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Serving from the Civil War to WWII

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/11/05Dec22-USS-Constellation-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)She was built in 1854 and one hundred years later she was still serving in the U.S. navy.  We get…

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USS Constellation

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/11/02Dec22-USS-Constellation-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A trip to the Baltimore harbor will provide you a glimpse of many ships.  But it is perhaps the oldest…

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The Sailing Capital of the United States

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/15Oct20-Annapolis-Maryland-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is known as the sailing capital of the U.S.  It also happens to be a state capital…a former national…

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Preserving a City’s History

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/14Oct20-Annapolis-Maryland-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about any place you visit in this nation can spin quite a tale about it’s history…but this east coast…

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Lessons from Gettysburg That Save Lives Today

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/08/07Sep20-Civil-War-Medicine-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is a place that uses the lessons of Gettysburg to save lives in places like Iraq and Afghanistan –…

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The Civil War Medicine Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/08/04Sep20-Civil-War-Medicine-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are many museums dedicated to the Civil War, but this one covers a unique aspect that fascinates many visitors. …

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Biting a Bullet to East the Pain

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/08/03Sep20-Civil-War-Medicine-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some people think Civil War medicine involved a saw and a patient biting a bullet to ease the pain.  The…

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A Presidential Retreat

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/06/12Jun20-Catoctin-Mountain-Park-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)People have long recognized this place as a prime spot to get away from it all. During the term of…

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A One-time Disaster Area

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/06/11Jun20-Catoctin-Mountain-Park-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was a time when these hills were a seeming disaster area. Fires and erosion had driven farmers from the…

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The Aftermath of Antietam

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/03Feb20-Antietam-National-Battlefield-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Even by today’s standards the cost of this battle was staggering.  It was a twelve hour conflict that saw a…

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From Harvest Fields to Cemetery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/31Jan20-Antietam-National-Battlefield-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)These fields were filled with ears of corn nearing the harvest during September.  The kernels would never be shelled though. …

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Holding the Enemy’s Plan of Attack

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/30Jan20-Antietam-National-Battlefield-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine going into battle and having the enemy’s plan of attack in your hands.  It sounds like it would not…

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The Hominy Club

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/11/22Nov19-William-Paca-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a country with opposing sides that struggled to understand one another, let alone get along.  It’s not a new…

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The Origins of William Paca

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/11/20Nov19-Unionville-Plane-Crash-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)His name is William Paca, and although most American can’t tell you much about this signer of the Declaration of…

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The Phoenix Shot Tower

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/21Mar19-Phoenix-Shot-Tower-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When the Phoenix Shot Tower was constructed in 1828, it was the tallest building in the nation.  It still stands…

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The Tallest Building In America (in 1828)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/20Mar19-Phoenix-Shot-Tower-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was the tallest building in the country in 1828…a skyscraper of its day.  We’ll go there and take a…

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One of the Youngest to Sign the Declaration of Independence

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/05Dec18-Thomas-Stone-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)He was one of the youngest men to the sign the Declaration of Independence.  He was also the first to…

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A Man Named Thomas Stone

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/04Dec18-Thomas-Stone-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When you think of the men behind the Declaration of Indpendence you don’t think of people like Thomas Stone.  However,…

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Volunteers Helping Others in Tragedies

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/22May17-Clara-Barton-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we see these volunteers helping others around the world after natural disasters and other tragedies.  It all began with…

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One of the Most Recognized Organizations

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/19May17-Clara-Barton-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today it is one of the most recognized organizations helping those in need…and its story began with one women helping…

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