Posted in American Countryside Kansas

A President’s Favorite Song

It’s one of the best known songs of that past century.  In fact, one president said it was his favorite.  But then a lawsuit stopped…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

My Western Home

You may not fancy yourself a poet, and you may have forgotten a poem called My Western Home.  But in a moment you’ll find that…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

Farmer’s Branch, Texas

The name Farmers Branch sums up the beginning of this place.  A rich ag community along a north Texas stream.  Today the landscape has changed…but…

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Posted in American Countryside Ohio

The Museum of Popcorn

Many people like to get popcorn when the go to the movies.  Initially though, theatres banned the snack because of the mess.  A visit here…

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Posted in American Countryside Ohio

A Museum for Something Popular

In Marion, Ohio you’ll find a museum that is the only one devoted to this in the world.  That fact is interesting in light of…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana

Old State Bank Currency

One, five, ten, twenty?  Now imagine there were more denominations and dozens of different types of bills in circulation. What you would have is a…

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Posted in American Countryside Kentucky

Inside Fort Knox

When most of us hear of Fort Knox, we think of gold.  While gold is there, there is much more to the story, for this…

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Posted in American Countryside Kentucky

The Biggest Vault of All

Whether you have any or not, many of us are fascinated by gold.  It’s the storyline of many a tv show and movie.  Where can…

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Posted in American Countryside Kentucky

Where Is the Nation’s Gold?

Everyone knows that much of the nation’s gold is at Fort Knox.  Or is it?  That’s the question many wondered a few decades back…

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Posted in American Countryside Kentucky

A Heavily Fortified Treasury

You’ve heard of the gold at Fort Knox, and while we can’t go inside the vault, we do know much about the beginnings of that…

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