Posted in American Countryside Illinois Presidents

Lincoln’s 81 Bottle of Champagne

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/20Jul23-Lincoln-Vandalia-Illinois-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What was Abraham Lincoln doing with 81 bottles of champagne and 14 pounds of raisins?  Thankfully he didn’t consume them…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois Presidents

Lincoln’s Start in Politics

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/19Jul23-Lincoln-Vandalia-Illinois-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can go to Springfield, IL and learn plenty about president Abraham Lincoln.  His home and presidential library are there. …

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Teddy’s Unusual Pet

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/18Jul23-Fort-Wallace-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Presidents receive all kinds of gifts.  One young resident of Sharon Springs, KS was so excited to see President Teddy…

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Unearthing a Mystery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/17Jul23-Fort-Wallace-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Doctors may be called upon to help people in all kinds of situations, but the request in Wallace, KS was…

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Rescue of the German Family

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/14Jul23-Fort-Wallace-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Conflicts between Native Americans and westward moving settlers took place around Ft. Wallace, in western Kansas, during the years around…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Fort Wallace – Wallace, KS

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/13Jul23-Fort-Wallace-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today it is a small town in an area where towns are few and far between.  Yet it is a…

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Posted in American Countryside Ohio

Avoiding Locust Trees and Other Obstacles

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/12Jul23-Wright-Brothers-Dayton-Ohio-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Wright Brothers made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  However, it was the farmers around Dayton that…

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Posted in American Countryside Ohio

The Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/11Jul23-Wright-Brothers-Dayton-Ohio-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Although Kitty Hawk, North Carolina received most of the attention regarding the Wright Brothers first flight, it was this Ohio…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Canton, Kansas and Its Famous Water Towers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/10Jul23-Canton-Kansas-Water-Towers.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about every town has a water tower.  Canton, Kansas has not one, but two such towers, similar in size…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

Inside Andy’s Sherriff Office

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/07Jul23-Mayberry-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most of us have at least seen an episode or two of the Andy Griffith Show.  A good chunk of…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

Patrolling Like Andy & Barney

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/06Jul23-Mayberry-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you build your own police car, take to the roads and turn on the siren, well, you might quickly…

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Posted in American Countryside North Carolina

Mt. Airy, North Carolina

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/05Jul23-Mayberry-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Mt. Airy, North Carolina is a town of about 10,000 people.  If you type the name of the town into…

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

Picket’s Charge

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/04Jul23-Gettysburg-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every Independence Day we remember those who have fought for our freedom.  One well known battlefield still draws thousands of…

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A Twenty Year Gettysburg National Battlefield Guide

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/03Jul23-Gettysburg-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s shared his knowledge with joint chiefs of staff, ambassadors and other high ranking government officials.  But when you lead…

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Posted in American Countryside Montana

Lewis & Clark’s Montana Obstacle

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/30Jun23-Great-Falls.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Although sandbars and other river snags were a danger for Lewis and Clark on the way up the Missouri River…it…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Albany, Minnesota’s Pioneer Days

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/29Jun23-Albany-Pioneer-Days-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are lots of places you can go to see classic tractors.  Most are well done and many have a…

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The Small Town Event that Became a Big Time Attraction

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/28Jun23-Albany-Pioneer-Days-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)One September weekend each year you can count on about 20,000 to 25,000 people to attend an event in central…

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A Keen Eye for Undiscovered History

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/27Jun23-Albany-Pioneer-Days-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)John had a job, but he also had a keen eye for what he saw while doing that job.  For…

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Posted in American Countryside Maryland

The Unique Signer of the Declaration of Independence

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/26Jun23-Charles-Carroll-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Of those who signed the declaration of independence, this man was the only one to sign more than just his…

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Posted in American Countryside Maryland

Charles Carroll of Carrollton

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/23Jun23-Charles-Carroll-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He became one of the wealthiest men in a colony where he could not vote, hold office, or worship in…

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