When most people think of big time gambling they think of Las Vegas.  No doubt there was plenty of illegal gaming taking place in the state for decades, but you might be surprised to learn the state made it legal in 1931 and it was a rancher who didn’t much care for betting, that found the industry might just be a winner for Nevada...

When most people think of big time gambling they think of Las Vegas.  No doubt there was plenty of illegal gaming taking place in the state for decades, but you might be surprised to learn the state made it legal in 1931 and it was a rancher who didn’t much care for betting, that found the industry might just be a winner for Nevada...

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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 Father of Legal Gambling

The Oregon Trail crossed the Continental Divide at South Pass in Wyoming.  Just west of that pass you’ll find a handful of buildings that are all that remains of a boomtown of over 2000 people called South Pass City...

The Oregon Trail crossed the Continental Divide at South Pass in Wyoming.  Just west of that pass you’ll find a handful of buildings that are all that remains of a boomtown of over 2000 people called South Pass City...

South Pass City

It was called the Mountain Man Rendezvous and it was held for sixteen years, mostly in the present state of Wyoming.  The gathering of trappers, Native Americans, supply trains from the east and others made for quite a gathering each summer...

It was called the Mountain Man Rendezvous and it was held for sixteen years, mostly in the present state of Wyoming.  The gathering of trappers, Native Americans, supply trains from the east and others made for quite a gathering each summer...

The Mountain Man Rendezvous

In 1869 Wyoming territory gave women the right to vote and to hold public office.  Just a few months after the legislation passed, the state had it’s first women office holder and her story is one honored in the U.S. Capitol...

In 1869 Wyoming territory gave women the right to vote and to hold public office.  Just a few months after the legislation passed, the state had it’s first women office holder and her story is one honored in the U.S. Capitol...

The Father of Legal Gambling

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