Turns out Richland County, OH is interesting.

TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Richland County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.

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Malabar Farm State Park

How a Farm Became a Landscape Worth Saving

The human story behind preserving Malabar Farm as more than a house museum.

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Malabar Farm State Park

When a Novelist Made Soil the Main Character

At Malabar Farm, Louis Bromfield turned conservation into a national spectacle.

HistoryNatureLiteraryListen in the app
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Kingwood Center Gardens

What Charles Kelley King Left in Bloom

A Mansfield estate turned public garden, preserving one industrialist’s world.

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Ohio State Reformatory

The Escape That Rewrote a Reformatory

A grand prison's reforming promise met a brutal turning point.

HistoryTrue CrimeLandmarksListen in the app
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Ohio State Reformatory

A Castle Built for Reform, Hardened by Time

How lofty design met the hard reality of incarceration in Mansfield.

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Richland County

From Mansfield Fountain to Stewart’s Classics

How Frank Stewart turned a Mansfield root beer into a nationally known soft-drink brand.

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Ohio State Reformatory

A Castle Built to Reform, and a Prison That Didn’t

How grand design met the hard reality of prison life in Mansfield.

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Richland County

How Mansfield Put Root Beer on the Road

A Mansfield drink stop became a roadside ritual.

HistoryCultureFoodListen in the app

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