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Building the Mt. Washington Auto Road

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Mt-Washington-Auto-Road-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)It was big news when this mountain road opened…not because it linked two cities, but rather because it linked tourists…

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The Kansas Cosmosphere

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Kansas-Cosmosphere-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Today we’re back in Hutchinson, KS and say hello to our listeners on KWBW. I can attest to what folks…

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A Space Museum in the Midwest

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Kansas-Cosmosphere-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.9MB)Where can you find the largest collection of Soviet space artifacts on public display in the world? The answer is…

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New Hampshire Primaries at the Town and Country Motor Inn

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Town-and-Country-Inn-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.7KB)Many hotels host important guests…but Scott Labnon’s family owned property is guaranteed to see plenty of secret service and presidential…

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The Town and Country Motor Inn

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Town-and-Country-Inn-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 952.2KB)The Northeastern United State is home to many long time, family owned resort motels. One of the most famous properties…

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Cleveland, Ohio

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Cleveland-2009.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)It was once a place that served as the punch line to jokes. Some of those jokes are still around,…

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Hatch Chili

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/08/Hatch-Chili-2009.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.4MB) If you play with fire you’re liable to get burned. But on Jim Lidle’s farm, fire is what they…

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German Prisoners of War Going to Church

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/John-Fenzell-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:06 — 1.9MB)Sunday was a day of worship in Hampshire, Illinois…both for the American residents and their friends, the German POWs. The…

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Learning English from a German POW

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/John-Fenzell-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)When John Fenzell was struggling with English at his Illinois elementary school, he got a tutor…a tutor that just happened…

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Delivering the Paper to a German POW Camp

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/John-Fenzell-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)John Fenzell, like many young boys, delivered papers growing up. However, some of his customers happened to be German POWs…

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Midwestern POW Camps in World War II

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/John-Fenzell-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:03 — 1.9MB)During World War II, young working men left the Midwest to fight for their country. In some cases, it was…

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The Fitzgerald and Kennedy Families

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/28Jul09-JFK-Birthplace-2.mp3Podcast: Download (1.9MB)There was no doubt in Fitz’s mind…Joe was not the man for his daughter. The story of what happened when they married anyway…

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JFK’s Birthplace

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/27Jul09-JFK-Birthplace-11.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:03 — 1.9MB)Beal Street looks to be just another street in suburban Boston, but one house here is special…Our features this week…

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A History of Voting

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/24Jul09-Voting-20091.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 954.7KB)This country has had close elections and we can certainly find examples of disputed elections around the world. So, today,…

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Seeking Refuge from Chicago’s Fire

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/23Jul09-Chicago-Fire-31.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)Bells rang the warning. Prison cells were opened to allow inmates to save their own lives ahead of the coming…

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The Great Chicago Fire

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/22Jul09-Chicago-Fire-21.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 1.9MB)The fire was moving quickly. Some thought the river would offer protection, but soon it was clear that only Lake…

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A Cow and a Fire

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/Chicago-Fire-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 953.1KB)No doubt, she is one of the most famous cows in history…but is she really to blame for the problems…

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Eisenhower’s Birthplace

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/07/Eisenhower-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)This president was born in Texas but always claimed Kansas as his home. The story as well as all of…

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Dairy Farmers Working Together (Part 2)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Dairy-Farmers-Working-Together-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)We occasionally bring you a feature here on the American Countryside we call food fight…A story about the challenge for…

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Dairy Farmers Working Together (Part 1)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Dairy-Farmers-Working-Together-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)We continue our trip in Vermont this week…looking at the importance of dairy farms in our nation. We travel extensively…

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