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Losing Traditions

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

 The Danes Come to America

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/14Sep16-Danish-American-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Immigrants from many countries came to the U.S. wholesale jerseys from chinaduring the 19th century, but the young men from…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

The 1904 World’s Fair

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/13Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Some say this event was the beginning of the ice cream cone and iced tea.  Those facts may be debated,…

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The Unusual Marathon of 1904

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/12Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a race like none other.  The Olympic marathon of 1904 featured a runner who hoped a ride, two…

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The Unusual Olympics of 1904

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/09Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You would think hosting the World’s Fair would have been a large enough event to keep a city busy.  But…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

The 1904 World’s Fair

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/08Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today, St. Louis’ Forrest Park is home to several museums and plenty of green space.  Roll back the clock over…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

The Cemetery that Drew a Crowd

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/07Sep16-Del-Rio-Texas-Cemetery.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most cemeteries are peaceful memorials to those who have passed.  That was the case here, until one of the newly…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

The Waters – Del Rio

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/06Sep16-Del-Rio-Texas-Water.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When the first pioneers set about buildings homes and towns they often looked for a good water source to sustain…

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The Unusual Goat Gland Doctor

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/05Sep16-Del-Rio-Texas-Dr-Brinkley-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can still find the mansion and the hotel here in Del Rio, Texas of a once prominent and controversial…

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Dr. Brinkley’s Million Watt Signal

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/02Sep16-Del-Rio-Texas-Dr-Brinkley-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)We are thankful for the many stations that air our broadcasts every day, but nothing could match the power of…

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Black Seminole Scouts

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/01Sep16-Black-Seminole-Scouts.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)At one time, this group of people left the US for Mexico to find a safe haven.But in the years…

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A Nose for Food

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/31Aug16-Yellowstone-Grizzley-Bears-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you love the smell of food, nothing can match this creature’s sense of smell to find a good meal. …

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Wayward Bears Find a Home

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/30Aug16-Yellowstone-Grizzley-Bears-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Anyone who’s camped in bear country knows that you need to keep your food in air tight containers – otherwise…

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Don’t Feed the Bears

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/29Aug16-Yellowstone-Grizzley-Bears-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)You may have seen those cute pictures of people feeding bears out their car windows at Yellowstone National Park.  That’s…

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British or Revolutionary?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/26Aug16-St-Pauls-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran…there are many labels that may be placed on churches.  However, during the early years of this…

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St. Paul’s Church

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A Town with Streets Paved in Gold

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/24Aug16-Corrine-Utah-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If in heaven the streets are paved in gold, then perhaps this town was pretty close to paradise.  For a…

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A Vending Machine for Your Divorce

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/23Aug16-Corrine-Utah-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can buy a lot of things out of a vending machine, but this town had perhaps the most unique…

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An Unusual Capital in Utah

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/22Aug16-Corrine-Utah-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Sometimes people and towns like to go against the grain and live life differently.  For the folks in Corrine, Utah…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Virginia

Rock of Ages

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/19Aug16-Rock-of-Ages.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)“Rock of Ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee.”  It’s the chorus of a well-known church hymn,…

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