If you drive into Aledo, Illinois you will notice that it is the world’s capital for this particular item.  That proclamation draws thousands of folks here every year...

If you drive into Aledo, Illinois you will notice that it is the world&rsquo;s capital for this particular item.&nbsp; That proclamation draws thousands of folks here every year...

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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 Rhubarb Capitol of the World

In a museum in Pikeville, Kentucky you’ll find a peace treaty between the states of Kentucky and West Virginia.  It is the resolution of a conflict we know between the Hatfields and McCoys – a struggle that engulfed two states and their respective governors...

In a museum in Pikeville, Kentucky you&rsquo;ll find a peace treaty between the states of Kentucky and West Virginia.&nbsp; It is the resolution of a conflict we know between the Hatfields and McCoys &ndash; a struggle that engulfed two states and their respective governors...

A Struggle Engulfing Two States

When the end of the Civil War occurred in 1865, some of the fighting in eastern Kentucky was just getting started.  And many people know the last names of some of those involved – the Hatfields and the McCoys...

When the end of the Civil War occurred in 1865, some of the fighting in eastern Kentucky was just getting started.&nbsp; And many people know the last names of some of those involved &ndash; the Hatfields and the McCoys...

The Hatfields and McCoys

The terrain of eastern Kentucky makes travel a bit of an adventure yet today.  Roads and highways snake between the rugged hills of the Appalachian chain.  That difficulty in travel was highlighted during the Civil War...

The terrain of eastern Kentucky makes travel a bit of an adventure yet today.&nbsp; Roads and highways snake between the rugged hills of the Appalachian chain.&nbsp; That difficulty in travel was highlighted during the Civil War...

The Rhubarb Capitol of the World

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