Turns out Taylor County, WV is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Taylor County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Taylor County
When Pruntytown Briefly Held the Center
A tiny county seat steps into the path of statehood.
Taylor County
When the Railroad Recentered Taylor County
How rail lines turned Grafton into Taylor County’s economic center.
International Mother's Day Shrine
Where Mother’s Day Took Root
How a daughter’s memorial in Grafton became a national tradition.
Tygart Lake State Park
Where Flood Control Became Lake Country
How a flood-control reservoir became a boating and fishing favorite in Taylor County.
Taylor County
Before Mother’s Day, There Was Ann Reeves Jarvis
How care, grief, and reconciliation in Grafton shaped a national observance.
International Mother's Day Shrine
After the Fire, a Church Kept Mother’s Day Alive
A burned church endures as a memorial to Mother’s Day’s beginnings.
Tygart Lake
When a River Valley Became Tygart Lake
A flood-control project remade a Taylor County valley into a recreation hub.
Taylor County
Where Mother’s Day Took Root
How Anna Jarvis turned grief in Grafton into a national observance.
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