June McCarroll's Highway Lines

Today you could get a ticket if you don’t drive on your side of the road.  But in 1917, Dr. June McCarroll could not get drivers to understand what seems so obvious today...

The Final Duel

Dueling was a way to solve serious disputes early in our nation’s history.  However it’s this duel in 1859 that’s said to have ended the practice and changed American history in its wake...

The Ship That Became a Building

Many 19th century immigrants came to the U.S. on ships.  When these enterprising men arrived, they found a unique use for their boat...

The Western End of the Pony Express

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? 

Lifting Sacramento

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...

The Field That Became Bakersfield

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...

More Days of Rain Than Noah

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...

The Founder of the FFA

Many of us have worn the blue and gold jacket of the Future Farmers of America – the FFA.  Today I’ll take you to the town that claims the founder of the organization.  His gravestone even says as much...

Museums In a Museum

Did you ever imagine you might turn a collection into your own museum?  This man has museums within museums.  In fact, you might call him a collector of museums...

The Harold Bell Wright Museum

There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Harold Bell Wright.  He was one of the top author’s a century ago, selling books at an amazing pace, and helping found a city in the process...