Turns out Gastonia, NC is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Gastonia — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Gastonia
When Ella May Wiggins Turned a Strike Into Song
A mill mother’s songs carried the Loray strike when speeches could not.
Crowders Mountain State Park
How a Mountain Stayed a Mountain
The local fight that turned Crowders Mountain into a state park.
Loray Mill
When Loray Mill Learned a Second Life
A giant Gastonia mill goes from powerhouse to empty shell to homes.
Gastonia
The Voice That Carried Gastonia
How a mill worker’s songs outlasted a violent strike.
Loray Mill
When Loray Mill Became a Battleground
How a mill village became a national symbol of labor conflict.
Crowders Mountain State Park
Why Crowders Mountain Juts From the Piedmont
A hard-rock ridge that surprises the rolling Piedmont.
Loray Mill Lofts
When the Loray Strike Caught Fire
A mill town fight over work, power, and who got heard.
Gastonia
Ella May Wiggins and the Song After the Gunfire
How a mill worker’s death became a lasting labor ballad.
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