American Countryside

Many 19th century immigrants came to the U.S. on ships.  When these enterprising men arrived, they found a unique use for their boat... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The eastern end of the Pony Express was in St. Joseph, Missouri.  You can still go and see the stables yet today.  So where was the other end of the route?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

If your home or business flooded, you might seek higher ground.  Here, the people didn’t go somewhere else, they just began raising all of their buildings... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

It was just an ordinary field until the winter of 1862.  That’s when floodwaters pushed onto the land and a town sprang up that would become one this state’s largest cities... See...

You’ve heard of Noah’s flood.  This city had it worse it terms of numbers of straight days of rain.  What resulted is an event still a part of the lore of this place... See omnystudio.com/listener...

An average Wal-Mart SuperCenter has 140,000 items.  Steve Hartley runs a store much smaller in size, yet carries over 75,000 items, and he’s competed and succeeded in a town with a Wal-Mart for several...

This is the type of store you can get lost in.  Not because the layout is a maze, but rather because you just don’t know what you may find around the next corner.  It’s a unique blend of new and...

You might think Steve is operating a business that died long ago.  After all, almost all the other similar stores have disappeared.  But Steve is not only surviving, he’s prospering... See...

His business is truly a time capsule.  When Matthew Edel died in 1940, the doors were closed and no one entered until decades later... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You most likely have never heard of Matthew Edel.  You might never have known him if not for the business he left behind... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She is probably the most well known Native American woman in our country’s history, a lady vital to the success of an incredible journey two centuries ago... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes what we wear tells us a bit about who a person might be.  In this area, the clothing styles of old may not tell the full story though... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes a person’s last name gives a clue to where their family originated from.  In this community, it may tell you which side of town they live on... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In southeast South Dakota you’ll find a community that celebrates some of the early settlers who homesteaded the area.  Their story was one of persecution and migration in Europe before finding a home here...

Lots of people plant flowers in their yard and around their house.  That’s somewhat the case here, although in this town, the entire community comes together to help make it happen... See...