History with the Hills
We are all surrounded by history, especially here in Virginia and in particular the Shenandoah Valley. You don't have to travel far to find a historical marker or an interesting small town. The Hills, Carrie and Lonnie, are both curious about local history and those that made it. Listen for a new episode of History With The Hills every other Tuesday as they give you a glimpse into the past.
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Show overview
History with the Hills has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 40 episodes. That works out to roughly 5 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 8 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 13 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The River 95.3.
From the publisher
We are all surrounded by history, especially here in Virginia and in particular the Shenandoah Valley. You don't have to travel far to find a historical marker or an interesting small town. The Hills, Carrie and Lonnie, are both curious about local history and those that made it. Listen for a new episode of History With The Hills every other Tuesday as they give you a glimpse into the past.
Latest Episodes
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James and James – The Last of the Founding Fathers
The Conservation & Research Center
Riverton Village
Killahevlin
Duck Street in Riverton
Riverton Post Office & General Store
Duncan Hotel
History With The Hills Washington and Jefferson
The Presidents of Virginia – Washington & Jefferson
Mother Of Presidents
Virginia isn’t called the “Mother of Presidents” for nothing. Eight U.S. presidents were born in the Old Dominion, a record that still stands today. In this podcast, Lonnie and Carrie have a lively discussion concerning the breakdown of the “Virginia Dynasty” and the leaders who followed. Mother of Presidents
Riverton General Store & Post office
Constructed by the Carson Lime Company, the Old Riverton Post Office and Grocery is one of just two commercial buildings still standing from Riverton’s heyday.
The Duncan Hotel
It served as a hotel and a doctor’s office and changed hands many times, but if those walls could talk, imagine the stories they would tell.
Duck Street
The only mystery more compelling than ‘who done it?’ is ‘why name it?’ Discover the bill behind Duck Street. Duck, Duck, Goose! You’re it!
Killahevlin
Samuel Carson, an Irish immigrant who established the dominant Carson Lime Company in Riverton in 1868, commissioned this home as a physical symbol of his success.  
Riverton Village
Nestled at the northern edge of Front Royal, Virginia, where the North and South Forks of the majestic Shenandoah River converge, lies a hidden gem of history and architecture: the Riverton Historic District. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/sample-nominations.htm  
The CRC, Conservation and Research Center
Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Warren County, a site that has cared for military horses to endangered species. This is the story of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, as it is known today.
Hero or Villian?
Lord Dunmore was the last Royal Governor of Virginia. Abolitionists loved him, but Patriots thought of him as a terror. He used his strategies before their time.
We are going down, down, down
A timeless song is sung for the first time publicly at a local festival. Clarke County Historical Society TBT
Front Royal receives a home run!
It’s April Fools Day 1950, but Front Royal is getting ready for one of its biggest events in history.   https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/curios-star-struck-in-front-royal-virginia/