American Countryside

Some may come to this farming village and think the methods they used are antiquated. However, a deeper look at this town and who lived here will reveal a community that implored some of the most innovative farming practices of the day…

When this religious group first came to North America, many citizens did not know what to make of their interesting religious dancing.  The name we know them by was derived from how they moved and how they worshipped…

Many people think the most intricate timepieces made today are those constructed by the Swiss.  But there was once a time when the Swiss and many others made their clocks and watches to resemble the quality craftsmanship from this locale…

Our time is something pretty important to most of us.  We may keep track of it with our phone or watch, but two hundred years ago, keeping time was a much more difficult and expensive endeavor, and many of the people building the best timepieces were in this town…

Guy Gruters was held as a prisoner of war for over five years in Vietnam.  Over fifty years after his capture he returned to the country and had a most interesting visit with a man who was present on day one of his captivity…

Guy Gruters was taken as a prisoner of war just before Christmas of 1967.  It was the beginning of over five years of captivity.  His struggle for survival pushed his physical and spiritual limits…

Guy Gruters flew over 400 combat missions in the Vietnam War.  Two of those missions resulted in him ejecting from his F100.  The story of his service and those two harrowing flights begins today…

It’s a home with gigantic ceilings and a resident who had over 500 pairs of shoes, not to mention it is also built in the shape of a specific playing card…

When this man won a card game that gained him a small fortune, he decided to build his family a home.  And that home pays homage to the card that won him the game…

This city was established on a state line and one of its most important buildings is literally on top of that line.  That means the business conducted inside is a bit unique from any other place in the nation…