The stories of Texas County, MO
8 narrated audio stories from across Texas County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
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Where the Big Piney Teaches You to Slow Down
A clear-water Ozark river shaped by floating, fishing, and gravel-bar days.
Buchanan School
Where a School Held a Community
A preserved Missouri school remembers Black education and community during segregation.
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When a Melon Town Throws Itself a Memory
How Cabool turned cantaloupe history into a living hometown ritual.
Fort Leonard Wood
When Camp Leonard Wood Arrived
How a wartime buildout remade part of south-central Missouri.
Texas County
An Ozarks County Seat With a Texas Name
How Houston, Missouri, was built to govern and named to remember.
Paddy Creek Wilderness
Where the Ozarks Stayed Wild
How a rugged Missouri landscape won federal wilderness protection in 1975.
Fort Leonard Wood
Why Leonard Wood’s Name Stretches Across Missouri
A Missouri Army post carries the name of a soldier built for big assignments.
Texas County
When Missouri Named a County for Texas
A county name that captured a political mood in 1843 Missouri.
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