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A Famous Ridge of Land
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/11/09Nov20-Crowleys-Ridge-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ll find the town of Kennett, Missouri in the state’s bootheel, about 15 miles west of the Mississippi River. It’s…
Crowley’s Ridge
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/06Nov20-Crowleys-Ridge-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lots of rivers, towns and mountains are named after people who settled in a specific area. This man never imagined…
A Different Cemetery
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/05Nov20-Hobo-Museum-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In Britt, Iowa you’ll find a section of the town’s cemetery that looks different than the rest. The stones are…
Luring a Convention
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/04Nov20-Hobo-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Lots of cities work to lure conventions to town. They may offer several amenities to take advantage of the economic…
Catching a Train Ride on a No Budget Trip
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/03Nov20-Hobo-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was quite an adventure. Shorty and Frog caught and westbound train and were headed over the Rocky Mountains and…
A Visit with Hobos
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/02Nov20-Hobo-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When I told my son on a recent trip that we were going to stop and visit with a couple…
Riding the Rails with Hobos
https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/1d004633-2e9e-47f1-9b89-a754011a2aa9/87acce9d-6e1d-427e-9030-ab9200e3ded5/ef57b9c1-dade-4f13-9421-ac640180ff07/audio.mp3Podcast: Download ()Why is there a National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa? I called the museum and they asked if I wanted to interview two…
A Peaceful Tale of Gangsters
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/30Oct20-Hot-Springs-Gangsters.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There aren’t too many peaceful stories about gangsters…but in a moment you’ll hear one. A story of how one American…
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/29Oct20-Tippecanoe.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you’ve heard the presidential slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler too. Today’s feature is at Tippecanoe. What is it and why…
Fort Abercrombie
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/28Oct20-Fort-Ambercrombie-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you think of settlers traveling west, you might think of them crossing states like Kansas and Nebraska. Perhaps we…
Germans with Cannons
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/27Oct20-Fort-Ambercrombie-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1862 there were several battles between the U.S. military and Dakota Indians at Fort Abercombie, North Dakota. Interestingly, what…
A Different Looking Fort
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/26Oct20-Fort-Ambercrombie-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you think of a fort from the 1800s, you probably envision high wooden walls with watchtowers. This fort didn’t…
A Place Called Taliesan
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/23Oct20-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Taliesan-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Ask an American who is the most famous architect in their country’s history and this man’s name is probably at…
The Most Famous Architect in the US
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/22Oct20-Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Taliesan-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people know him as a famous architect. They don’t realize his early years and perhaps the inspiration for his…
Walking From Arkansas to Mexico City
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/21Oct20-De-Soto-National-Memorial-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine walking all the way from Arkansas to Mexico City. That’s what this expedition attempted to do. When they finally…
Looking For Gold
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/20Oct20-De-Soto-National-Memorial-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is hard to imagine the changes that took place in the American southeast during the 16th century. The Spanish…
In Search of the Fountain of Youth
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/19Oct20-De-Soto-National-Memorial-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may remember your history book told you of Ponce de Leon and his search for the “fountain of youth.” …
What Remains in Florida, Missouri
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/16Oct20-Mark-Twain-Birthplace.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Little remains of the town of Florida, Missouri; or, depending on how you view history, a lot remains of Florida,…
The Sailing Capital of the United States
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/15Oct20-Annapolis-Maryland-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is known as the sailing capital of the U.S. It also happens to be a state capital…a former national…
Preserving a City’s History
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/10/14Oct20-Annapolis-Maryland-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about any place you visit in this nation can spin quite a tale about it’s history…but this east coast…
