Category: Vermont
The Simpson’s Springfield
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/04/30Apr25-Springfield-VT-The-Simpsons.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are many towns in this country named Springfield, but only one can be home to this fictional tv family. …
Springfield, Vermont History
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/04/29Apr25-Springfield-VT-History.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There is some evidence this place in Vermont was in the crosshairs of the German military during World War II…
The Old Round Church
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/04/28Apr25-Old-Round-Church.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A church doesn’t want to leave any place for the devil to hide. This old church took that to heart…
Hyde Cabin
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/04/25Apr25-Hero-Island-Lake-Champlain-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The oldest log cabin in New England is on an island in Vermont. It’s a spot you can visit today,…
Lake Champlain
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/04/24Apr25-Hero-Island-Lake-Champlain-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the northeastern part of Vermont you’ll find Lake Champlain, and in that body of water there are the Hero…
The Line on the Library Floor
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/13Jan25-Haskell-Library-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There is a black tape line on the floor of the library in Derby Line, Vermont. Walk inside and cross…
The Library in Derby Line, Vermont
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/10Jan25-Haskell-Library-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many communities have a library. So it’s not unusual that this town in Vermont has a public library. What is…
The Story of Hetty Green
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/09Jan25-Hetty-Green-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some called her the Queen of Wall Street. Others said she was the Witch of Wall Street. A trip to…
One of the Richest Women in the World
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/08Jan25-Hetty-Green-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)She was one of the richest women in the world. A quaker who some thought was simply too miserly in…
Bellows Falls
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2025/01/07Jan25-Bellows-Falls.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Connecticut River is the largest in the northeastern U.S. flowing over 400 miles from Quebec to Long Island Sound. …
Stephen Douglas Birthplace
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/08/31Aug23-Stephen-Douglas-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War…but it was this man who defeated him for the senate just…
The Town & Country Inn
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/24Jan20-Town-Country-Inn-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Northeastern U.S. is home to many long-time family owned resort motels. One of the most famous properties began with…
A Country Becomes a State
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/05Apr19-Country-of-Vermont.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When this state joined the union, it was already operating as its own country – and no, I’m not talking…
A Place Called Hildene
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/27Aug18-Hildene-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and lived most of his adult years in Illinois. But where did future generations…
The Son of a President
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/24Aug18-Hildene-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Being the son of a U.S. president has its perks. However, it does provide a very high bar of achievement…
The Little Giant
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/02Oct17-Stepen-Douglas.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War…but it was this man who defeated him for the senate just…
Vermont’s Only National Park
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/08/12Aug13-Marsh-Billings-Rockafeller.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve heard of Yellowstone and Yosemite, but try naming the State of Vermont’s only national park…
A Place Called Hildene
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/08/Hildene-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and lived most of his adult years in Illinois. But where did future generations…
The Son of a US President
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/08/Hildene-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.0KB)Being the son of a U.S. president has its perks. However, it does provide a very high bar of achievement…
Vermont’s National Park
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/08/Marsh-Billings-Rockafeller-NHP-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)You’ve heard of Yellowstone and Yosemite, but try naming Vermont’s only National Park…..
