My grandmother is from Alton, she went to high school with Wadlow. She said he towered over everybody, she also told me my grandfather would drive him around in his car. I wish I had a pic of that.
@audreymai2773
3 жыл бұрын
That is so cool
@angelblue7779
6 жыл бұрын
They should of made a movie based on Robert Wadlow's life. That picture of him in that school desk was just so sad. Couldn't they have just let him sit at a small table? Great video Jacob as always. This one left me wanting more on Wadlow. So sad his life was short and so much suffering though. Hoping there were good times in between.
@Roy_100Malaeb
4 жыл бұрын
Judy Osborne agreed
@RhettyforHistory
6 жыл бұрын
I've seen Robert in Ripleys and guiness as you said but never have seen his hometown. I learned a lot more about him. Those caves were very cool! Great time to have the drone.
@MsDisneylandlover
6 жыл бұрын
I was just about to say that
@blossombliss7438
3 жыл бұрын
@@MsDisneylandlover wait.....you were!?
@JamesAllmond
6 жыл бұрын
When my Dad was a kid Mr. Wadlow sold he and my grandparents some shoes! In St Louis I believe!
@WilliamPierce38
6 жыл бұрын
That was a very nice man that was showing you the museum.
@WBDE
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up near Alton Illinois and my mother went to school with Robert Wadlow. She told me that he was never treated like a freak or anything disrespectful in Alton. He was very kind and well-respected in the community.
@lloydkline6946
3 жыл бұрын
Lucky, your grandmother you must be a senior citizen
@rdoc
3 жыл бұрын
Wow Jacob this was great! My dad was born in Alton in 1932. He loved to tell us the story of when he met Robert Wadlow when he was a boy. Told us he was at eye level with Roberts belt buckle. If you ever go back visit Cahokia mounds. Dad loved that place, it's not far from there.
@CrazyLife2112
3 жыл бұрын
A giant, a dragon, and a jazz legend. My home town :)
@hatandbeardmedia5925
5 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic video. It's wonderful to see the town embracing a gentle giant like Wadlow. He's been in so many TCB videos in one form or another that he's kind of a recurring character so it was lovely to see something that took the time to tell his story a bit more.
@dc2000guy
6 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my hometown. Would have loved to meet up.
@darrendavis4008
6 жыл бұрын
Doug, I think Jacob should have a meet up in Alton! I live in Collinsville, and it would be cool to have Jacob, Mrs. Carpetbagger and Anna, to come here for Halloween and the ghost tours as well as have Mrs. Carpetbagger do a live vlog and tell ghost stories or what they experienced on the Haunted Tours. I am surprised he did not show the Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Statue. Maybe there are other vlogs he recorded for tomorrow.
@dc2000guy
6 жыл бұрын
Mineral Springs Mall and other haunted attractions. Alton is one of the most haunted location in the US.
@shawnfowler8736
6 жыл бұрын
I live in Alton as well
@dc2000guy
6 жыл бұрын
Alton does have one of the oldest Halloween parade in the U.S.
@SuperRocket64
4 жыл бұрын
Shawn Fowler i live in st.louis alton is like a 45 minute drive
@maryc5353
6 жыл бұрын
I like this informative and sensitive factoid on Robert Wadlow. Just barely an adult when he died, but such a great example of human potential.
@mollymarthablythe2521
4 жыл бұрын
My grandma was actually got friends with Robert. I have a photo as well for prof
@pass673
3 жыл бұрын
let me see it then molly
@darrendavis4008
6 жыл бұрын
Thank You, Jacob, for visiting my area. It was a great vlog. You could have swung around on Highway 270 to Collinsville, IL my hometown. They have a Historical Museum about the Ketchup Bottle there too. Maybe next time. Thanks again.
@TheCarpetbagger
6 жыл бұрын
Darren Davis I didn’t know they had a museum with the ketchup bottle!
@sandyfatland3141
6 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed learning even more about Robert Wadlow. Thank you
@silverbatwing
6 жыл бұрын
Look at that! A quilt even you can find fascinating. 😂😊
@chrisb.5295
3 жыл бұрын
I was at the unveiling of the Wadlow statue. I went to school just down the street and in the 4th grade we sang for the then governor who came for the unveiling.
@Cheyloveesbunny1993
2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha the chair part had me 🤣
@ThinkerOnTheBus
6 жыл бұрын
I've been watching Carpetbagger's videos for quite some time now, and I must say that has to be one hell of a large bag!
@ISEESPOOKS
5 жыл бұрын
Cool drone images
@dmays8960
3 жыл бұрын
Wow that looks like a really cool museum. Im from Delaware and we don't have anything really cool like that in our state. Half the US doesn't even know Delaware is a state
@leighariney9089
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve loved the last couple videos. I live in Hannibal and was born in Alton. It is neat to see your town through the eye of another.
@mistybricker2293
3 жыл бұрын
I remember going to that museum for field trips when I was in grade school
@TampaJay
6 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed learning about the Piasa Bird! very cool 11:20 very cool
@J1978watt
5 жыл бұрын
Robert got the infection in his foot while walking through a parade in my hometown of Manistee Michigan. It is called the national forest festival. Festival continues to this day. There is also one of his shoes on display at Snyder’s shoe store located in Manistee and also one in ludington Michigan.
@cla69100
4 жыл бұрын
Je suis un des plus grand fan de mr Robert pershing wadlow depuis années 1986 je n'avais que 13ans
@darrinlawton2748
6 жыл бұрын
Great vlog Jacob,one of your best.
@raulojeda3702
6 жыл бұрын
I live in Illinois and I like when you go to places like this and then I can see it for myself:)
@amyhatfield3717
5 жыл бұрын
So awesome thank u .. the drone shots amazing
@movieedge7370
6 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍🏻 being from IL I always love to learn history about my state .
@rebeccaswilling1771
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve been to Alton, it’s a really spooky town. Went to the Mcpike Mansion which was great. It’s a beautiful drive on the outer part of town around the river in the Fall
@RogueExploration
5 жыл бұрын
This is my hometown and still where I reside
@addieg.3381
5 жыл бұрын
rogue exploration me too I wish he would come back, and go to mineral springs and Hilton school.
@allison.cookeee
4 жыл бұрын
i live in alton, where wadlow was born and raised. i will forever remember that he was the tallest man. i’m so sorry he died at suck a young age. also, the tour guide you had, goes to my church, and he’s quite sweet.
@emilyaldridge5001
6 жыл бұрын
Hey Carpetbagger! I live in Alton! So happy to see you check out our awesome town and the statue of our gentle giant. Love your videos! Thank you for visiting!
@RhettyforHistory
6 жыл бұрын
Were you ever told stories ofbvbthe bird as the young lady had been told in the video?
@emilyaldridge5001
6 жыл бұрын
RhettyforFun Yep! They started us young with the story and had us do art projects with everyone’s interpretations of the Piasa Bird. It’s even the mascot in a nearby town.
@RhettyforHistory
6 жыл бұрын
@@emilyaldridge5001 That's really interesting! I've never heard of this bird before.
@lissachocolate
6 жыл бұрын
All kinds of touristy goodness in this video! Those caves looked amazing, too bad they didn’t have tours.
@greenwave819
2 жыл бұрын
My friend left TN for IL when we were kids. He was 7'1. let's be nice to tall people plz
@CountryRaven54k
3 жыл бұрын
Really cool to see my house in a video lmao
@kanedrae
6 жыл бұрын
They had to put the fence up because people were getting lost in there. We use to go in there all the times in the 90s as teens. Good times
@jeffreykeffer4352
5 жыл бұрын
I just asked you about this on the Live stream ...so I had to come look it up ... Love your videos
@PedalingPrince
6 жыл бұрын
Geez, that chair is so big you could almost stretch out and sleep on just the seat cushion! 😮 He'd have to CRAWL to get around in that house... literally... Whoa... made me nervous when you started to fly Possum 2 into the cave... I kept thinking if you go too deep in there and lose signal contact with it that could be a problem... 😧
@thetimetotakeastandj.g4985
6 жыл бұрын
I just subscribed and got two notifications of your videos and man I wish I would have discovered you a long time ago cuz I really enjoy the content that you put out thank you so very much and have a blessed day and safe travels
@oldmanhuppiedos
6 жыл бұрын
Robert Wadlow must be very famous, come across him in many vlogs. He died at a young age and that is sad. Strange that his birth house is so neglected. The fantasy goes crazy.
@neilhinkle2462
6 жыл бұрын
You constantly crank out content and A+ content thank you
@erickerickson3793
6 жыл бұрын
Wow Jacob you made it to your Wadlow Meca not by accident but with life long dedication. Great Job !!!! also a shout out to Possum 2. thanks Erick
@TheCarpetbagger
6 жыл бұрын
Erick Erickson I appreciate it!
@enforcervt
6 жыл бұрын
Great video, I definitely have to check that place out.
@mcwatersd
6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Life must have been a real struggle for him as shown in the school pic. Did not realize he was so young when he died. Love learning about new stuff that bird is scary. Great drone shots. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤
@patricethess1488
6 жыл бұрын
If you didn't know Illionis and Missouri has lots of caves and yes the underground railroad went through there to freedom
@larissabarber21
6 жыл бұрын
Omg u getting closer to. My home town.... Thank I didn't no he was Alton...
@Dr170
6 жыл бұрын
That sounds like the first installment of a Robert Wadlow-based series of Potteresque adventure novels.
@viktorhartt841
4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Waldlow 272 cm isn't the tallest even in modern history, but the tallest is Mr. Theodore Makhnov 283 cm from a village in what's called today Belarus, he lived nearly 20 years before Wadlow was born.
@mumicah18
3 жыл бұрын
Robert have so many story for long time
@ashleyturner2882
5 жыл бұрын
the upside to his early death is he will always be remembered and always be special. how many people can say they are idolized in every ripleys and have a statue of themself in their hometown?
@tylernash4124
6 жыл бұрын
There's a Miles Davis statue downtown as well... love that little haunted town
@sacriid4625
3 жыл бұрын
My hometown
@MsDisneylandlover
6 жыл бұрын
you go all over I like your original intro when you put all the stuff in suite case.
@Savagemister
6 жыл бұрын
At first glance at the thumbnail, I thought he was the Walt Disney statue and you were Mickey.
@RhettyforHistory
6 жыл бұрын
It does look like that!
@TheCarpetbagger
6 жыл бұрын
Savage Mister Wadlow is the Walt to my Mickey
@58jn89
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheCarpetbagger Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki to make a Robert Wadlow movie based on a true story or a live action movie in the USA
@TheGlamSimmer
6 жыл бұрын
Used to live over there. Good old Alton IL!!!!
@TheGallivantingGinger
6 жыл бұрын
9:55 ... That quilt is such an awesome thing!! Or map, rather...
@LittleBlueBoxTv
6 жыл бұрын
i have to say i love watching these video i seen more things in the usa now because of these video since am from scotland
@ArtisanPirate
6 жыл бұрын
nice video my friend ! You always post amazing stuff !
@windypooh373
6 жыл бұрын
I was just in gatliburg yes day. A lot of walking lol. Love that town. Go 4 times a year
@janetgreen7059
6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I love to watch your videos. They take me to a place I will probably I will never go. I would love to see a tour of Abe Lincoln’s home and museum
@djroadie22
6 жыл бұрын
Lol . The fences working good , keeping the monster in :-p
@lauraodle5816
6 жыл бұрын
Wow. This was cool!
@Busterboo56
6 жыл бұрын
My hometown!!! I loved it, Jacob! But Alton is chock full of history and interesting things. But I understand you weren't making a whole documentary. lol
@snarkus63
6 жыл бұрын
I've read his story in both Frederick Drimmer's *Very Special People* and Paradox Press' *The Big Book Of Freaks* .I've only been to two Ripleys',but they both had statues of him.
@applevalleyhillbillygarden1093
6 жыл бұрын
A very cool vlog ! I need to go to Alton to check out the Wadlow stuff. The Hotel Metropolitan in Paducah has an exhibit on the quilt patterns signs for underground railroad. Some interesting stuff the "National Quit Museum" doesn't have an exhibit on.
@damianjones7554
6 жыл бұрын
That was fascinating
@missunknown5572
6 жыл бұрын
Very cool informative video 👍
@millcityflexxx4770
5 жыл бұрын
So cool 😎 .. sad how we come and go ... to think he use to walk around that same area back then it’s what makes I’d so sad ...life is crazy 😝 ive seen everything on him ..he was a good person his whole 22 yrs .. did the guy say he was a mason ? Guess that’s probably the only thing he wrong in his life but guess he wouldn’t kno no better at that age R.I.P ROBERT 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ... and the house on top of those caves is super nice ...who ever lives there has one the best views and living on top of some super history .. 💪🏽
@kanedrae
6 жыл бұрын
We're also one of the most hunted towns as well. T.A.Ps came here a couple of years ago and did a paranormal investigation on one of the old schools here. They got a lot of activity.
@scarystardust5175
6 жыл бұрын
I’d like think that the Piasa bird and the Hodag are best friends.
@TheCarpetbagger
6 жыл бұрын
Bridget Warebear in a perfect world
@brendablystone5115
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome 🎥
@58jn89
4 жыл бұрын
They should do a movie about Robert Wadlow the tallest man in the world based on a true story. Do you guys agree with that idea?
@wayneanthony597
4 жыл бұрын
Agree
@adventuresintvland
4 жыл бұрын
Alton has such a rich history. It's supposedly the most haunted city in Illinois.
@dean357
6 жыл бұрын
great stuff , love the vids , UK viewer ,thumbs up
@ashleyturner2882
5 жыл бұрын
for some cool traveling ideas and similar folk lore you should read some of troy taylors books. he used to have his own shop in alton but you can get them anywhere. i have several of his including "weird illinois"
@patricethess1488
6 жыл бұрын
Fences are up because of people exploring the caves and getting hurt
@artislamarcooper8017
5 жыл бұрын
Oh yes Robert wadlow was special r.i.p.
@charleshartz4814
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Way better experience than Ripley's.
@adventuresintvland
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you got to visit the Alton Giant and learn about The Piasa Bird. I made videos about both of these recently, too. Check them out sometime and let me know what you think
@WildCaptures
6 жыл бұрын
You should do a Bagger, Lion heart and Woo road trip!!!
@Marsupial2
6 жыл бұрын
I live right next to Alton
@sasquatch6903
4 жыл бұрын
4:20 that boy scout beside him must be the smallest boy scout ever! 😉
@ninacassandratorres2455
5 жыл бұрын
He is so very tall
@paulinemcconville5741
5 жыл бұрын
So interesting thank you. Robert Wadlow was an extraordinary human being not just for his height but for his wonderful spirit. I'm sad he went so young. Another great man who left us too young was my favourite actor Alan Ladd. Is there any chance you could do a story on him and his homes especially his ranch Alsulana and Palm Springs where I believe you can vacation now which was where he sadly left us. He is very underrated sometimes and was loved by so many people. He was extraordinarily handsome and charismatic but was also a very loyal and generous man who was an Olympic standard diver and swimmer who gave it up due to injury. He could also sing as well if not better than Crosby. I've seen Jordan the Lion show us is hamburger store bur sadly it was closed that day in N Hollywood. I'd love a story on him by you and a tour of his homes if possible.
@jimmievw
6 жыл бұрын
did u stop at fast eddies?
@rachelgervais1971
6 жыл бұрын
Wow good to know I did not know that there was a statue of Robert
@ifor20got
6 жыл бұрын
You gonna make Qsite aka Quartzsite this winter? Keep up the kewl travels
@ladybassplayer23
6 жыл бұрын
Wow. 😎😎
@theog2315
3 жыл бұрын
My Great Grandma Went to high school and college with wadlow, She Was born in Alton On April 4, 1918 And They Met in 1932, When he was a freshmen and she was a sophomore, Because her mom had a choice To send her to high school at 13 or 14, The mom chose 13, Who is my great great grandma, And She graduated On January 8, 1936 (She’s in the picture!) She graduated with wadlow and Enrolled In Shurtleff College With wadlow, And Finished first year in 1937, And in April Of 1937, Robert wadlow was going to do a interview In New York, And My mom turning 19 asked wadlow If they could go on a date to New York for her birthday, He said yes, And look up Robert Ripley Believe or not Robert wadlow interview on KZitem, And that’s where they went, And after that they started dating cause Robert wadlow liked that date, And so did she, And They were thinking About marriage and a family, But then wadlow died.
@shutterflyboy85
6 жыл бұрын
I looked on GooglEarth and even Roberts shadow is huge from space. I can't imagine living day-to-day dealing with all these size challenges. Ok, so is it me or does there seem to be evidence of the Piasa Bird cave ceiling collapsing slowly? And there are houses on it!?! The shows how much of our own country we don't know about. PS-I'm hoping you've been to the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge? It always looked a bit hokey when ever we drove by, Then we asked around and went in based on recommendations. No Cameras! (except for movie costumes). AAA and Trip Advisor agree, it's an amazing and overwhelming museum that gives perspective I never considered. Nice video, safe travels.
@darrendavis4008
6 жыл бұрын
Flyboy. It is actually pretty stable. There have been many people die who ignorantly jumped from the top, but the fenced in area around the cave entrance was to number one keep people out but they are currently building a museum and historical site that will be inside that cave. Maybe Jacob just did not know that. He did a great vlog on this though. Look up the history on the Piasa Bird. It is pretty cool. The one with the green body was the ones the Indians described and was originally painted on the cliff side as you see on the website. It was pretty scary as a kid to see it, but like Jacob said in 1999 they repainted it and it is a gold colored body. www.piasabirds.com/piasalegend.html
@shutterflyboy85
6 жыл бұрын
Museum in the Cave -brilliant. The scenario seems to play out in history, not only locally, but worldwide. David vs. Goliath. I think of Ezikeil and the wheel or Native Americans Kokopelli. Certainly Dragons are popular lore. If you've ever watched Northern Exposure, Elaine Miles who plays Marilyn Whirlwind, a native Alaskan who weaves her native stories into the show. Thanks for the Piasa bird link.
@thegamingbros826
6 жыл бұрын
opps. sorry I'm trying not trying to be a troll. i love your chanel
@curtscornerofcuriosities
6 жыл бұрын
Come to Sacramento sometime, do a meet up. I'd like to meet you
@Kenny-vy1do
5 жыл бұрын
Who was the man showing you around in the museum?
@nicksimmons3092
6 жыл бұрын
You missed the most haunted places in alton like Mcpike mansion from your paranormal museum of the Elijah p lovejoy memorial and cemetery plot.
@jacobjeffries9888
6 жыл бұрын
Where can I get sideburns like that
@billyturner1600
2 жыл бұрын
Get them at the Fred Young sideburn store in Kentucky
@JustPeople
6 жыл бұрын
7:35 --It's actually just a prop from Napoleon Dynamite... Does it have large talons?!
@Inamichan
4 жыл бұрын
I’m only 5ft tall and I often wish I were a few inches taller but honestly not that tall 😂
@JeffTheFutureJaros
6 жыл бұрын
I live about an hour tops from here, i have the Piasa Bird, aka Thunderbird Tattoo on my shoulder .
@RoyalKnightVIII
5 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/yIZo1IaViaN6gKA It might not have been related to Thunderbirds but another figure
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