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Dick’s Five and Ten

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Ohio

Hanging on to the “Bitter End”

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/09/11Oct16-Christopher-Columbus-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)If you told Columbus’ crew to hang on to the “bitter end,” they probably would not take you up on…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Ohio

Columbus Day, Today

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/09/10Oct16-Christopher-Columbus-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all learned that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 14 hundred and 92.  We know he had three ships,…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Shop that Time Forgot

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/07Oct16-Matthew-Edel-Blacksmith-Shop-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)His business is truly a time capsule.  When Matthew Edel died in 1940, the doors were closed and no one…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/06Oct16-Matthew-Edel-Blacksmith-Shop-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You most likely have never heard of Matthew Edel.  You might never have known him if not for the business…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Oklahoma

A Meal in Meers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/05Oct16-Meers-Oklahoma-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just northwest of Lawton…in the Wichita Mountains of Okalahoma, you will find a town named Meers.  Its one business is…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Oklahoma

Meers Store & Restaurant

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/04Oct16-Meers-Oklahoma-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you can find your way to Meers, Oklahoma you won’t have a problem spotting the restaurant…it’s just about the…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Oklahoma

Reviving the Longhorn

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

The Power of Prayer in Battle

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/29Sep16-Battle-of-New-Orleans-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What you know about this battle probably comes from a song you’ve heard.  So today we’ll “Take a little trip…

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

Christmas 1814 – New Orleans

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/28Sep16-Battle-of-New-Orleans-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was Christmas of 1814 and the residents of New Orleans knew the British were heading their way.  Soon they’d…

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

Mobilizing the Defense of New Orleans

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 Keeping American Independence

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/26Sep16-Battle-of-New-Orleans-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We think of Yorktown as the place where the United States secured its independence.cheap nfl jerseys  However, this battle over…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington

Steptoe & Custer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/23Sep16-Fort-Walla-Walla-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all heard of General Custer and the battle at the Little Bighorn, but you’ve most likely never heard of…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington

The Army Hostess of Walla Walla

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/22Sep16-Fort-Walla-Walla-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When James Payne was told of an elderly lady who wanted to donate items to his museum, he headed to…

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Posted in American Countryside Arkansas

The Invisible Walt Coleman

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/21Sep16-Walt-Coleman-NFL-Referee-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Walt Coleman has the type of job where he hopes no one even notices he’s there.http://www.ChicagoBearsSite.com  That means he’s had…

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The Man in Stripes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/20Sep16-Walt-Coleman-NFL-Referee-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He doesn’t wear a helmet, but he’s running alongside the biggest guys in the NFL every football Sunday. cheap nfl jerseys…

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His “Off-Farm” Job

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/19Sep16-Walt-Coleman-NFL-Referee-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some folks take a second job to make ends meet.cheap nfl jerseys  Sometimes that second job is something folks are…

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The Large Windmill of Elk Horn

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/16Sep16-Danish-American-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB) http://www.big49erssanfrancisco.com Many people like reminders of their heritage.  For the residents of this small town, the reminders is one very…

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Losing Traditions

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/15Sep16-Danish-American-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When a couple marries they often incorporate traditions from both of their families.  But for the immigrants from this nation,…

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