Turns out Hancock County, WV is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Hancock County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Hancock County
The Town That Carried the Boss’s Name
In Weirton, steel, power, and organizing collided in the 1930s.
Hancock County
The Small Cut That Made West Virginia’s Northern Tip
How a new county carved from Brooke helped define West Virginia’s shape.
Hancock County
When Organizing Came to Weirton
A steel town’s labor fight reached the Supreme Court.
Hollidays Cove
When the Cove Gathered at the Fort
A frontier settlement lived by the river and ran to the fort when danger rose.
World's Largest Teapot
How Chester Saved Its Giant Teapot
A town rallies to rescue its beloved roadside oddity.
World's Largest Teapot
How a Root Beer Barrel Became Chester’s Teapot
A roadside oddity that grew into a hometown emblem.
Hancock County
The Town That Took the Mill’s Name
How Ernest T. Weir built a steel company and remade a river community.
Hollidays Cove
Where a Frontier Line Became Holliday's Cove
How a defensive settlement became the earliest lasting foothold in today’s Weirton area.
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