Turns out Rusk County, TX is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Rusk County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Rusk County
When Oil Turned Farm Country Into a Boardinghouse
A discovery well transformed Joinerville almost overnight.
Rusk County
When Oil Turned Supper Into a Shift
A boomtown oil strike became a round-the-clock food story.
New London School
The Day Texas Gave Gas a Smell
A school disaster changed gas safety in Texas forever.
New London School Explosion Memorial
When a School Changed the Smell of Safety
A Texas school disaster that reshaped gas safety and engineering oversight.
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When Rusk County Was Still a Republic Idea
A county born before statehood, with politics already shaping its future.
Rusk County
When East Texas Struck Oil
A farm country discovery that became a giant oil field and changed Texas.
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Why East Texas Took the Name Rusk
A living symbol of the Republic gave a new county its name.
Rusk County
When East Texas Oil Ran Too Wild
A boom so big it forced Texas to send in the Guard.
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