The stories of Polk County, TN
13 narrated audio stories from across Polk County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
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From Copper Basin to the Big Leagues
A mining-country ballplayer makes it to the American League.
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Where the River Makes Room for Bluegrass
How Polk County’s river corridor became a natural home for bluegrass gathering.
Ocoee Dam No. 2
Where the Ocoee Learned Two Jobs
A river shaped for power became a stage for whitewater.
Burra Burra Mine
The Mine That Made Ducktown Known
How Burra Burra came to define Tennessee’s copper country.
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Where the River Meets the Rails
A freight railroad’s mountain logic becomes a rider’s unforgettable view.
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From Ocoee to the Dead-Ball Majors
How a Polk County native reached early Major League Baseball.
Ducktown Basin Museum at Burra Burra Mine
Walking Into Copper Basin Memory
At Burra Burra, industrial history becomes a place you can enter.
Ducktown Basin Museum
Where Copper History Still Keeps Time
A museum tells mining history through the everyday life and music of the basin.
Ocoee Whitewater Center
Where an Industrial River Became Olympic Water
How the Ocoee turned managed whitewater into a global landmark.
Fort Marr Blockhouse
What the Fort Marr Blockhouse Can—and Can’t—Hold
A Benton site where memory survives, but the original fort does not.
Cherokee Removal Memorial Park at Fort Marr
Where the Roundup Reached Home
A local memorial marks where Cherokee removal became immediate and personal.
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Where Nancy Ward Still Speaks
A Cherokee leader’s voice endures, even where her grave does not settle cleanly.
Ocoee Whitewater Center
When the Ocoee Turned Olympic
How a dam-shaped Tennessee river became an Olympic whitewater stage.
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