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6 St. Louis Spots History Lovers Shouldn’t Miss

A lot of visitors to St. Louis may catch a Cardinals game, take in the world-class zoo, or ride to the top of the St….

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Six D.C. Sites to Visit During a Government Shutdown

I was just in the nation’s capital gathering audio for our daily broadcasts.  For tourists, the government shutdown means many of the sites they planned…

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The St. Joe Seven: Great Experiences In One of the Midwest’s Most Historic Towns

All this week, The American Countryside is in St. Joseph, Missouri. I’ve been around St. Joe for most of my life and here are seven…

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The Renter Who Became Famous

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/06/Longfellow-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)George Washington is the father of the nation, but it’s this man’s name that is on the national historic site…

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Raising An Army at Harvard

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/06/Longfellow-21.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.4KB)Today Harvard is recognized as one of the top universities in the world. In 1775, it became the home of…

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What Happened to the Loyalists?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/06/Longfellow-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.4KB)When the American revolution began, there were many living in the colonies that remained loyal to the king. In many…

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Fort Union

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/06/Fort-Union-2010.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 942.2KB)It was the site of a vast trading network on the northern plains. It’s history spanned forty years and today,…

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St. Gaudens National Historic Site

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/06/St-Gaudens.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 942.4KB)It’s New Hampshire’s only national park service site and even if you heard its name, it’s doubtful you could tell…

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A Colony Lost

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/05/Roanoke-Ft-Raleigh-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 941.4KB)It’s known as the lost colony of Roanoke–a settlement of English that vanished between 1587 and 1590 in what is…

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The Colony of Roanoke

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/05/Roanoke-Ft-Raleigh-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 941.4KB)In 1587 three ships set sail from England bound for Chesapeake Bay. The voyage wouldn’t make that destination though, and…

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Andrew Johnson

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/02/Andrew-Johnson-2010.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:03 — 957.1KB)Every February we celebrate the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington. But what about some of the other lesser known individuals…

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