Before Lake Murray ever existed, this land was home to thriving communities that would soon face upheaval as the dam project began. In this first episode of our Submerged Towns mini-series, Lolita Rowe is joined by J.R. Fennel to explore the lives, work, and faith that shaped the communities which disappeared beneath the waters of Lake Murray.

✨ Episode Credits

• Host & Producer: Lolita Rowe
• Guest: J.R. Fennel, Director of the Lexington County Museum
• Theme & Original Music: Sister Sai — sistersai.bandcamp.com
• Additional Sound Effects: sourced from Freesound, used under Creative Commons licenses (full attributions below).

🎧 Sound Effect Attributions (Freesound)

• BELLLrg-Samsung Galaxy Smartphone, CU_Cool Spring Baptist Church, Ringing, Pulley Squeaks_TDC — by designerschoice — link — License: Creative Commons 0
• river church bells 8pm 210626_0299.mp3 — by klankbeeld — link — License: Attribution 4.0
• 20171029_calm.morning.wav — by dobroide — link — License: Attribution 4.0
• Gentle Waves - Sand Point Beach At Sunrise 6-20-24 — by Ambient-X — link — License: Attribution 4.0

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A sneak peek at Season One: Submerged Towns, where we uncover the stories of communities lost beneath engineered lakes across the Carolinas.

This episode includes the sound Gentle Waves – Sand Point Beach At Sunrise 6-20-24 by Ambient-X, available on Freesound and licensed under CC BY 4.0.