Carolina Ghost Towns

Childsbury

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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
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    Carolina Ghost TownsBy Tom Taylor