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The Cathedral of the Plains
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/03Jun19-Cathedral-of-the-Plains-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When this presidential candidate saw the building, he dubbed it the cathedral of the plains. That’s the name that still…
Noteworthy for Cattle and a Cathedral
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/31May19-Cathedral-of-the-Plains-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Victoria, Kansas has just over one thousand residents, but it’s always been noteworthy for the cattle that were raised here…
A Rural Town Making a Name for Itself
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/30May19-Water-Valley-North-Mississippi-Herald.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The North Mississippi Herald is like many other small town newspapers. However, the story it’s been reporting lately is one…
A Milkshake and a Conversation
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/28May19-Water-Valley-Base-Camp-Coding-Academy-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)A milkshake and a 30-minute conversation. That was the recipe that brought one young couple to a small town in…
Honoring the Veterans of Vietnam
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/27May19-Vietnam-War-Memorial-2019.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Every Memorial Day we pay tribute to our family members and servicemen and women who have passed. We honor their…
They Called It Grouseland
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/24May19-Grouseland.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Imagine building a structure that needed to serve as the seat of government, a family home and a fort all…
A Community That Figured Out a Way
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/29May19-Water-Valley-Base-Camp-Coding-Academy-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Imagine being nineteen years old, with no school debt and stepping into a career in a rural area that pays…
The American Whistle Company
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/23May19-American-Whistle-Company.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You might hear it because someone is in danger, or you could hear it when you’ve done something wrong. Whatever…
Modern Day Free Land
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/22May19-Ellsworth-Kansas-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When settlers moved west some towns hailed prospective residents with the lure of free land. That’s still the case in…
Magic Words to Attract People
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/21May19-Ellsworth-Kansas-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The word “Free” can be a very powerful word. In the early 2000s, that word, “free” brought plenty of attention…
Atop the Empire State Building
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/20May19-Empire-State-Building-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)On many evenings, high above the lights of America’s largest city, couple have long come here to enjoy the view…
A New York City Landmark
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/17May19-Empire-State-Building-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When people visit New York City there are often two landmarks at the top of their tour list. The Statue…
The Rapid City Flood of 1972
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/16May19-Rapid-City-Flood.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today it is a peaceful park, with plenty of green open spaces. Turn back to the clock to the early…
The Safety of Early Astronauts
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/15May19-Rapid-City-Stratosphere-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Imagine current day astronauts heading down to the local high school to get a couple of football helmets to wear…
The Birthplace of the American Space Program
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/14May19-Rapid-City-Stratosphere-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What state do you associate with the birth of the American space program? Did you say South Dakota? I’ll tell…
Famous Words From the American Revolution
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/13May19-Patrick-Henry-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)They are perhaps the most famous words of the American revolution – and arguably the most important speech delivered in…
Bringing About Change
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/10May19-Patrick-Henry-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When Virginians colonial leaders gathered in the Spring of 1775, they were considering actions that could provoke war with their…
Attending the State Church
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/09May19-Patrick-Henry-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Before the colony of Virginia became one of thirteen states in a new country, its citizens were required to regularly…
A Hidden Gem
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/08May19-Beverly-Hillbillies-Car-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Every once in awhile you uncover a hidden gem of a place. That’s what today’s feature is all about. And…
An Old, Beat-up Vehicle That Attracts Thousands
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/05/07May19-Beverly-Hillbillies-Car-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Some people love to have the newest car. In fact, they may spend plenty of time looking for just the…
