Category: American Countryside
Lincoln’s Start in Politics
You can go to Springfield, IL and learn plenty about president Abraham Lincoln. His home and presidential library are there. But if you want to…
Teddy’s Unusual Pet
Presidents receive all kinds of gifts. One young resident of Sharon Springs, KS was so excited to see President Teddy Roosevelt, she gave him a…
Unearthing a Mystery
Doctors may be called upon to help people in all kinds of situations, but the request in Wallace, KS was a bit unusual. There was…
Rescue of the German Family
Conflicts between Native Americans and westward moving settlers took place around Ft. Wallace, in western Kansas, during the years around the Civil War. However, it…
Fort Wallace – Wallace, KS
Today it is a small town in an area where towns are few and far between. Yet it is a place that was important for…
Avoiding Locust Trees and Other Obstacles
The Wright Brothers made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. However, it was the farmers around Dayton that helped them perfect the plane. …
The Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio
Although Kitty Hawk, North Carolina received most of the attention regarding the Wright Brothers first flight, it was this Ohio city were much of the…
Canton, Kansas and Its Famous Water Towers
Just about every town has a water tower. Canton, Kansas has not one, but two such towers, similar in size and style that stand about…
Inside Andy’s Sherriff Office
Most of us have at least seen an episode or two of the Andy Griffith Show. A good chunk of that show takes place in…
Patrolling Like Andy & Barney
If you build your own police car, take to the roads and turn on the siren, well, you might quickly get in trouble with the…