The stories of Cocke County, TN
8 narrated audio stories from across Cocke County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Big Creek Entrance, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Where Big Creek Carries Two Histories
A mountain stream valley shaped by timber, protection, and memory.
O'Dell House
What One Newport House Says Without Speaking
A family home that reveals how status could be built into a skyline.
Cocke County
May Justus and the Mountain Voices She Kept
How a Del Rio writer made Appalachian childhood central to children's books.
Cocke County
From Cocke County Fields to a National Brand
How local tomatoes helped build the Stokely name in Newport.
Cocke County
A County Born in the First Rush of Statehood
How one new county showed East Tennessee changing fast after statehood.
Albright Grove
Where the Smokies Still Remember
An old-growth cove that outlasted the logging era.
Newport Historic District
Where Newport Still Looks Like Its Boomtown Years
How river trade and railroads shaped Newport’s enduring downtown core.
Cocke County
From Frontier Fight to Tennessee Statehood
William Cocke’s career followed the frontier as it became a state.
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