Turns out Essex County, VT is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Essex County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Essex County
From Island Pond to the Radio Spotlight
How a railroad-town son became an early radio idol.
Essex County
The Megaphone That Made Rudy Vallée
How a Vermont-born crooner rode radio into national fame.
Essex County Courthouse
A Small Village, Framed Like a County Seat
How a courthouse gave tiny Guildhall outsized civic weight.
Island Pond
When the Railroad Remade Island Pond
How a small pondside settlement became a railroad town.
Essex County
One Roof, Two Countries
A border hotel turned geography into a daily legal puzzle.
Essex County
From Island Pond to the Radio Nation
How a railroad-town kid became a defining voice of the radio age.
Essex County
Where the Railroad Made a Border Village Feel Worldly
How trains and families transformed Island Pond into a railroad crossroads.
Guildhall Village Historic District
A Small Village Built for County Business
How county government gave Guildhall a larger civic presence than its size suggests.
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