In the early days of auto building, hundreds of car makers battled for their own slice of the pie. With limited resources and few good roads, one of the biggest hurdles was just finding a place to test a new model…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
In 1779, soldiers of the American Revolution set foot here to capture lands for the new United States. Over two centuries later, the revolutionaries are still arriving…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Today we head west of the Mississippi River to the state of Illinois. Yes, that’s west…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
The Liberty Bell tolled for freedom in Philadelphia…or was it really in the State of Illinois?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Roll back the clock 250 years and this city’s population might rival some of the largest towns on the east coast–yet it was in the middle of then Midwestern wilderness…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Today the town of Powhatan is nearly a ghost town. However, it’s buildings have been preserved and the stories of its glory days still abound. We head to the place were the delta meets the Ozarks…..;
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Powhatan, Arkansas. However, this was once a thriving city with steamboat traffic making it a unique port in the Ozarks…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle. Ironically, two different towns claim his burial spot…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
It’s called the Museum of Osteology. It’s a one-of-a-kind place. But many of you are asking what’s osteology?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Jay’s father could have scolded him for what he’d unearthed. Most parents would say, “Put down that filthy thing!” His father didn’t do that though, and because he didn’t, Jay went on to build a company and a museum about what he’d found…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Over 65 years after this Prisoner Of War died in a work camp, his body will be reintured near his birthplace this week. The story is unusual though, because the POW died here…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
At one time this fort raised and trained over 14,000 horses and mules at a time. Many of those animals were shipped overseas, but there’s a good chance you remember one very famous horse…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
It may seem odd for a presidential candidate to campaign without leaving home. But that’s exactly what this man did–and he won the White House to boot…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Helen Netherton may still be able to purchase long term care insurance, but at the age of 110, she’s still never spent a night in such a facility. She’s still going strong, caring for herself and providing advice to others who want to live a century…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Today we make history on our broadcasts. Out story is with the oldest person we have ever interviewed for the American Countryside. In fact, she beats out the previous record, a 98 year old, by twelve years…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
We all know about the President who led the nation through the Civil War. But who was the first president to be born after the conclusion of the Civil War?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get some time out of the classroom. But some field trips don’t go as planned…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:05 — 1.9MB)
State capitals range in size form huge cities such as Atlanta, Georgia all the way down to Montpelier, Vermont’s mere 8000 residents. But when this state capital was established, there was no one here at all…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
What was Abraham Lincoln doing with 81 bottles of champagne and 14 pounds of raisins? Thankfully he didn’t consume them all himself, but he was an integral part of the party for which the food and drinks were purchase…..
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)
You can go to Springfield, Illinois and learn plenty about President Abraham Lincoln. His home and Presidential Library are there. But if you want to find the place where he got his start in politics, you’ll need to drive further south in the state……
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)