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Harlan, IA
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Your Tour Guide to America
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English
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Episodes
A Struggle Engulfing Two States
4/17/2026
In a museum in Pikeville, Kentucky you’ll find a peace treaty between the states of Kentucky and West Virginia. It is the resolution of a...
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The Hatfields and the McCoys
4/16/2026
When the end of the Civil War occurred in 1865, some of the fighting in eastern Kentucky was just getting started. And many people know...
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Difficult Travel in the Civil War
4/15/2026
The terrain of eastern Kentucky makes travel a bit of an adventure yet today. Roads and highways snake between the rugged hills of the Appalachian...
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The Lost Nation Christmas Tree Tradition
4/14/2026
Many towns and cities put up Christmas decorations during the holiday season. In this small town they put up a Christmas tree each year and...
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Lost Nation
4/13/2026
In east central Iowa you’ll find the small town of Lost Nation, Iowa. Interestingly, the story of how it was named seems to be lost...
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The Real-Life Aunt Jemima
4/10/2026
In 2020 the use of Aunt Jemima as a brand name was discontinued due to racial stereotypes. However, the story behind the first person to...
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The Story of Nancy Green
4/9/2026
In the 1830s a lady named Nancy Green was born into slavery near Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Although you may not believe you know her, there’s...
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Aledo, Illinois’ Famous Connections
4/8/2026
Judson Welliver is just one of the famous folks from this small town. If you’ve not heard of Judson, he was the first of the...
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The Rhubarb Capitol of the World
4/7/2026
If you drive into Aledo, Illinois you will notice that it is the world’s capital for this particular item. That proclamation draws thousands of folks...
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Composing Music for Walt Disney
4/6/2026
You’ve most likely never heard his name, but you’ve likely heard his music. His family tried to dissuade him from majoring in music, but it...
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Reflections Park
4/3/2026
In the corner of one of Michael Dolan’s farm fields there is a place devoted to the story of Easter. He never imagined what the...
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The Small Town that Served 1.5 Million Troops
4/2/2026
Many people like to be patriotic and support our troops. This small town went well above and beyond, helping over 1.5 million soldiers all with...
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Discovering Pluto
4/1/2026
He was a farm kid who discovered one of the most distant objects in our solar system. And recently, his ashes were sent to that...
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Fossati’s Deli
3/31/2026
This business is about a century and a half old and has been housed in the same building since before the 1900s. It remains a...
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Founding the Oldest of This Business in Texas
3/30/2026
When this immigrant came to America he was looking for a job as a stone mason. He ended up founding the oldest one of this...
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A Very Large Museum to Industry
3/27/2026
It’s the kind of place kids would love to climb around, on and through. It’s also a place that tells an important part of America’s...
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Building Rails, Building Fortunes
3/26/2026
It’s hard to imagine today’s largest city in Alabama didn’t even exist at the time of the Civil War. However, in the years following that...
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Two Pictures of Emmett Kelly
3/25/2026
The cliché says, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Two pictures of Emmett Kelly said much about the man, and the story behind those...
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The Clown Who Never Smiled
3/24/2026
If you go to a circus you’ll probably see some clowns. Most clowns smile and laugh. This one did the opposite. He never smiled and...
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Joining the Circus
3/23/2026
A lot of kids love the circus. Maybe some imagine joining the circus one day. This kid did just that and his story is one...
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