Category: American Countryside
My Western Home – A Poem You Know!
You may not fancy yourself a poet, and you may have forgotten a poem called My Western Home. But in a moment you’ll find that…
The Most Dangerous Route the Mail Ever Took
It’s said to be the most dangerous route a postman ever took. In fact, the route was eventually removed from the earth in order to…
Hijacked to America
He did not want to come to America and once he got here he quickly made arrangement to go back from wince he came. But…
The Best House at the Fort
Life at a frontier outpost could sometime be isolated and lacking the amenities of affluence. This commander had a plan to remedy that problem…
What are the Dalles?
It’s one of the more unusual place names in America. The Dalles. Where is it and what is it? If you were a westward traveling…
A Great Train Robbery
Great train robberies are the stuff of some great wild west movies. In real life though, they say the first such event occurred here. Today…
The Walter Kronkite Memorial
How fast do you speak? You’ve probably never thought about it, but this man knew the exact pace he needed to become one of the…
The Most Trusted Man in America
He was known as “the most trusted man in America.” That’s a big title to live up to, but one this newsman filled for several…
A Heroic War Correspondent
This man made a name for himself as a war correspondent. In fact, he even flew into the front lines on a glider just to…
The “Other” History at Fort Knox
When most of us hear of Fort Knox, we think of gold. While gold is there, there is much more to the story, for this…