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West of the Mississippi to Illinois
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/03/15Mar21-Kaskaskia-Illinois-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we head west of the Mississippi River to the state of Illinois. Yes, that is correct…we’re heading west across…
Liberty Bell of the West
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/03/12Mar21-Kaskaskia-Illinois-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Liberty Bell tolled for freedom in Philadelphia…or was it really in the state of Illinois. The surprising answer to…
The Mighty Kaskaskia, Illinois
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/03/11Mar21-Kaskaskia-Illinois-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Roll back the clock 250 years and this city’s population might rival some of the largest towns on the east…
The Historic Trees of Hero’s Park
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/03/10Mar21-Carrollton-MO-Heros-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many towns have memorials to veterans. So, at first glance, the memorial in Carrollton, Missouri, while nice, may seem like…
Surviving the Rescue Attempt
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/09Mar21-Tom-Crosby-POW-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)American troops had finally made it to Manilla and were attempting to free POWs like Tom Crosby. Just when things…
December 7th in Manilla
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/04Mar21-Tom-Crosby-POW-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Life was good for eight year old Tom Crosby, an American living in Manilla in 1941. Then December 7th came,…
The Making of a Real-Life Superhero
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/03Mar21-Evel-Knievel-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was no stunt he wouldn’t consider. And because of his daredevil nature, some have called him the first, real-life…
Jumping the Grand Canyon?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/02Mar21-Evel-Knievel-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was always something new he just had to try. Something different that would excite and audience and bring out…
Evel, Not Evil
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/01Mar21-Evel-Knievel-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It all began with a motorcycle jump in a local parade that went awry. Soon snakes were slithering towards spectators…
No Man’s Land
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/26Feb21-Boise-City-Oklahoma-Dust-Bowl-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the only county in the nation that border’s five different states. Some have called it “No Man’s Land” but…
Black Sunday
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/25Feb21-Boise-City-Oklahoma-Dust-Bowl-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The date was April 14th, 1935 in Boise City, Oklahoma. What began as a beautiful Sunday morning turned into something…
Dust Bowl Epicenter
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/24Feb21-Boise-City-Oklahoma-Dust-Bowl-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can’t pinpoint anyone place the Dust Bowl began. However, one of the hardest hit locations was in the Oklahoma…
The Worst Bombing Crew Becomes the Best
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/23Feb21-Boise-City-Oklahoma-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They made a mistake worthy of a court martial. A bombing crew made a wrong turn and bombed their own…
The U.S. Town Bombed By Its Own Planes
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/22Feb21-Boise-City-Oklahoma-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)During World War II, many cities along the U.S. coastline prepared for an invasion from the enemy. However, after the…
Tracking a Giant in the Oklahoma Panhandle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/19Feb21-Boise-City-Oklahoma-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There were giants roaming the panhandle of Oklahoma. That’s what we can decipher from the clues they left behind. Journey…
The Story of Basketball’s “Glory Road”
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/18Feb21-Jerry-Armstrong-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The movie “Glory Road” shares the story of five black basketball players from Texas Western who beat an all-white Kentucky…
Remembering Coach Jerry Armstrong
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/17Feb21-Jerry-Armstrong-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)S26 E34 Jerry Armstrong was a farm kid from Eagleville, Missouri. He excelled at basketball and took a chance to…
The Renter Who Became Famous
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/16Feb21-Longfellow-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)George Washington is the father of the nation, but it’s this man’s name that is on the national historic site…
Raising An Army at Harvard
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/15Feb21-Longfellow-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today Harvard is recognized as one of the top universities in the world. In 1775, it became the home of…
What Happened to the Loyalists?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/02/12Feb21-Longfellow-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the American revolution began, there were many living in the colonies that remained loyal to the king. In many…
