Carolina Ghost Towns

By: Tom Taylor
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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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  • Manchester, South Carolina

    Manchester, South Carolina
    Mar 25 2025

    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
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    22 mins
  • Willtown Black Mingo

    Willtown Black Mingo
    Mar 11 2025

    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
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    27 mins
  • Willtown or New London

    Willtown or New London
    Feb 25 2025

    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
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    20 mins

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