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JFK’s Birthplace

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/27Jul09-JFK-Birthplace-11.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:03 — 1.9MB)Beal Street looks to be just another street in suburban Boston, but one house here is special…Our features this week…

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A History of Voting

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/24Jul09-Voting-20091.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.7KB)This country has had close elections and we can certainly find examples of disputed elections around the world. So, today,…

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Seeking Refuge from Chicago’s Fire

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/23Jul09-Chicago-Fire-31.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Bells rang the warning. Prison cells were opened to allow inmates to save their own lives ahead of the coming…

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The Great Chicago Fire

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/22Jul09-Chicago-Fire-21.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.9MB)The fire was moving quickly. Some thought the river would offer protection, but soon it was clear that only Lake…

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A Cow and a Fire

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/Chicago-Fire-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.1KB)No doubt, she is one of the most famous cows in history…but is she really to blame for the problems…

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Eisenhower’s Birthplace

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/Eisenhower-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)This president was born in Texas but always claimed Kansas as his home. The story as well as all of…

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Dairy Farmers Working Together (Part 2)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Dairy-Farmers-Working-Together-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)We occasionally bring you a feature here on the American Countryside we call food fight…A story about the challenge for…

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Dairy Farmers Working Together (Part 1)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Dairy-Farmers-Working-Together-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)We continue our trip in Vermont this week…looking at the importance of dairy farms in our nation. We travel extensively…

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More Cow Power

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Cow-Power-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:03 — 958.2KB)It’s called Cow Power…a program that producers renewable energy from diary cattle. It’s such a good idea in fact, Vermont…

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Cow Power

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Cow-Power-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Vermont’s dairy farms are truly a treasure. Not only do they produce important ag products…but a program called Cow Power…

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Mastadon Park

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Maston-Park-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.3KB)Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up…

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Visit Saint Joseph, Missouri: The Pony Express Museum & Stables

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Pony-Express-Museum-and-Stables1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)All this week we are in St. Joseph, MO and today’s stop is perhaps the place for which the city…

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Visit Saint Joseph, MO: A Parkway System

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Parkway-System1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Many cities have parks and parkways…but few can boast the system found here. It’s a historic jewel that residents here…

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Visit Saint Joseph, Missouri: Civil War Fort

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Civil-War1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.1KB)No battles were fought here…but that didn’t keep the fort from accidentally firing on its own residents. All of this…

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Visit Saint Joseph, Missouri: The Remington Nature Center

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMo-Nature-Center1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)We’re back in St. Joesph, MO this year for a week of broadcasts brought to you by stjomo.com. We also…

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Visit Saint Joseph, Missouri: Home of the Pony Express

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/StJoMO-Pony-Express.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 834.1KB)Next year is the 150th anniversary of the first riders and U.S. mail to leave St. Joseph, MO on the…

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John Burns at Gettysburg

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Gettysburg-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Imagine hitting the age to retire and then deciding to go volunteer for the army. That is what John Burns…

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Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Gettysburg-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.7KB) He is perhaps the most famous name to fight at the battle of Gettysburg. His leadership on the battlefield…

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Gettysburg Interviews

I hope you are enjoying our series of interviews from Gettysburg. I’ve spent quite a bit of time there recently and have really enjoyed the…

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The Battle of Gettysburg

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/gettysburg-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 949.4KB)In the three days leading up to Independence Day in 1863, Americans waged the greatest of battles against one another…

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