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A History of Palm Springs

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/22Mar19-Palm-Springs-History.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When the rails came through this stretch of dry wilderness, the only people living here were the Cahuilla Indians. What…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Maryland

The Phoenix Shot Tower

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/21Mar19-Phoenix-Shot-Tower-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When the Phoenix Shot Tower was constructed in 1828, it was the tallest building in the nation.  It still stands…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Maryland

The Tallest Building In America (in 1828)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/20Mar19-Phoenix-Shot-Tower-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was the tallest building in the country in 1828…a skyscraper of its day.  We’ll go there and take a…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona Best of

The Father of Arizona

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/19Mar19-Charles-Poston-Father-of-Arizona.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)On the north edge of Florence, AZ you’ll find a small outcropping once known as Primrose Hill.  Today there is…

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A High School of Criminals

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/18Mar19-Yuma-Territorial-Prison.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Most high school’s hope to turn out classes of top notch students.  This school consistently produces a new crop of…

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Getting Farmers in Touch With One Another

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/15Mar19-Jerry-Miller-FarmersOnly-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You’ve seen their corny yet funny commercials on tv and you may their jingle stuck in your head.  How did…

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Connecting People With Each Other

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/14Mar19-Jerry-Miller-FarmersOnly-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Imagine meeting someone for the first time and getting married to them two week later.  It’s just one of the…

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A Guy Named Jerry Miller

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/13Mar19-Jerry-Miller-FarmersOnly-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)People often ask, do you really travel to all the places you feature on the show.  The answer is yes,…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

History and Heritage

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/12Mar19-Lakota-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There was a time when one’s heritage and culture was repressed in school.  As time passed, many places realized that…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

A Museum That Share the Heritage of Its People

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/11Mar19-Lakota-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This museum tells of the heritage of a people…but one of the most striking things to me is the ability…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

The Story of Louie L’amour

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/08Mar19-Louis-Lamour.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If you’re like me, you probably heard many fascinating tales from your grandparents when you were a kid.  Their stories…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

Limpy Jack

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/07Mar19-Limpy-Jack.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today’s feature is about a man named Limpy Jack.  With a name like that, I suppose we already have you…

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

History in Jamestown, North Dakota

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/06Mar19-Jamestown-History.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Many forts on the high plains came and went as needs for protection passed.  One such fort can be found…

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The Jamestown Courthouse

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/05Mar19-Jamestown-ND-Courthouse-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In Jamestown, North Dakota you will find a grand old courthouse that was an important part of the statehood process. …

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Posted in American Countryside North Dakota

How Bismarck Became Capital of North Dakota

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/04Mar19-Jamestown-ND-Courthouse-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)How did Bismarck become the capital of North Dakota?  Someone made sure the committee making the decision didn’t get to…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Civil War Missouri

Civil War Veterans’ Homes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/01Mar19-Confederate-Memorial-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The Civil War ended in 1865…but how long did the veterans of that war live?  There is some controversy over…

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Care of Civil War Soldiers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/28Feb19-Confederate-Memorial-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today veterans hospitals and retirement homes are common place, but in the years after the Civil War, grassroots efforts began…

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A Crop Where You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Heights

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/27Feb19-Yuma-Date-Farmer-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Some farmers need expensive, high tech equipment to harvest their crops.  This crop requires a very low-tech method of harvest…but…

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A Most Unusual Crop

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/26Feb19-Yuma-Date-Farmer-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)David’s farm is just 2 ½ acres in size…but that does not mean he’s not busy.  In fact, the crop…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of California

The Best of the Best Tour

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/02/25Feb19-Palm-Springs-Best-of-the-Best-Tours.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before Palm Springs was a resort town…before Palm Springs was really even a town for that matter, movie stars began…

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