Turns out Cotton County, OK is interesting.

TourPods has 12 narrated audio stories about Cotton 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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Temple High School

When Eight Men Carried a Town

How a tiny Oklahoma school made Friday nights thunder.

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Red River

Where Dry Oklahoma Met the Red River

A border river turned law into a chase.

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Cotton County

When the Law Had More Than One Rider

A reservation where policing depended on who, what, and where.

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Cotton County

Where Cotton County Shows What It Knows

At this fair, livestock, youth, and ranch life meet in public competition.

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Cotton County

A Small Oklahoma Town With a Big Political Name

How Temple grew from farm country and carried the Houston family name.

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Cotton County

When Walters Won the Courthouse

How a county-seat election fixed Cotton County’s center in Walters.

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Dr. D. W. Coburn House

A Walters House With Plains-Sized Reach

How one home links Cotton County to Great Plains farm and ranch history.

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Red River

Where the Red River Drew the Line

A border river that carried trade and delivered trouble.

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Cotton County

When the Big Pasture Turned Restless

A frontier opening brought settlers fast, and law struggled to keep up.

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Cotton County

When Walters Became the Center of Things

How a new county brought government closer to home.

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Temple Mansion

Why a Mansion Rose in Tiny Temple

A grand house reveals the boom dreams of early southwest Oklahoma.

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Cotton County

The County Named for a Crop

How a Red River county was created and christened with ambition.

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