Turns out Morgan County, TN is interesting.
TourPods has 6 narrated audio stories about Morgan County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
Built by Convicts, Made Famous in the Mountains
How a remote prison rose from coal-country conflict to statewide notoriety.
Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
When Brushy Mountain Went National
A notorious escape briefly shattered the myth of an unbreakable Tennessee prison.
Historic Rugby
When Rugby Outlasted Its Dream
A Victorian village in Tennessee survived the collapse of the colony that built it.
Frozen Head State Park
How a Prison Escape Became a Mountain Legend
The grimly playful origin of Tennessee’s most punishing ultramarathon.
Frozen Head State Park
When the Cigarette Lights, Barkley Begins
In Morgan County, an ultramarathon starts with a conch shell and a cigarette.
Historic Rugby
Victorian Dreams on the Cumberland Plateau
How Thomas Hughes brought an English social experiment to Tennessee.
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