Posted in American Countryside Best of North Carolina

A Lost Colony

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/21May13-RoanokeFtRiley.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s known as the lost colony of Roanoke–a settlement of English that vanished between 1587 and 1590 in what is…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Texas

The Last Battle of the Civil War

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/20May13-Brownsville-TX-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Where was the last battle of the Civil War waged?  Few can answer that questions correctly…and the battlefield is far…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Texas

Brownsville, Texas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/17May13-Brownsville-TX-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Just up river from the mouth of the Rio Grande river you will find sister cities that have played a…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Sheriff Bufford Pusser Festival

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/05/16May13-Bufford-Pusser-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)This weekend in Adamsville, Tennessee, the annual Sheriff Bufford Pusser Festival will be held.  It’s the 25th such event and…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Carrying a Stick Instead of a Weapon

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/15May13-Bufford-Pusser-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)This week we’re in Adamsville, Tennessee, former home of famous lawman Bufford Pusser.  The famous lawman from Walking Tall was…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Life of Sheriff Buford Pusser

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/05/14May13-Bufford-Pusser-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you’ve ever seen the movie “Walking Tall” then you know part of the story of Sheriff Buford Pusser.  He…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Protecting a President

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/05/13May13-Presidential-Limo-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)After delivering a speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel, President Ronald Regan was hit by a bullet fired by John…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

President Kennedy’s Bubbletop Car

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/10May13-Presidential-Limo-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)You may have heard people say that President Kennedy would have never been assassinated in Dallas if he ordered the…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

A Luxurious and Secure Automobile Collection

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/09May13-Presidential-Limo-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Today we begin a three part series on one of the most luxurious and secure automobiles in America – the…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

A Great Collection of Buildings

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/08May13-Henry-Ford-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The birthplace of America is often considered to be Independence Hall, the site  of the signing of the Declaration of…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Three Men – One Amazing Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/07May13-Henry-Ford-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Edison, Ford and Firestone.  They are some of the best known inventors and businessmen of the 20th century.  But not…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of California National Park National Park Service

Lava Beds National Monument

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/06May13-Lava-Tubes-National-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)In this barren stretch of the West, you can find the landscape scarred by the lava from thousands of years…

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The Battle of Boonville

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/03May13-Battle-of-Booneville.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)As you may know, we do all of our stories from the actual location where they occur. While we did…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Own Your Own Railroad

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/06/Moberly-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB) Ever dream of owing your own railroad?  Well, now you have the next best thing–you can rent a railroad…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

The Home of the Buffalo Bill Show

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/01May13-Buffalo-Bill-Show-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)In 1883 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show debuted in Omaha.  Much of the practice and many of the performers were…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

A Wild West Traveling Show

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/30Apr13-Buffalo-Bill-Show-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It was a national and international hit…a traveling show that captivated audiences with scenes from the wild west.  Most people…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Louisiana

The Streetcars of New Orleans

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/29Apr13-New-Orleans-Streetcar.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In many cities taxies, busses and subways may be the best ways to get around town if you don’t have…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Louisiana

A Visit to a Cemetery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/26Apr13-New-Orleans-Cemetery.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)A couple of centuries ago this city had problems with caskets rising with the water and floating down the streets….

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

Wrenched From a Mother’s Arms

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/25Apr13-Holocaust-Survivor-Search-Kreisberger-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine a scene in which a boy is wrenched from a mother’s arms…and is headed for certain death.  No doubt…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

A Diet of Chocolate and Potatoes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/24Apr13-Holocaust-Survivor-Search-Kreisberger-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)A diet of chocolate and potatoes is probably not the most balanced ration one can eat…but during World War II…it…

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