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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/06/26Jun13-De-Soto-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)It’s hard to imagine the changes that took place in the American southeast during the 16th Century. The Spanish came…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/12Mar13-Plant-City-Strawberries-Ray-Clark.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)Plant City, Florida is well known for its strawberries.  In fact, their annual strawberry festival will attract more people than…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/De-Soto-Indians-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)It is hard to imagine the changes that took place in the American southeast during the 16th century. The Spanish…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/De-Soto-Indians-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)You may remember your history book told you of Ponce de Leon and his search for the “fountain of youth.”…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/04/De-Soto-Indians-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Thousands of visitors fly and drive to Tampa and Orlando, Florida every year.  Daniel Stevens can tell you what life…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Victory-Ships-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)During the 1940s, 534 of these ships existed. Today only three sail the waters. Their past and present are a…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/Florida-Holocaust-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)If you happen to visit the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, you should take time to visit a well done site called…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/03/08Mar11-Florida-Strawberries.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.4MB)What does it take to grow great strawberries? A good railroad of course. That’s one of the reasons many of…

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