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West of the Mississippi…To Illinois

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Kaskaskia-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Today we head west of the Mississippi River to the state of Illinois.  Yes, that’s west…..

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The Liberty Bell of the West

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Kaskaskia-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)The Liberty Bell tolled for freedom in Philadelphia…or was it really in the State of Illinois?

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Carving a Capital from the Wilderness

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Kaskaskia-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Roll back the clock 250 years and this city’s population might rival some of the largest towns on the east…

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The Glory Days of Powhatan, Arkansas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Powhatan-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Today the town of Powhatan is nearly a ghost town. However, it’s buildings have been preserved and the stories of…

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Powhatan, Arkansas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Powatan-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Powhatan, Arkansas. However, this was once a thriving city with steamboat traffic…

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Sitting Bull

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Sitting-Bull-2011.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle.  Ironically, two different…

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Collecting Specimens

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Osteology-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Jay’s father could have scolded him for what he’d unearthed.  Most parents would say, “Put down that filthy thing!”  His…

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A Prisoner of War Reintured

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Ft-Reno-Oklahoma-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Over 65 years after this Prisoner Of War died in a work camp, his body will be reintured near his…

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One Famous Horse

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Ft-Reno-Oklahoma-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)At one time this fort raised and trained over 14,000 horses and mules at a time. Many of those animals…

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A Front Porch Presidential Campaign

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/2011-Harding-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)It may seem odd for a presidential candidate to campaign without leaving home. But that’s exactly what this man did–and…

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Living Past 100 Years Old

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Helen-Netherton-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Helen Netherton may still be able to purchase long term care insurance, but at the age of 110, she’s still…

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Helen Netherton

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/Helen-Netherton-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Today we make history on our broadcasts. Out story is with the oldest person we have ever interviewed for the…

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The First President Born After the Civil War

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/2011-Harding-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)We all know about the President who led the nation through the Civil War. But who was the first president…

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An Unlikely Field Trip

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/05/06May10-Ernest-Muncreif-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:05 — 1.9MB)Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get…

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Illinois’ Original State Capital

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Vandalia-Illinois-State-Capitol.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)State capitals range in size form huge cities such as Atlanta, Georgia all the way down to Montpelier, Vermont’s mere…

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Lincoln Celebrates With Champagne and Raisins

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Vandalia-Illinois-Lincoln-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)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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Lincoln at Illinois’ Other Capital

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Vandalia-Illinois-Linoln-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)You can go to Springfield, Illinois and learn plenty about President Abraham Lincoln. His home and Presidential Library are there….

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Taliesin

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Taliesan-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Ask an American who is the most famous architect in their country’s history and this man’s name is probably at…

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An Architect’s Inspiration

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Taliesan-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Most people know him as a famous architect. They don’t realize his early years and perhaps the inspiration for his…

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From Japan to the United States

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/Barbara-Law-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)As a Japanese teenager, Barbara was taught to defend herself from American soldiers arriving in her country. She ended up…

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