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In The Outback of Austalia

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/30Apr15-Australia-Ayers-Rock-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today we head back to the outback for a fascinating look at central Australia.  It’s a place where the views…

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Laying Out the Streets from Afar

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/29Apr15-St-Thomas-Historic-Trust-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The folks back in Europe were only trying to help lay out the streets of a fledgling town.  Too bad…

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The St. Thomas Historic Trust

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/28Apr15-St-Thomas-Historic-Trust-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Many cruise ships pull into the main harbor on St. Thomas every week.  Most of those who visit don’t understand…

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The One Successful Coal Strike

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/27Apr15-St-Thomas-Coaling-Ladies-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1892 there were four coal workers strikes taking place in north America.  Only one was successful.  The location of…

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The Coaling Ladies of St. Thomas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/24Apr15-St-Thomas-Coaling-Ladies-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The coaling ladies of St. Thomas loaded coal for steamships in wicker baskets for about a penny per trip. But…

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A Penny For a Basket of Coal

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/23Apr15-St-Thomas-Coaling-Ladies-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The historic photos of their work will amaze you. Hundreds of ladies with one hundred pound loads in their wicker…

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The Unexpected Inhabitants of the Virgin Islands

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/22Apr15-Virgin-Island-National-Park-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)So if you take a trip to the tropical forested hills of the Virgin Islands you might expect to see…

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300 Years of Remains

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/21Apr15-Virgin-Island-National-Park-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Take a walk around the US Virgin Island of St. John and you’ll find numerous remains from the old sugar…

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The Contributions of Columbus to Change

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/20Apr15-Virgin-Island-National-Park-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Columbus made his voyage to the Caribbean in 1492, life for both civilizations began to change. Today we head…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/17Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)People often come to the new community center in Marshall, Missouri for regional meetings on a variety of topics.  But…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/16Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)In the 1920, this was the largest commercial pilots school in the world.  So large, other nation’s such as Chine…

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What Started As 75 Box Cars Led to This…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/15Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When Russell Nicholas came home from World War I, he wanted to begin his own business.  He ended up purchasing…

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150 Years Since the Assassination of Lincoln

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/14Apr15-Fords-Theater.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s been 150 years since John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln.  Today, we go to the site of the…

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Santa Anna’s Leg

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/13Apr15-Santa-Annas-Leg.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s been over 150 years since Illinois soldiers faced Santa Ana in the Mexican War. However traces of that battle…

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An Unusual Field Trip

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/10Apr15-Ernest-Muncreif.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get…

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The Surrender of Lee at Appomattox

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/09Apr15-Appamatox-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)After four years of Civil War the conflict had claimed over 630,000 lives.  It was time to begin the long…

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The Place Where the Final Chapter of the Civil War Began

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/08Apr15-Appamatox-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most Americans know it as the place where the Civil War ended.  Although that is not technically true…it is still…

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Behind the Life of America’s Most Famous Architect

Ask an American who is the most famous architect in their country’s history and this man’s name is probably at the top of the list….

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Abraham Lincoln’s Furthest West Visit

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/06Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Lincoln-Visit.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)People often associate Abraham Lincoln with the states of Illinois or perhaps his birthplace in Kentucky.  But what state is…

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A Work of Art for Every State

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/03Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Peter-Toth-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)To some, they resemble totem poles, but the works of art are more modern and quite intricate.  At least one…

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