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Posted in American Countryside Kentucky

Boundary Oak Bourbon

You can still find some old deeds that use a large tree to mark a property boundary.  Such was the case for Brent Goodin’s farm. …

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Posted in American Countryside Best of

Wonders of the Tuckaleeche Caverns

For centuries, people have recognized the natural beauty along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. We call it the Smokie mountains, but Steven Fananda’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

One Amazing Vantage Point

It’s only five stories tall, but it might as well be a skyscraper when you consider the view you get from the top.  It’s one…

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

Docville Farms

It’s called Docville Farms, a working farm that is really just a portion of the vast acreage owned by one family.  Yet it was that…

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

New Orleans’ Plantations

The plantations east of New Orleans once grew indigo as a cash crop.  Today, some of that land has been swallowed by development, or lost…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Composing Music for Walt Disney

You’ve most likely never heard his name, but you’ve likely heard his music.  His family tried to dissuade him from majoring in music, but it…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

The Small Town that Served 1.5 Million Troops

Many people like to be patriotic and support our troops.  This small town went well above and beyond, helping over 1.5 million soldiers all with…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Discovering Pluto

He was a farm kid who discovered one of the most distant objects in our solar system.  And recently, his ashes were sent to that…

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Posted in American Countryside California

Sutter and the 49ers

It was all quite by accident.  A mechanic installing a water powered sawmill discovered gold in the process.  But the man you may have thought…

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Posted in American Countryside California

The Bear Flag Republic

You may know the state of California’s flag has a bear on it.  But did you know that before it was a state, some knew…

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