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A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
The Churchyards of Charleston
Charleston has long been known as the “Holy City” because of huge number of historical churches. Since we had some time in the city after our Governor’s School reunion, I wanted to check out a few of these. Specifically, I was looking for some of the signature grave stones that I’ve spotted in historic churches [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Travel
The Ghost Towns of Lake Marion, Part 3 – The Water Rises
By the time the town of Ferguson was swallowed by the waters of Lake Marion, it had already been abandoned. That was not the case with other plantations and residences in the area. The Santee-Cooper project was both hailed as a New Deal marvel, and derided for robbing many of their homes. It’s history has [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy
The Ghost Towns of Lake Marion, Part 2 – Ferguson
This weekend’s paddling trip to Lake Marion was nearly perfect. There was fantastic weather, beautiful scenery, excellent food, good company, and a venue with interesting history. Unfortunately, that history has been somewhat tainted and full of controversy. Names like “Santee” and “Congaree” give indication that the original inhabitants of the area were Native Americans. Colonists [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy
The Ghost Towns of Lake Marion
v Sometime last year I came across an article about the town of Ferguson, South Carolina. The defunct town is now submerged under Lake Marion. All that remains are some foundations and the old lumber kiln that had been part of the Santee Cypress Lumber Company. While looking for information about the old town, I [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Paddling, Photography
Finding Granby
It had been a rough week. We’re getting ready for our Chorale Concert, our district is getting ready for its accreditation visit, and I’ve been working on projects for a graduate course. On Friday I had a state tech leaders meeting, and on Saturday we had a paddling trip scheduled with my friends from Lowcountry [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling
More on Newell
In the previous post I wrote about our visit to the town of Newell. I’ve been trying to find more information about the town, but facts seem to be hard to come by. As early as 1853 the community is listed as a post office in Fanning’s Illustrated Gazetter of the United States. However, the [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy
Piedmont-Powdersville Ramble with Brothers
Our plans for the weekend changed. Friday Houston and I had planned to head down to Sparkleberry Swamp for an early spring paddling trip, but that didn’t work out. Houston had already taken Friday off, so we went with Plan B. We met up with our brother, Stephen, and headed out for a short afternoon [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Local, Photography, Rambling
Promised Land and Beyond
It was a Second Saturday. Normally Alan and I would be out with our friends from Lowcountry Unfiltered exploring some river or other historic locale. There were several last-minute conflicts, so the trip fell through this month. Alan and I were still up for a photo trek, so we decided to head out on our [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling
More on Chappells
My how time flies. Hard to believe that it’s been two years since Alan and I first explored the ghost town of Chappells, SC. We made our exploration after a paddling trip on the Saluda River, and I did a follow-up post on the history of the town. Last year fellow explorer Mark Elbrecht visited [...]
Posted in History and Genealogy, Rambling
LCU vs Manchester, Part 3
So far our crew from Lowcountry Unfiltered had breakfast at Battens in Wedgefield, visited the cemetery of a deranged governor, hiked part of the Palmetto trail and discovered an old railroad junction, and we were just getting started. Manchester and Melrose We got back to our vehicles and headed to the location of the ghost [...]
Posted in Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Photography
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