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Duwamps, Washington Today
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/13Feb24-Seattle-Washington-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I recently had a chance to visit the city of Duwamps, Washington. You may have never heard that name, but…
The Story of the Heath Bar
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/12Feb24-Heath-Bar.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many of us have a favorite candy bar…or maybe we can’t narrow it to just one, but have a few. …
Antarctic Scientists and Fort Smith, Arkansas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/09Feb23-US-Marshal-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Who makes sure that the scientists of Antarctica are accountable to the law? It may sound like a strange question,…
A Museum Dedicated to Federal Law Enforcement
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/08Feb23-US-Marshal-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They are the longest tenured federal law enforcement group in the United States. Their important work has played a critical…
A Tour of Vacant Buildings
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/07Feb23-Sumner-Iowa-Vacant-Building-Tour.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Vacant buildings can be eyesores, but they can also be opportunities. So how do you make it the latter instead…
A Strange, Damaged Police Car
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/06Feb23-Warren-Minnesota-UFO-Police-Car-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In Warren, Minnesota you’ll find a 1970s vintage sheriff’s car on display. What may be a bit unusual is that…
Viewing a Car With an Unusual Story
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/02/05Feb23-Warren-Minnesota-UFO-Police-Car-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was late August of 1979 and there was a large, yet strange light near the rural intersection where a…
The Father of the Army Jeep
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/02Feb23-Father-of-the-Army-Jeep.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Between the time of World War I and World War II, most armies moved away from the use of horses…
A Red River Trail
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/01Feb23-Warren-Minnesota-Pimbina-Trail.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before highways crisscrossed this nation, trails linked remote communities to one another. One such route connected today’s Manitoba, Canada with…
The Dog Who Was This Man’s Best Friend
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/31Jan23-Terre-Haute-Bulldog-Stiffy-Green.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s said a dog is a man’s best friend. And in this case, the dog was this man’s best friend…
A Classic Design For More Than 100 Years
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/30Jan23-Terre-Haute-Coke-Bottle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before the days when refrigerators had lights inside, this company wanted to make sure that you could find it’s product…
Standing Out from the Competition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/29Jan23-Terre-Haute-Coke-Bottle-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Companies usually want their products to stand out from the competition and that’s exactly what this major brand was trying…
Where Mobile Camping Got Its Start
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/26Jan23-Terre-Haute-Gilkie-Pop-Up-Camper.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people love to camp. Of course, camping means different things to different people. Some folks just need a tent…
A Hero Remembered Over a Century Later
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/25Jan23-Terre-Haute-Santa-Hero.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What should have been a time of holiday cheer was quickly turned into tragedy. However, the story could have turned…
The Inventor of the Flying Machine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/24Jan23-Elkton-Inventor-Henry-Heitz.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You probably haven’t heard of Henry Heitz. However, the folks in Elkton, South Dakota know that he invented a flying…
The Circus Comes to Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/23Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The people of Elkton, South Dakota were excited that the circus was in town. But when bad weather forced its…
A Canceled Circus with a Special Performance
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/22Jan23-Elkton-Elephant-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about everyone loves the circus, so people in Elkton, South Dakota were disappointed when bad weather forced the cancellation…
The High Desert Museum
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/19Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are plenty of museums across the country to visit, but it’s fairly rare to find one that cover 40…
The Last to Receive Rail Service
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/18Jan23-High-Desert-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As settlers moved west, rail lines were not far behind them in most cases. However, when you look at the…
A Town That’s Boring
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/01/17Jan23-Boring-Oregon-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you run into someone, who when asked about where they live, will tell you they live in a boring…
