Posted in American Countryside Iowa

A Cedar Rapids Museum of the Past and Present

In Cedar Rapids, Iowa you’ll find an impressive museum that tells the past and present of a group of people who made this part of…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Speaking the Same Language

In the 1800s many immigrant groups began to move from Europe to the United States.  Specific groups of people would often begin to settle in…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo

If you come to watch this rodeo, you’ll most likely be sitting in seats that were first used in 1913.  That’s actually pretty modern considering…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The First Rodeo

Where was the first rodeo held?  You’ll find some debate on the actual beginning point of the sport with several towns laying claim to some…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

A Long Way from Norway to Oklahoma

It’s a long way from Norway to Oklahoma.  That’s precisely why this story seems so hard to believe.  However, could it be true that ancient…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Early Oklahoma Visitors

You can find ancient carvings of Native Americans in many parts of the country.  So when early settlers happened upon these writings in Oklahoma, they…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Evidence of Vikings in Oklahoma

If you want to learn the story of ancient Vikings you would of course travel to Scandinavia…or Oklahoma of course.  Why Oklahoma?  There’s plenty of…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

A Visit to Jerome, Arizona

Many a mining boom town has experienced boom and bust.  When this town was just about gone it began to be promoted as a ghost…

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Posted in American Countryside Ohio

President Grant’s Mobile Home

Presidential birthplaces are visited by many tourists each year.  But no home may have quite the story as this small place.  You could call it…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

One of the Largest Cities in the Arizona Territory

It was once one of the largest cities in the Arizona Territory.  Miners made there way to town to get rich, while others came to…

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