<description>&lt;p&gt;Beneath the still waters of Lake Marion lies the ghost of a forest — and a town named Ferguson. Before the Santee River was dammed, the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company had already stripped much of the swamp bare, cutting and milling its centuries-old cypress. By the time the flood came, the forest that once sheltered the town was already gone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode traces how the Santee Basin itself was transformed — not only socially but ecologically. Thousands of acres were cleared, burned, and drowned to make way for progress, yet pieces of that past remain: the stumps of Sparkleberry Swamp, the ghost forests along the coast, and the memories carried by the water. Through the words of historian &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Robert Hart&lt;/strong&gt;, we follow the making of a waterscape — and reflect on what progress submerge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Voice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Robert Hart&lt;/strong&gt;, historian — on the environmental and coastal consequences of the Santee-Cooper Project&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt; Created, produced, and hosted by &lt;strong&gt;Lolita Rowe&lt;/strong&gt; Original music by &lt;strong&gt;Sister Sai&lt;/strong&gt; Website by &lt;strong&gt;Tiffany Messer Bass&lt;/strong&gt;, with production support from &lt;strong&gt;Saira Raza&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;sound effects/field recordings from &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Freesound.com"&gt;Freesound.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;S: Lake Waves 3.wav by Benboncan | License: Attribution 4.0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;S: forest wind 1111AM 220617_0400.wav by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;S: Life underwater at Mamori.wav by laurent | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;S: Forest Birds Crow Wind by atks_ | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Songs (all by Sister Sai)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Ossabaw Sunrise (unreleased)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Wanderer (from Extempore)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Dandelion (from First Flight)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Archival Image:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Cut-over land in the Santee-Cooper Basin.&lt;/em&gt;Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division,LC-USF34-043522-D [P&amp;amp;P], LOT 1533 (corresponding photographic print).Other Number: E 173.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Call to Action&lt;/strong&gt; Visit &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://madeincarolinapodcast.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;madeincarolinapodcast.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for show notes and more stories waiting under the water. Share your reflections using &lt;strong&gt;#MadeInCarolinaPodcast&lt;/strong&gt; or support the series on &lt;em&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Next Episode Preview&lt;/strong&gt; Next time, we follow the families who moved with the water — tracing how they rebuilt, remembered, and redefined home after the flood.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Made In Carolina Podcast

Lolita Rowe

Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, Part 3: The Making of a Waterscape

NOV 7, 202529 MIN
Made In Carolina Podcast

Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, Part 3: The Making of a Waterscape

NOV 7, 202529 MIN

Description

<p>Beneath the still waters of Lake Marion lies the ghost of a forest — and a town named Ferguson. Before the Santee River was dammed, the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company had already stripped much of the swamp bare, cutting and milling its centuries-old cypress. By the time the flood came, the forest that once sheltered the town was already gone.</p><p>This episode traces how the Santee Basin itself was transformed — not only socially but ecologically. Thousands of acres were cleared, burned, and drowned to make way for progress, yet pieces of that past remain: the stumps of Sparkleberry Swamp, the ghost forests along the coast, and the memories carried by the water. Through the words of historian <strong>Dr. Robert Hart</strong>, we follow the making of a waterscape — and reflect on what progress submerge.</p><p><strong>Featured Voice</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Dr. Robert Hart</strong>, historian — on the environmental and coastal consequences of the Santee-Cooper Project</li></ul><p><strong>Credits</strong> Created, produced, and hosted by <strong>Lolita Rowe</strong> Original music by <strong>Sister Sai</strong> Website by <strong>Tiffany Messer Bass</strong>, with production support from <strong>Saira Raza</strong></p><p>sound effects/field recordings from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Freesound.com">Freesound.com</a></p><p>S: Lake Waves 3.wav by Benboncan | License: Attribution 4.0</p><p>S: forest wind 1111AM 220617_0400.wav by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0</p><p>S: Life underwater at Mamori.wav by laurent | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0</p><p>S: Forest Birds Crow Wind by atks_ | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0</p><p>Songs (all by Sister Sai)</p><p>- Ossabaw Sunrise (unreleased)</p><p>- Wanderer (from Extempore)</p><p>- Dandelion (from First Flight)</p><p><strong>Archival Image:</strong> <em>Cut-over land in the Santee-Cooper Basin.</em>Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division,LC-USF34-043522-D [P&amp;P], LOT 1533 (corresponding photographic print).Other Number: E 173.</p><p><strong>Call to Action</strong> Visit <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://madeincarolinapodcast.com"><strong>madeincarolinapodcast.com</strong></a> for show notes and more stories waiting under the water. Share your reflections using <strong>#MadeInCarolinaPodcast</strong> or support the series on <em>Buy Me a Coffee</em>.</p><p><strong>Next Episode Preview</strong> Next time, we follow the families who moved with the water — tracing how they rebuilt, remembered, and redefined home after the flood.</p>