Category: American Revolution
Fort Morgan, Colorado
This area of northeastern Colorado has long been an important place for farming. The way it developed was a bit by chance with one man…
A Bell That Took Time to Become Famous
July 4th, 1776. It’s Indpendence Day in the United States and one of the symbols of our freedom is the Liberty Bell. But most folks…
How a Sixteen Year Old Saved the United States
Where did the American Revolution end? Why Wheeling, West Virginia of course–when a sixteen year old girl saved the newly founded United States… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/21May15-Wheeling-Revolution-2015-2.mp3Podcast: Play…
A String A Battles on the Western Frontier
It’s a chapter of the American Revolution that few know today–a string of battles fought on what was then the western frontier… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/20May15-Wheeling-Revolution-2015-1.mp3Podcast: Play in…
Six D.C. Sites to Visit During a Government Shutdown
I was just in the nation’s capital gathering audio for our daily broadcasts. For tourists, the government shutdown means many of the sites they planned…
The Truth About Paul Revere’s Famous Ride
Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five, Hardly a man is…
Fact vs Fiction of the Famous Ride
LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five, Hardly a man is…
A Famous Dentist
He’s probably the most famous dentist that helped win the Revolutionary War. You might not know he cleaned teeth, but you do know his name……..
British or Revolutionary?
Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran–there are many labels that may be placed on churches. However, during the early years of this church, the label was either…
St. Paul’s Church
Just outside of New York City proper, yet well within the urban corridor, sits a church in the suburb of Mt. Vernon, New York. It…
