Carolina Ghost Towns
Carolina Ghost Towns
Tom Taylor
Judson, North Carolina
28 minutes Posted Feb 3, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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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