There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Powhatan, Arkansas. However, this was once a thriving city with steamboat traffic making it a unique port in the Ozarks…..
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He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle. Ironically, two different towns claim his burial spot…..
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Jay’s father could have scolded him for what he’d unearthed. Most parents would say, “Put down that filthy thing!” His father didn’t do that though, and because he didn’t, Jay went on to build a company and a museum about what he’d found…..
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Over 65 years after this Prisoner Of War died in a work camp, his body will be reintured near his birthplace this week. The story is unusual though, because the POW died here…..
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At one time this fort raised and trained over 14,000 horses and mules at a time. Many of those animals were shipped overseas, but there’s a good chance you remember one very famous horse…..
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It may seem odd for a presidential candidate to campaign without leaving home. But that’s exactly what this man did–and he won the White House to boot…..
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Helen Netherton may still be able to purchase long term care insurance, but at the age of 110, she’s still never spent a night in such a facility. She’s still going strong, caring for herself and providing advice to others who want to live a century…..
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Today we make history on our broadcasts. Out story is with the oldest person we have ever interviewed for the American Countryside. In fact, she beats out the previous record, a 98 year old, by twelve years…..
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We all know about the President who led the nation through the Civil War. But who was the first president to be born after the conclusion of the Civil War?
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Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get some time out of the classroom. But some field trips don’t go as planned…..
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State capitals range in size form huge cities such as Atlanta, Georgia all the way down to Montpelier, Vermont’s mere 8000 residents. But when this state capital was established, there was no one here at all…..
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What was Abraham Lincoln doing with 81 bottles of champagne and 14 pounds of raisins? Thankfully he didn’t consume them all himself, but he was an integral part of the party for which the food and drinks were purchase…..
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You can go to Springfield, Illinois and learn plenty about President Abraham Lincoln. His home and Presidential Library are there. But if you want to find the place where he got his start in politics, you’ll need to drive further south in the state……
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Ask an American who is the most famous architect in their country’s history and this man’s name is probably at the top of the list. However, many can’t tell you much about the man’s life or home…..
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Most people know him as a famous architect. They don’t realize his early years and perhaps the inspiration for his own home, grew from his life on the farm……
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As a Japanese teenager, Barbara was taught to defend herself from American soldiers arriving in her country. She ended up marrying one of them! But there were more far more surprises when she landed in the United States…..
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Probably all of us have heard stories about World War II. Perhaps we have friends or relatives who have shared first hand accounts. It’s rare, though, that we get to hear an account from someone who saw the war from the other side of the globe…..
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The ancient writing on this stone shows that Europeans had traveled to the interior of North America over a century before Columbus sailed to its coast…..
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Many a farmer has found a rock in his field, but the rock Olaf Ohman found was different than anything anyone in Minnesota had ever seen. We welcome our listeners on KXRA in Alexandria, MN who know well the story that rock tells…..
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It’s been over 150 years since IL soldiers faced Santa Ana in the Mexican War. However traces of that battle fought over 1500 miles to the south can still be found in the names of cities and the relics in museums……
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