Bringing you the best from across the American Countryside.
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Connie Echols admits she was crazy when she purchased the business just down the street. She had no idea what she’d gotten herself into. That’s what happens when buy a 70 year old motel that rents rooms for $11 a night…
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In the days just ahead of the Civil War, one prominent young lady in New Madrid, Missouri built a grand mansion for her family. Perhaps no one could imagine the turmoil she would see before that home was complete…
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Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence…but he wasn’t happy with the final product. Why was Jefferson grinding his teeth and not talking to his fellow delegates?
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Thomas Jefferson took an important role in writing our Declaration of Independence, but most people don’t know he wasn’t even supposed to be in Philadelphia for the meeting that drafted the document…
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Imagine running the Daytona 500 on a mountain road with steep grades and no guardrails. The cars may not be the same…but autos have been racing here since they day’s just after their invention…
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It’s a mountain road with hairpin curves, no guardrails and an average grade of 12%. That makes it one of the most popular and perhaps hair raising attractions in the northeast…
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It was big news when this mountain road opened…not because it linked two cities, but rather because it linked tourists with one of the most scenic spots in the northeast…
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His cavalrymen fought like none other…and their maneuvers are still the topic of military studies today. That has many history buffs and even the general public stopping at a small site with a big story…
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If you were dropped inside this building and had no idea what it was, it might take you awhile to figure out what business operated here. That’s because this place looks at its role of feeding Americans in a unique and proactive way…
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What can you do with an old mattress warehouse? Use it to feed thousands of people in twenty counties. That’s what this organization is doing…
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It was a village inside Arlington National Cemetery…a place where people found refuge during the Civil War. This is the story of the unique city and the history behind those buried in this section of the grounds…
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Although most visitors to Arlington National Cemetery simply see the Tomb of the Unknowns and perhaps the JFK grave site…there are many interesting areas of these grounds…including what is perhaps the most historic spot…section 27
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Tom thought he was coming here simply to fill a summer job. After more than 30 years later, he says it was a great role… It’s a role that has him sharing history of a place we remember on Memorial Day…
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Today we see these volunteers helping others around the world after natural disasters and other tragedies. It all began with one woman who left her job at the patent office…
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Today it is one of the most recognized organizations helping those in need…and its story began with one women helping the soldiers of the Civil War…
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The need for maximum security prisons is an unfortunate reality of life. On the other end of the spectrum is the jail in Gardner, Illinois. Its residents were far from hardened criminals, yet the small place served its purpose well…and continues to attract folks yet today…
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This plane made but one flight – a trip that lasted about one mile just a few yards off of the surface. Yet, it remains one of the most historic and most visited aircraft in the nation. Perhaps that’s because it was the largest ever constructed…..
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Americans regard him as one of their most beloved presidents…a man that pulled a nation together as civil war tore it apart. When you look at the life and accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln, one should make a stop here…to a simple courthouse that may have laid the foundation for an American hero…
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It this country…the U.S. Capitol is the place where laws are made…but 1000 years ago…it was perhaps this earth lodge where the most important decisions of the area where handed down. We visit a remarkable piece of history uncovered by archeologists…
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Most of what we know about this group of people comes from the mounds they built all across the U.S. In the state of Georgia though, some of these mounds and lodges are unique to the rest of the country and give us extra insight into life a millennium ago…
