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A Place to Park a Plane

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Frank-Phillips-Oil-Company-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 934.1KB)When Frank bought a plane he needed a hangar in which to park it. Soon the plane wasn’t the only…

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Frank Phillips’ Home

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Frank-Phillips-Oil-Company-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.4KB)The president of this oil company was looking for a place to entertain business leaders from the east coast and…

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An Iowa Barber Strikes Black Gold

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Frank-Phillips-Oil-Company-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.2KB)On the surface it seemed like an unlikely scenario for success. A barber from Iowa striking oil and building one…

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County Flags of the Civil War

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Civil-War-Flags.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)In the days of the Civil War, many regiments consisted of men all from the same county. Each regiment had…

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The Spencer Rifle

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Illinois-Military-Museum-Spencer-Rifle.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 941.4KB)Imagine you had invented a new type of rifle that could be helpful to the U.S. military. How would you…

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Breaking Trails in the World of Sled Dog Racing

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/David-Monson-Trailbreaker-Kennel-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.8KB)The first Saturday in March is the start of the Iditarod sled dog race. The state of Alaska also sets…

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Mushing Dogs All Year Long

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/David-Monson-Trailbreaker-Kennel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 941.4KB)Imagine a race that last 8 to 10 days in which each competitor braves extreme temperatures and gets only 1…

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Dog Mushing

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/David-Monson-Trailbreaker-Kennel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)Although dog mushing races like the Iditarod and Yukon Quest are winter time events, the training goes on year round….

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An Anchorage Vendor

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Anchorage-Reindeer-Sausage.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 942.2KB)When we think of reindeer we may have visions of animals pulling Santa’s sled. However, if you head to downtown…

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The Soapy Smith Gang

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Skagway-Gold-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 941.2KB)Mr. Smith had a telegraph office and a friendly group of men that could send your message for a fee….

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The Path to Gold

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Skagway-Gold-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.4KB)For many this trail to gold began in Seattle, but the toughest part of the journey was in the mountains…

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North to Alaska!

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Skagway-Gold-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 941.8KB)Just about every gold rush has the same story line: Gold is discovered, a handful of people early to the…

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Restoring Masterpieces

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Pool-Table-Restoration-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 941.4KB)To say Joe Newell restores pool tables is like saying Michelangelo was just a painter. The work Joe does is…

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Pool Table Restoration

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Pool-Table-Restoration-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)In the middle of farm country, you can find one of the nation’s experts on this game, not to mention…

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Harnessing Electricity from the Wind

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Palm-Springs-Wind-Farm-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 942.4KB)For those who visit Palm Springs, California for the first time, they are often most surprised, not by the luxurious…

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The History of Wind Farming in California

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Palm-Springs-Wind-Farm-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.8KB)If someone tells tall tales we might say they are full of wind. Mr. Oliver’s story was not only full…

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An Island with A View

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Alcatraz-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:05 — 978.2KB)This island has some of the best views of San Francisco Bay and the city itself, yet most people didn’t…

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An Island Called Alcatraz

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Alcatraz-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 944.5KB)At one time, it was one of the nation’s most important forts, but that’s not how the it’s known today….

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Palm Springs Oasis

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Palm-Springs-Oasis.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 944.5KB)If you visit Palm Springs, California, you may be tempted to believe this resort town was carved out of an…

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Casa Grande

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/07/Casa-Grande-Phoenix.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 942.9KB)Today skyscrapers in Phoenix tower above the city below. Roll back the clock six hundred years and it was this…

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