Turns out Union County, AR is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Union County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Union County
Dr. Henry’s City Hall Breakthrough
How a dentist’s mayoral win changed Arkansas political history.
Union County
When Oil Remade El Dorado
A January strike turned a county seat into a boomtown almost overnight.
Union County
When Smackover Blew Open
A 1922 oil strike turned Union County into a roaring boomtown.
Union County
Where Union County Settles It: Battle of the Bones
A giant bone and a football game carry hometown pride in south Arkansas.
El Dorado High School
Where the Wildcats Roar on Friday Night
How football helped shape El Dorado High School’s public identity.
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
When Oil Turned Smackover Overnight
A museum story about boomtown life, oil, brine, and sudden change.
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From El Dorado to a Depression Governorship
A lawyer’s rise to power in Arkansas’s hardest years.
South Arkansas Arboretum
Where South Arkansas Teaches Itself to Bloom
A community-grown arboretum that made coastal plain plants part of Arkansas’s state story.
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