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Carolina Ghost Towns

Carolina Ghost Towns is an exploration of the lost towns and communities in South Carolina, North Carolina, and occasionally Georgia

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Willington

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/05/14

In this episode I talk to Scott Withrow, who co-taught a course on Lost Communities with me at Furman University. Scott lends his expertise on the ghost town of Willington. Leegstadt Scale for Ghost Towns, developed by Dave Baker Type A: A completely barren site with no remnants remaining to suggest a town, community, or village of any type ever existed here. Type B: A site of rubble and roofless buildings remaining with no obvious population or a location marked with only a sign noting that

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22:34

Petersburg, Lisbon, and Vienna

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/04/30

The towns of Petersburg, Lisbon, and Vienna were located on the Savannah River at its confluence with the Broad River. Petersburg and Vienna were on the Georgia side, and Vienna was across the Savannah in South Carolina. Resources: Blog Post Plan of Petersburg Old Petersburg report Moses Waddel Augusta Canal

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31:00

Tunnel Hill

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/04/16

Tunnel Hill was the shanty boomtown for workers working on the Stumphouse Tunnel, part of the Blue Ridge Railroad. It was abandoned around the time of the Civil War when the railroad ran out of money to complete the project. Blog post Additional voices by Elevenlabs.io.

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21:12

Renno

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/04/02

Renno was a railroad farming town in the Jacks Township of Laurens County, South Carolina. Renno Blog Posts Exploring Laurens County 2008 Renno and Stomp Springs 2011 Exploring Jacks Township 2013 Renno Revisited 2018 Township definitions: A town is a populated area with commerce and administrative functions concentrated in a specific area A township is an administrative area, similar to a county, but smaller. It can contain several towns or cities. Laurens County Townships: Images of Bell's

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18:05

Temple of Health

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/03/19

The Temple of Health was a stage coach stop in upper Abbeville County. It got its name from a set of springs that were purported to have healing properties. Here are the links to information within the podcast… Blog posts: The Temple of Health Ground Truthing Trembly Bald Script for this episode The theme music for Carolina Ghost Towns is “Summertime” by LesFM. Other incidental music is from Pixabay. You can reach us at

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13:30

Ferguson

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/03/05

Ferguson was a lumber town founded an the banks of the Santee River by the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company. All that's left of the town is on Ferguson Island in Lake Marion. Here are the links to information within the podcast… Multiple blog posts: The Ghost Towns of Lake Marion - Part One, Part Two, Part Three Return to Ferguson Script for this episode The theme music for Carolina Ghost Towns is “Summertime” by LesFM. Other incidental music is from Pixabay. You can reach us

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15:27

Kingville

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/02/20

Kingville, or Kingsville, was a major railroad junction in lower Richland County, South Carolina. It served as a support center and hospital for Confederate troops in the Civil War. The town was destroyed by Sherman's army, but rebuilt by freed slaves. Here are the links to information within the podcast… Original blog post Script for this episode Kingville Historical Foundation The theme music for Carolina Ghost Towns is “Summertime” by LesFM. Other incidental music is from Pixabay.

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13:21

Andersonville

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/02/06

This week's episode is about the town of Andersonville. Not to be confused with the infamous Confederate prison camp in Georgia, this Andersonville was at the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers, where the Savannah River begins. Here are the links to information within the podcast… Original blog post for this episode. Script for this episode. The theme music for Carolina Ghost Towns is “Summertime” by LesFM. Other incidental music is from Pixabay. You can reach us at

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10:57

Lone Star

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2024/01/28

This is the inaugural episode of Carolina Ghost Towns. Lone Star is a ghost town in Calhoun County, long abandoned by the railroad. There are just a few buildings left in the old town. Here are the links to information within the podcast… Original RandomConnections Post – includes photos of Lone Star Script for this episode The theme music for Carolina Ghost Towns is “Summertime” by LesFM. Other incidental music is from Pixabay. You can reach us at

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0:00

Goodbye, Little Buddy

Carolina Ghost Towns ·

2005/09/06

CNN reports that Bob Denver, who played Gilligan in the 1960 has died from complications of treatment he was receiving for cancer. He was 70. Hard to think of him as being that old. In tribute, once again here’s my four-part fugue based on the theme from Gilligan’s Island.

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