Childsbury was a settlement on the Cooper River, inland from Charleston. It was one of the oldest planned towns in South Carolina, and Strawberry Chapel is one of the oldest extant buildings in the state.

Here are some of the resources I used for this episode:

• A History of Childsbury
• Wikipedia Entry
• National Register of Historic Places
• Childsbury Towne Heritage Preserve
• James Child Archives
• Child Family Muniments
• Childsbury by Henry A. M. Smith
• Some Forgotten Towns in Lower South Carolina
• Friends of Strawberry
• Strawberry Ferry
• SC Picture Project

Located in the High Hills of the Santee, Stateburg missed out on being the state capital of South Carolina by one vote. It was the home of General Thomas Sumter.

Here are some of the resources:

• Wikipedia Article
• Claremont County
• Stateburg Historic District
• History of Stateburg
• National Register Listing
• South Carolina Encyclopedia
• Church of the Holy Cross
• High Hills Baptist Church
• Battle of Stateburg Historical Marker

The town of Proctor was a logging town located on the north shore of Lake Fontana. When the lake was flooded, access was cut off to the town site, and specifically to the 34+ cemeteries located on the northern shore of the lake. A road to the cemeteries was promised, but never completed. Now, a "Road to Nowhere" ends 10 miles short of its destination.

These are some of the resources used in this episode:

• Wikipedia article
• Atlas Obscura
• Proctor Slide Show (with great photos of the old town.)
• WLOS Article from 2023
• The Ghost Towns of Hazel Creek
• Proctor Cemetery
• Road to Nowhere
• Clementine Cove
• Granville Calhoun Obituary
• Interview with Delia Woodard Watkins
• Interview with Claude M. Douthit
• Interview with Christine Cole Proctor

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

Fort Madison, Old Madison, and New Madison were located on the Tugaloo River in the western part of Oconee County. Here are some of the links I used in this episode:

• Incorporation of Madison
• Tugaloo Corridor
• Tugaloo Town
• Trip to Long Nose Falls

This week we visit the ghost town of Fort Motte, in Calhoun County, South Carolina. The town takes its name from a British garrison, which was named after the plantation owner, Rebecca Brewton Motte.

Resources:

• On the Road with Charles Kuralt
• Fort Motte - Wikipedia
• Siege of Fort Motte
• Rebecca Motte
• National Register of Historic Places

The next season of Carolina Ghost Towns is about to drop! This season begins on January 6, with new episodes coming out every other Tuesday. Be sure to subscribe and recommend the show to your friends!

I had really hoped to be back on track with ghost towns, but things just haven't worked out. We're still in temporary housing after Hurricane Helene over a year ago. It's been frustrating. I put the podcast on hold because I thought we would be busy moving back in, but it's been one delay after another.

I have done lots of research and I've got a long list of potential episodes, so there's lots more content and places to explore.