http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/21Nov23-Lewis-Clark-Fort-Mandan-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is said that there are more statues in America of this lady than any other.  Quite an accomplishment considering…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/20Nov23-Lewis-Clark-Fort-Mandan-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lewis and Clark spent two winters away from home on their trip to the Pacific Ocean…the first winter was cold…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/17Nov23-Mamie-Eisenhower-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What do you give as a gift to someone who has meant a great deal to you throughout your life? …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/16Nov23-Mamie-Eisenhower-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)General and US President Dwight Eisenhower hailed from Abilene KS.  The first lady to be, hailed from here…  That location…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/15Nov23-Boone-Iowa-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many towns across this country sent men and women overseas during World War II.  And in many of those same…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/14Nov23-Boone-Iowa-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Boone, Iowa is about 30 minutes north and slightly west of Des Moines.  These fertile farm fields also yielded some…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/13Nov23-Octagon-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the British entered the Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, they burned many of the government’s buildings, including…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/10Nov23-Octagon-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Everyone knows the Pentagon is in Washington.  But did you know the city is home to an Octagon as well? …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/09Nov23-Oklahoma-Land-Run-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If a city grows quickly, we might say it sprang up overnight.  This state capital literally sprang into existence in…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/08Nov23-Oklahoma-Land-Run-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you found a great deal on a house of a piece of land, we might say that we ran…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/07Nov23-St-Louis-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersman.  But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/06Nov23-St-Louis-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the oldest and largest cities on the Mississippi River…and although some may have heard of names like…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/03Nov23-Great-Locamotive-Chase.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s called the Great Locomotive Chase – an event that occurred in 1862 when a secret force of Union soldiers…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/02Nov23-Fort-Clatsop-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was their goal…yet it was only the half way point of the trip…It was the Pacific Ocean that the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/01Nov23-Fort-Clatsop-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)After spotting the Pacific Ocean on November 7th, 1805…Lewis and Clark searched for a suitable location for their winter camp. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/31Oct23-Glurs-Tavern-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)One thousand dollar bills were last printed in 1945 and they were officially discontinued in 1969.  You can still find…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/30Oct23-Glurs-Tavern-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you drove past Glur’s Tavern in Columbus, Nebraska you might not give it a second thought.  However, if you…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/27Oct23-Captain-Kirk-Future-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over the years we’ve done many stories from towns that are the birthplace of famous people.  In fact, just about…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/26Oct23-Anne-Frank-Letters-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Not many people write letters these days, opting for emails, texts and the like.  But this letter is one that…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/25Oct23-Anne-Frank-Letters-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Did you ever save a letter that was important to you?  This lady did.  It was a nice letter from…