Category: Alabama
Nothing Here to See?
Some people who come here will say there’s nothing to see. However, others will find things everywhere both from the past and in the present. …
The Forgotten Capital
Maybe you had to memorize the state capitals when you were in elementary school. Today’s feature is about one that just about everyone had forgotten…until…
Establishing a State Capital
When the thirteen colonies began to grow into more states, those new governments had to establish capitals. Many of those spots already had some sort…
Uncovering Treasure in Lost Luggage
Some describe it as a hunt for lost treasure. Others think it would be like hitting the lottery. It’s a unique hunt through the lost…
Losing Parts of Your F-16
Who would pack a surfboard in their luggage to go on an airplane? Someone did, and then lost the surfboard. Someone else took a pair…
Where Does Lost Luggage Go?
Where does lost luggage go? Perhaps you’ve wondered that if you’ve ever landed at an airport and your bags didn’t arrive. Today we tell you…
A Very Large Museum to Industry
It’s the kind of place kids would love to climb around, on and through. It’s also a place that tells and important part of America’s…
Building Rails, Building Fortunes
It’s hard to imagine today’s largest city in Alabama didn’t even exist at the time of the Civil War. However, in the years following that…
A Symbol of Freedom and Equality
It’s a church that symbolized the march for freedom and equality, yet it’s a site of blood spilled in the effort. We go to 16th…
A Place Dubbed Bombingham
It was time for change, but for those who spoke out, their life was in grave danger, in a place dubbed Bombingham… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/09/18Sep14-Birmingham-Civil-Rights-2.mp3Podcast: Play in…
