Lost towns of Lake Murray: How a town was flooded in South Carolina
Lost towns of Lake Murray: How a town was flooded in South Carolina
Lost towns lie beneath the waters of Lake Murray in South Carolina.
But one time, that area was known as the Saluda River Valley. It was settled in the 1750’s by German, Swiss, and Dutch immigrants, with two major towns: Dutch Fork and Saxe Gotha.
But those towns are no more, they were buried in water after SCE&G bought the land, creating the lake. The towns were both flooded, all but erased from history. All that remains now are remnants of a past that few people alive know little about.
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This story is an absolute lie. They submerge the towns of Black people and we were never compensated for any of the lands are home lost. The arrogance in an age where you can find information about nearly anything and it still put out such a board crap story is the shameful and disgusting. As a black man I am disgusted how white America has absolutely the side of the turn his head and wheel for ignorance and evil that came before them. By continuing to reporting like this and hiding history is the exact reason why there is a need for reparations. If you actually look at everything on a scale this is even worse than what Germany did it happen far longer and is still taking place
I will have to look into to this. My Great Grandfather owned land and was pushed out.
Report it right or not at all.
Imagine how much they needed to let loose just to do this
There’s some truths left out i see….. who else lived there????? Tell all of it
This is how ”they” are resetting our ”reality” all the time.
wtf lol this was a black town
Of course they left a lot out. There were many in the black towns that refused to leave because it was their home, so they were flooded alive. And yes they were black families but of course they leave that tidbit of history out
With these people, one has to (Read Between The Lines) of all their lies and deceit.
hmmmmmmmm never heard this version
A black town at that
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They were lucky to make it out of that water, if that was lake Lanier, it probably would of been over with!
I think y’all mispronounced INDIGENOUS LAND…
Many indigenous were classified as slaves during that era and have been reclassified and renamed several times over history. We know who we are.
Lake lainier is probably haunted
😩😩😩
Ridiculous liar’s
Where did they get the water from?
German, Swiss, and Dutch immigrants. Tell the truth. Detail.
Now, because the lake levels are down tops of tombstones can be seen 😧
They stole the land ..
Destroyed black towns
Graves at the bottom of the lake where people lived and swam and water-skier
This was not lost it was hidden ! Do people actually hear themselves talk the title is misleading and let’s just tell the truth can’t hide it anymore
they should drain the water out and rebuild the towns, the same with Lebennon New Jersey
Sooo is lake Murray jocassee and lanier all haunted ?
Black towns always get drowned 🙃now it’s gentrification
So sad smh so many towns underwater
My ancestors are buried there. The video is very interesting but the back ground music is too loud.
Black Europeans huh? I missed this part in school
Now it time for pay back it’s up on themselves right now and I will make sure our people get paid back in full ⚔️🗡😡it’s not a game I’m here on earth for this reason is to get Justice for our ancestors
Don’t believe everything you hear about towns like this !!!
“They offered to move the graves” They didn’t give a damn about black/native graves. 🤦🏽♀️
So disrespectful
Sounds like my exs vag its cold its dark its deep
and now all you see is outsiders from nyc and pa coming to fish.
This was an Indian town. “Negro” “Colored” and “Black” were colonization classifications of American Indians. It’s time we remember who we are. Understand that this is your land and you have been lied to. Peace.
Another Aboriginal genocide being covered up…just like Tulsa
A lot of these were black towns they buried underwater. And don’t believe it when he tells you they paid for the residents of these towns to relocate. That’s a lie.
White-Washed History. Tell the truth
There is Many towns flooded as if they did this fast as in they was hiding these towns.The truth of this land Want stay hidden much longer.
Music is awful.
Why they lie like that
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ATROCITY COMMITTED BY WHITES
This music is too loud
I feel bad for America I feel more bad for myself that I have to live here 🤦
That’s a damn shame. Therefore, shame on the State of South Carolina for allowing the flooding of the Congaree Indians’ ancestral land to take place to begin with!
The Deep House is a good horror movie about a haunted house under a lake. I’m sure lake mead has some pretty spooky stories!👻🏠👻
Wow. Really?
We now have over 91,000 dams creating lakefront real estate property. Where the Indians at? Oh, that’s right! They labeled us NEGRO, BLACK, and AFRICAN AMERICAN, as they burned or flooded our towns, villages, and valley cities. They then flooded North America with Magyar & Afrikaners, now called "WHITE".😂😂😂
The Afrikaners were BLACK as recently as the early 1900’s.
PAID TO RELOCATE THEM MY ASS!!! This video is white washed at it finest!!!
I live on lake Murray and we own some land you were on