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The Town Without a Toothache
It’s been dubbed the ‘’Town without a Toothache.” However, you may know it by it’s other motto – a motto that denotes it has more…
The Mystery of Deaf Smith
Was Mr. Smith really deaf? That answer perhaps depends on who you ask. And the reason we don’t know that answer has a lot to…
The High Yielding Crop Grown in Urban Sprawl
Imagine attempting to grow a high value crop in the middle of one of America’s largest cities. That’s exactly what happens in here. This is…
The Railroad that Grew Great Strawberries
What does it take to grow great strawberries? A good railroad of course. That’s one of the reasons many of the strawberries you eat come…
The Portage at Portage
It is still revered as one of the most difficult canal building projects ever undertaken–a project to tame a rapidly descending river by building locks…
Building a Library You Can Fish From
Some people fix up their office with pictures and knick-knacks that remind them of their favorite things in life. This man went a step further. …
Earning Royalties from Naming Pets
Some people put a lot of thought into the names of their animals. But would you be willing to pay a royalty for such a…
The Best Selling Book that Made Lew Famous
You may have never heard the name Lew Wallace, but I bet you’ve heard of one of the books he wrote. In fact, next to…
Wild Child – Lew Wallace
He was a wild child. The son of a governor he was also a military veteran, artist, writer, lawyer…the list goes on an on, but…
Names Carved in Stone
There is something about seeing someone’s name in stone. That may be on a grave side marker, or in this case a memorial to those…
