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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Creating a New Home in a New Land

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/28Nov23-Pella-Iowa-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When about 800 folks wearing strange clothes begin crossing the nation, they are bound to get noticed.  That was the…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

The A.D. Makepeace Farm

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/27Nov23-AD-Makepeace-Cranberry-Farm-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s hard to imagine a farm growing a crop from vines that are over a century old.  But that’s exactly…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

Flooding the Fields

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/24Nov23-AD-Makepeace-Cranberry-Farm-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most farmers want to avoid a flood that drenches their crops.  Here, it’s just part of the process to keep…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

A Place Once Known for Mining Iron

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/23Nov23-AD-Makepeace-Cranberry-Farm-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s hard to image that a place once known for mining iron would become an area that later was recognized…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

The First Farmers in America

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/22Nov23-Lewis-Clark-Sheheke.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They were the first farmers in America…growing the crops, fruits and vegetables to sustain their tribe as well as some…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

An Important Part of Lewis & Clark’s Journey

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/21Nov23-Lewis-Clark-Fort-Mandan-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is said that there are more statues in America of this lady than any other.  Quite an accomplishment considering…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

Lewis & Clark’s First Winter

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/20Nov23-Lewis-Clark-Fort-Mandan-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lewis and Clark spent two winters away from home on their trip to the Pacific Ocean…the first winter was cold…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

A Gift from the President and First Lady

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/17Nov23-Mamie-Eisenhower-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What do you give as a gift to someone who has meant a great deal to you throughout your life? …

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Birthplace of a First Lady

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/16Nov23-Mamie-Eisenhower-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)General and US President Dwight Eisenhower hailed from Abilene KS.  The first lady to be, hailed from here…  That location…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Retuning the Belongs of Dick Shafer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/15Nov23-Boone-Iowa-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many towns across this country sent men and women overseas during World War II.  And in many of those same…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The History of Boone, Iowa

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/11/14Nov23-Boone-Iowa-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Boone, Iowa is about 30 minutes north and slightly west of Des Moines.  These fertile farm fields also yielded some…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington, DC

Architect William Thornton

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/13Nov23-Octagon-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the British entered the Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, they burned many of the government’s buildings, including…

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Posted in American Countryside Washington, DC

The Octagon House

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/10Nov23-Octagon-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Everyone knows the Pentagon is in Washington.  But did you know the city is home to an Octagon as well? …

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Springing Into Existence

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/09Nov23-Oklahoma-Land-Run-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If a city grows quickly, we might say it sprang up overnight.  This state capital literally sprang into existence in…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma

Running to Get a Deal

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/08Nov23-Oklahoma-Land-Run-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you found a great deal on a house of a piece of land, we might say that we ran…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Double Service Daniel Boone

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/07Nov23-St-Louis-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersman.  But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

History of St. Louis

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/06Nov23-St-Louis-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the oldest and largest cities on the Mississippi River…and although some may have heard of names like…

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Posted in American Countryside Georgia

The Great Locomotive Chase

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/03Nov23-Great-Locamotive-Chase.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s called the Great Locomotive Chase – an event that occurred in 1862 when a secret force of Union soldiers…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

The Halfway Point for Lewis & Clark

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/02Nov23-Fort-Clatsop-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was their goal…yet it was only the half way point of the trip…It was the Pacific Ocean that the…

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Posted in American Countryside Oregon

A Suitable Winter Camp for Lewis & Clark

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/10/01Nov23-Fort-Clatsop-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)After spotting the Pacific Ocean on November 7th, 1805…Lewis and Clark searched for a suitable location for their winter camp. …

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