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A Story of Heroism and Tragedy
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/29May14-Johnstown-Flood-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It was a story of miraculous heroism among a story of deep tragedy. 125 years ago a wall of water…
The Problem with 51 Inches of Rain
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/28May14-Johnstown-Flood-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)When 51 inches falls on an area in one month…well, it’s likely there’s going to be problems. Here, those problems…
The Great Johnstown Flood
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/27May14-Johnstown-Flood-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It was one of the worst disasters in American history…the break of the south fork dam that created the great…
The Arlington Ladies
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/26May14-Arlington-Army-Ladies.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)On Memorial Day we remember our loved ones, but these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers this weekend and every day…
The Museum of Osteology
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/14Apr14-Museum-of-Osteology-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s called the Museum of Osteology. It’s a one-of-a-kind place. But many of you are asking what’s osteology?
The Bone Collector
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/11Apr14-Museum-of-Osteology-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Jay’s father could have scolded him for what he’d unearthed. Most parents would say, “Put down that filthy thing!” His…
Sitting Bull
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/03/28Mar14-Sitting-Bull.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He is one of the greatest Indian chiefs ever to lead his tribes in peace and battle. Ironically, two different…
The Sailing Capitol of the United States
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/14Mar14-Annapolis.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It is known as the sailing capitol of the United States. It also happens to be a state capitol, a…
France’s Gift of the 40 and 8
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/06Mar14-40-and-8-Boxcar-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Thousands of boxcars crisscross the country each day with a variety of cargo. But these boxcars were truly special, because…
The 40 and 8
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/05Mar14-40-and-8-Boxcar-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The term 40 & 8 doesn’t mean much to most Americans–unless you happened to serve in France during one of…
The Seattle Underground
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/25Feb14-Seattle-Underground.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most of the time people would consider a raging fire sweeping through the heart of downtown to be a very…
President’s Week: James Monroe
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/21Feb14-Prez-Week-James-Monroe.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Thomas Jefferson’s home is one of the best known and most visited in the United States. However, just drive down…
President’s Week: The Most Famous First Lady
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/20Feb14-Prez-Week-Dolly-Madison.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was one of our most important presidents…yet the first lady may just be better known than her husband. The…
President’s Week: Thomas Brand
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/19Feb14-Prez-Week-Thomas-Jefferson.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Thomas Jefferson is known to have composed much of the Declaration of Independence…but he wasn’t happy with the final product. …
President’s Week: Between Washington & Jefferson
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/18Feb14-Prez-Week-John-Adams.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His presidency was sandwiched between presidential greats George Washington and Thomas Jefferson…and unfortunately, much of his work in helping form…
President’s Week: Washington’s Birthplace
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/17Feb14-Prez-Week-George-Washington-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)George Washington’s birth date was always clear…February 22, 1732. The location of his birth though was difficult to pinpoint. It’s…
A Valentine’s Wedding Record
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/14Feb14-Las-Vegas-Wedding-Chapel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)My grandparents were married on Valentine’s Day and they celebrated 76 wedding anniversaries. But today, we honor a Valentine’s wedding…
More Weddings Than Anywhere in the Nation
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/13Feb14-Las-Vegas-Wedding-Chapel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This county performs more weddings than any other in the nation. You probably have a good idea where that county…
Writing the Declaration of Independence
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/10Feb14-Declaration-of-Independence-Matlack.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve probably not heard of Timothy Matlack, but you’ve certainly heard about the words he wrote. We’ll tell you why…
Beautiful Works of Restoration
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/17Jan14-Pool-Table-Restoration.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)To say Joe Newell restores pool tables is like saying Michelangelo was just a painter. The work Joe does is…
