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 [email protected].  www.randomconnections.com

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 [email protected].  www.randomconnections.com

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 [email protected].  www.randomconnections.com

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 [email protected].  www.randomconnections.com

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 [email protected].  www.randomconnections.com