Category: American Countryside
12 Stores Devoted to the Same Item
You might expect a town of less than 2000 people to not have too many stores when compared to much larger cities. However a trip…
Attracting Thousands of Visitors to a Small Town
Jenny Doan is perhaps the most famous one of these in the world. And due to that fact, there are thousands of people visiting this…
A Premier Angus Herd Owner
He had one of the premiere Angus herds in the country. In fact, his prize winners could be found at livestock shows across the nation. …
In the Hands of the Jury
Wayne Cryts future was in the hands of a jury. If he was found guilty he would most likely spend the next twenty years in…
Going to Jail to Defend Your Decision
If you believed you were innocent and your stance was lawful, would you go to jail to defend that decision? That was the choice Wayne…
Stealing Grain or Taking What Is Rightfully Yours?
Was it stealing grain, or just taking what was rightfully yours? The answer to that question depended on whether you were talking to a federal…
Defying a Federal Court Order
This farmer was ready to defy a court order, cross a line of federal marshals, and perhaps give his life in an attempt to do…
Soybeans In a Person’s Life
When Wayne Cryts finished his soybean harvest in 1979 he had no idea the role those bushels of beans would play in his life and…
The Battle of Petersburg, Virginia
The city had been surrounded for almost ten months. Although the citizens and soldiers of Petersburg had held on to their town valiantly…the Union was…
Driving to See Petersburg Battlefield
Most people have trouble sorting the details of the skirmishes that took place at some of America’s battlefields. But in southern Virginia there is a…
