Carolina Ghost Towns

Tom Taylor

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

  1. 3 MAR

    Stateburg, South Carolina

    Located in the High Hills of the Santee, Stateburg missed out on being the state capital of South Carolina by one vote.  It was the home of General Thomas Sumter. Here are some of the resources: Wikipedia Article Claremont County Stateburg Historic District History of Stateburg National Register Listing South Carolina Encyclopedia Church of the Holy Cross High Hills Baptist Church Battle of Stateburg Historical Marker

    15 min

  2. 17 FEB

    Proctor, North Carolina

    The town of Proctor was a logging town located on the north shore of Lake Fontana.  When the lake was flooded, access was cut off to the town site, and specifically to the 34+ cemeteries located on the northern shore of the lake.  A road to the cemeteries was promised, but never completed.  Now, a "Road to Nowhere" ends 10 miles short of its destination. These are some of the resources used in this episode: Wikipedia article Atlas Obscura Proctor Slide Show (with great photos of the old town.) WLOS Article from 2023 The Ghost Towns of Hazel Creek Proctor Cemetery Road to Nowhere Clementine Cove Granville Calhoun Obituary Interview with Delia Woodard Watkins Interview with Claude M. Douthit Interview with Christine Cole Proctor

    28 min

  3. 3 FEB

    Judson, North Carolina

    When the Fontana Dam was completed in 1944, the newly created lake inundated several communities in Western North Carolina, including the towns of Judson and Almond.  This week we take a look at Judson, on the southern side of Lake Fontana. Here are some of the resources used in this episode; Remembering Judson A Visit to the Judson of 1943 Following Wagon Trails - 1890s Almond Christopher Columbus Bryson Interview with Edna and Try Whiteside Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

    28 min

  4. 20 ENE

    Madison, South Carolina

    Fort Madison, Old Madison, and New Madison were located on the Tugaloo River in the western part of Oconee County.  Here are some of the links I used in this episode: Incorporation of Madison Tugaloo Corridor Tugaloo Town Trip to Long Nose Falls

    18 min

  5. 6 ENE

    Fort Motte, South Carolina

    This week we visit the ghost town of Fort Motte, in Calhoun County, South Carolina.  The town takes its name from a British garrison, which was named after the plantation owner, Rebecca Brewton Motte.  Resources: On the Road with Charles Kuralt Fort Motte - Wikipedia Siege of Fort Motte Rebecca Motte National Register of Historic Places

    19 min

  6. TRÁILER DE LA TEMPORADA 3

    Season 3 Trailer

    The next season of Carolina Ghost Towns is about to drop!  This season begins on January 6, with new episodes coming out every other Tuesday.  Be sure to subscribe and recommend the show to your friends!

    2 min

  7. 09/10/2025

    October 2025 Update

    I had really hoped to be back on track with ghost towns, but things just haven't worked out.  We're still in temporary housing after Hurricane Helene over a year ago.  It's been frustrating.  I put the podcast on hold because I thought we would be busy moving back in, but it's been one delay after another. I have done lots of research and I've got a long list of potential episodes, so there's lots more content and places to explore.

    2 min

  8. 15/07/2025

    Happyville

    Jewish workers in the Socialist Commune of Happyville, Aiken, SC Happyville was a short-lived agricultural commune near Montmorceni in Aiken County, South Carolina.  The community was based on socialist concepts, and was sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, which wanted to bring in Eastern European Jewish immigrants to work the farmland.  The project was purely racist, with the intent of replacing "less desirable" black farmworkers with Jewish workers. The Happyville residents didn't succeed.  Unusually harsh weather, inexperience, and racial troubles of their own eventually doomed the colony.   Here are some of the resources used in this podcast: Wikipedia Article The Sharing Project - Joel Tauber film Interview with Rose Rudnick Rubin H Is for Happyvile - Walter Edgar

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

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  • Creador
    Tom Taylor
  • Años de actividad
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodios
    46
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