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Unique Mounds and Lodges
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/10Apr17-Ocmulgee-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most of what we know about this group of people comes from the mounds they built all across the U.S. …
An Unexpected Boom
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/07Apr17-Oblong-Illinois-Oil-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just south of Interstate 70 in southeast Illinois, you may begin to see some unusual sights popping up and down…
More Profitable Than Farmland
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/06Apr17-Oblong-Illinois-Oil-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was a time when the farmers of southeastern Illinois found something far more profitable on their land than corn…
A Busy Chocolate Shop
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/05Apr17-Hico-Texas-Chocolatier-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What is the busiest time of year for a chocolate shop? You can probably guess a couple of holidays will…
An Unexpected Business
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/04Apr17-Hico-Texas-Chocolatier-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It is perhaps an unexpected business to find on the streets of Hico, Texas. It is a place some might…
From 4-H Project to Unexpected Business
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/03Apr17-Hico-Texas-Chocolatier-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It all began with a 4-h project in a rural area about an hour outside of Texas. Fast forward about…
The Very Last Round of the Vietnam War
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/31Mar17-USS-Turner-Joy-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Many of you listening to our broadcasts lived through the Vietnam War. No doubt, some of you fought in that…
Keeping Fishermen at Bay
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/30Mar17-USS-Turner-Joy-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Why would a small fishing boat try to stand in the path of a U.S. Navy Destroyer. This sailor knew…
A Bigger and Badder Name
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/29Mar17-USS-Turner-Joy-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you’ll looking for a name that will intimidate your enemy. Therein was the problem. The latest ship due to…
The Story Behind the Namesake of a Ship
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/28Mar17-USS-Turner-Joy-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many ships, both military and otherwise are named for a person or place. Often the story behind those namesakes it…
The Nuisance That Made People Look Up
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/27Mar17-Greensburg-Courthouse-Tree-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At first people thought it was as nuisance. But there was little anyone could do about it. And after awhile,…
Looking Up at The Courthouse
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/24Mar17-Greensburg-Courthouse-Tree-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The county courthouse is the centerpiece of many town squares across the country. But the square in Decatur County, Indiana…
A Beautiful Museum Looking For a New Home
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/23Mar17-Last-Supper-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today may be a first in the 20 plus years of our broadcasts. A recent interview took an interesting twist…
A Knick-Knack Purchase That Grew Into a Collection
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/22Mar17-Last-Supper-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:30 — 1.7MB)Perhaps some husbands listening to this show have been told that if they want to bring a certain knick-knack home…
Leonardo’s Most Famous Painting
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/21Mar17-Last-Supper-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)In 1495 Leonardo Da Vinci began work on a painting that all of us have seen. In fact, it’s his…
High Dollar Training
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/20Mar17-Saxony-Horse-Farm-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:30 — 1.7MB)A lot of people enjoy the beach. Some people might even bring their dog with them. But what about bringing…
Lexington’s Premiere Horse Farms
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/17Mar17-Saxony-Horse-Farm-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you’ve ever had a chance to drive the country roads around Lexington, Kentucky, you’ve probably been amazed and the…
Land Where the Grass is Special
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/16Mar17-Saxony-Horse-Farm-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about any land in the country can grow some kind of grass. But the grass here is special. In…
The Underground Railroad
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/15Mar17-Underground-Railroad-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)You can go to many spots around the country and see homes, barns and businesses that served as stops on…
One of the Most Famous Railroads
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/14Mar17-Underground-Railroad-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is one of the most famous railroads in this country’s history…yet it ran without a published schedule. For some…
