Saltville, Virginia: The Salt Capital Of The Confederacy - As Rich In History As It Is In Salt

Saltville, Virginia: The Salt Capital of the Confederacy - As Rich in History as It Is in Salt

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[disco]

You two are such good teachers. I just learn so much about Appalachia and no negativisms. >Thanks!

[KeiraHunt]

I live here and I love it…it’s a beautiful town with great history!

[johnwhite]

Boy I miss my mountains!!! Y’all take me back home with your videos

[dlmullins]

Many of my ancestors lived there. My gr.gr. grandfather fought there ( William Gordon 'Cap'n Gord' Rife) who is also the ghost who haunts 'The Tavern' in Abington, Va. where he was shot and killed by a jealous husband in 1880. My Cordle grandparents also lived there and later in Doran, Va. Thank you for the video!

[robinforshee]

Oh my goodness. This was my hometown. I was born at the old hospital Nov. 1, 1961. I have so many wonderful memories of Saltville. My grandfather work at the Olin plant. The reason alot of the houses were built alike was because of Olin Co. I have noticed so many places are gone. My great grandfather came over on a ship from Liverpool England to work for Olin. I can't thank you enough for the memories.

[samhopson-urdu]

I love these lil back road Sunday drive documentaries yall do. My dad took my mom sis and I to see all these cool place on two lane roads people will never know was there. Like yall coming to bluff city where I live. I love what yall do keep it up I love it

[sharonharrison]

I love your videos. Its great that you guys are documenting the true history of Appalachia. Southwest Virginia.❤️

[thomasmint]

I always pass Saltville on my annual drive to western NC on route 81. I’ve always wondered about it due to the name. I will be sure to swing through there on my next trip through, due to your video

[spotcardwell]

My Grandfather was from there. He was born in 1910, and talked about going with his Father on Christmas Day to look for bodies. Had many memories there growing up and visiting cousins. The big grocery store in the 60s and 70s there was the Piggly Wiggly. My kinfolk always had a story about something that happened there. Great video my friends.

[debbieepperly]

This was a very interesting ride to say the least! Loved the windows in the church & the history behind it; never dreamed wooly mammoths had actually been known to roam VA! The museum was extremely interesting to see. I can't believe Saltville is not a more well-known area. Loved this ride & all this history. You guys are awesome at finding such wonderful places for us to see! Have fun & stay safe! Blessings from VA!

[forgottencemeteriesofthepn]

Thanks for the tour! I come across so much civil war veteran history during my travels here in Oregon and I always wonder what the towns look like these days. Learning about Champ Ferguson and the Saltville Massacre was crazy.

[jimmydavidson]

Cool video guys..I'm from here in Saltville... yall done great job... seen yall stopped at coaches ..its own by my cousin and her husband..and it's named coaches after his dad which was a coach for the RB worthy.." The Shakers".. which was Coach and the old pool years ago way before my time when my mom and them went to pool it was Salt water pool... and the library use to be the post office .. yall done an awesome job guys.

[tracybosier]

What a beautiful church and the staind glass . I love staind glass. the museum was interesting and just the overall history of the whole town . I would love to go visit sometime. Thank you for another great time . Much love for the both of you ❤ .

[rarrington]

Love your adventure’s! Y’all are doing a great job! My husband and I live in North Carolina and we come to Bristol on weekends to stay with his 94 year old mother and we enjoy taking her out for adventures. Today we went to Lebanon to checkout the city yard sale and tried to get lost in the Russell County countryside. When we got home we watched this episode. We would have been very excited too see y’all!

[Pegsmom]

My father was born and raised here. I visited twice as a child and remember the Salt Buckets and Train. My grandfather worked for Olin. My dad was Curtis Wayne Dodd (RB Worthy Class of 1967). My grandparents were Estel Blevins and Mary Chapman Blevins.

[TonyTitleGuy]

I was in the Saltville area in the 1980's to do an article about the old N&W Railway branch which went through town. At that time, there was a huge - mostly abandoned - plant just out of town. The rail branch was no longer in use, due to subsidence in the gypsum mines in the area. The old chemical plant was quite a site and (I believe) had been used to make rocket fuel in WW II. There were dozens of old railroad cars there being scraped. I'm curious what ever happened to that old plant?

[slowtwist]

Thanks for the tour. My uncle William Crabtree was one of the founders. He was a longhunter who came there for the game. His son Jacob was one of the twenty men who cut the trail to Kentucky. His son Issak was with James Boone when he was killed. Sons Jacob and James were with the Overmountain Men that fought at Kings Mtn.

[duncanrobb]

I loved this video so much! My husband found, so on his account, this as we are living in New Zealand (he is a Kiwi) and I was born and raised in Saltville (Go Panthers!). He absolutely loves Saltville (he has said VA feels like home to him) and we hope to move back to VA one day so the population may increase by 2 at some point. My Grandfather was a floor supervisor at Olin and also the trail was named after Helen Barbrow, she was a special lady who was the librarian at Saltville Elementary School and help found the museum. She was one of my mother's best friends and brought so much culture to the area. In the library she had a mammoth tusk, a live tarantula and a snake! When Olin was booming there was a movie theatre, skating rink, and actual salt pools you could float in. Amazing job on the video and I so respect how you are putting the rich culture of Appalachia out there - it is truly a special place with so many wonderful souls. It will always be home. Again, LOVED this!

[sharonharrison]

My grandfather grew up in Saltville. Born there too. I wish i had talked more with him about this place.

[scottkelley-byrd]

You all need to contact Don Smith. He has so much information and history about Saltville. He also has tons and tons of pictures.