Category: American Countryside
A Bath With Every Room
Today just about every hotel room in America has a private bathroom included. Turn back the clock over a century and shared baths were the…
Streets Wide Enough for Ox Cart U-Turns
Today cities don’t need to be laid out so that ox carts can make U-turns. However, that was the plan behind this Texas town. While…
France’s Gift of the 40 and 8
Thousands of boxcars crisscross the country each day with a variety of cargo. But these boxcars were truly special, because of the cargo they hauled…
The 40 and 8
The term 40 & 8 doesn’t mean much to most Americans–unless you happened to serve in France during one of the World Wars. But the…
The Plane Crash Near Cottonwood Falls
March 31, 1931 is a date still well remembered by those living around Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Although eye witnesses have passed, the memory of a…
The Fame of Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne coached Notre Dame to four national championships and a record of 105 wins, against only 12 losses and 5 ties. His fame spread…
Council Grove
Today if you need parts for your car or truck, you might just head to an auto repair store. Turn back the clock nearly 200…
An Important Tree in the Mail System
Before express mail or overnight delivery, messages traveled at a speed measured not in hours, but in weeks. For those wanting to communicate up and…
A Small Grove of Trees
The hardwood trees along the Neosho River had been growing here for years. In fact, many of those old trees can be found yet today. …
The Seattle Underground
Most of the time people would consider a raging fire sweeping through the heart of downtown to be a very bad thing. But as Seattle…