Turns out Nome, AK is interesting.
TourPods has 13 narrated audio stories about Nome — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Anvil Creek
The Creek That Made Nome
How a small stream set off Nome’s first great gold rush.
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Gold in the Surf at Nome
How a windy shoreline became one of gold rush history’s strangest mines.
Nome Airport
Where Nome Watched the Bering Sky
How wartime strategy turned Nome into a frontline air-defense post.
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From Nome’s Mud to The Spoilers
How a failed miner turned Nome into a lasting bestseller.
Anvil Mountain
The Mountain That Pointed to Nome’s Gold
How Anvil Mountain named a creek and helped launch Nome overnight.
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Before the Bright Lights, Tex Rickard Went North
How Nome helped create the man who later sold championship spectacle.
Anvil Creek
The Creek That Made Nome
How one gold strike transformed Nome and Alaska history.
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When the War Came Close to Nome
Native Alaskans helped turn local knowledge into wartime defense.
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Wyatt Earp at the End of the Frontier
The famed lawman followed gold north and found business behind a bar.
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How Three Prospectors Lit the Fuse at Nome
A creekside strike that turned three miners into legends.
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When Nome Needed Soldiers
A gold-rush boomtown grows faster than the law can follow.
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When Gold Was Practically in the Sand
How easy beach gold turned Nome into a chaotic instant city.
Cape Nome
Where the Gold Was in the Sand
How Cape Nome’s shoreline turned beach sand into a gold rush frontier.
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