Turns out Lamar County, MS is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Lamar County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Lamar County
When Mississippi Drew Lamar County Into Being
A county born from a legislative line and a community’s new center.
Lamar County
When the Rails Met the Courthouse in Purvis
How transportation and government turned Purvis into Lamar County’s center.
Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport
One Runway, Two Cities
How one airport came to stand between two Mississippi cities.
Longleaf Trace
Where the Railroad Learned to Breathe
A Mississippi rail line became a path for motion of another kind.
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Where the Railroad Taught Purvis to Gather
A railroad town that became a county seat by learning to meet at the tracks.
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Purvis, Rebuilt in Brick and Nerve
A courthouse town shaped by storms and stubborn rebuilding.
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Why Lamar County Bears a Giant Mississippi Name
A young county took the name of an old political heavyweight.
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A County Younger Than It Looks
How Lamar County arrived late and still feels deeply rooted
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