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An Oasis in the Middle of a Desert

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/06/08Jun20-Mojave-Desert.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is truly an oasis in the middle of a desert, a place where rails, roads and range meet. We…

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The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/1d004633-2e9e-47f1-9b89-a754011a2aa9/87acce9d-6e1d-427e-9030-ab9200e3ded5/d7f1086d-a16f-4b38-a652-abd4003c65ac/audio.mp3Podcast: Download ()It may sound like a laughing matter, but it was not. A 25 foot tall wall of molasses was moving through the streets…

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The Most Memorable Tour

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/05Jun20-Gettysburg-Battlefield-Guide-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s shared his knowledge with joint chiefs of staff, ambassadors and other high-ranking government officials. But when you lead tours…

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A Title That’s Tough to Attain

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/04Jun20-Gettysburg-Battlefield-Guide-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Each of us probably remembers studying hours and hours for a big test. The test given here certainly requires plenty…

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The Last Steam Engine

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/03Jun20-Sterling-Illinois-Dillon-Home-Barbed-Wire-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can still find a few steam engines in this country pulling tourist trains. But when was the last steam…

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“What” Won the West

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/02Jun20-Sterling-Illinois-Dillon-Home-Barbed-Wire-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Who won the west? Perhaps a better question is, “what” won the west? Erin Thompson says what won the west…

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A Patent That Changed the Way People Farmed and Ranched

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/01Jun20-Sterling-Illinois-Dillon-Home-Barbed-Wire-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the 1870’s, a series of patents were first issued for this product that was destined to change the way…

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Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in Europe

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/29May20-Buffalo-Bill-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On the eve of Word War I, the European portion of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show quickly found their operation…

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Was Buffalo Bill a Good Guy or a Bad Guy?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/28May20-Buffalo-Bill-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Was Buffalo Bill a good guy or a bad guy? Well, that all depends on who you talk to around…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/27May20-Buffalo-Bill-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Where was the first rodeo held? Many may try to lay claim to that title, but we do know who…

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Famous for Food for Railroad Workers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/26May20-Buffalo-Bill-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This man became famous because he supplied food for railroad workers. Perhaps that doesn’t sound that extraordinary, but you certainly…

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Transforming a Dream Into Inspiration

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/25May20-Angel-Fire-Vietnam-Memorial.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Westfalls had dreams of a ranch resort where they could retire.  Then tragedy struck and the plans for the…

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Buffalo Bill – “Good” Guy or “Bad” Guy?

https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/1d004633-2e9e-47f1-9b89-a754011a2aa9/87acce9d-6e1d-427e-9030-ab9200e3ded5/aead8e2e-48d6-4f98-a54e-abc40010f9ec/audio.mp3Podcast: Download ()He’s a man who’s story would take volumes to tell, and we hit some of the most intriguing points in the life of…

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The Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/22May20-Lewis-and-Clark-George-Shannon.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to begin the trip in St. Louis. At 18…

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How the Lewis and Clark Expedition Began Change

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/21May20-Lewis-and-Clark-Nez-Perce-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Lewis and Clark expedition opened the way for many who would follow their trail to settle the west. But…

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Unexpected Consequences of a Changed Diet

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/20May20-Lewis-and-Clark-Nez-Perce-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes a change in your diet produces unexpected consequences. That was the case for the Lewis and Clark expedition, as…

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The First Farmers in America

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/19May20-Lewis-and-Clark-Sheheke.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They were the first farmers in America, growing the crops, fruits and vegetables to sustain their tribe as well as…

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Singing on the Road

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/18May20-Lewis-and-Clark-Music.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes people sing on a road trip. This was the biggest of road trips and no doubt there was plenty…

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The Mysterious Death of Meriweather Lewis

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/15May20-Meriwether-Lewis-Mother-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Only three years after his return to St. Louis, Meriwether Lewis, one of the leaders of the great expedition to…

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Mother’s Influence on the Lewis & Clark Expedition

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/14May20-Meriwether-Lewis-Mother-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A mother can influence the life of her son for his entire life. That was definitely the case for one…

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