Ep. 631 - University of South Carolina
History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind
Diane Student
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
The University of South Carolina in Columbia is said to be the flagship university of the state. This is the home of the Gamecocks and was established over 200 years ago. What started as a small college has become a large university with over 35,000 students. The university features beautiful architecture and poignant sculptures. It also has several ghost stories. Join us for the history and hauntings of the University of South Carolina. This Month in History features Doug Hegdahl blown overboard. Our location was suggested by Emily West.
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(This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you sputacular people. Welcome to this 631st episode of the History Ghostbump podcast. Ghost Tours for the Theater of the Mind. I am your host, Diane. |
| 0:09.4 | And this is Kelly. Kelly on this episode, we're going back to school. We both need a degree. We haven't finished ours yet. |
| 0:17.6 | We've been students for how long? I mean, how do we not have our masters? |
| 0:21.6 | Seriously. |
| 0:22.6 | I've been student my whole life, so. |
| 0:23.6 | Well, good grief. |
| 0:24.6 | The university we're going to be looking at the history and haunts of today is the University of South Carolina. |
| 0:31.6 | Oh, nice. |
| 0:32.6 | We've got several haunts going on here. |
| 0:35.6 | History tells the story of the world and of our lives. |
| 0:41.9 | Sometimes that history goes bump in the night. |
| 0:46.3 | Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida. |
| 0:51.8 | It's the History Goes Bump podcast. |
| 0:58.0 | Before we get into talking about the history and haunts at USC, |
| 1:02.1 | we want to welcome into the Sputacular Crew, Chris with a K. |
| 1:07.3 | And I'm not sure how to say this. |
| 1:09.9 | It's either Mahat, Mahat, or just Matt. |
| 1:13.6 | It's M-H-A-T. |
| 1:14.6 | Thank you so much for joining our Facebook group. |
| 1:17.6 | And now this month in history. |
| 1:19.6 | ... This month in history was suggested by Michael Rogers. |
| 1:40.1 | In the month of April on the 6th in 1967, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class, |
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