Southern Oddities

Panama City Beach, the resort town in Bay County, that stretches along the Gulf coast. Is the city, that is often referred to as "Panama City"... with its sugar-white sandy beaches of northwest Florida. making it one the United States and most possibly the worlds Most Beautiful Beaches. Situated on US Highway 98..nestled between an Express Lube and a real estate office, is a parking lot surrounded by what looks like industrial boilers and gas pipeline equipment. This is the Man in the Sea Museum, and the heavy iron, that surrounds the museum, is what Man has to surrounded himself with to keep the Sea from killing him. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 23498] - Wikipedia [Man in the Sea Museum] - Wikipedia [Panama City Beach, Florida] - Hankering for History [Visit to Sealab] - The Florida Channel [Off the beaten path man in the sea musuem]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several railroads, spurring its rapid growth. In the modern era, Atlanta has stayed true to its reputation as a major center of transportation, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport becoming the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic in 1998. Its economy is considered diverse, with dominant sectors in industries including transportation, aerospace, news and media operations, film and television production, information technology, finance, and public policy. Plus it is the home to many major companies and brands...including everyone's favorite soda, The Coca-Cola Company, and its World of Coca-Cola Attraction.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 2072] - World of Coca-Cola [Main Website] - Wikipedia [World of Coca-Cola] - Visit the USA [Taste and Explore World of Coca-Cola Atlanta Georgia] - 365 Atlanta Traveler [World of Coke] - Wikipedia [Atlanta, Georgia]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Panama City Beach is a resort town in Bay County, Florida, located on the Gulf of Mexico. The city is often referred to as just "Panama City", along with their slogan "The World's Most Beautiful Beaches" ..which is due to the unique, sugar-white sandy beaches of northwest Florida. Panama City Beach is a popular vacation destination, among families and spring breakers. Especially among people in the Southern United States. Among the many things to see and do in Panama City, is one of the most beloved fixture attractions for over 60 years, featuring old-fashioned family fun with a putter, the time honored Goofy Golf.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 6161] - Wikipedia [Panama City Beach, Florida] - Visit Florida [Northwest Panama City Beach] - Panama City beach [Main Website] - Goofy Golf PC [Main Website] - Florida Panhandle [Things to Do Goofy Golf] - Florida Historic Golf Trail [Goofy Golf Panama City Beach] - Unusual Places [Goofy Golf Florida]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Baxterville is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Mississippi. Located in the southwestern portion along Mississippi Highway 13, southwest of Hattiesburg. At 10:00 a.m. on October 22, 1964, the United States government detonated an underground nuclear device in Lamar County, in south Mississippi. Residents there felt three separate shocks, and watched as the soil rose and behaved like ocean waves. Hunting dogs howled in terror, and two miles from the test site the blast shook pecans off the pecan trees. This nuclear test, and the one that followed two years later at the same Mississippi site, were the only nuclear explosions on U.S. soil east of the Rocky Mountain states.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Tip 50843] - Atomic Heritage [Nuclear Testing Mississippi] - Wikipedia [Salmon Site] - MS History Now [Nuclear Blasts in Mississippi] - AL.com [The Time We Nuked Mississippi] - Atlas Obscura [Mississippi Nuclear Testing Salmon Sterling] - Atlas Obscura [Salmon Sterling Nuclear Tests Marker] - Wikipedia [Baxterville, Mississippi]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Morganton is a small city in Georgia. With a population of just over 300 people. In this small town of Morganton, lies a behemoth of sorts. A place that you can take out your anger or just your curiosity, known as Tank Town USA. A site with a few tanks, backhoes and other reclaimed vehicles, surrounded by mud and some really lucky people who understand that crushing cars is therapy & fun. Which is best achieved on big imposing machines. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 38242] - Wikipedia [Morganton, Georgia] - Tank Town USA [Main Website] - Seeing Southern [Boys and their Toys Tank Town USA] - Narcity [Drive a Tank and Crush cars at Tank Town USA in North Georgia]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Corbin is a home rule-class city in Whitley and Knox counties in the southeastern portion of Kentucky. Corbin actually has a well known piece of food history, in the form of fried chicken and the man who took fried chicken to the masses, Colonel Harland Sanders & his Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 11451] - Roadside America [Story 11449] - Roadside America [Story 11452] - Wikipedia [Corbin Kentucky] - Wikipedia [Colonel Sanders]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Clarksdale is a city in Mississippi, and is located along the Sunflower River. Many African-American musicians developed the blues here, and took this original American music with them to Chicago and other northern cities during the Great Migration. With that being said, the blues brings us to one of Clarksdale's most famous stories, Robert Johnson and the Devil's Crossroads. As according to local legend, it's the spot where Robert Johnson made his deal with the devil to play the blues like none other.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Tip 26919] - American Blues Scene [Devils Crossroads Owning Pieve of Robert Johnson Legacy] - Roadtrippers [Clarksdake MS Devils Crossroads] - Atlas Obscura [Clarksdale Crossroads] - Wikipedia [Crossroads] - Wikipedia [Robert Johnson] - Wikipedia [Clarksdale, Mississippi]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinctive music, Creole cuisine, unique dialects, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. New Orleans has its own Monumental Task Committee, which tries to preserve some of the city's abundant and often eccentric public art. the Committee keeps a list of all of the monuments it knows about, all 250 of them. while we wont be able to discuss all 250 of them, here are a few of the city's statues, plaques, and monuments that have caught tons of attention and love from tourists and the community.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 43429] - Roadside America [Story 47457] - Wikipedia [New Orleans] - New Orleans Website [Public Art in New Orleans]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Birmingham is a city in the central region of Alabama, and is the county seat of Jefferson County. Birmingham has begun to experience something of a rebirth, as New resources have been dedicated in reconstructing the downtown area into a 24-hour mixed-use district, becoming a truly diverse city. Along with diversity comes interesting art pieces, those hidden obscurities, like the ram headed storyteller fountain at five points south. What are its origins? why was this local landmark created? as many in the Birmingham community believe the statutes to be Satanic or Pagan, which is not the truth.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Tip 3133] - John Katopodis Woodpress [Cecil Roberts and the Statue from Hell] - Roadside America [Story 17168] - Bham Wiki [Storyteller Fountain] - Atlas Obscura [The Storyteller Fountain] - AL.com [Birmingham Artist Frank Fleming] - Wikipedia [Birmingham, Alabama]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

The Colony is a city in Denton County, Texas and a suburb of Dallas with a population of just over 30,000. The Colony did not exist before 1973, when home developers Fox and Jacobs purchased 3,000 acres located around State Highway 121 and Farm to Market Road 423. And while the city of the colony continues to grow, one interesting museum popped up in the early 90's that would go on to become a beloved attraction for many years, Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 6166] - Truck Yard the Colony [Museum] - Glasstire [the toilet seat museum leaves san antonio and heads to North Texas] - Austin Chronicle [Day Trips Toilet Seat Museum] - Wikipedia [The Colony, Texas]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Memphis is a city along the Mississippi River in southwestern Shelby County, Tennessee. The city is the anchor of West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi, and the Missouri Bootheel. But Memphis is not all history, music, and BBQ, it also has an intriguing structure, one that looks like it stepped right out of Egypt, this odd structure is known today as the Memphis Pyramid.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodHOST JARED ORDIS: solo.to/jaredordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information:Roadside America [Story 17985] - Roadside America [Origins of s Cursed Pyramid] - Roadside America [Video 51700] - Wikipedia [Memphis Pyramid] - Wikipedia [Memphis, Tennessee] - Atlanta Magazine [Stay & Play in the Iconic Memphis Pyramid] - Amusing Planet [The Memphis Pyramid]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Elberton is a city in Georgia, with a population of just over 4000 people, and is the county seat of Elbert County. Elberton is known as the "Granite Capital of the World, And top producer of granite, as Each year they produce 2,000,000 cubic feet of granite across all 50 states, and this is what makes this story even more interesting, as this story involves an intriguing granite monument that was erected in Elbert County, near the South Carolina border. known to some as the American Stonehenge because of their striking resemblance to Englands famous monument.... the Georgia Guidestones.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Georgia Guidestones] - Georgia Encyclopedia [Georgia Guidestones] - 365 Atlanta Traveler [Georgia Guidestones] - Atlas Obscura [Georgia Guidestones] - Smithsonian Magazine [Doomsday Stonehenge in Georgia] - Wikipedia [Elberton, Georgia]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/ordisstudios

Avery Island, is not actually an island, but a salt dome, located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It is three miles inland from Vermilion Bay, which in turn, opens onto the Gulf of Mexico. A small human population lives on the island, and the island is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Avery Island, has its bird sanctuary, exotic plants, and Jungle Gardens, but its best known today as the source of Tabasco sauce. As this salt dome houses the Tabasco factory & museum.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Tip 2696] - Travelling with Nikki [Visiting the Tabasco Factory Avery Island Louisiana] - This Is My South [Visiting the Tabasco Factory Tour] - Inside the Travel Lab [Tabasco Factory Tour] - Atlas Obscura [Avery Island Tabasco Museum Factory] - Sisterhood of the Traveling Brush [Tabasco Factory Tour Avery Island LA] - Tabasco [Main Website] - Louisiana Travel [Cities, Avery Island] - Wikipedia [Avery Island Louisiana] - Wikipedia [Tabasco Sauce]Created, Hosted, & Produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. 'Southern Oddities' is an Ordis Studios Original ProductionCopyright © 2022 by Ordis Studiossolo.to/southernoddpod

The city of Key West has a ton of history, but one place that should be visited is the Martello Gallery - Key West Art and Historical Museum, also known as the Fort Martello Museum & Gardens. With its most notable artifact, the haunted Robert the Doll, and most people can agree - he is terrifying.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]LINKS to EVERYTHING: solo.to/southernoddpodTWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 40652] Ghosts & Gravestones [Key West Robert the Doll] Wikipedia [Robert Doll] Wikipedia [Martello Gallery Key West Art and Historical Museum] Atlas Obscure [Story Behind Robert the Doll] Atlas Obscura [Robert Doll] Wikipedia [Key West. FL]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studios

Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city, with a population over 25,000 people, and located along the Kentucky River. Its home to the Center for Kentucky History Museum, With so many exhibits, spread across three buildings, the Center for Kentucky History does its best to show that Kentucky history is more than racehorses, bourbon, fried chicken, and the skull of Daniel Boone.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 64557] Roadside America [Story 2507] Wikipedia [Frankfort, Kentucky] Wikipedia [Kentucky Historical Society]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Cullman is the largest city and county seat of Cullman County, Alabama..located just 50 miles north of Birmingham. Five German families moved to the area in March 1873; and by 1874, the town was incorporated and named after Colonel Cullmann. Over the next 20 years, Cullmann encouraged around 100,000 Germans to immigrate to the United States, with many settling in the Cullman area. In the 1840s monks from Metten Abbey in Germany, a monastery founded in 700 A.D., came to America, to minister to the growing German-speaking immigrant population. St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, became the first foundation of the German monks, and in the 1870s monks from St. Vincent were sent to Alabama to serve the needs of German Catholics. In 1891 those monks gathered to establish St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama. One of those monks, was Bavarian born Joseph Zoettl, the creator of Ave Maria Grotto.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 2015] Ave Maria Grotto [Main Website] Wikipedia [Ave Maria Grotto] Wikipedia [Cullman, Alabama] Encyclopedia of Alabama [Ave Maria Grotto] Atlas Obscura [Ave Maria Grotto] The Bama Buzz [The Hidden History of Cullams Ave Maria Grotto] St Bernard Abbey [Main Website]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Sarah Ann is unincorporated community, located in southwestern Logan County along West Virginia Route 44 in the valley of Island Creek --neighboring communities of Crystal Block and part of Stirrat. While the community of Sarah Ann might not have much, it does have the resting places of one of histories most notable families, the Hatfields. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 14751] Wikipedia [Sarah Ann. West Virginia] Wikipedia [Hatfield and McCoy Feud] Wikipedia [Hatfield Cemetery] My WV Home [1900s Hatfields] Only in Your State [West Virginia Hatfield Family Cemetery Haunted]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Bentonville has a ton of history, from the thousands of Cherokee people from Georgia who passed through Benton County as part of the Trail of Tears, to having almost all of the cities buildings burned during the Civil War. but the city of Bentonville is more well known for something else. Its known as the birthplace and world headquarters location of Walmart, one of the world's largest retailers, which includes: Sam Walton's original store & the Walmart Museum.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 6163] Wikipedia [Bentonville, Arkansas] Wikipedia [Walmart] Walmart Museum [Main Website] Wikipedia [History of Walmart] Walmart Corporate [Our History Main Website]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Vidalia is a city located primarily in Toombs County, Georgia..as the city also slightly extends into Montgomery count as well, and while there is some interesting tidbits about the town of Vidalia, it is more well known for a very different reason, its sweet onions. The city of Vidalia takes tremendous pride in its namesake vegetable, so much so, that it has many business & places named after the onion, including the Vidalia Onion Museum.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 29701] Wikipedia [Vidalia, Georgia] Atlas Obscura [Vidalia Onion Museum] Yall Went There [The Vidalia Onion Museum] Wikipedia [Vidalia Onion]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Kingsland, is a small community in Texas - with many notable places, like the 1901 Victorian-style Antlers Hotel, which was a railroad resort that fell into disrepair in the early 1900s, but was purchased and restored in the 1990s and reopened as the Antlers Hotel. This hotel houses the Grand Central Cafe, that just happens to be located in one of the most iconic homes in all of horror cinema, the home from the 1974 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Plus, not far from the home is the Gas Station that was used in the movie, that is serving up Slaughter House BBQ.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Texas Chainsaw House] Roadside America [Tip 33393] Kvue.com [Texas Chainsaw Massacre Home] Roadside America [Tip 15058] Inman [The Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre House is Taking in Visitors] Screen Geek [Texas Chainsaw Massacre Farmhouse History] Wikipedia [Kingsland, Texas] Kingsland Grand Central Cafe [Main Website] Wikipedia [The Texas Chainsaw Massacre] Kvue.com [You Can Eat and Sleep at the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre Gas Station]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Adamsville's lives up to its nickname, the "Biggest Little Town in Tennessee" as it was also the home of one of the most well know Sheriffs in history, Buford Pusser. In 1964, he was elected sheriff of McNairy County, ss soon as he was elected, Buford Pusser threw himself into his work. He first turned his attention to the Dixie Mafia and the State Line Mob, two gangs that operated on the line between Tennessee and Mississippi. Over the course of the next three years, Pusser survived several assassination attempts. He was shot, stabbed, beaten, blown up, and run over. His wife was murdered. He wrestled a bear (and won). and Through it all Buford was unstoppable. The Big-Stick-carrying "Walking Tall" sheriff of McNairy County, also has a museum in his honor.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Buford Pusser] Wikipedia [Adamsville, TN] Wikipedia [State Line Mob] All That Interesting [Buford Pusser] Roadside America [Story 117533] Roadside America [Story 35769]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Chillicothe is a city in the state of Missouri with a small population of just over 9,000 people. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", From 1865 to 1870, the city improved rapidly, then a lull lasted until 1875, when the erection of the beautiful three-story, $36,000 school building was started, now known as "Middle School." From that time on Chillicothe made a slow, steady growth up to 1886, when the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad were built through town. That same year also saw the introduction of the "Water Works" and electric lights. The city continued to modernize in the early 20th century, and one of those modernizations, is an invention that still produces a commodity today, Sliced Bread.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Sliced Bread] Wikipedia [Chillicothe, Missouri] Roadside America [News 14891] Home of Sliced Bread [Main Website] Silly America [Chillicothe Missouri the Home of Sliced Bread]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Sitting right on Madison Square is one of Savannah's most treasured historic houses, the Sorrel Weed House. It's made cameos in movies and television, from Forrest Gump to the Today Show, but the building's true claim to fame is not its size, nor its architecture, its the ghosts that inhabit its halls. The Sorrel Weed House is not only among the most haunted houses in Savannah; it's one of the most well-known haunted houses in the world. The strange haunts and horrifying history have brought quite a bit of attention to the Sorrel Weed House, As a result, the building has been the subject of several paranormal investigations.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Sorrel Weed House] Sorrel Weed House [Website] Country Living [Sorrel Weed House Savannah Haunted] Ghost Savannah [The Sorrel Weed House Haunted] Savannah Terrors [The Suicides at the Sorrel Weed House]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Birmingham, Alabama is home to many historic sites, several of which are believed to be haunted. One of these haunted sites is a National Historic Landmark, an abandoned blast furnace, called Sloss Furnace. There have been more than 100 reports of suspected paranormal activity at Sloss Furnaces recorded in Birmingham Police records. From minor incidents such as steam whistles apparently blowing by themselves, to major sightings and the rare physical assault. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Sloss Furnaces] Only in Your State [Sloss Furnaces AL] Fright Furnace [Haunted History of Sloss Furnace]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis – known as the "White Plague" – which prompted the construction of a new hospital, Waverly Hills Sanatorium in southwestern Louisville, Kentucky. Fast forward to 2001, the hospital soon gained a reputation for being haunted and stories began to circulate around town & the United States.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Waverly Hills Sanatorium] Spiritual Travels [Spiritual sites around the world North America Ghost Hunting at Waverly Hills] American Hauntings Ink [Waverly TB] Atlas Obscura [Waverly Hills Sanitorium]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

On the scenic stretch of State Route 840, a white stone and brick structure rises through the trees on the west side of the road that looks like something from Medieval Times. Well it sort of is, its a castle known as Castle Gwynn. Its a replica of a 12th-century Welsh border castle and the private home of Nashville-native Mike Freeman, a portrait photographer, and his wife, Jackie, a retired schoolteacher. It's also the location of the annual Tennessee Renaissance Festival each May.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: TN Home and Farm [Living Castle Gwynn] Roadside America [Tip 37013] TN Renaissance Festival [Castle Gwynn Tours] Dupon Castle [Castle Gwynn] Wikipedia [Arrington, TN]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

In 1838, the steamship Pulaski sank off the coast of North Carolina when her boiler exploded, but two of her passengers discovered survival skills and each other. Steamship boilers often exploded, fatally scalding passengers and crew, and furnishing maritime history with countless disaster stories. The sinking of the steamship Pulaski, which was advertised as the State of the Art Titanic of its time, marked as one of the first explosions of a coastal steamship, but with a romantic twist if a Brooklyn Eagle account of two survivors is more than a legend.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Magic Masts and Sturdy Ships [Steamship Pulaski] Wikipedia [Steamship Pulaski Disaster] Newsobserver [North Carolina Article] Savannah Now [1838 Shipwreck of Pulaski from Savannah was the Titanic of its time]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

The Haunted Florida Renaissance Vinoy Resort located in the City of St. Petersburg is rumored to be one of the largest portals for paranormal activity in the region. Throughout the history of the Vinoy Hotel, many individuals have lodged at the beautifully renovated structure, and One of the most popular types of clientele are those that are visiting the region, that are directly involved with baseball. While it is true that baseball players are considered to be the most popular type of guest, it is important to understand that this fact only surrounds the living, and In all actuality, it is the ghosts that are considered to be the most notable guests in the Vinoy Hotel. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Haunted Places to GO [Haunted Florida] Haunted Rooms [Haunted Hotels Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg] Florida Haunted Houses [The Vinoy Hotel] Orbitz [13 Haunted Hotels] Wikipedia [St. Petersburg Florida] Wikipedia [Vinoy Park Hotel]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Camdenton is a city in Camden County, Missouri with its small population of just over 3,000 people, the city is enveloped by the Lake of the Ozarks and serves as a popular trade point for visitors to the area. This beautiful area today is known as Ha Ha Tonka State Park, a public recreation area encompassing over 3,700 acres. Which features caves, sinkholes, and bluffs overlooking the lake. But the state parks most notable feature is the ruins of Ha Ha Tonka, an early 20th-century stone mansion that was modeled after European castles of the 16th century.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 34218] Wikipedia [Ha Ha Tonka State Park] Wikipedia [Camdenton, Missouri] MOStateParks.com [54968 Park History]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Woodson & Desdemona are both small towns in Texas that share a piece of World War II history that has almost been forgotten. in March of 1945, Woodson and Desdemona were "bombed" by the Japanese, and though no damage was done in either community, it left an interesting story to tell.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Texas Almanac [Bombing Texas] Roadside America [Tip 8573] Smithsonian Magazine [Japanese Balloon Bomb Killed Six Americans Five them Children Oregon] Texas.Gov [The Long Proud History of the Texas State Guard Balloon Bombs in WW2] Texas Escapes [Bombing of Desdemona] Wikipedia [Woodson, Texas] Washington.edu [Desdemona, Texas]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Cleveland is a city and county seat of White County, Georgia. Located just 90 miles northeast of Atlanta, with its small population of just over 3,000 people. But Cleveland is home to the North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm, as well as the famous Babyland General Hospital, the “birthplace” of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. If you grew up or happened to be part of early 1980s culture, then you know the Cabbage Patch Kids, and today, they still have a legion of loyal fans and collectors, now reaching its third generation, and For them, a visit to BabyLand General Hospital isn't an option; it's a sacred pilgrimage.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 2704] Wikipedia [Cleveland, Georgia] Wikipedia [Cabbage Patch Kids] Wikipedia [Xavier Roberts] The Daily Beast [The Most Disturbing Baby Doll Hospital in America Live Births and All]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Flatwoods is a small town in Braxton County, West Virginia, located just one mile from exit 67 off Interstate 79, with a small population of just 277 people. This town also served as the origin of West Virginia & Pittsburgh Railroad's Sutton Branch, but its not the railroads that make this small town so famous, the community became nationally known for the Flatwoods monster UFO incident, or also known as the Green Monster.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Flatwoods, West Virginia] Wikipedia [Flatwoods Monster] Roadside America [Story 61443] Roadside America [Story 61451] Roadside America [29458]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Lake City is a city in Florence County, South Carolina. with a population of just a little over 6,000 people. but did you know? that Lake City, South Carolina also has ties to space travel and the Challenger Space Shuttle, through one of its most celebrated town heroes, Ronald Erwin McNair.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Wikipedia [Ronald McNair] Roadside America [Story 21915] Space Center [Astronaut Friday Ronald McNair] Wikipedia [Lake City, South Carolina] Wikipedia [Space Shuttle Challenger]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Savannah, Georgia is considered the most haunted city in America, and rightfully so, with all of its steep history dating back to the 1600s. Making Savannah rife with stories of ghosts and haunted places, including the popular tale of the Hamilton-Tuner Inn. In the Inn's long history, there have been countless reports of paranormal activity: visitors have made claims of hearing the sounds of children laughing, and even billiard balls popping off a ghostly table before rolling across the floor and more.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Hamilton-Turner Inn [Website] Ghost City Tours [Hamilton-Turner Inn] Wikipedia [Savannah, GA] Wikipedia [Hamilton Turner Inn] Visit Savannah [Hamilton Turner Inn] "Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Meridian is the seventh largest city in the in Mississippi, with a population of over 40,000 people. Established in 1860, at the junction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway of Mississippi, Meridian built an economy based on the railways and goods transported on them, and it became a strategic trading center. But while the city of Meridian has much history, it also holds the graves of some of it most unknown history, the graves of the King and Queen of the Gypsies.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 12427] Clarion Ledger [Hundreds visit her gravesite each year Queen gypsies Mississippi royalty] The Southern Rambler [graves of the king and queen of the gypsies] Meridian Star [queen kelly mitchell a slice of meridians history] Wikipedia [Meridian, Mississippi] Atlas Obscura [grave of the gypsy queen] Wikipedia [Romani People]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Louisville, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States, and the historical seat, of Jefferson County, located on the Indiana border. As it so happens, the city of Louisville has its own tale of a cryptid, that roams around an old trestle bridge, causing many deaths and injuries, the legend of the Pope Lick Monster.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Southern Gothic Media [Pope Lick Monster] Bear Grass Thunder [Legend of the Pope Lick Trestle] Atlas Obscura [Pope Lick Trestle Bridge] Cryptidz Fandom [Pope Lick Monster] Wikipedia [Pope Lick Monster] Wikipedia [Louisville, Kentucky]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess healing properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes. Following federal protection in 1832, the city developed into a successful spa town. 30 years later, a staple attraction was erected within the region of Hot Springs, The Alligator Farm. With its many alligators, the fabled Merman attraction, and an interesting connection to a baseball legend.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordis[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Alligator Farm Zoo [Website About Us] Roadside America [Story 35475 & 11270] Roadside America [Creatures, Merman] Wikipedia [Fogel Field] Wikipedia [Babe Ruth] Wikipedia [Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo] Wikipedia [Hot Springs, Arkansas]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Near the little mountain town of Mentone, Alabama, which is known for its unusually large number of summer camps, is a rustic chapel which appears to have suffered a close encounter with a meteorite, and according to the Gospels, it takes someone divine, to build a church on a rock and that person was Milford Howard.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: See the South [Mentone's Sallie Howard Chapel Rock] Vacations Alabama [Church Built around a Rock] Roadside America [Story 16771] Wikipedia [Mentone, Alabama]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

The city of Chattanooga, is at the transition, between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau, with Its official nickname the "Scenic City", alluding to those surrounding mountains and ridges. and it just so happens, that one of those, scenic views, was once home to lavish swinger parties, drugs, organized crime, which even lead to murder, Billy Hull's Swingers Tiki Palace aka the Playboy Mansion of the South.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Abandoned Southeast [Swingers Palace] Wikipedia [Chattanooga, TN] Abandoned Places [Tiki Palace] Youtube [Viral Press, Inside the Abandoned Tiki Palace Swingers Mansion in Tennessee] Barstool Sports [The Swingers Tiki Palace was the Peak of Party Destinations]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

The Natchez Trace, also known as the "Old Natchez Trace", is a historic forest trail within the United States which extends roughly 440 miles, from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi, with some segments listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of those places, takes us all the way down to Mississippi, just south of Tupelo, where there is a sign on the Natchez Trace Parkway that reads, Witch Dance. While this site serves as a campground today, tales of danger have persisted for centuries, allegedly making it one of the most haunted places in the Magnolia State, with tales of witches, serial killers, pirates, and more.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Legends of America [MS Witch Dance] Natchez Trace Travel [Witch Dance] Only in Your State [Witch Dance Haunted Campground] Wikipedia [Natchez Trace]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas, and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County. The city's name literally means, body of Christ in Latin, in reference to the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion. And while Corpus Christi has tons of history, its one roadside oddity, that has kept people curious and wondering of its origins...a giant red demon statue, resembling the devil, that guards a recycling plant on Leopard Street. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Tip 17231] The Haunted Housewife [Red Devil Roadside] Wikipedia [Rotor Ride] Personal PSU EDU [VA VAC 3] Long Beach in a Box [The Double Ferris Wheel] Wikipedia {Corpus Christi, TX]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Weeki Wachee was a city located in Hernando County, Florida, with a total population of just 12 people. While the city may be no more, the Weeki Wachee Preserve and the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, are still running strong. Drawing in people from all over the United States. As Weeki Wachee Springs is one of those old Florida tourist attractions, that many visited from the 1940s through the 1960s. Because it includes water rides, animal shows, manatee watching, and of course, their most famous attraction, the one that literally built the small city, the Mermaids of Weeki Wachee.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Tip 307] Roadside America [Story 2068] Visit Florida [Weeki Wachee Mermaid Show] Roadtrippers [Weeki Wachee Springs Mermaids] Florida Backroads Travel [Weeki Wachee Springs] Florida State Parks [Weeki Wachee] Wikipedia [Weeki Wachee, FL]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

The Old Pirates House was opened in 1753 in Savannah, Georgia, as an inn for seafarers, and fast became, a meeting point for bloodthirsty pirates and sailors from the Seven Seas. At the inn, seaman drank and conversated, in ol sailor fashion, on their exotic high seas adventures, from Singapore to Bombay and from London to Port Said. But this inn has a darker past, as some with the possible origins of Shanghaiing, secret tunnels, connections to Treasure Island, many paranormal sightings, and serves as as atmospheric restaurant, cranking out food for hungry customers.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: The Pirates House [Website] The Pirates House [Menu Story] Wikipedia [Savannah, GA] Wikipedia [Shanghaiied] Horse Carriage Ride [Savannah, GA] Ghost City Tours [The Pirates House]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

New Orleans, the land of voodoo, jazz, and Mardi Gras, keeps giving up interesting places & exciting secrets, with every corner we turn. Including one place, that proves that New Orleans is not all voodoo and jazz. Storyland in City Park is that proof. This little patch of the Big Easy is for kids, full of innocence and charm, it was born out of some bottom line business calculations and a dream, which is why it has been around for over 50 years. Enchanting kids of all ages, as they enter a world where their imaginations can run wild, as they walk through their favorite story books.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 12399] New Orleans City Park [Storyland Grand Re-Opening Date Announced] Only in Your State [Storyland City Park NOLA] NOLA Weekend [New Orleans City Park] Wikipedia [City Park New Orleans] Wikipedia [Carousel Gardens Amusement Park] YouTube [NOLADEEJ] YouTube [Tom's Road Trippin]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Abbeville is a city in Henry County, Alabama part of the Dothan, Alabama area Formally incorporated in 1853. Abbeville has a dark tale, for mothers wanting their children to hurry home at dark, and its a unique story to the Alabama town of Abbeville, and though its origins are unclear, it was a story passed down through generations, the legend of the witch, Huggin Molly.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Huggin Mollys [Legend] AL.com [The Witch Legend Behind Huggin Mollys] Grim Magazine [Huggin Molly] The Paranormal Site [Huggin Molly] Only in Your State [Huggin Mollys] Wikipedia [Abbeville, Alabama]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Calvert City is a home rule-class city in Marshall County, Kentucky with a population of less than 3000 people. But Calvert City also has a hidden gem, that is offbeat and strange, yet oddly amazing, with historic folk art and weird art installations all over the property. in 2005, the hidden gem was born, the ground of old Apple Valley became a quirky and unusual place for kids and families to visit and enjoy, the Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland, you never know what you might come across![FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 21754] Family Days Out [Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland] Kentucky Tourism [Apply Valley Hillbilly Garden Toyland] Atlas Obscura [Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland] Wikipedia [Calvert City, Kentucky]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Charles Arthur Floyd, was an American bank robber and gangster, who operated in and around the West and Central states. His criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage during the 1930s, and has continued to be a familiar figure in American popular culture, sometimes seen as notorious, other times portrayed as a tragic figure, even a victim of the hard times of the Great Depression in the United States. While he is considered one of the greatest outlaws or gangsters of prohibition, Floyd also, has many connections to the Southern United States, including being a Southerner himself, and also has the honor of having the most attended funeral in Oklahoma history.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Tip 67474] Wikipedia [Pretty Boy Floyd] Oklahoman [The Day Oklahoma Buried Pretty Boy Floyd] Associated Press [Pretty Boy Floyd Funeral]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Gadsden, is a city in Etowah County Alabama. Located on the Coosa River, about 56 miles northeast of Birmingham and 90 miles southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee. All throughout the 20th century, and even today, there was a dark morbid tale being told around Gadsden. that a witch, living in a shack, along the wooded area of Hinds Road, sold her soul to the devil and, her evil soul continues to frighten the people of Gadsden, the Witch of Hinds Road.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Youtube [Spectral Wolfpack Paranormal] Werewolves [The Hellhound of Hinds Road] Wikipedia [Gadsen, AL] Only in Your State [Urban Legends AL] Ranker [Creepy Alabama Stories Legends] Guitars Gear and Ghosts [Haunted Alabama] Haunted Places [Hinds Road]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

St. Augustine, is a city on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded on September 8th, 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously-inhabited European-established settlement in the United States. Ponce De Leon, is the Spanish explorer who lead the first official European expedition to Florida in 1513, and while this expedition put him in the history books, its the theory that he was searching, all down the East Coast of Florida, for the fabled Fountain of Youth, that has made him more famous today. With all the stories pointing to the oldest city in America.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Atlas Obscura [Fountain of Youth] Fountain of Youth Florida [Website] Visit St. Augustine [Fountain of Youth] Wikipedia [Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park] Roadside America [Story 14156] Wikipedia [Fountain of Youth] Wikipedia [St. Augustine, Florida]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Decatur is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, with it unofficial motto "Everything is Greater in Decatur". But the town of Decatur gained a national reputation, by being the home, to one of the biggest southern staples, the beloved breakfast restaurant franchise, Waffle House. And In 2007, Waffle House repurchased its original restaurant, which was sold by the chain in the early 1970s and was most recently a Chinese restaurant, and restored it using original blueprints, turning it into the Waffle House Museum.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: Roadside America [Story 18095] Waffle House [Website] Atlas Obscura [Waffle House Museum] AJC [Iconic Restaurant Roots are Based in Atlanta] Atlanta Eater [Look at the First Ever Waffle House] Wikipedia [Waffle House] Wikipedia [Decatur, Georgia]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com

Vicksburg, is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi. Located on a high bluff on the east side of the Mississippi River, across from Louisiana. Steeped in Native American, Civil War, and French colonial its an open history book. But one home located behind the wrought iron gates at 1445 Harrison Street, has seen and endured the majority of Vicksburg's history, the notorious McRaven Home. Since being built in the late 1700s, ownership of the home has changed several times, but one thing has remained the same. It appears to be a magnet for paranormal activity, from unexplainable occurrences to malevolent spirits, the McRaven Home has definitely earned its title, of "the most haunted house in Mississippi"[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: McRaven Tour Home [Website] Wikipedia [McRaven House] Only in Your State [McRaven MS] Vicksburg Post [McRaven house sold to Magee Couple] Visit Vicksburg [What you need to know about Vicksburg Most Haunted Mansion] Mississippi Weekend [McRaven House] Visckburg Post [McRaven Haunted Tours] Haunted Rooms [McRaven House] Wikipedia [Vicksburg, Mississippi]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com