my beautiful town, it is quiet small. We all know each other here, everyone knows each others parents and grandparents.. we are basically one big family.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

I want to go back and do a proper video on the mining disaster during the spring. I wanted to read up more about it.

Hometown of my great grandparents also. If you go around the corner at the end of town that's where they lived. If my great uncle was living he could've told you about every building in town. So sad that many miners lost their lives.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

We'll be back soon for another video.

My dad worked in that area back in 2010 and we lived in the apartment across the street from the laundromat with the big feild down in front of it and the creek with a dam behind it.

@TheMadNomadder

4 жыл бұрын

It used to be a big town from the mines back in its day. Not sure if there are any active mines around there now or not.

My great grandparents, Felix and Sophie Horvat settled there in 1910, and their son, Nicholas was born in 1912.

@TheMadNomadder

3 жыл бұрын

It's a very small town. Thankfully they weren't there during the big mine disaster of 1907. I want to do a proper video of the mine disaster eventually.

Such a sad tragedy. Nice memorial to the fallen miners.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it was. I'd really like to know the exact location of the mine before I do a full fledge documentary on it

Sad so many lost their lives. Are you enjoying the game as much as Andy? Thanks for showing us another town in the game.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely a shame what happened to the community back in the day. Andy needs to join up with me. I play in the evenings.

Interesting little town. I know of it because my granddad was born there around 1930. But because he was born outside of marriage, I think he had problems with the rest of the family and moved to PA. I think there's still some distant relatives in that area.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely a small town. I plan on actually going back and doing more about the mine disaster once it gets warmer. I think last Saturday it was almost 75, then Sunday it snowed. Wife is doing her genealogy and she is seeing a lot what you mentioned.

@californigirl

3 жыл бұрын

My grandad was born there in 1912. His father was a Croation immigrant, Felix Horvat.

in this video just before you arrive at the bridge, is where the streetcar line used to be and the mines are off in that direction. The mines are still there, just sealed off. Before you arrived at the memorial is the town hall of the left. That street was filled with caskets. Where the memorial is located is where the hotel and the bank building once stood.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. I want to eventually go back and do a rightful video on the mine disaster, I didn't feel showing off a little bit of Monongah for a video game would be appropriate to add too much about the mining disaster. I didn't want to take that subject matter lightly. I find all these historical books on the Farmington Mine disaster, but was shocked not to see one for Monongah. I didn't figure I could get close to the mines and debated about flying a drone over that area if I knew the general area.

@MazeStudio22

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheMadNomadder most of the original stuff is either torn down or overgrown. Ypu might be ale to see the mine entrances from the river . we used to explore down there as kids.

Oh that is fun ! Can totally picture the game :)

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

It's been fun seeing a video game company do a game based on places in our state.

@PerrineTiberghienBdx

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheMadNomadder are you playing on Xbox 1 by chance ? That'd be fun to play with you :)

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

Perrine Tiberghien Phoonzang on xb1

I live there when I was a kid and there was a brick Factory not too far from that area and used to jump brick pile to Brick file and they were like 30 feet high

@TheMadNomadder

4 жыл бұрын

Has much changed in the area since you were a kid?

@joshhall72088

4 жыл бұрын

That building you saw that plaque in front of is the water company I do believe a little bit up from where you walked there is a corner store and there is a street right next to that corner store I lived in that brown house I live in Ohio now and that was in 1997

@joshhall72088

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMadNomadder and if you want to see something really cool right behind that store there is a parking lot and by that parking lot there is a hell going down to a creek and if you walk to the right of that Creek and keep walking you will see an Indian cave with carvings. And there was a sharp turn before you got to that bridge right before that sharp turn is the middle school monongah middle

@TheMadNomadder

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshhall72088 Might have to check that out sometime, wonder if its posted.

@joshhall72088

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMadNomadder I don't know but I used to play down there a lot when I was a kid and check-out Fairmont a lot of historical points over there not too far from monongah did you know that Fairmont held the first Father's Day celebration in the world and Fairmount also the whole city has burned down before because the buildings were made of wood and they made it a law that they had to make them out of stone and brick

The p.t. loser behind ya in the beginning would have made me drive slower. Our nation sure has had quite a fair share of mining disasters.. shame. Tombstone seems bigger lol Glad you got to go.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

This is a very small town. Later on I plan to do a video about the mining disaster and actually go the memorial and see if I can do it justice. I know this is the biggest mine disaster and I think less than 10 minutes away in Farmington another big mining disaster happened in 1968. It really rocked these communities. It was hard to say much for the Fallout game since this is such a small area and I didnt want to include a mining disaster for a video game to be respectful.

Monongah needs all the attention it can get. You were in my neck of the woods. I live about five miles from there. So do you like the Fallout 76 game? My son was looking forward to it but now he doesn't want the game. He says all the reviews are horrible about it.

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't been to Monongah in years...I really wanted to film more for the game, I really didn't want to combine the disaster too much with this video for a video game so I left it as is. I've played with about 30 to 40 people who actually play the game and only one person is really having issues online. Everyone else is having a blast playing it. I just love traveling all along West Virginia in the game. Don't get me wrong the game has a little bit of issues, but nowhere deserving of all the negativity I've seen online.

@PerrineTiberghienBdx

5 жыл бұрын

I'm also playing it. It's a good game since Fallout has a really nice atmosphere, and there is a lot to do about discovering the map and building things. It is lacking some things though : more "stories", more missions, more non-playing characters... I'd say get it for a discount price and he'll have fun. I got it for like 30 $ and it is worth it.

@travelingspanky6144

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I was looking forward to getting it for my son for Christmas but he tells me he isn't interested in it and I would be wasting my money. He watches certain gamers whom I guess he trust and they really hate the game. I don't know. I would like to see it since we live in WV.

@PerrineTiberghienBdx

5 жыл бұрын

@@travelingspanky6144 Hello ! I spent some more time on the game so I thought I'd get back to you. It's really good once you play with other people, I found some players who are willing to help. That makes the game soooo interesting. And I'm usually not into multiplayer games :) Map is huge, and once you have a decent level, it's great. I heard Bethesda is fixing the technical issues too.

@travelingspanky6144

5 жыл бұрын

Perrine Tiberghien My son finally decided to buy it and he likes it. He has been playing with some of his friends and is enjoying exploring through WV.

I live there! 😂

@TheMadNomadder

5 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! Monongah surprised me in the game.