Turns out Newton County, TX is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Newton County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Newton County
When the Whistle Ruled Wiergate
How a lumber company shaped work, home, and community in Newton County.
Newton County
Where the County Came to Conduct Its Life
How Newton became the civic center of a timber county.
Newton County
A Town Measured in Pine and Paydays
How Wiergate rose and fell with the sawmill.
Wiergate
When the Pines Paid the Bills
An East Texas town that rose with lumber and quieted when the trees were gone.
Wiergate
When the Whistle Ruled Wiergate
How timber, rails, and work built a town in Newton County.
Newton County
Where the Mill Fed the Town
In Wiergate, food and work ran through the same company system.
Newton County
Where the Paycheck Met the Pantry
In Wiergate, feeding a mill town was part of the business.
Newton County
A County Drawn From the Pines
How a new Texas county got its start and its name.
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