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Ellenton, Dunbarton, Meyers Mills, and Leigh were small towns in Aiken and Barnwell Counties that were uprooted to make way for the Savannah River Plant to make atomic and hydrogen bombs.
I used lots of references and audio clips in this episode. Here are the clips that I used in putting together this story.
Blog post - Hamburg and the Atomic Towns
"I Don't Live there Anymore" - Lawrence Holofcener
Dr. Walter Edgar, South Carolina from A to Z - E is for Ellenton
Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly, 1880
Samuel Ritchie - That Others May Live: The Cold War Sacrifice of Ellenton, South Carolina
WJBF - Hometown History, The Forgotten Town of Ellenton
Displaced - The Unexpected Fallout from the Cold War
Ellenton Heritage Trail Opens for Tours
Song - Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb
Song - The Death of Ellenton
