Location:
Harlan, IA
Description:
Your Tour Guide to America
Language:
English
Contact:
McCrea Communications; 5650 Berlin Rd.; Maysville, MO 64469-8255 1-888-622-7321
Email:
andrew@AndrewMcCrea.com
Episodes
Bells In Our Lives
12/24/2024
Bells sometimes signal the beginning of a school day or a work day. At this company, the ringing of the bell is all day, every...
Duration:00:03:00
Bevin Bells
12/23/2024
Once upon a time, a farm needed bells. Bells were used in conjunction with livestock and other pursuits. Times have changed but this company remains...
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An Ancient Site with Plenty of Mystery
12/20/2024
The Stone family has long enjoyed this spot on a wooded hill in southern New Hampshire. In fact, they purchased the property a few generations...
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America’s Stonehenge
12/19/2024
Many of us have heard, or perhaps even visited, Stonehenge, the ancient site of giant stones in England. Did you know that in southern New...
Duration:00:03:00
San Felipe de Austin
12/18/2024
This was once the second largest city in what is today the state of Texas. But the site was destroyed by fire and not much...
Duration:00:03:00
Stephen F Austin’s Texas Connection
12/17/2024
Many of us have heard of Stephen F Austin and we know he’s connected to Texas, but exactly how he wound up there is a...
Duration:00:03:00
The McGulpin Point Lighthouse
12/16/2024
Many lighthouses are today just historical pieces that harken to the days when lights kept burning through the night to guide ships. This famous lighthouse...
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The Tip of the Mitt
12/13/2024
Many have heard of Plymouth Rock, the famous landing spot of the Pilgrims. But at the northern tip of Michigan, you’ll find another rock, larger...
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The Nevada Northern Railway
12/12/2024
Steam locomotives are a thing of the past, but not everywhere. A trip to eastern Nevada will show you a place still using those old...
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The Boom in Eastern Nevada
12/11/2024
In the early 1900s, this area of eastern Nevada saw a boom that brought men and families from all points of the globe to work...
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McDonald’s Non-Golden Arches in Sedona
12/10/2024
Some businesses are known by their iconic logos. For instance, if I refer to the golden arches, you know it’s McDonald’s…unless you’re here, where the...
Duration:00:03:00
Where Sedona’s Name Comes From
12/9/2024
Many would say Sedona, Arizona is a beautiful place with a beautiful and unique name. But where did that name come from? The is the...
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The Origins of Sedona
12/6/2024
Before Sedona became a draw for tourists, this type of farming drew homesteaders here. In fact, one important museum there is in the old buildings...
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Merle Hay
12/5/2024
For many years whenever I drive around the northern edge of Des Moines, on interstates 80 and 35, I have passed the exit for Merle...
Duration:00:03:00
The M&M Divide
12/4/2024
We’ve all heard of the Continental Divide, but have you heard of the M and M Divide? That high point can be found here in...
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The Lincoln Highway
12/3/2024
Before today’s network of interstate highways was built, there were early routes constructed to cross the nation and help the traveling public get places faster. ...
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Heider Tractor
12/2/2024
In the early 19th century, many companies began to build tractors. A wide variety of designs were used to try to help farmers accomplish their...
Duration:00:03:00
The First Thanksgiving at Berkley Plantation
11/28/2024
You may have thought Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in today’s state of Massachusetts. But, in a moment we’ll travel to...
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Handy Skills for Landing in an Iowa Cornfield
11/27/2024
During World War II many airplanes made landings on places other that a smooth concrete runway. The planes of the era were made to stand...
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A Town Buzzed by a DC-3
11/26/2024
It was a cold, snowy night in 1960. Residents of one Iowa town were mostly asleep when they suddenly began to hear what some may...
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