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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
Soft Stone in Wyoming
7/16/2025
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…
Duration:00:03:00
Clear Lake, California
7/15/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
The Lunchbox Museum
7/14/2025
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...
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A Witness Tree
7/11/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
A Point to Measure All Others
7/10/2025
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...
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Surveying Ground for the Louisiana Purchase
7/9/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
The Forks, Washington Timber Museum
7/8/2025
Certain jobs have their own vocabulary, which is understandable to those who work there but gibberish to everyone else. This is one such place…
Duration:00:03:00
A City Called Forks
7/7/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
Unhappy with the Declaration of Independence
7/4/2025
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...
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Thomas Jefferson’s Unexpected Role
7/3/2025
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...
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Crater of Diamonds
7/2/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
A Crater Full of Precious Stones
7/1/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
The Place Where the Diamond Rush Started
6/30/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
The Worst Disaster in U.S. Maritime History
6/27/2025
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...
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The Tragedy of the Steamboat Sultana
6/26/2025
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. ...
Duration:00:03:00
Returning Civil War Prisoners to Home
6/25/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
The World’s Greatest Athlete
6/24/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
The Rise of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School Football Team
6/23/2025
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...
Duration:00:03:00
The Story of the Spencer Rifle at the Illinois Military Museum
6/20/2025
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? ...
Duration:00:03:00
The Tombstone Courthouse
6/19/2025
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...
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