
Ellenton and the Atomic Towns
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About this listen
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
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