Carolina Ghost Towns

Tom Taylor
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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

  1. MAY 6

    Merrittsville - A Village Beneath

    Merrittsville was a community in norther Greenville County in what has become known as The Dark Corner.  Once a stopover for travelers, the region was notorious for moonshining and other illegal activities.  Now.  The town lies under the Greenville Watershed Reservois. Resources: Blog Post - Remembering Merrittsville Benjamin Merritt Genealogy Poinsett Bridge National Register Merrittsville - Now Only a Memory Below the Surface Mann Batson Videos Poinsett Bridge Traffic Poinsett Chimney Ruins State Road Anne Blythe Videos Stagecoach Travel Bishop Asbury Reverend Malet Dean Campbell Videos Greer Museum Presentation Introduction to Dark Corner

    32 min

  2. APR 21

    Old School Towns

    This week we look at three ghost towns.  These towns featured academies that played a large part of the town.  When the academies closed down, the towns went into decline.  This episode looks at the towns of Minervaville in Richland County, South Carolina, which had the Minerva Academy, Slabtown in Anderson County, which had the Thalian Academy, then the Slabtown Academy, and Sievern in Aiken County, which had the Edisto Academy. Some of the resources I used in podcast are listed below: Blog Posts Lower Richland and the High Hills of the Santee Slabtown, Equality, and the Thalian Web Chasing the Swamp Rabbit, Part 3 - Sievern and the Edisto Academy

    32 min

  3. APR 8

    Ellenton and the Atomic Towns

    Ellenton, Dunbarton, Meyers Mills, and Leigh were small towns in Aiken and Barnwell Counties that were uprooted to make way for the Savannah River Plant to make atomic and hydrogen bombs. I used lots of references and audio clips in this episode.  Here are the clips that I used in putting together this story. Blog post - Hamburg and the Atomic Towns "I Don't Live there Anymore" - Lawrence Holofcener Dr. Walter Edgar, South Carolina from A to Z - E is for Ellenton Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly, 1880 Samuel Ritchie - That Others May Live:  The Cold War Sacrifice of Ellenton, South Carolina WJBF - Hometown History, The Forgotten Town of Ellenton Displaced - The Unexpected Fallout from the Cold War Ellenton Heritage Trail Opens for Tours Song - Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb Song - The Death of Ellenton

    35 min

  4. MAR 25

    Manchester, South Carolina

    Manchester is a ghost town in Sumter County, on the east side of the Poinsett Electronic Warfare Range.  It was settled in the 1700s, but disappeared in the mid-1800s. Resources: Archeological Studies Wilmington and Manchester Railroad from Wikipedia Blog Post

    22 min

  5. MAR 11

    Willtown Black Mingo

    Willtown Black Mingo was on Black Mingo Creek in Williamsburg County.  The terms "Willtown" and "Black Mingo" were used interchangeably.  It was also the site of an important battle in the Revolutionary War. Resources: History of Williamsburg County Black Mingo Historical Marker

    27 min

  6. FEB 25

    Willtown or New London

    Willtown on the Edisto River was first known as New London.  It was the second planned town in South Carolina, after Charleston.  The remaining buildings are now on the National Register of Historic Places.   Here are the resources I used in this episode... Willtown:  An Archeological and Historical Perspective Willtown Bluff Study Historical and Archeological Study Willtown Past and Present Blog Post - Paddling to Willtown on the Edisto

    20 min

  7. FEB 11

    Shelton

    The ghost town of Shelton is located in northwest Fairfield County, South Carolina, along the banks of the Broad River.  The early settlement featured a ferry, but grew into a town with the coming of the railroad.  The major industries were shipping for the surrounding and the Shivar Springs Bottling Company, located just south of the town. Resources used in this episode: Blog post on RandomConnections Shelton photos from 1960s - State Newspaper interview with Tom McConnell Ron Chicone's History of Shelton Shivar cisterns on SC Picture Project National Register Listing for Shivar Shelton Cemetery McConnell Cemetery

    32 min

  8. JAN 28

    Robertville

    Henry Martyn Robert - author of Robert's Rules of Order Robertville is a small farming community in South Carolina, named for a family of French Huguenots that settled in the region.  The community was the birthplace of Henry Martyn Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order, and Alexander Robert Lawton, Confederate General and one of the founders of the American Bar Association.  Robertville Baptist Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.

    18 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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  • Creator
    Tom Taylor
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
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