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The Great Molasses Flood of 1919
https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/1d004633-2e9e-47f1-9b89-a754011a2aa9/87acce9d-6e1d-427e-9030-ab9200e3ded5/d7f1086d-a16f-4b38-a652-abd4003c65ac/audio.mp3Podcast: Download ()It may sound like a laughing matter, but it was not. A 25 foot tall wall of molasses was moving through the streets…
The Most Memorable Tour
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/05Jun20-Gettysburg-Battlefield-Guide-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s shared his knowledge with joint chiefs of staff, ambassadors and other high-ranking government officials. But when you lead tours…
A Title That’s Tough to Attain
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/04Jun20-Gettysburg-Battlefield-Guide-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Each of us probably remembers studying hours and hours for a big test. The test given here certainly requires plenty…
The Last Steam Engine
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/03Jun20-Sterling-Illinois-Dillon-Home-Barbed-Wire-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You can still find a few steam engines in this country pulling tourist trains. But when was the last steam…
“What” Won the West
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/02Jun20-Sterling-Illinois-Dillon-Home-Barbed-Wire-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Who won the west? Perhaps a better question is, “what” won the west? Erin Thompson says what won the west…
A Patent That Changed the Way People Farmed and Ranched
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/01Jun20-Sterling-Illinois-Dillon-Home-Barbed-Wire-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the 1870’s, a series of patents were first issued for this product that was destined to change the way…
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in Europe
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/29May20-Buffalo-Bill-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On the eve of Word War I, the European portion of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show quickly found their operation…
Was Buffalo Bill a Good Guy or a Bad Guy?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/28May20-Buffalo-Bill-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Was Buffalo Bill a good guy or a bad guy? Well, that all depends on who you talk to around…
The First Modern Day Rodeohttp://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/27May20-Buffalo-Bill-2.mp3
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/27May20-Buffalo-Bill-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Where was the first rodeo held? Many may try to lay claim to that title, but we do know who…
Famous for Food for Railroad Workers
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/26May20-Buffalo-Bill-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This man became famous because he supplied food for railroad workers. Perhaps that doesn’t sound that extraordinary, but you certainly…
Transforming a Dream Into Inspiration
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/25May20-Angel-Fire-Vietnam-Memorial.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Westfalls had dreams of a ranch resort where they could retire. Then tragedy struck and the plans for the…
Buffalo Bill – “Good” Guy or “Bad” Guy?
https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/1d004633-2e9e-47f1-9b89-a754011a2aa9/87acce9d-6e1d-427e-9030-ab9200e3ded5/aead8e2e-48d6-4f98-a54e-abc40010f9ec/audio.mp3Podcast: Download ()He’s a man who’s story would take volumes to tell, and we hit some of the most intriguing points in the life of…
The Youngest Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/22May20-Lewis-and-Clark-George-Shannon.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition to begin the trip in St. Louis. At 18…
How the Lewis and Clark Expedition Began Change
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/21May20-Lewis-and-Clark-Nez-Perce-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Lewis and Clark expedition opened the way for many who would follow their trail to settle the west. But…
Unexpected Consequences of a Changed Diet
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/20May20-Lewis-and-Clark-Nez-Perce-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes a change in your diet produces unexpected consequences. That was the case for the Lewis and Clark expedition, as…
The First Farmers in America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/19May20-Lewis-and-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…
Singing on the Road
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/18May20-Lewis-and-Clark-Music.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes people sing on a road trip. This was the biggest of road trips and no doubt there was plenty…
The Mysterious Death of Meriweather Lewis
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/15May20-Meriwether-Lewis-Mother-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Only three years after his return to St. Louis, Meriwether Lewis, one of the leaders of the great expedition to…
Mother’s Influence on the Lewis & Clark Expedition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/14May20-Meriwether-Lewis-Mother-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A mother can influence the life of her son for his entire life. That was definitely the case for one…
The West Wasn’t Won With Horses
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/05/13May20-Fort-Lancaster-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The west was won with horses and cowboys, right? Well, that wasn’t the plan at one time. In fact, if…
