EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 5 MIN
History Off Script: The American Chestnut
from WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM · host Student Content
From 1904 to 1940, a brutal war was fought across the Appalachian mountains that claimed 3 to 4 billion lives; however, the casualties weren't people. They were trees. In forty years, chestnut blight had all but wiped out the American chestnut. This is the story of how it happened.
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