The Respected Church Leader Who Was Secretly an Outlaw Boss 🏴‍☠️ #shorts

In the early 1800s, James Ford ran a busy ferry across the Ohio River in Kentucky. To his neighbors, he was a church-going militia captain and a pillar of the community. But behind closed doors, he was running one of the most ruthless river pirate gangs on the American frontier... until his own men turned on him. 🎬 Watch the full documentary "12 Kentucky Ghost Towns You Won’t Believe Are Still There!" on our channel! #KentuckyHistory #TrueCrime #GhostTowns #ForgottenTowns #AmericanHistory #Shorts #History