Turns out Clay County, WV is interesting.

TourPods has 10 narrated audio stories about Clay County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.

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Clay County

The Apple Tree Mullins Didn’t Overlook

How a farmer’s eye changed American apple history.

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Buffalo Creek

Where Buffalo Creek Meets the Seat of County Life

How a creek helped pull a county seat into place.

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Elk River Wildlife Management Area

From Coal Ground to Public Wild

How reclaimed land became a public place for game, fishing, and solitude.

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Clay County

The Apple That Taught a Town to Celebrate

How one discovered apple became Clay County’s annual hometown ritual.

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Clay County

Where Widen Learned to Breathe in Timber and Coal

A company town built where timber, coal, and rails met.

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Clay County

The River That Carried Clay County

How the Elk became Clay County’s path through the mountains.

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Widen

Where the Railroad Made a Coal Town

A company town shaped by coal, rail, and the families between them.

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Clay County

A River Named for What’s Missing

How the Elk River carries the memory of vanished wildlife through daily life.

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Clay County

The Little Railroad Built for a Valley’s Work

A hard-working short line, and the Shay locomotives people still love.

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Clay County

The Apple That Started by Surprise

How a chance seedling in Clay County became an American apple icon.

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