ww Před 13 dny +2

    Hi? Ron. I loved the cemetary plus I love the history of the 1500 to 1900 hundreds. With my respect for the people who died a very young age and developed of different sickness. But this cemetary is so generous and beautiful just in the mountains with open fresh air. It makes me feel like I'm there spending my time. You're doing a great job, Ron, I pray for you in your travel and God Bless you and you safe.

  • @susanblauss1530
    @susanblauss1530 Před 14 dny +7

    Colorado is beautiful! I could spend days walking that cemetary! Soo much to see soo much history. Thanks for bringing us along,loved this!

  • @heidemarieemmert2195
    @heidemarieemmert2195 Před 14 dny +4

    Absolutely loved this video. My husband, Leo, get excited about the videos. Time for him to get the snacks and watch our favorite person. Welcome back my brother.

  •  Před 13 dny +3

    Astounding graveyard Experience! You gave us a real adventure. Your compassion for the women’s plight in life is endearing 💕

  • @sandfrench24
    @sandfrench24 Před 14 dny +5

    Loved it! Thank you Ron , as always!

  • @RTenneyJr
    @RTenneyJr Před 13 dny +3

    Very. nice job Ron. I live 120 miles away and have spent many hours multiple times scouring through there. I never get tired of it. The town does a really good job keeping it up. There are a lot of markers with the 1918 date on them. Silverton was decimated from the 1918 flu. I think 1/3 of the town was lost. When you get back to Colorado another awesome cemetery is in Central City. It is on an overgrown hillside that is not taken care of. It takes hours of scouring through the trees. Don't rush it. Unfortunately Central City has become a gambling town and has lost the historic flair in most places. The cemetery is on the outskirts of town. I camped on the hill above the cemetery several years ago and kept hearing noise and music coming from the cemetery at night before I figured out it was teenagers partying below the cemetery.

  • @jeffybobby5022
    @jeffybobby5022 Před 12 dny +1

    I love the graves with the stories. Can you imagine traveling from Cornwall back in those days more risky then potentially today's transportation.

  • @sheilapurcell3789
    @sheilapurcell3789 Před 11 dny +2

    Beautiful old cemetery. I was there in 1971 and we rode the Silverton to Durango train, what a wonderful experience.

  • @claudiadesoto2378
    @claudiadesoto2378 Před 13 dny +2

    Beautiful, just beautiful

  • @genewileyopa
    @genewileyopa Před 14 dny +8

    Thank you so much, such a beautiful place. I enjoy these videos. Lots of history.

  • @marierklassen7985
    @marierklassen7985 Před 14 dny +2

    Thank you for sharing this video 📹 its a very beautiful place to rest in peace. Have a good day from Northern British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦

  • @leahgratiot7663
    @leahgratiot7663 Před 12 dny +2

    My old stopping grounds! I miss those mountains! ❤

  • @jacqui.amelie
    @jacqui.amelie Před 13 dny +2

    That was fantastic so historic thanks Ron

  • @MargaretCorriher
    @MargaretCorriher Před 14 dny +5

    I love your walks beautiful country great history.🇺🇸☮️🤠

  • @sandratodd560
    @sandratodd560 Před 13 dny +2

    WOW! Truly beautiful! Those Those mountains are gorgeous! I thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @belindasandey7932
    @belindasandey7932 Před 13 dny +2

    I am from and live in Cornwall in the UK, the Cornish mined for Tin and copper, many Cornish miners emigrated to USA. There is a saying that wherever you find a mine you will find a Cornish miner. They are called Cousin Jacks, they brought with them Pasties (the food) songs and singing, many were Methodist/Wesleyans. As the mines declined in Cornwall they went to Australia Africa, Mexico and anywhere else there are mines. You could well find welsh miners from Wales in the UK as well. Trembath is a Cornish name. We have the Camborne school of mines in Cornwall who train mining engineers from all over the world.

  • @MsChristin1982
    @MsChristin1982 Před 13 dny +2

    I could stay in that cemetery for days! Thank you for sharing! Always the best walks!

  • @Crazybirdlady092
    @Crazybirdlady092 Před dnem +1

    That one was awesome, thank you so much for sharing this with us all. And all those that took the time to find information on the deceased and put headstones on each one they did.

  • @kathyholmes3853
    @kathyholmes3853 Před 13 dny +2

    Very rough times...thanks for taking time to bring us the stories, Ron. May they rest in peace 🙏

  • @CaroleLeamer735
    @CaroleLeamer735 Před 14 dny +5

    Thank you for sharing Mr Ron ❤This cemetery is fascinating ❤Safe travels ❤

  • @cw8652
    @cw8652 Před 13 dny +2

    Our “backyard” of 45 yrs. every time simply stunning! Thank you for sharing Silverton. 😊

  • @cherylpurdue888
    @cherylpurdue888 Před 14 dny +2

    Cemetery's are sad but also beautiful .

  • @denisedarnell1641
    @denisedarnell1641 Před 14 dny +6

    Great to see another AMAZING VIDEO of our country's hstory . It truly is amazing and we can learn so much from it if only we would learn...
    Thanks again♡❤

  • @sherbearb.1593
    @sherbearb.1593 Před 13 dny +1

    Just started watching and I must say, the beautiful view as you drive through town is already worth it. So very gorgeous!

  • @Pellegrineanita
    @Pellegrineanita Před 14 dny +2

    That telephone box is what we used to have in England, that's where the colour pillar box red comes from as we also had postboxes the same red

  • @garymorris5974
    @garymorris5974 Před 14 dny +6

    Thanks for your time, Ron..Stay safe..

  • @user-gj7xr2bc5d
    @user-gj7xr2bc5d Před 13 dny +1

    May They All Rest Peacefully 🙏 in Eternal Peace 🙏✋🙏

  • @countrytxrose
    @countrytxrose Před 14 dny +1

    I really enjoy seeing these tucked away almost forgotten cemeterys in some case. This cemetery is beautiful, small town America. Seeing the fancy cemetery, Graves of Presidents, important events that lead to Deaths etc is very nice. But these types of cemeterys are important also.
    THANK YOU SIR, JOB WELL DONE.

  • @H_H_____
    @H_H_____ Před 10 dny +1

    Beautiful fly in with Little Jimmy and the music was terrific.
    Such a beautiful setting. Just amazing views and scenery. What a restful place for everyone to be buried.
    The roses for each of those ladies was so kind and thoughtful. Besides the people who had stones done for their graves, maybe nobody else other than you and them have shown these ladies respect and kindness. Those may be the only rose they received on their grave since they died.
    21:31 The two Watson kids/cousins,...born 10 days apart, died 10 days apart. In the order in which they were born. Sad for both families.
    24:03 Thank you for zooming up on this old mine structure. I noticed it in the distance and was curious what it looked like up close. It is beautiful.
    34:27 I love all the panoramic views of the snowcap mountains and the valley below.
    I like your attire. Reminds me of what my Dad wore often. Warm and cozy and good wind breaker.
    The drive on Million Dollar Highway took me back to a family vacation where we drove along it. So beautiful. Thank you for taking us along and showing all the prettiest scenery.
    Dad took us on lots of family vacations to places surrounded by beautiful snowcapped mountains in the US.
    Today is Father's Day, and Father's Day this year fell on the anniversary of Daddy's passing, 16 June 2015. So, it is an extra tough day for our family.
    I cried as you drove on the Million Dollar Highway, but it was all happy tears of beautiful and happy memories. Thank you Ron, you are always the best of all that is online anywhere on CZcams.
    Happy Father's Day to you. God bless you and keep you safe in your travels. 💙

  • @sarahprosek5201
    @sarahprosek5201 Před 14 dny +4

    Thank you Ron for your hard work.the scenery was beautiful😊!

  • @gaelwhite65
    @gaelwhite65 Před 14 dny +1

    How on earth did they manage to dig graves in such rocky ground. Very beautiful.

  • @smctyre7235
    @smctyre7235 Před 7 dny +1

    Oh my - seeing Silverton brings back memories of a family vacation we had there in the 70's! We mainly went to ride on the Silverton-Durango steam train - but the view of the town matches my memories. Thanks for stopping of there and showing us this interesting cemetery, Ron

  • @lindajung9642
    @lindajung9642 Před 13 dny +2

    Beautiful cemetery!! The double grave stones were twins!! So heartbreaking!!

  • @jessebriee3918
    @jessebriee3918 Před 14 dny +4

    This was a wonderful presentation and I thoroughly enjoyed it ! Beautiful country so much to see. Thank you for taking us on the walk and drive ( love the cave/rock drive through). Safe Travels. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @CharoletteWade-mg3qq
    @CharoletteWade-mg3qq Před 13 dny +2

    Very beautiful cemetery, alot died of different deases or killed in mining accidents, some died from natural disasters. You have made sure they haven't been forgotten.

  • @maureeng7774
    @maureeng7774 Před 4 dny

    What a rather romantic and historic story! Loved every minute. Thank you.

  • @monikameza4107
    @monikameza4107 Před 14 dny +2

    Thank you Ron for sharing these great stories and beautiful cemetery. ❤

  • @naomisgram1
    @naomisgram1 Před 13 dny +3

    My grandparents, aunt and uncle and cousins lived in Colorado Springs so visited a lot and got to tour some of the other places and of course walk around on Pikes Peak. Loved it there. Very interesting cemetery, a lot of work was done to research and mark those graves so their stories could be told

  • @Docochoco39
    @Docochoco39 Před 14 dny +4

    Ooops!
    I forgot to tell you if you ever get a chance you have to visit the graveyard for the town of Cripple Creek. There’s different big events that happened, ie; plagues w/ lots of children, a fire that consumed a large portion of the town, and a couple mine deaths.
    It sits on a hill that overlooks Cripple Creek kind of like Silverton’s graveyard.

  • @Lorriann63
    @Lorriann63 Před 14 dny +1

    Hi Ron! What an amazing place! The cemetery is awesome and the mountains in the background are breathtaking. I also like all the White Birch trees. I could stay there for hours checking it all out. I'm glad those ladies are remembered and recorded. Modern times don't treat them as disgraced or soiled. It was a job they had to do, and maybe some were forced into it. Not a lot of opportunities for women back then. Thank you for this, it's been a treat. Be safe out there on your travels.

  • @robindykeman8404
    @robindykeman8404 Před 13 dny +1

    Silverton, huge track up hill. We followed the amazing train, watching it cliff side. Just amazing.

  • @nadiabrook7871
    @nadiabrook7871 Před 12 dny +2

    BEAUTIFUL drone footage!!
    Another INTRIGUING video, Ron!! XXXX ❤🤗💞💕👍👏

  • @bethfromarkansas7190
    @bethfromarkansas7190 Před 14 dny +1

    Ron, thank you for this wonderful video. Beautiful place! Makes me wonder what the stories were of the folks that came so far to follow their dreams. Seems like they went through great trials, but were surrounded by beauty… Thank you for all you do for us, Ron. This was a nice respite for me today. Praying the Good LORD blesses you and keeps you safe on your journey. 😊👍

  • @hellgirlheleena
    @hellgirlheleena Před 14 dny

    Colorado has so many beautiful cemeteries hidden in the mountains. A great opportunity for photos along the way too in the summer !

  • @dianerobertson4894
    @dianerobertson4894 Před 12 dny +1

    ❤ what a wonderful thing for a Historical Society to do!!

  • @lisalewis5664
    @lisalewis5664 Před 6 dny

    Above and beyond all the historical information - that area is just incredibly beautiful and peaceful. And I loved the music when we were "riding down the highway with you". Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

  • @barbarahallisy6013
    @barbarahallisy6013 Před 14 dny +1

    So, so interesting and beautiful and beautifully done. Thank you for an excellent video.

  • @JanetBrancaccio
    @JanetBrancaccio Před 13 dny +1

    What a beautiful and old cemetery. The views are breathtaking. Love the stones with the explanations of their deaths. The sounds of the birds are so peaceful. Glad you are on your way back, missed you.

  • @elizabethbose7638
    @elizabethbose7638 Před 14 dny +2

    Anyone there need help caring for older family members...wow .I wanna go .soooo beautiful

  • @sCotto359
    @sCotto359 Před 13 dny +2

    This is a part of our history that a lot will not touch on. Due to the s word ofr because they were ladies of the night so to speak. Thank You Ron for sharing this history. And some of those graves date back to 1700's and 1600's again Thank you

    • @lorihoop3831
      @lorihoop3831 Před 6 dny

      While I wish they would have used kinder words describing the women, I'm glad we get to know more about them from the information on the headstones.😢

  • @TobyAva2023
    @TobyAva2023 Před 5 dny

    I absolutely love the trees with the sound of wind going thru..for a bit I swear I could smell that mountain air...lovely❤

  • @Missy-mb3fq
    @Missy-mb3fq Před 14 dny +4

    Hi Ron great video. I follow a channel called The Hillbilly Files. The videos are graveyards/cemeteries based in West Virginia & Kentucky. The stories they have told are fascinating. The Hatfields & McCoys history is interesting. Well, I find it fascinating because I love history and I'm an Aussie so like hearing the pioneering days of the U.S 😊

    • @sherbearb.1593
      @sherbearb.1593 Před 13 dny +1

      I too love the Hillbilly Files. Heather and Leo. Love the history and the stories.

  • @tillyg8858
    @tillyg8858 Před 14 dny +1

    We visited Silverton every year. We usually drove up to Silverton. We did take the train a couple of times from Durango. We walked that cemetary. Also the one in Cripple Creek. Thank you for sharing.

  • @flocosta
    @flocosta Před 14 dny +2

    Wow, what an incredible cemetery this is! I've never seen anything else like it. To have the cause of death on so many stones is so nice for curious minds like all of us here. I always wished they would do this at all of the cemeteries. What beautiful surroundings this cemetery is in too. The view is stunning. I can tell your camera is the best. The photography can't be beat. I think you need to join Brittan out in Hollywood!! RIP to all ❤💐

  • @lindacecile5647
    @lindacecile5647 Před 2 dny

    Colorado native here. This was such a a wonderfully picturesque post. I cannot longer travel to the mountains, otherwise I would go to this historic cemetery. In Denver, there is a venue called, The Soiled Dove. Thank you for these Colorado stories.
    When you come this way again, I suggest you go to the cemetery in Glenwood Springs. It's a bit of a climb up a hill, but not too bad. Doc Holliday is buried there. Additionally, I remember it as being historically old . You can also rest your tired touring body in the hot springs. Come back and see 🙈 s soon n😊👍

  • @ChristineC-nk5fd
    @ChristineC-nk5fd Před 12 dny +1

    Wow, most interesting graveyard ever. Beautiful place, but life was so short and difficult there. Great intro music Ron. Thanks for the walk ❤

  • @andrewjones7634
    @andrewjones7634 Před 14 dny +3

    Robert Evans grave i see its Welsh from North Wales UK .Thanks for Sharing Ron .