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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Heider Tractor

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/02Dec24-Heider-Tractor.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the early 19th century, many companies began to build tractors.  A wide variety of designs were used to try…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Near-End of the NBA Lakers

Today the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most recognized teams in the NBA.  But one night in Carroll, Iowa back in 1960, the…

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Posted in American Countryside West Virginia

The First Thanksgiving at Berkley Plantation

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/28Nov24-Berkley-Plantation-Thanksgiving.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may have thought Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in today’s state of Massachusetts.  But, in…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Handy Skills for Landing in an Iowa Cornfield

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/27Nov24-Lakers-Plane-Crash-Carroll-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)During World War II many airplanes made landings on places other that a smooth concrete runway.  The planes of the…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

A Town Buzzed by a DC-3

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/26Nov24-Lakers-Plane-Crash-Carroll-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a cold, snowy night in 1960.  Residents of one Iowa town were mostly asleep when they suddenly began…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Horses & Riders Racing Mail

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/25Nov24-Hollenberg-Pony-Express-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The pony express was in operation for just a little over a year, however the story of horses and riders…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Location, Location, Location

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/22Nov24-Hollenberg-Pony-Express-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They say that in real estate, the three most important things are location, location, location.  That was true even in…

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

The Christiana Riot

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/21Nov24-Christiana-Riot-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s called the Christiana Riot – a showdown between a slave owner and those harboring his runaway slaves.  It led…

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Posted in American Countryside Pennsylvania

Brave Former Slaves

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/20Nov24-Christiana-Riot-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the years before the Civil War, many people stood up for the cause of freedom and equality.  Some of…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The Wigwam Motel

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/19Nov24-Wigwam-Hotel.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you, your kids or even your grandkids have seen the movie Cars, then you probably remember the Cozy Cones. …

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

How the Ocean Affected Yuma

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/18Nov24-Yuma-Crossing-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)George Strait once sang that he had some ocean front property in Arizona and if you’d buy that he’d throw…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

A Ferry in the Middle of a Desert

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/15Nov24-Yuma-Crossing-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before bridges crossed rivers, communities often relied upon ferries to carry people and supplies.  In some cases, those ferry operators…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The Wealth of the Desert in Yuma

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/14Nov24-Yuma-Crossing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Yuma, Arizona is in the Sonoran dessert.  The annual average rainfall is about three inches per year.  So it is…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

The Mission Point Lighthouse

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/13Nov24-Mission-Point-Lighthouse-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Drive north from Traverse City, Michigan and you’ll find beautiful fruit orchards on a narrow peninsula that dead ends at…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

A Northwest Michigan Lighthouse

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/12Nov24-Mission-Point-Lighthouse-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Great Lakes shoreline is dotted with many old lighthouses.  Many are not needed these days, but most have great…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Last Ship at Fort Snelling

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/11/11Nov24-Fort-Snelling-Last-Boat-Out.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the junction of two important rivers – the Mississippi and the Minnesota – and it made sense to have…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Presidents

An Iconic Moment in Presidential Election History

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/08Nov24-Harry-Truman-Election-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the most iconic pictures in presidential election history.  A picture of President Harry Truman holding up a…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Presidents

Harry Truman’s Hopeful Campaign

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/07Nov24-Harry-Truman-Election-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the summer of 1948 Harry Truman was losing the race to return for a second term as president.  But…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Presidents

Expecting a Different Election Outcome

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/06Nov24-Harry-Truman-Election-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was the day after the voting had ended and people woke up to find a different person was elected…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Cahokia Mounds

https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/10/05Nov24-Cahokia-Mounds-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve probably all heard of Native American mounds scattered throughout parts of North America.  Here just east of present day…

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