Turns out Phelps County, MO is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Phelps County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Phelps County
Why Rolla’s Fort Wyman Carried One Officer’s Name
A Civil War naming story rooted in Rolla’s wartime importance.
Phelps County Courthouse
Where Phelps County Learned to Govern Itself
How Rolla’s courthouse became the county’s enduring civic heart.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Why the Miners Name Still Fits
A team name that began as the school’s plainspoken identity.
Fort Wyman
The Hill That Turned Rolla Into a War Outpost
How an earthen fort helped transform Rolla into a defended Union base.
Phelps County Courthouse
Where Phelps County Gets Done
A courthouse square shaped by ordinary public business
Phelps County
Where the Miners Compete Beyond the Lab
At a demanding engineering school, athletics gave Rolla students another way to prove themselves.
Phelps County
Before the Governorship, There Was Phelps County
How John S. Phelps became a name Missouri kept.
Phelps County
How a Missouri County Got Its Political Name
A county born by legislation and named for a rising Missouri politician.
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