The name of a town can sometimes tell you a lot about its history.  That’s the case for a place in the northwestern corner of Illinois, the name of which tells you what they were digging up...

The name of a town can sometimes tell you a lot about its history.&nbsp; That&rsquo;s the case for a place in the northwestern corner of Illinois, the name of which tells you what they were digging up...

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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.

A Town With the Right Name

When this man left town, to most, he was just a man who just rented a home and worked in a business here.  When he returned here about five years later the citizens purchased his family a home...

When this man left town, to most, he was just a man who just rented a home and worked in a business here.&nbsp; When he returned here about five years later the citizens purchased his family a home...

When the Citizens Purchased a Home

Near Granite Falls, Minnesota you’ll find a small airport with a remarkable collection of aircraft.  They represent a collection of planes that flew during World War II, one of the very few such collections you’ll find anywhere in the country...

Near Granite Falls, Minnesota you&rsquo;ll find a small airport with a remarkable collection of aircraft.&nbsp; They represent a collection of planes that flew during World War II, one of the very few such collections you&rsquo;ll find anywhere in the country...

Fagan's Fighters

The Fagan family had an important link to the events of World War II.  One of their family members had stormed the beaches of Normandy and returned home to raise a family and build a business.  What that family did in his honor is something many people come see today...

The Fagan family had an important link to the events of World War II.&nbsp; One of their family members had stormed the beaches of Normandy and returned home to raise a family and build a business.&nbsp; What that family did in his honor is something many people come see today...

A Town With the Right Name

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