Category: Iowa
The Shop that Time Forgot
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The Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop
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The Large Windmill of Elk Horn
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Losing Traditions
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The Danes Come to America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/14Sep16-Danish-American-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Immigrants from many countries came to the U.S. wholesale jerseys from chinaduring the 19th century, but the young men from…
Albert the Bull
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/22Mar16-Albert-the-Bull-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)He is the biggest of his kind and you certainly won’t miss him if you drive into Audobon, Iowa. He’s…
Operation T-Bone
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/21Mar16-Albert-the-Bull-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s called Operation T-Bone and for over six decades it’s had an impact on west central Iowa. It’s a mission…
The Empty ‘Big House’ Makes a Comeback
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/02/15Feb16-Fort-Madison-Big-House.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:03 — 2.1MB)It’s one very large and empty house. It’s what some call “The Big House.” But this historic and currently empty…
Not So Pleasant of a Stay
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/02/12Feb16-Fort-Madison-Prison.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people would say this river town is a pleasant place to live. However, for those who happened to find…
The Betsy Ross House
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/02/11Feb16-Fort-Madison-Ross-House.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)In Ft. Madison, IA you will find the Betsy Ross house. But hold on you say…American flag maker Betsy Ross…
The Long Walk for Food
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/02/10Feb16-Fort-Madison-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s a long walk from Fort Madison, Iowa to St. Louis, Missouri. However, that’s exactly what was facing a few…
Capture the Flag
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/02/09Feb16-Fort-Madison-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:03 — 2.1MB)When the native Americans laid siege to this remote American outpost, it was a part of a coordinated effort to…
The Oldest City in Iowa
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/02/08Feb16-Fort-Madison-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What is the oldest city in the state of Iowa? The answer has a lot to do with the fight…
Glen Miller – Musician and Soldier
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Glen Miller – Hitmaker
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It Started with a Trombone
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Hallowed Ground in a Field
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/12/11Feb15-Clear-Lake-Iowa-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)In northern Iowa you will find many picturesque corn and soybean fields dotting the landscape. But one of these fields…
The Day the Music Died
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A Night at the Surf Ballroom Over 50 Years Ago
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/12/09Feb15-Clear-Lake-Iowa-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It’s been over fifty years now since a big time music tour rolled through the upper Midwest. It was called…
The 70th Anniversary of a Special Nativity Scene
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/12/23Dec14-Algona-POW-Nativity-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This year in Algona, IA, residents will celebrate the 70th anniversary of a very special Nativity scene. It was a…
