Author: Tom
A Hero Remembered Over a Century Later
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/25Jan23-Terre-Haute-Santa-Hero.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What should have been a time of holiday cheer was quickly turned into tragedy. However, the story could have turned…
The Inventor of the Flying Machine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/24Jan23-Elkton-Inventor-Henry-Heitz.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You probably haven’t heard of Henry Heitz. However, the folks in Elkton, South Dakota know that he invented a flying…
The Circus Comes to Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/23Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The people of Elkton, South Dakota were excited that the circus was in town. But when bad weather forced its…
A Canceled Circus with a Special Performance
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/22Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about everyone loves the circus, so people in Elkton, South Dakota were disappointed when bad weather forced the cancellation…
The High Desert Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/19Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are plenty of museums across the country to visit, but it’s fairly rare to find one that cover 40…
The Last to Receive Rail Service
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/18Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As settlers moved west, rail lines were not far behind them in most cases. However, when you look at the…
A Town That’s Boring
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/17Jan23-Boring-Oregon-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you run into someone, who when asked about where they live, will tell you they live in a boring…
Sharing Information About Bigfoot
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/16Jan23-Boring-Oregon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A trip to Boring, Oregon is anything but – especially if you stop by the place Cliff Barackman established back…
Finding Sasquatch
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/15Jan23-Boring-Oregon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The term “sasquatch” is one that invokes a variety of images for people. To some in may be merely a…
A Mill with a Global Impact
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/12Jan23-Thompson-Mill-Oregon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us are fascinated by those old mills that use water power to turn wheels or turbines that in…
A Legacy Mill
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/11Jan23-Thompson-Mill-Oregon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the Willamette River valley you’ll find an old mill with quite a story. It’s legacy dates to the 1850s…
Semi Loads of Hats
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/10Jan23-Minnesota-Hat-Collector-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every farmer needs a hat – and many farm supply companies provide them all the time. But Scott’s dad enjoyed…
Hats…Beyond Their Usual Purpose
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/09Jan23-Minnesota-Hat-Collector-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A farm hat is a necessity for many people- something to keep the sun out of your eyes or perhaps…
Atop a Magnificent Peak
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/08Jan23-Poteau-Oklahoma-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is one of the highest points in the world and it isn’t out of reach for any climber, no…
Building a Building with an Identified Need
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/05Jan23-Poteau-Oklahoma-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a six story hotel in a place some would consider the frontier border of Oklahoma and Arkansas. That was…
How Do You Pronounce the Name of This Town?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/04Jan23-Poteau-Oklahoma-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most folks aren’t quite sure how to pronounce the name of this town. The name looks like it belongs to…
What Cheer, Iowa’s Opera House
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/03Jan23-What-Cheer-Iowa-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I’ve always been fascinated by some of the old opera houses in small towns across America. Those buildings often have…
A Town With An Intriguing Name
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/02Jan23-What-Cheer-Iowa-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you see this town on the map or perhaps find yourself passing through it on a trip across Iowa,…
Best of 2023: The Offer to the Bily Brother
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/01Jan23-Best-of-2023-Bily-Brothers.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1928 the Bily brothers received quite an offer from Henry Ford. He offered them one million dollars for something…
Best of 2023: North Carolina Nuclear Bomb Farm
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/12/29Dec23-Best-of-23-North-Carolina-Nuclear-Bomb-Farm.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the Best of 2023 with The American Countryside! Brent Tyndall has people pulling in his driveway just about every…
