Turns out Putnam County, IL is interesting.
TourPods has 6 narrated audio stories about Putnam County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Putnam County
How Israel Putnam Ended Up on the Map
A Revolutionary War reputation that lasted long enough to name a county.
Putnam County Courthouse
A Brick Promise in Hennepin
How a small river town’s courthouse came to embody county government.
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Muddy Optimism at Hennepin
A waterway dream that reached Putnam County just as the world was changing.
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
The Shortcut That Arrived Too Late
A canal built for freight, then outpaced by the world around it.
Senachwine Lake
A Lake That Keeps Senachwine’s Name
An Illinois backwater lake carries a Potawatomi leader into the present.
Putnam County Courthouse
When Putnam County Put Down Roots
A courthouse story about when a frontier county became a community.
Hear every Putnam County story, hands-free.
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