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David Rice Atchison

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/06Feb17-David-Rice-Atchison-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His name is David Rice Atchison.  If you know the name, you probably know his unique and sometimes debated place…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Barns With An Important Link to the Past

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/03Feb17-Maasdan-Barns-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At one time these old barns were hard to see because of the trees and weeds that attempted to engulf…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Saving the Old Barns

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/02Feb17-Maasdan-Barns-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes communities wrestle with the challenge of preserving history while trying to stay progressive at the same time.  Such was…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Pop’s Plac

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/01Feb17-Pops-on-Route-66-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The next time you think about getting a soft drink, think about reaching for a bacon-flavored soda or even a…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

700 Unique Choices of Soda

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/31Jan17-Pops-on-Route-66-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about every convenience store sells soft drinks and you can usually find a selection to fit just about anyone. …

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

A Modern Convenience Store on Route 66

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/30Jan17-Pops-on-Route-66-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people travel Old Route 66 for the nostalgia.  So on the surface, this convenience store might not seem to…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Jersey

Amazing Feats of Frigidness

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/27Jan17-Morristown-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We may complain about winter weather at times…but there has perhaps never been a winter like that of 1779-80…a winter…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Jersey

The Challenges of Morristown

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/26Jan17-Morristown-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Most American’s have heard of the winter Washington’s men endured at Valley Forge…but few it seems have heard the story…

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Flying the President

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/25Jan17-Marine-One-Pilot-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We often see pictures of presidents boarding or deplaning Air Force One, or the Marine One helicopter.  However, you often…

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The HMX-1

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/24Jan17-Marine-One-Pilot-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of something called HMX-1.  However, you’ve most likely seen it – or at…

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A Promotion Back to This Side of the Globe

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/23Jan17-Marine-One-Pilot-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Vincent, like many young men in the 1970s, fought in Vietnam.  However, during his tour of duty he received a…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Kansas

Shawnee Mission

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/20Jan17-Shawnee-Mission-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As Europeans crossed the Atlantic, those who had been living on the eastern seaboard for centuries were often forced to…

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Posted in American Countryside California

Napa Valley Resorts

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/19Jan17-Napa-Valley-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)This place quickly became a playground for the well-to-do to escape the city during the summer.  In fact, the tales…

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Posted in American Countryside California

Napa Valley Agriculture

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/18Jan17-Napa-Valley-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)California’s Napa Valley has long been associated with wine.  However, wine is newcomer when compared to all this area grows…

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Napa and the Gold Rush

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/17Jan17-Napa-Valley-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)If you tell someone you’re headed to Napa, they probably expect you to be sampling some wine and perhaps staying…

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Posted in American Countryside California

Nathan Combs

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/16Jan17-Napa-Valley-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve probably never heard of a man named Nathan Combs.  However, you have heard of the place he helped create. …

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Posted in American Countryside Best of North Dakota

A Trading Network on the Northern Plains

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/13Jan17-Fort-Union-2017.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It was the site of a vast trading network on the northern plains.  It’s history spanned forty years and today,…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Circle From the Ryan

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/12Jan17-Ryman-Auditorium-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)If you’ve ever been to the Grand Ole Opry, you have seen a circular piece of wood that’s been inserted…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Union Gospel Tabernacle

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/11Jan17-Ryman-Auditorium-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was one of the largest venues in the nation when it was constructed – Union Gospel Tabernacle.  But just…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

What Started As A Tent Revival

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/10Jan17-Ryman-Auditorium-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)You’ve probably not heard of the evangelist, Samuel Jones.  However, there’s a decent chance you know at least the last…

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