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The Place Where the Final Chapter of the Civil War Began

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/08Apr15-Appamatox-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most Americans know it as the place where the Civil War ended.  Although that is not technically true…it is still…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of

Behind the Life of America’s Most Famous Architect

Ask an American who is the most famous architect in their country’s history and this man’s name is probably at the top of the list….

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Abraham Lincoln’s Furthest West Visit

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/06Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Lincoln-Visit.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)People often associate Abraham Lincoln with the states of Illinois or perhaps his birthplace in Kentucky.  But what state is…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

A Work of Art for Every State

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/03Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Peter-Toth-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)To some, they resemble totem poles, but the works of art are more modern and quite intricate.  At least one…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Peter Toth’s Lasting Impression

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/02Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Peter-Toth-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Peter Toth was just a boy when his family was forced to leave Hungary.  The event left a lasting impression…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

Inside A Titan II Missle Silo

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/01Apr15-Titan-Missle-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)In the 1980s there were 54 Titan II missile silos across the U.S.  Those missile carried the largest land-based nuclear…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

Standing Alert

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/31March15-Titan-Missle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)They were some of the largest and most devastating weapons ever developed and today we visit with a lady who…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

An Interview Underground

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/30Mar15-Titan-Missle-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Over the year’s we’ve done some of our interviews underground.  That’s the case for today’s feature…situated on “level seven” of…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

San Marcos Resort

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/27Mar15-San-Marcos-Resort.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.7MB) Phoenix, Arizona has plenty of golf resorts that attract thousands of visitors, but ask someone who established the first…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

From Board Room to the Classroom

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/26Mar15-Bloch-Brothers-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.8MB) What happens when the CEO of a major corporation decides he wants to begin teaching middle school math? It’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

H&R Block Career Change

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/25Mar15-Bloch-Brothers-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.8MB) Tom Bloch’s father and uncle founded H&R Block, a company that Tom eventually led as CEO. But there was…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

H&R Block

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/24Mar15-Bloch-Brothers-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.8MB) There are some folks that think they can run your business better than you can. In this case, the…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

The Bloch Brothers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/23Mar15-Bloch-Brothers-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.8MB) Very few people like to figure their taxes and even fewer like to pay them. But this pair of…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Oklahoma Oil

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/20Mar15-Oklahoma-Oil-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 4.1MB) The price of oil is a figure many Americans closely follow. Now imagine a time when the price dipped…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Striking Oil at the Governor’s Mansion

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/19Mar15-Oklahoma-Oil-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 4.1MB) If you struck oil underneath your home, well you might just move in order to strike it rich. But…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Glen Miller – Musician and Soldier

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/18Mar15-Glen-Miller-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 4.1MB) He was one of the most famous Americans in the early 1940s…a man who was making up to $20,000…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Glen Miller – Hitmaker

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/17Mar15-Glen-Miller-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 4.1MB) Even if you are not old enough to have enjoyed this man’s music when he originally created it, there’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

It Started with a Trombone

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/16Mar15-Glen-Miller-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)   The gentleman who ran a store in Grant City, Missouri could have never imagined what would happen when…

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Clark’s Trading Post

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/13March15-Clarks-Trading-Post-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.7MB) Imagine a animal show where bears bolted from the stage to barrel past tourist and make a break for…

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A Roadside Stopper

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/12March15-Clarks-Trading-Post-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB) Along I-93 in northern New Hampshire you’ll find a spot that’s been attracting families for three and four generations…

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