This Farmer Discovered Something Gigantic Under His Corn Field...
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- čas přidán 22. 02. 2021
- Everyone probably knows about how the Titanic struck an iceberg. The things dredged up from the depths have become real artifacts today. But that's not the only sunken ship in our history. Today, I want to tell you about the Arabia, a paddle boat, that sank over 150 years ago and the unbelievable discovers found within.
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I've visited the Steamboat Arabia Museum six times over the last 15 years. It's the BEST museum I've visited in my life and I like museums. A member of the Hawley family who worked on the excavation project conducts a presentation during each museum tour. Instead of selling the find and making a large profit the family ended up taking on millions of dollars of debt to preserve and publicly show the incredible collection of artifacts. You will never regret visiting the museum. I often describe it to people as what it would be like to visit a Walmart store had they existed in 1856. I usually spend about 2 to 3 hours each time I visit. On site is a restoration lab and they are still restoring artifacts and putting more things on display every few weeks. Truly an amazing collection of "old west" 1850 artifacts.
Wow, do they at least charge admission to try to make back some of that money and fund the ongoing expenses like utilities and property taxes??
This video is an interview with one of the finders of the boat: czcams.com/video/UCkCvT0SbTQ/video.html
From Nick Bell in Southampton, England.
What a great historic wreck. A time-capsule of it's day. Compares well with our own "Mary Rose" , King Henry VIII's flagship which sank just outside Portsmouth, now in her own dedicated museum in the City. In both cases, the sheer quantity and variety of artefacts recovered is staggering. The other famous historic shipwreck is that of the "Vasa", which sank on her maiden voyage in Stockholm Fiord, Swedish flagship, late 18th century, I think. The ship was raised and taken ashore in the 1960's. The timbers of both these ships had to be constantly misted with fresh water for years rinse out the salt, and prevent them from basically turning to mush once exposed to air.
Lovely story, and hope to come and visit your paddeboat one day.
Nick
Its a very long term investment
I would like more info where it is at. Deff worth a vacation to go see real history
This museum is not funded by the city. It is truly a KC treasure. On one of my recent visits, the man who found the boat and part one of the original 4 people who worked to reveal it also gives regular tours. It took a keen ear to figure out who the tour guide was. I couldn’t believe he works there just as hard as the next. To see active preservation work and to chat with the tech made the place even more special. I don’t know of a better attraction in KC.
For many years, Bob, David and Greg Hawley took turns speaking to every tour group. We (the guides) would hear gasps as they entered the theater and visitors recognized them. It was a truly special part of the museum.
I worked as a tour guide at the museum, the family are great to work for and the museum is constantly growing as the final remnants are brought out of frozen storage. One bone to pick in the title, the farmer did not find anything under his field, the Hawley family found it, credit where credit is due please!
While I have now moved away from Kansas City whenever I am back there I always try to make a trip down memory lane. RIP Bob Hawley a true pioneer, and also his son Greg Hawley, taken from us by a drunk driver.
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Oh yes, what you said. I came here to say the farmer didn't find it. Love the museum,
Agree- nice to see this video gives it some publicity but the title is dumb and there’s a lot sloppy editing and claims.
I love visiting the Arabia museum. We don’t show at the Royal anymore so it’s bin a few years.
Meticulously arranged museum. Run by the original finders and their family. Well worth the visit!
As an outsider from outside the US, it's inspiring to realise that the US reputation of "everything being available at a price" is transcended by some inspired individuals and free thinkers. I had never heard of the Arabia until I saw this video but its now gone onto my bucket list of everything to do before I die. I am now 71 so I had better get a move on.
My family has visited this museum, and I agree with those who say this is a “must see”! It’s like a department store stocked with goods from a couple centuries ago! The family has done and incredible job of preserving the items and presenting the history of the times and the sinking and the search for Arabia. Well worth the cost of admission!!
The music is a horrible distraction.
We visited the exhibit and saw the collection when we were in Kansas City a few years ago. While we did not know what to expect, the display was breathtaking, one of the finest collections of 1800's Americana goods that we have seen anywhere. It was the highlight of our trip there. You must see it to believe it.
The piles of beautiful pearl buttons made me want to run my fingers through them. And the hand-painted buttons to match calico fabric are amazing. The entire exhibit is amazing!
@@bethfrench9064 Speaking of fingers running through historic items, the Titanic display that was moved from place to place had a waterfall feature that you could put your hand in and it was the same temp as the water the people that went overboard had to swim in,,,it was freezing cold and kinda eerie to feel and think about as you looked at the items on display.
@@warrenmichael918 That seriously makes the point about the difference between surviving and not surviving! Having that in a semi-darkened room would be even more eerie.
@@bethfrench9064 the whole exhibit was dim and playing the movie soundtrack, it was all made and assembled to bring your mind and senses to that place in time. You started walking through and looking at pics and things in a timeline as you went through , it just consumed your imagination and as you felt that cold water, you could feel what must have been a painful cold and slow death to be in that water!!
@@warrenmichael918 Sounds amazing!!
Honestly, I am impressed by the museum and would like to see it. Kudos to the many workers who dug up this treasure trove of artifacts.
the workers were actually the family that found the boat and them and their family and some friends did all the work. The museum is very amazing - a must see.
I'd love to see this museum but being in England, it'll never happen.
What amazes me is how far that river shifted over time. And how deep the wreckage was under ground!
Beautiful pieces of history there.
Yeah, and if an archeologist had found it by accident they would be claiming it was a million years old! LOL
You should see how the Nile River in Africa moved over time, the rollover used to be really close to the Pyramids of Giza
@@Rattlerjake1 Surely would ve been somewhere around 70000000000000000000 billions years
Hi from England, all rivers move over time in fact the river Thames in London moved a massive amount from where it is now and did you know it also had 2 other rivers that joined it that are no longer there
@@David-hi9rp As a former Londoner that`s interesting, would you care to expand on that?
Its an amazing historical museum that provides the public a panoramic view of what commerce looked like in the 1850's.. It's like the Arabia was the first Amazon of consumer products to open to an expanding world. Its also the only Museum that I know of where a few people took all the financial risk, hard labor then built a building to house this historic collection for all of us to enjoy. We owe them all a great debt of gratitude.
--And to the precursors of this landmark project, the "Bertrand," whose DeSoto Bend, Iowa collection is equally stupendous, where the original project leaders literally risked all--and ALL was taken by the Federal Government--and taught the Arabia's finders what NOT to do in resurrecting this lost boat. Many lessons learned from the Bertrand. All the tremendous investment of the Bertrand's restoration crew from Nebraska/Iowa was naught--as they were nearly completely taken advantage of by the U. S. Government. You should do a story on how others risked all, spent all, worked all and then were screwed by our Government. Quite a story.
We loved this. In our homeschool lessons for history we are learning about the westward exploration and came across your video. What a treat. We now want to add this to a possible future field trip list.
What an absolutely incredible gift to the world, after expending so much effort and money to retrieve it. Thank you to all involved for their generosity. Shocking how quickly and totally the earth reclaimed the boat.
I have to say this is a bucket list stop for me now. 📡👽🇺🇸RUN!!!
This right here should show you glass use to be made very well and was very good for transport just needs a cushion.
Now plastic this that oh no cushioning needed proceeds to add cushioning.
Wow, now that's what I call A time capsule. The people responsible for securing this for posterity should be honoured for their wisdom and forethought.
There are probably hundreds of riverboats buried in fields in Mississippi and Ohio. Even Mark Twain commented on it 150 years ago in "Life On The Mississippi", which, btw, is an unbelievable good book.
The guys running the museum have found another sunken riverboat. Same deal, about a quarter mile from the current riverbed. I think 2023 is the start of the dig.
Great historical find. Glad the artifacts were saved to a museum.
The collection is incredible I lived in Parkville, MO -- in sight of where the Arabia sunk. It was fascinating to watch the excavation over the months and years. Very glad so much stuff got saved and is on display. This was the era of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Well worth a trip to see it.
!!A+b
You realize Tom Sawyer and Huck Fin are fictional characters right?
I have lived in KC my whole life, one of my favorite places in the city is the Steamboat Arabia really amazing collection
@@jerryferrell517 ...........but brought to life by Mark Twain!
@@jerryferrell517 ...........but brought to life by Mark Twain!
A tremendous thank you for the generosity of the gentleman and his family, the rest of the people involved in such an undertaking that has provided the world with a huge look into the past and what it was like only a short time from the Civil War. What a gift! What a discovery! Thank you again one and all.
Perfectly beautiful; entering into a past period of history; my heart melts a little, at the similarities in so many items, the clothing, the crockery, bottled preserves. oh, and that music accompaniment, squeezes my gooey heart.
A selfless act of generosity is certainly worthy of praise.
What a awesome group of people. To share the find with everyone.
My husband and I have been to this wonderful museum twice. If you’re ever in Kansas City MO, make time-at least a couple of hours-for this wonderland. Don’t let the entrance fool you. It’s a souvenir shop. What’s downstairs is truly a treasure.
Now this is a museum worth seeing. I'll definitely try to see it on my motorhome travels. Thank-you to everyone that decided to preserve it for future generations. I love you in Christ. Hugs from northern California.
Great job
Don’t miss it!
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What a fascinating piece of history! So many things that we never hear of. Would love to visit the museum one day. Thanks for sharing this information with us.
Totally random that I ended up watching this and now I want to go to the museum they build. This is fascinating stuff!
The museum has been open for many years, maybe 30? I took my nephew and a niece there in the 90's late 90's I think. I enjoyed it, my nephew being a pre-teen of about 10 was very hyper and didn't notice and niece was more interested than he was.
Go see it, well worth the 3 hours drive from St Louis.
I've seen a couple of Titanic exhibits and this Steamship Arabia exhibit is equally impressive!
Amazes me how deep and how much the course of that river changed. It's mind blowing!!
Amazing how well preserved everything was...the fact the pickles were still edible is kinda mindblowing
Go into a mom-and-pop grocery store. They have 20-year-old Twinkies.
They were underground (no light), temperature controlled (55 degrees) and not exposed to air due to canning.
I would put that place on my "MUST SEE" list for a road trip.
Then do it!🥴
I saw this museum several years ago, the whole story and museum are fantastic and well worth seeing.
The museum is absolutely amazing! During my visit I actually met and talked with David Hawley. One of the most interesting things he mentioned was that when they had an appraiser come out to appraise the items for insurance purposes, the appraiser told him they didn't know how to appraise brand new items that were a hundred and fifty years old.
I visited the museum way back in grade school on a field trip. It was unexpectedly memorable. This was mid-'90s and It was pretty new at the time. It was how they laid out the museum to match the layout of parts of the boat that was the coolest part. At least to ~10 yr old me.
@@joshuadowdle9691 To an old me it seems pretty cool, too.
Indeed, the collection behind glass looks like a display from a Crate and Barrel store!
"New old stock" is a term I have heard during appraisals on antiques tv shows like the roadshow.. 😃 😃😃
Incredible find. I really learned a lot from this video.
Amazing effort to find and recover the steamship. I was able to walk through the museum with one of the family, Greg Hawley, a good friend and good man that I met in college.
Kudos to David Holly and the farmer for deciding to share the discovery with the world.
If you're ever in Kansas City, this museum is one thing to put on your list to see.
I saw the Arabia exhibit a few months ago in Kansas City. I was blown away by the difficult recovery and the sheer breadth of the goods recovered. The Arabia river boat is a time capsule from the 1850's carrying all the typical goods used in a household and in commercial use. clothing, chains, gun powder, farming implements, buttons, keys, doorknobs, etc. and that is just scratching the surface of all the treasures found.
Me being a steam engine nut, the bulk of the Arabia's steam engine is also is display. Plus one of the recovered paddlewheels is displayed, slowly rotating, as you enter the museum.
I read somewhere that the recovery time already has plans to recue another sunken wreck and see what treasures it may hold!
This is one of the more unique museums I've visited over the years, well worth a visit! :)
Very cool. You always think of shipwrecks in the ocean or great lakes.
What a valuable piece of maritime history, and history of settlers of the Western U. S..
Thank you for sharing
History brought to life. I love it! Fascinating! Thank you.
Interesting, first I've ever heard this story.
A shipwreck underground. Like a time capsule.
Good video!
I am a museum junkie and a USCG Merchant Mariner, I found this museum by accident while on a business trip that my wife was on in KC!!!!
The entire story is amazing!!
Absolutely amazing! I knew if the discovery of the Arabia quite a while back but seeing the pictures of the actual funding and the items from the steamship is beyond amazing. This is a museum I’d love,to,visit if I am ever,in the area. Thank you so much for this video!!!!!😊
I have been to that museum and it was great. I would recommend anybody that likes American history to go see that. It is very educational and children will learn a lot about how it was back then. They will also be surprised to see how in some areas things have not changed. Captain Art Summers
This was so incredible!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Been there twice, and it's DEFINITELY worth your time and money to see it if you're into history. The collection of items are just mind boggling. Planning on going back and taking other family members to see it. Also, the fee is VERY reasonable to get into it, so it won't break your bank. AFAIC, it's not advertised well enough, Everyone should see this exhibit at least once.
I've been to the museum several times, it's a must-see.
Wow, I’m very much interested.
Outstanding collection and credit to all involved in putting history before profit.
This is an amazing story about a part of American history preserved for others to enjoy, a labor of love. I would definitely like to see this myself one day if I ever get down that direction. Thank you for all your time, money and effort to restore a part of the 1800's.
Absolutely fascinating how well preserved everything was!
I visited years ago and was simply amazed by the collection.
1st time ever hearing about this story. Very interesting and love seeing everything. Would love to visit the museum some day. What was the final cost for getting everything back the dig it’s self? Thanks for sharing the story.
A unique and fascinating look into the past.
Thanks for sharing.
What I always find interesting when seeing "artifacts" is a lot of this stuff is only "ancient" depending on where and when you grew up.
It's hard to explain to youth. When you are a teenager and have the wherewithal to explore the world you are suddenly aware of, it is hard for older generations to explain how "imagine how old you feel and that amount of time, but then double it" because even that does not quite encompass it.
What I am trying to get at is depending on where you were born, your grandparents may have not had electricity or a phone. There are parts of the country that an outhouse was commonplace until the 1940's and 1950's. Places without electricity until the 1940's.
So then you start to think how many years ago 1945 was, and how old you are, and realize it really wasn't that long off. My own parents grew up doing things you would expect to hear about from the 1800's, because my Great Grandparents actually frontiered the area. My parents had no electricity until they were young adults, grew up with outhouses, didn't have a phone line, roads were all gravel, went to a one room school- and this was the early 1950's.
It is equally amazing how fast things could change once those taken for granted utilities like phone and electricity lines were put in their area. How fast things changed technology wise with agriculture equipment in the 1950's and cars/trucks in the 60's.
back to this video- a lot of the items on display were decorations in the home I grew up in, items inherited from my parent's parents and grandparents that they used when they were young.
It is so easy to look at the times in these types of videos as some lost time in our history. Truth is, your grandparent's Grandparents may have lived life during those times. And it is also true things from the late 1800's were kept around for a century or more, especially on old rural homesteads, the "red barns" and old farmhouses from 1880/1890 are still around, many, many of them in certain parts of the country still serving there original purpose even into the 1990's. It seems to only be since the invention of the internet that people stopped valuing that type of thing and have left them to collapse, the American "Walmart" culture of buy cheap and throw it away has affected things we don;t even realize. We are taught things our Grandparents lived through are ancient history now. As that generation passes and we don;t hear the stories first hand they are lost, our education system does not value that sort of thing, focusing only on what the government was doing at any particular time, not it's citizens. This is why history will repeat, no one is warning the younger generations of the mistakes anymore.
Marvelous. Absolutely marvelous! Thank you!
A museum was the best option and a longer lasting legacy.
My wife and I have toured this museum several times over the past years. Each time we would see something new. If your like history it's worth it. On our first tour the tour guide said the mules name was Lawrence, aka known as Lawrence of Arabia.
I would like to visit the museum some day. Could tell me the full name of the museum and its address?
An absolutely amazing video, what a story and history
ha.... You said "amaze"... lol, Get it Maize? My bad, I'll show myself out.
That is amazing. I love that they worked together to find all of these lost treasures and made them available for the people to enjoy! That's the best!
This story was so interesting. As someone who's grown up near the Missouri River, I've always wondered about such incidents and hope to treasure hunt myself someday. I've got a lead that could be a good one. 👍
I am so impressed that the initial goal of making a ton of money some became a choice to preserve the invaluable History. I congratulate the 'Gold Digger' and the farmer who's property it was unearthed on.
My daughter's family now lives in the St. Louis area...this museum would be worth a weekend family trip. Thanks for posting this interesting video...much appreciated!!
I've been to the museum. I can tell you it's worth a visit. It's very interesting.
I feel bad for the mule. One minute he's all, "heehaw I'm a mule on a boat", next minutes he's all, "wait, is there supposed to be water filling up my stall?" Poor thing.
Great collection though! Incredible feat of excavation. Way better than Oak Island.
Me too....... I liked you sad observation regarding mule but it made me smile.....
Poor mules bones still in harness
Oak island is a joke!
@@briancockrum2719 History channel is a joke ever since they were bought by Rupert Murdoch (FOX News)
There's a whole story about the mule. The owner told a local newspaper that he had untied the mule but it refused to budge. When the site was excavated, his lie was exposed. The mule's skull was still firmly tied to a piece of sawmill equipment.
Excellent presentation, very interesting, thanks. Salford uk
This is one of the best museums I've ever been in.
Good vidio that takes us back in time. Amazing dedication of those who excavated this historic ship they deserve their rewards.
I'm an Ohioan and I have visited the Arabia museum four times over a period of about twenty-five years. I've recommended it to friends and family and none have been disappointed. If you're passing through Kansas City it's well worth the visit. You can have a thorough look around in about two hours or so.
This guys crew must be incredible at restoration! Hopefully he has video documented everything but with full capture from analog video.
Actually, they had to learn as they went. The first job was to stabilize the artifacts and re-create the cold, wet environment. Many items (leather, wood, fabric) went into cold storage as the Hawleys learned how to preserve them. Other items like glass and porcelain could simply be rinsed off and stacked up. At the museum, you can actually see a wooden rolling pin that was a preservation failure. It looks like it's been deflated! But they had much success and even developed a technique to replace the air in the tops of the glass food jars with nitrogen to help preserve the contents.
Extraordinary display of integrity, devotion, and will power,.... thanks to the team that saw this thru!!... the items of days gone by.....
Absolutely Amazing! Love watching historical documentaries like this😁👍🏼❤
Selfless act by all involved to be admired and appreciated
A museum well worth spending at least half a day going through. Incredible story.
Been to this museum. It is so fascinating to see all the old stuff. And they were still preserving and cleaning stuff in the mid 2000's.
I found the cleaning and preserving fascinating!
History has a voice and it is wonderful to hear it! Thank you!
Being from Ireland now living in the US I feel I have to see this! Its preserved history and gives a great snapshot into life during a much earlier time.
yes even the perfume smells the same as when the boat sank.
The steam boat Arabia museum is an awesome place to visit in Kansas City I highly recommend checking out the city one day.
Subscribed!!! You didn't leave a single detail out. Great documenting!!
...This is a most wonderful and exhillerating story, and the mere fact that the treasure hunter and farmer both realised and agreed that the true value of the find lies in preserving the ships find as a collection in as complete a historic form and shape AND presentation of for generations to come,
PLUS considering the effort which went into the careful, loving restoration of items found, is where the Heart of the beauty of this remarkable story lies.
One can only shake your head in disbelief and admiration at the very same time, that there are yet characters of this magnitude on earth, the US of A in particular, at times when materialism mostly rules the roost.
Like ABBA of late, this story brings indescribable, untold joie with no NADA bounds...
Thank you kindly, especially to those establishing the preserve of this remarkable effort and legacy...
HEART WARMING and INSPIRATIONAL.
And a joie into time beyond foréver...
Touché,
salút!!
Gracias en BAIE dankie!!!
Thank you for making this video and letting it see me.
Great job on your video. I hope the guy who dug up the boat makes a fortune for his effort to save a little bit of history!!!! Very interesting and fun tolearn about!!!
This was a very interesting story that I had never heard before. I found it very interesting also how how rivers move and get altered from the original course just like the Nile River did in Egypt leaving pyramids and temples sitting in the middle of the desert miles away from the nile.
@Barbara Kloise - Was NILE RIVER Altered? I thought that is how it came from LAKE VICTORIA. Wasn't the PYRAMIDS Build after the River Nile? Just Asking because Nile River Starts from Lake VICTORIA where I Come from.
@@alonsobrazzel3011 Yes rivers move and meander their courses and the Nile course have naturally altered over the centuries. Plus canals were built off the Nile and then have silted in and disappeared.
Satellite images show how the Nile has altered it banks many times especially in the Delta area.
Just added another item to my bucket list. Definitely going to this museum. Fascinating 🥰
I gotta be honest, I was most amazed by how much stuff they could fit on a 170 foot vessel - and this was only a part of the total!
20 tons of cargo!
One of the most incredible YT videos I've ever watched! Thank you!
The world was far more sophisticated and with lots of trading than most people realize.
Been to this museum and it is a very good collection of farmer and trade people tools, the sad part is the farmers and trade people lost there tools. Yes I would go back to see it again
That’s great. I enjoyed watching the memory being preserved. Thx
Great video! Thanks for posting it. I liked the way you gave metric and standard dimensions.
the farmer didn't find it, he gave permission for the researchers to find it on his property
Ya that’s what was said in the video. Saying the farmer found it isn’t technically wrong though. It’s just a shortened version of the story. It was his land and he probably watched often as they excavated his land. When they found it he was probably called on site or was on site already. So he did find the ship on his land by way of the crew that was excavating his land. Christopher Columbus is credited with finding the new world. But more than likely it was the guy who called “land ho!” who saw it first. Entering an endeavor together as the farmer did with the treasure hunter and as Columbus did with his crew gives the group the right to say they found it if any member does.
Drove through KC twice a few weeks ago and didn't know about this. Guess I'll be making a stop next time, yeah it's not gold or whisky but many precious rare everyday items that would have been overlooked for safe keeping or preservation.
It is worth the time. Interestingly, most of the things from this period you find in a museum are old and worn. These items are im brand new condition.
@@JohnSmith-ck3cq yes John. That's what amazed me so much. the fact so much of it looks to be brand new. It was preserved well.
That was an awesome piece of history I never knew about. Thank you for reporting it.
David Holly should get the Presidential Metal Of Freedom for not only discovering The Arabia, but choosing to preserve history by putting goods in a museum instead of selling them. It’s sad that I only heard of this story through CZcams and Im middle aged.. I’m fascinated with this story & Thankyou
I took my wife to be there on a date in 1995. It was a great time!
I read about the boat many years ago. It was thought to have a lot of mercury which was going up river to be used in gold extraction. So in 2017 my wife and I are visiting my sister and they go to this museum while my brother in law and I go to a KU football game. If I had known...
Absolutely wonderful recovery of American history! Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the effort!
How fascinating and wonderful! What a awesome find also learning that people cherished their things from overseas. To think they lost all this in the process of leaving for the west is sad. Yet I must say thank you to them for seeing these wonders of their lives.
God Bless
I enjoyed your video Thank you for posting
Wow. Win win for the treasure hunters and the farmer n family. Huge win for our history.
If you’re ever in Kansas City Missouri & you love history this is a must see! It’s in the river market & after an amazing tour there are great shops & restaurants within walking distance.
This museum is well worth the time it takes to get through everything!
I hope to find the opportunity to visit this place one day! 🤠👍
That is really neat that was well worth watching
This is an enormous cultural heritage.
History brought to life! Awesome! I must see this museum. Thank you!
I live in Independence Mo and have seen the Arabia twice, what got me was the pickles in a jar that he sat and mustered the courage to eat it, and many fine pistols