Turns out Henry County, IL is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Henry County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Bishop Hill Historic District
When Bishop Hill Met the Civil War
A Swedish communal colony is drawn into a national war.
Bishop Hill Historic District
After the Prophet, Bishop Hill Chose to Endure
How a communal colony survived murder, then became a town.
Henry County
A Labor Day Love Letter to the Pig
How Kewanee turned hog heritage into a communal feast.
Bishop Hill Historic District
A Hill Built on Shared Faith
How a tiny Illinois village became a bold Swedish communal experiment.
Bishop Hill Historic Site
Built Together at Bishop Hill
How shared labor and shared property raised an outsized communal village.
Henry County
Bishop Hill’s March Into the Union Army
How a Swedish Illinois community became part of the Union war story.
Henry County
Where a Hog Nickname Became a Homegrown Feast
How Kewanee turned a livestock identity into a citywide Labor Day tradition.
Bishop Hill Historic District
A Prairie Kingdom Called Bishop Hill
How faith, hardship, and shared labor built Bishop Hill.
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