Orion Clemens' house & Carson City Cemetery

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Jeff and Sarah visit Nevada's Capital of Carson City and stop by the house where Mark Twain stayed with brother Orion Clemens. From there it's on to find the First Presbyterian Church and the graveyard that contains the remains of 8-year-old Jennie Clemens, numerous governors and famous stage coach driver Hank Monk.
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@dianeadams353 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this poignant video-poor little Jenny! I love that people still honor her and leave mementos. 💓

@conniephillips8217 3 жыл бұрын

I just love how you tell these stories. I could listen to you all day long and sometimes I do! Sarah is such a sweetheart and very patient!

@visa1960 4 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing Mark Twain niece had a copy of ...cod fishing off Newfoundland I’m from Newfoundland and as a boy that book was part of our history class .and I have fished cod myself .

@siomegonzalez1106 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel. Keep up all of the great history videos and info.

@jbenziggy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do! Glad you liked it!

@abbyroadme Жыл бұрын

It is so cool to see another Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) house. I have been to his Connecticut house a few times. The Connecticut house has a room with a pool table and fancy chairs, they said it was his thinking room. He would play pool to help himself think. Sadly, both his Connecticut house and this house had tragedy. His daughter died when he lived in the Connecticut house. It was one of the reasons Sam moved out.

@isabelaguilar2903 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for this video learned more aboutMark Teain & The Clemens! Great Video Jeff& Sarah😊!

@MsNevadakid 4 жыл бұрын

howdy and thanks a bunch! I remember a part in mark twains "roughing it" when sam and others tried to follow the ole miner up "lundy canyon" near mono city but never did see where he was mining his gold.. great story ... ....happy trails always....

@derekmcdonald3029 4 жыл бұрын

Cool, I just drove by the Clemens house the other day. Thanks for spotlighting our area. Lots of unique history here.

@jbenziggy 4 жыл бұрын

Derek McDonald oh thanks! I’m glad you liked it. Let me know if there are other things that would make for a good show! I need a good excuse to get over there again! Thanks for watching! Have you subscribed?

@derekmcdonald3029 4 жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy Next time you're around check out the lone pioneer grave on the hill across from Steamboat Hotsprings, Check out the old pioneer cemetery at the end of 5th street in Carson. Neither of these are officially advertised or have any markers, they're just there! Finding remnants of the V&T RR is fun too.

@reneharrison1581 2 жыл бұрын

I realize I am kind of off topic but do anybody know of a good site to watch new movies online?

@josuefisher6083 2 жыл бұрын

@Rene Harrison Meh I'd suggest Flixportal. You can find it by googling=) -josue

@reneharrison1581 2 жыл бұрын

@Josue Fisher thank you, I signed up and it seems to work :D I really appreciate it !

@kennybob52 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen all of your videos. Don’t know how I missed this one. You always have knowledge of what you are teaching us. Keep up the great work. Blessings from Texas

@jbenziggy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do! You can go back and see our entire list of videos on our channel! We appreciate you being a fan!

@foxmulder4269 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much guys, love ur channel !!

@shannahuffman4655 2 жыл бұрын

I have been in The Clemens Home years ago , while attending a History Seminar. it was very interesting , and the Cemetery

@MagravatorMag Жыл бұрын

I love your videos from my old stomping grounds. Northern Nevada high desert is magical. The sagebrush whispers when the wind goes through. There are rivers, lakes and best of all, natural hot springs. Floating the Truckee on tubes are some of my favorite adventures too. I miss it horribly. I don't know what I was thinking when I left. I'm in a low desert now. The Valley of The Sun, Phoenix. smh WHAT was I thinking?

@alh9750 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff what a fantastic vlog you continually impress me ! History lessons abound TY SO MUCH ! So sad about Jenny and you standing right where Mark Twain did ! Crazy

@jbenziggy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! It just goes to show you that even a humorist like Mark Twain had his share of tragedies!

@debbiebrewington7635 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful story. Thank you for the share.

@danielwestbrook6407 2 жыл бұрын

I watch you go through the cemeteries and think none of them knew that they would die on that day. I’m 65 while I don’t want to die my biggest fear are what the people I care for and my pets might go through it scares me but Thankyou I enjoy your channel

@allanrandall52 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome church,,,love to hear the little girl loves Jesus,,,thanks again for all you do

@jbenziggy 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Yeah I felt heart broken at her little grave. Jesus is Lord!

@mitch5077 3 жыл бұрын

I've been in the Carson City area since 86' and never walked that Cemetery. Day before my wife passed away, we were headed to Walmart and past that cemetery, and my wife was intently looking at the head stones. I had no idea she would be gone at only 42 from cancer.

@jbenziggy 3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for your touching comment. Seven years ago I lost my wife of 31 years to leukemia. Life is short. We have to make each day count. God bless you.

@mitch5077 3 жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy Same Brother, my wife passed Feb 3rd 2013 and our daughter was only 12 at the time and we both seen her pass. My life hasn't been right since, my daughter went on to the Air Force, Married and expecting a baby girl soon. My wifes name was Gloria, the grandbaby will be Gloriana to honor my wife and daughters mama. God Bless and sorry for your loss 🙏

@01sapphireGTS 3 жыл бұрын

Cool post. Mr. "Kit" Carson was/is one of the most important historical figures of westward-expanding United States. He is often brushed over as someone with a famous/recognizable name, but not many people know what he did get become famous. He was a true frontier bad-ass, survivalist, and explorer that sadly took his own life as he entered into his later years. A truly great American figure.

@foxmulder4269 3 жыл бұрын

Like ur music backgrounds too, perfect !!

@genniejefferson4414 3 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy.

@donclark4685 4 жыл бұрын

Love your VLOGS. So interesting. And your Wife, Sarah is delightful. Keep up the good work.

@jbenziggy 4 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! We appreciate it! I will definitely let Sarah know what you said. I think she's delightful too! Let us know if you have ideas for future episodes! Please become one of our subscribers! Thanks, Jeff

@stevemccoy8138 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Guys, Very Interesting, lot of History right there. Thanks

@canaryphaeochannel 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling and making all the beautiful stories from history I enjoy it 👍

@chrisadams416 2 жыл бұрын

Good job as usual.

@travelingwithmikeandpam9074 Жыл бұрын

I love Carson City & the cemetery is pretty cool!

@jbenziggy Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I tell Sarah I could live there!

@409rommel 5 жыл бұрын

Super Video Jeff. I would drive by that cemetery all the time when I lived in Carson. Big thumbs up👍

@jbenziggy 5 жыл бұрын

409rommel thanks! I enjoyed finding all those people! I appreciate your appreciation! LOL

@giggles8458 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@LaVaqueraMarin 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT STORY!!!

@michaelgmoore5708 2 жыл бұрын

Sarah is a Starr now? Great! My Dad and I had family friends that owned an 800 acre ranch that grew Sugar Beets if I remember correctly back around 1960.

@eddougherty2117 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting . Thx

@Idahoguy10157 Жыл бұрын

There’s a story I heard in Virginia City that Sam Clemens kept a bar bill on a chalk board. He’d go in with a friend and order two drink telling the barkeep to “mark twain” to update his tab. Food story!

@63DW89A 2 жыл бұрын

By all accounts I've read, Sam absolutely adored his niece Jennie, and her death hurt him so that he left Nevada only 3 months after she died. In his great book ROUGHING IT (1871) centered on his adventures around the wild frontier of Nevada Territory and Virginia City, Sam tells the tale of a hilarious duel as the reason for his departure from the rambunctious Virginia City and Nevada Territory he loved so much. Although the "duel" fits the wild frontier image Sam paints so well in ROUGHING IT, it has always rang a bit hollow to me as THE reason Sam left Nevada. Jennie resonates as THE reason Sam left; her fresh constant memory would have been too painful for him to deal with every day.

@christyrothermel1155 4 жыл бұрын

Love your story Jeff I love history

@jbenziggy 4 жыл бұрын

Christy Rothermel thank you very much! Glad you are watching our shows! Stay safe! Jeff

@laurelruthfinnerty8950 3 жыл бұрын

"The Shootist" with John Wayne and Lauren Bacall was shot in Carson City. Should do one on that!

@jbenziggy 3 жыл бұрын

You’re killing me, LaurelRuth. Lol. We already did a video on that. Check out our video list! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLV7f6el1865hKM.html

@knit1purl1 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting tour. I love deer also.

@jbenziggy Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@juliasmith9719 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't really get explore, Carson City , Nevada, I didn't know Mark Twian lived ,Nevada,now I know.

@daveforeman6931 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you once again for another great video- I just found it today. I was really interested in this one more than some others because I have family in Carson City- the town and area truly has home great history. If you haven't done so already, next time you are there check out the area around the governor's mansion- beautiful old homes, well preserved.

@lorireckler3345 3 жыл бұрын

Just recently found your channel and I'm loving it. Born and raised in Reno, I spent much of my childhood exploring all the wonderful placed you're showing...I'm a Western history geek... btw my great great grandmother is buried in Lone Mountain Cemetery...cool place to explore. I was there last summer (2019) and saw a mule deer too. She was nibbling on the vegetables in the yard of the house by the office...maybe it's the same girl! 😁 Look forward to more great content!!

@lorireckler3345 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry. Lone Mountain...

@jbenziggy 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! I'm glad you found our channel and that you're enjoying our videos! I do believe we may have seen the same deer! Thanks very much for commenting!

@georgesawtooth2214 3 жыл бұрын

Mark Twain was an atheist....wondering if the death of Jennie contributed to that. Nice to see some blue sky and sunshine. Haven't seen that much this year due to wildfires. I enjoyed the video!

@berthapitts2905 Жыл бұрын

very interesting 👌

@jbenziggy Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bertha! Blessings!

@martindriver6026 2 жыл бұрын

Its neat how you are able to put faces to some of the grave stones.

@jbenziggy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We always try to if we can find the photos!

@lutomson3496 21 күн бұрын

you are looking at a few Sears gravestones and metal...sold through the catalog

@speedspeed121 3 жыл бұрын

I was outside the Nixon Funeral in Yorba Linda (I lived a couple of miles away). I drove down there to get a glimpse of the presidents. They stopped traffic at the exact time when I was in front. I think Clinton, Carter and Bush 1 were inside.

@jbenziggy 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing historical event you were near. Too bad you didn't get a glimpse of them!

@Idahoguy10157 3 жыл бұрын

After the discovery of the Comstock Lode Nevada was separated from Utah Territory and made a separate territory, 1861-64. In 1864 the State of Nevada was related. The silver and gold of Nevada and California helped the Union pay for the civil war.

@pamelabuczkowske7294 4 жыл бұрын

The brother of Charles Dickens is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago along with Augustus Dickens girlfriend and their children. None of the kids made it out of their infancy.

@spaceystacey9963 4 жыл бұрын

Love Mark Twain history

@jack2breeze Жыл бұрын

My mom bought me a copy of Tom Sawyer when I was a kid and it says Samuel Clemens (not Mark Twain) on it.

@cindysoutherland8794 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff ... thanks for the marketing opportunity for my book which you quoted from and also those metal signs were written from. I am the author of a walking tour booklet of Lone Mountain Cemetery and of course, the book entitled Cemeteries of Carson City and Carson Valley. Nice job ... Cindy Southerland, Carson City, NV, August 2019

@jbenziggy 4 жыл бұрын

cindy southerland fantastic! Thanks! It was a fun experience! I love that cemetery! I hope you will subscribe! I have more shows coming up about Carson City and Virginia City!

@GhostCave 4 жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy Nev addd DUH the add sounds like dad

@lorireckler3345 3 жыл бұрын

Cindy, how can I get a copy of your book?

@cindysoutherland8794 3 жыл бұрын

@@lorireckler3345 hi Lori .... I will answer on email

@struwwelfusty Жыл бұрын

Cindy - My great grandfather Frederick Thomas Mossford was a monumental mason from England who was working in Carson City in 1896 when my grandmother was born. They were in Reno in 1898 when my great uncle was born - Have you ever come across the name Mossford on the back of a headstone? I am curious about their 5 years in the USA

@loripritchard3329 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff and Sarah I love your blog. Very informing. Keep up the great work. Lori and Coco pritchard

@privatepilot4064 3 жыл бұрын

Been to Carson City in 1975.

@bobdeckwa 4 жыл бұрын

Pat Nixon was from Lane City, Nevada. It was located just west of Ely. (E-lee)

@dianebenzler9133 4 жыл бұрын

My cousin Louise lives in Carson City!

@robroiboi 5 жыл бұрын

As always, great viewing. I don't want to spoil anything, but will we be seeing another Mark Twain's famous hangout, Virginia City?

@jbenziggy 5 жыл бұрын

Roy G. Dodd is say there’s a great chance of that! Lol

@robroiboi 5 жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy LOL! I really didn't think that you would pass up that opportunity

@herdfan697278 4 жыл бұрын

I hate vandalism, especially cemeteries!

@jbenziggy 4 жыл бұрын

herdfan697278 nothing more despicable! Thanks for watching!

@marypozzi3745 4 жыл бұрын

History Hunters you are so right I can’t even imagine why people do that kind of thing

@johngreen3543 4 жыл бұрын

They should punish vandals. Say $500 fine and 30 days in jail IT is hard to catch these culprits because they do their dirty work at night.

@michellewhitaker8669 Жыл бұрын

LoL Sarah!

@jimbullard441 3 жыл бұрын

More Sarah! lol

@oldermusiclover Жыл бұрын

that undertaker sounds like some of the ones right now

@markpedroza7294 4 жыл бұрын

7:58 put it back

@HomeSkillit 4 жыл бұрын

RIGHT!

@markfrench8892 4 жыл бұрын

Love Carson City and I always will. Use to volunteer at the Nevada State Railroad Museum on the south end of town. If I could afford it I'd move there to be close to the museum.

@michaelfougeroussejr9571 4 жыл бұрын

Am enjoying your history tour but please watch your music volume because it blocks out what your trying to tell us!

@kennethbyrdii5656 4 жыл бұрын

I take they no longer use that church?..if not, too bad

@alicemonk7223 5 жыл бұрын

Hank Monk Is either third or fourth cousin to my husband whose name is Harvey monk Jr

@jbenziggy 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Do you collect memorabilia of his? I see lots of postcards for sale!

@jbenziggy 5 жыл бұрын

Alice Monk love to have you as a subscriber! Trying to get to 500!

@alicemonk7223 5 жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy ty

@alicemonk7223 5 жыл бұрын

Just share this video to Facebook hopefully will get you your 500 with that

@gregt8638 19 күн бұрын

Wow another wonderful Jeff! I just discovered your channel last week (June2024) and love watching every night! ❤ I've got a lot of catching up to do, I see.... and I'm going to enjoy every minute! (Gee... Carson City looks very peaceful.. I don't see hundreds of cars rushing down every street)

@jayesmoke950 4 жыл бұрын

775

@jbenziggy 4 жыл бұрын

JayE Smoke not sure I understand what 775 means.

@jayesmoke950 4 жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy northern NV area code

@3firstnames903 4 жыл бұрын

How the narrator pronounces Nevada... ugh

@johngreen3543 4 жыл бұрын

He also has trouble with Ely is E-LEE not E-LIE

@sside8 Жыл бұрын

I notice your current videos don't have a narrator anymore. Not that you need one, just noticed.

@jbenziggy Жыл бұрын

I do have a narrator, which is me. The paid gigs were costing way too much time and money. And they were making pronouncement mistakes all the time.

@sside8 Жыл бұрын

@@jbenziggy That's true and you do a good job!

@undefinedname1398 4 жыл бұрын

I lived in Carson for over 50 years and moved out in 2019 due to the low class and abundance of people moving there. I moved to another town in Nevada and still consider Carson City my home.