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Carolina Ghost Towns – Ferguson

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.

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