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The Johnstown Flood

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/03Jun24-Johnstown-Flood-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was an American disaster that was hard to imagine.  A giant flood and an immense fire were destroying a…

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A Wall of Water

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/31May24-Johnstown-Flood-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a story of miraculous heroism among a story of deep tragedy.  A a wall of water cut loose…

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Problems with 51 Inches of Rain

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One of the Worst Disasters in American History

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/05/29May24-Johnstown-Flood-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was one of the worst disasters in American history…the break of the south fork dam that created the great…

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Picket’s Charge

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/04Jul23-Gettysburg-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every Independence Day we remember those who have fought for our freedom.  One well known battlefield still draws thousands of…

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A Twenty Year Gettysburg National Battlefield Guide

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/06/03Jul23-Gettysburg-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s shared his knowledge with joint chiefs of staff, ambassadors and other high ranking government officials.  But when you lead…

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When Did It Become the Liberty Bell?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/04Jul22-Liberty-Bell.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)July 4th, 1776.  It’s Independence Day in the United States and one of the symbols of our freedom is the…

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Who Led the Battle at Gettysburg?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/01Jul22-Gettysburg-Battlefield-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the three days leading up to Indpendence Day 1863, Americans waged the greatest of battles against one another at…

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John Burns & the Battle of Gettysburg

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/30Jun22-Gettysburg-Battlefield-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine hitting the age to retire and then deciding to volunteer for the army.  That is what John Burns did. …

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Betsy Ross’ Flag

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/10/20Oct21-Betsy-Ross.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Americans are fond of their flag.  It is a symbol of freedom, of hope, and of bravery.  The flag unites…

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The Discovery With a Kite

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/08/31Aug20-Benjamin-Franklin-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His first invention involved a kite, and perhaps his most famous discovery involved one too.  We look at the life…

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A Founding Father in a Sports Hall of Fame

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/08/28Aug20-Benjamin-Franklin1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s the only founding father in a sports hall of fame.  The amazing story of the eldest signer of the…

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The Sound of Ringing Rocks

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/08/14Aug20-Ringing-Rocks.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)People have been coming to this park north of Philadelphia to play rock music for decades. They are unique sounds…

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The Most Memorable Tour

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/05Jun20-Gettysburg-Battlefield-Guide-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s shared his knowledge with joint chiefs of staff, ambassadors and other high-ranking government officials. But when you lead tours…

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A Title That’s Tough to Attain

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/04Jun20-Gettysburg-Battlefield-Guide-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Each of us probably remembers studying hours and hours for a big test. The test given here certainly requires plenty…

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The Great Little Madison

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/06/05Jul19-James-Madison-Constitution-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He was nicknamed the Great Little Madison by his peers…and great his work was to this nation.  We’ll head to…

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James Madison Helps Save a Nation

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/06/04Jul19-James-Madison-Constitution-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The United States was just eleven years old, but it was a nation in crisis.  James Madison was the man…

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The Story of a Cup of Coffee (and much more…)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/07/03Aug18-Gettysburg-Christian-Commission-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today someone might drive through Starbucks to get a cup of coffee.  During the Civil War…this group instead brought the…

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The Organization That Grew to the YMCA

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/07/02Aug18-Gettysburg-Christian-Commission-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When a soldier heads to battle, there are many organizations that volunteer their services to help he or she and…

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The Adamantine Guard

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/07/01Aug18-Adamantine-Guard.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was called the Adamantine Guard…a military unit formed in one Pennsylvania County with over a century of service to…

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