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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Episodes

Ferguson

Tuesday Mar 05, 2024

Tuesday Mar 05, 2024


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 at CarolinaGhostTownsPod@gmail.com. 
www.randomconnections.com

Kingville

Tuesday Feb 20, 2024

Tuesday Feb 20, 2024


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.  Additional voices by Elevenlabs.io.  
You can reach us at CarolinaGhostTownsPod@gmail.com. 
www.randomconnections.com

Andersonville

Tuesday Feb 06, 2024

Tuesday Feb 06, 2024


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 CarolinaGhostTownsPod@gmail.com. 
www.randomconnections.com

Lone Star

Sunday Jan 28, 2024

Sunday Jan 28, 2024

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 CarolinaGhostTownsPod@gmail.com. 
www.randomconnections.com

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Carolina Ghost Towns explores the lost communities and towns in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.  There are no tales of hauntings or the paranormal, but stories about the history of the region and what was once here.

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