American Countryside
Summary: 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 Countryside is sure to be of interest. Click the button above to listen to the latest show, or visit the American Countryside archives.
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Today it is a peaceful park, with plenty of green open spaces. Turn back to the clock to the early 1970s and this area looked...
Imagine current day astronauts heading down to the local high school to get a couple of football helmets to wear for safety on a trip...
What state do you associate with the birth of the American space program? Did you say South Dakota? I’ll tell you why it might be...
They are perhaps the most famous words of the American revolution – and arguably the most important speech delivered in American History. The words and...
When Virginians colonial leaders gathered in the Spring of 1775, they were considering actions that could provoke war with their mother country. Would it take...
Before the colony of Virginia became one of thirteen states in a new country, its citizens were required to regularly attend the state church. One...
Every once in awhile you uncover a hidden gem of a place. That’s what today’s feature is all about. And this feature is one you...
The ground where this plantation stands passed from Spanish to English and then back to Spanish control before it ever became a part of the...
It took men from every state in the nation and many nations of the world to build Hoover Dam…
It’s still an engineering wonder of the world – a feat some thought impossible, yet something that became a reality in a place that looked...
War never tasted so sweet, at least that’s what some say when they speak of a conflict waged between Iowa and Missouri over exactly were...
It’s the oldest fort in the nation’s oldest city…and that means it can tell plenty of stories about many different nations. We recapture some of...
It’s a place that has been attacked by the British, the army of the confederacy and even bands of Pirates. That’s quite a story for...
You can find a rock just about anyplace on earth, but if you want to see this particular type of rock, you’ll probably find yourself...
Many people take up or expand a hobby once they retired. Many of the people living in and around this small Kansas town seemed to...
