Turns out Hempstead, NY is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Hempstead — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
St. George's Episcopal Church
Where Hempstead Kept Showing Up
How a colonial congregation became a lasting Hempstead landmark.
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Under Dutch Rule, an English Town Begins
How Hempstead began with English settlers making a town inside New Netherland.
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Robert Fordham and the Planting of Hempstead
A minister helps lead an English town into being under Dutch rule.
Cathedral of the Incarnation
When Garden City Got Its Cathedral
How Cornelia Stewart turned a planned community into a Gothic landmark.
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A Night That Changed Uniondale
The killing of Andrea Rebello and the questions that still linger
St. George's Episcopal Church
Where Hempstead’s Earliest Village Still Shows
A churchyard that keeps Hempstead’s earliest community in plain sight.
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The Commute That Changed Long Island
A rush-hour massacre that altered a railroad and a region’s sense of safety.
Cathedral of the Incarnation
An English Gothic Dream in Garden City
How Henry Vaughan gave Garden City a cathedral, not just a church.
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