Strikes have been a part of the push and pull between labor and management for as long as one can remember.  While those strikes can bring plenty of tension, they usually don’t result in what took place in Verdin, Illinois...

Strikes have been a part of the push and pull between labor and management for as long as one can remember.&nbsp; While those strikes can bring plenty of tension, they usually don&rsquo;t result in what took place in Verdin, Illinois...

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American Countryside

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

Telling the stories behind the people, places and events from across the American countryside.

American Countryside - An Amazing Journey

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.  Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

Andrew McCrea travels coast-to-coast to meet people you may have never heard of, with a story you'll never forget.&nbsp; Hear from the people and places that have played important parts of our past and present.

The Battle of Verdin

As the United States began sending thousands of troops to Europe and the Pacific during World War II, there were also new needs that sprang up here at home.  One such place can still be found in the hills a couple dozen miles northeast of Sacramento...

As the United States began sending thousands of troops to Europe and the Pacific during World War II, there were also new needs that sprang up here at home.&nbsp; One such place can still be found in the hills a couple dozen miles northeast of Sacramento...

A World War II Hospital

A gold rush can attract people from all walks of life and all points on the globe.  That was the case for the big stampeded to Sutter’s Mill in California in 1849...

A gold rush can attract people from all walks of life and all points on the globe.&nbsp; That was the case for the big stampeded to Sutter&rsquo;s Mill in California in 1849...

The Discovery of  Gold in Auburn

Many of us have heard about the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill that set about the 49’s rush in the mid 1800s, but this is the story of what happened at a nearby community...

Many of us have heard about the discovery of gold at Sutter&rsquo;s Mill that set about the 49&rsquo;s rush in the mid 1800s, but this is the story of what happened at a nearby community...

The Battle of Verdin

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