American Countryside

Thirty percent of all doctors trained in the U.S. have this distinction.  The story of how it all began can be traced to one small town in Missouri…

Andrew wanted to be a farmer, but when a drought wiped out his crop, he had thoughts of teaching school.  When the pay wasn’t enough to support his family, he turned to the occupation of many others in his family tree and that choice ended up changing an entire career field…

Sometimes the packaging is even more important than the product inside – at least that’s what some marketers will tell you.  A look at this collection reveals that even the packaging for a commodity can help make one grain unique from another…

Ron Kelsey loved going to the state fair with his dad.  Not only was it a big trip for a farm kid, but he also got to see his father display his corn in competitions there.  Those experiences wound up nurturing a very large and unique collection today…

In the late 1800s, this town was in need of a place to hold large gatherings and what resulted was a true gem.  It fell on hard times, but in recent years local citizens have resurrected the place to the glory of old and are once again holding events in the historic building…

In 1791 the U.S. Army lost hundreds of soldiers in battle in present day west central Ohio.  When a new force came back to the area, they built Fort Recovery, the title symbolizing what they hoped to accomplish in what we know at the Northwest Indian War…

As this nation neared it’s twentieth birthday, President George Washington was intent on securing the land in present day Ohio for settlement.  The force sent there for that mission would endure a massive defeat…

This family can trace it’s lineage to a family member who escaped execution by having himself smuggling out of the country inside a sea chest.  The family went on to have a hand in founding one of the first land grant universities in the nation…

This Ohio town has long been known for it’s tie to transportation.  Name any mode of travel and they probably have had or still do have several companies helping move people and products by those means…

It takes a lot of work to keep up roads and highways.  It a moment I’ll take you to the place where it all began – a one block street that was first of its kind and it’s still carrying traffic today…