Category: American Countryside
The Father of the Army Jeep
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/02Feb23-Father-of-the-Army-Jeep.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Between the time of World War I and World War II, most armies moved away from the use of horses…
A Red River Trail
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/01Feb23-Warren-Minnesota-Pimbina-Trail.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before highways crisscrossed this nation, trails linked remote communities to one another. One such route connected today’s Manitoba, Canada with…
The Dog Who Was This Man’s Best Friend
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/31Jan23-Terre-Haute-Bulldog-Stiffy-Green.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s said a dog is a man’s best friend. And in this case, the dog was this man’s best friend…
A Classic Design For More Than 100 Years
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/30Jan23-Terre-Haute-Coke-Bottle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before the days when refrigerators had lights inside, this company wanted to make sure that you could find it’s product…
Standing Out from the Competition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/29Jan23-Terre-Haute-Coke-Bottle-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Companies usually want their products to stand out from the competition and that’s exactly what this major brand was trying…
Where Mobile Camping Got Its Start
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/26Jan23-Terre-Haute-Gilkie-Pop-Up-Camper.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people love to camp. Of course, camping means different things to different people. Some folks just need a tent…
A Hero Remembered Over a Century Later
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/25Jan23-Terre-Haute-Santa-Hero.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What should have been a time of holiday cheer was quickly turned into tragedy. However, the story could have turned…
The Inventor of the Flying Machine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/24Jan23-Elkton-Inventor-Henry-Heitz.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You probably haven’t heard of Henry Heitz. However, the folks in Elkton, South Dakota know that he invented a flying…
The Circus Comes to Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/23Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The people of Elkton, South Dakota were excited that the circus was in town. But when bad weather forced its…
A Canceled Circus with a Special Performance
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/22Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about everyone loves the circus, so people in Elkton, South Dakota were disappointed when bad weather forced the cancellation…
The High Desert Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/19Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are plenty of museums across the country to visit, but it’s fairly rare to find one that cover 40…
The Last to Receive Rail Service
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/18Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As settlers moved west, rail lines were not far behind them in most cases. However, when you look at the…
A Town That’s Boring
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/17Jan23-Boring-Oregon-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you run into someone, who when asked about where they live, will tell you they live in a boring…
Sharing Information About Bigfoot
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/16Jan23-Boring-Oregon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A trip to Boring, Oregon is anything but – especially if you stop by the place Cliff Barackman established back…
Finding Sasquatch
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/15Jan23-Boring-Oregon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The term “sasquatch” is one that invokes a variety of images for people. To some in may be merely a…
A Mill with a Global Impact
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/12Jan23-Thompson-Mill-Oregon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us are fascinated by those old mills that use water power to turn wheels or turbines that in…
A Legacy Mill
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/11Jan23-Thompson-Mill-Oregon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the Willamette River valley you’ll find an old mill with quite a story. It’s legacy dates to the 1850s…
Semi Loads of Hats
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/10Jan23-Minnesota-Hat-Collector-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every farmer needs a hat – and many farm supply companies provide them all the time. But Scott’s dad enjoyed…
Hats…Beyond Their Usual Purpose
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/09Jan23-Minnesota-Hat-Collector-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A farm hat is a necessity for many people- something to keep the sun out of your eyes or perhaps…
Atop a Magnificent Peak
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/08Jan23-Poteau-Oklahoma-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is one of the highest points in the world and it isn’t out of reach for any climber, no…
