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The American Countryside is truly a slice of Americana. It might be a well-known music or TV star or just someone with an interesting story that lives down the street. From Iditarod sled dog mushers, to NASA scientists... from the Rooster Crowing Championships to NFL greats...The American Countrysid…

Andrew McCrea


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    Mastadon Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 3:00


    Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up a tale about the creature...

    The Ice Cave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 3:00


    Since the late 1800s people have been coming to this small, but unusual place on the side of a mountain in north central Pennsylvania.  The...

    A Geographical Anomaly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 3:00


    In north central Pennsylvania you'll find a geological anomaly that is hard to believe.  It's a specific place that grows colder and the countryside gets...

    Fort Sidney, Nebraska

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 3:00


    Life in this fort could be monotonous.  Life outside this fort in the nearby town could get you killed.  It's a place were a fort...

    Protecting the Rail Route

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 3:00


    As rail lines were built west across Nebraska, there were sometimes conflicts between native Americans and those construction crews.  The town of Sidney, Nebraska owes...

    Home of the Tin Roof Sundae

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 3:00


    How many ice cream sundaes can a person dish up in one day?  Perhaps there is a record somewhere, but what Misty Marsh accomplished was...

    The Notable Sundry in Potter, Nebraska

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 3:00


    Along Interstate 80 in western Nebraska you'll find the small town of Potter.  Many people zip by the place on the four lane highway, but...

    The Transcontinental Railroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 3:00


    If you wanted to travel from coast to coast by rail in 1870, you might consider a trip that took you through Omaha, or another...

    Joining the Ends of the Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 3:00


    Where was the final spike driven to complete the transcontinental railroad?  Promontory, Utah is often declared to be the location, but this town says it...

    The Wyoming Fossil Store

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 3:00


    I recently visited a very interesting store in southwestern Wyoming.  You'll find quite a price range – everything from twenty-five cents to over $20,000.  So...

    Soft Stone in Wyoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 3:00


    The soft stone of southwestern Wyoming preserves the story of what this area looked like eons ago.  It is unique geology that draws people here…

    Clear Lake, California

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 3:00


    It's the largest natural lake wholly within the state of California – a beautiful spot that take some effort to reach, but you are rewarded...

    The Lunchbox Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 3:00


    Many of us had a lunchbox when we were growing up.  Debbie did as well, but when her mom tossed hers, she needed to get...

    A Witness Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 3:00


    A witness can be a very important part of building a case.  And in this case, the witness is not a person, but rather two...

    A Point to Measure All Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 3:00


    In a swamp in rural Arkansas you'll find a point that literally impacts life and property in several midwestern states.  Today the site sits is...

    Surveying Ground for the Louisiana Purchase

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 3:00


    There are about 530 million acres in the Louisiana Purchase that the United State acquired from France in 1803.  The process of surveying that ground...

    The Forks, Washington Timber Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 3:00


    Certain jobs have their own vocabulary, which is understandable to those who work there but gibberish to everyone else.  This is one such place…

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    A City Called Forks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 3:00


    In the northwest corner of the state of Washington you will find Olympic National Park.  It's beautiful scenery encompasses most of the Olympic peninsula of...

    Unhappy with the Declaration of Independence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 3:00


    Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence, but he wasn't happy with the final product. Why was Jefferson grinding his teeth and not talking...

    Thomas Jefferson’s Unexpected Role

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 3:00


    Thomas Jefferson took an important role in writing our declaration of independence, but most people don't know he wasn't even supposed to be in Philadelphia...

    Crater of Diamonds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 3:00


    It's a sate park like none other – a place where your entrance fee allows you the chance to find something far more valuable that...

    A Crater Full of Precious Stones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 3:00


    The Arkansas state license plate has a picture of a diamond on it.  That is mostly due to a famous crater that was full of...

    The Place Where the Diamond Rush Started

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 3:00


    When you think of state where you can find volcanoes you probably aren't thinking of this spot.  However, it's this place that started a diamond...

    The Worst Disaster in U.S. Maritime History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 3:00


    It remains the worth disaster in U.S. maritime history.  Add to the tragedy the fact that many of the dead were young soldiers being transported...

    The Tragedy of the Steamboat Sultana

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 3:00


    It was the early morning hours of April 27th, 1865.  The steamboat Sultana was overcrowded, bearing a load of souls over five times it's capacity. ...

    Returning Civil War Prisoners to Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 3:00


    As the Civil War drew to a close in April of 1865, there was a massive job to return prisoners of war back to their...

    The World’s Greatest Athlete

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 3:00


    In 1912 he was proclaimed the world's greatest athlete and some of his Olympic records from that year still stood two decades later.  He was...

    The Rise of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School Football Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 3:00


    When you think of historically great collegiate football programs, names like Notre Dame, Penn State and Alabama might come to mind.  Most people don't name...

    The Story of the Spencer Rifle at the Illinois Military Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 3:00


    Imagine you had invented a new type of rifle that could be helpful to the U.S. military.  How would you go about selling your device? ...

    The Tombstone Courthouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 3:00


    In the 1880s, stagecoaches brought dozens of people each day to a boom town called Tombstone.  But it was a cycle of boom and bust...

    Dig a Grave When You Get There

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 3:00


    When this man set out to find his fortune he was told he'd need to dig his grave when he got there.  He decided to...

    The Lake of the Ozarks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 3:00


    In the 1930s, it became the largest lake in the world. Interestingly, that record-setter was nestled in the undeveloped forest land of the Midwest…

    The Memphis City Park – Shelby Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 3:00


    This city park is over five times the size of Central Park in New York City.  People not only come here to enjoy nature and...

    Sawdust City, Arkansas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 3:00


    This town was founded on sawdust – in some cases quite literally.  While the mill and the homes are gone, one important building remains and...

    The Parkin Archeological Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 3:00


    At the Parkin Archeological Park in Arkansas you can see a piece of wood that is believed to be a part of a cross erected...

    A Preserved Community Near Memphis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 3:00


    Long before European explorers first arrived in North America, Native American villages dotted the landscape of present day Arkansas.  One of the largest and finest...

    The Calavaras County Frog Jumpin’ Contest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 3:00


    Each May in Angels Camp, California, thousands of people will come to witness a contest that could pay a winner $20,000.  It's a fun event...

    A Trip to Angels Camp That Launched a Career

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 3:00


    In 1865 Mark Twain came to Angels Camp, California.  A tale he heard, or perhaps one he made up, became one he shared with others...

    The Old Stone Fort

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 3:00


    It's known as the Old Stone Fort, but using the tern “fort” is perhaps a bit liberal.  While the structure was strong, it served other...

    The Yo-Yo Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 3:00


    When a small store in Chico, California decided to have some fun and create a local yo yo contest, they never imagined what it might...

    A Crane for a Yo-Yo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 3:00


    Imagine a yo you so large you needed a crane to lift it.  That's exactly what this man created and the stunt helped his innovations...

    A Museum for a Toy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 3:00


    We've all seen them.  Many of us played with them as a toy.  Perhaps you didn't know it's origin and that there is a museum...

    The Smell Coming From the Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 3:00


    There's a smell coming from the place Pete works.  It's an odor that actually attracts rather than repels people, for those smells are from some...

    When Cattle Ranchers and Sheep Herders Clashed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 3:00


    There was a time when cattle ranchers and sheep herders clashed, sometimes violently, in the western U.S.  This town saw it's share of unfriendly encounters...

    When a Way of Life Was Changed Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 3:00


    In the fall of 1879, an unfortunate set of events led to a clash between Native Americans and white settlers in northwestern Colorado.  Several men...

    The Town of Meeker, Colorado

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 3:00


    In western Colorado you'll find the town of Meeker.  It's the surname of a family sent here in the 1870s for a job with the...

    Harper’s Ferry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 3:00


    He is a man of legend…a man whose story may be larger than life…a renegade who history now looks upon as a catalyst to the...

    The Site of Events That Would Change the World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 3:00


    It was the site of events that would change the history of this nation and in turn influence the world.  While the town is now...

    The Wendover Airfield Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 3:00


    Wendover, Utah is home to a closed air base that still has many features of the days when it was in operation.  In fact, this...

    Part of the Nuclear Weapon Development Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 3:00


    As World War II raged in Europe and in the Pacific, scientists worked to develop a nuclear weapon that could end that war.  Part of...

    An Important Story of America

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 3:00


    When you head west from Salt Lake City you cross the Salt Lake Desert and the first town you'll come to is on the state...

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