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Best of 2016: A Nuclear “Event”
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/28Dec16-Best-of-2016-Idaho-National-Laboratory.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It was an attention getter. A statement that showed the world the United States was serious about using nuclear energy…
Best of 2016: General Patton’s Special Drink
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Best of 2016: The Moldy Cantaloupe That Saved The World
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Where Santa Gets His Decorations
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A Best Seller From An Ohio Farm
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/02Dec16-Mark-Sanborn.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you go by your local bookstore’s business section, you might just find his name on several best sellers. Many…
Shipping Bricks
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The Very Large Array
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Seeing Light Years Away
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June McCarroll
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Sacagawea
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Hanging on to the “Bitter End”
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Columbus Day, Today
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A Meal in Meers
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Meers Store & Restaurant
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Reviving the Longhorn
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British or Revolutionary?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/26Aug16-St-Pauls-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran…there are many labels that may be placed on churches. However, during the early years of this…
St. Paul’s Church
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Rock of Ages
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The Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Team
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/12Aug16-Pompeys-Pillar-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)He was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark journey. cheap nfl jerseys Although he didn’t make the entire trip,…
Where Elvis Began
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/02Aug16-Elvis-Presley-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)About 70% of the 100,000 visitors that come to this small home each year are from outside the U.S. Yet…
