Category: American Countryside
A Large Tree To Mark a Property Boundry
You can still find some old deeds that use a large tree to mark a property boundary. Such was the case for Brent Goodin’s farm. …
An American Hero Most People Don’t Know
Thomas Jefferson called this man, “As pure a son of liberty as I have ever known.” So who was the man who garnered such praise? …
A Memorial To a Man Who Helped Form a Nation
Near the Philadelphia sites that Americans recognize as the birthplace of the country, there is a small memorial to a man most do not know. …
The Wheat King
He was known as the Wheat King, a title bestowed on a farmer who built an empire growing the crop in California. While the farm…
Willows, California
The name of this place tells you what the early settlers found here at the joining of two creeks. The water from those streams continues…
A Struggle Engulfing Two States
In a museum in Pikeville, Kentucky you’ll find a peace treaty between the states of Kentucky and West Virginia. It is the resolution of a…
The Hatfields and the McCoys
When the end of the Civil War occurred in 1865, some of the fighting in eastern Kentucky was just getting started. And many people know…
Difficult Travel in the Civil War
The terrain of eastern Kentucky makes travel a bit of an adventure yet today. Roads and highways snake between the rugged hills of the Appalachian…
The Lost Nation Christmas Tree Tradition
Many towns and cities put up Christmas decorations during the holiday season. In this small town they put up a Christmas tree each year and…
Lost Nation
In east central Iowa you’ll find the small town of Lost Nation, Iowa. Interestingly, the story of how it was named seems to be lost…
