Episode 100 What Lies Beneath the Surface of Lake Lanier

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Lake Lanier is one of the deadliest lakes in America. Some swear it's haunted by the spirits of those whose lives tragically ended in the lake. Others believe it was cursed from the start because of the dark history associated with the land and people who lived in the area before the lake was created Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show. Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @explorethesouthEmail: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Episode Resources Phillips, P. (2016). Blood at the root: a racial cleansing in America (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company. Rivers Held a Spiritual Place in the Lives of the Cherokee. Humanities by National Endowment for Humanities. Summer 2019. Deadliest day at Lake Lanier | 1964 Christmas tragedy. 11 Alive News. December 10, 2019. Cemeteries of Lake Lanier. North Gwinnett Voice. March 9, 2020. Quick Facts Forsyth County, Georgia. US Census. The mysteries beneath the waters. Tallahassee Tribune. September 2, 2020. Below the surface: How Lake Lanier came to be. Forsyth County News. September 8, 2020. One of Georgia’s most well known lakes has a murky history. The Signal. April 6, 2021. Mooney, J., & Mooney, J. (1982). Myths of the Cherokee ; and, Sacred formulas of the Cherokees. Nashville, Tenn: Charles and Randy Elder-Booksellers.Episode Music Ambient and Drone in D by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com No. 8 Requiem and No 6 In My Dreams by Esther Abrami Licensed under Creative Commons; Argonne by Zachariah Hickman Licensed under Creative Commons; Spirit of Fire by Jesse Gallager Licensed under Creative Commons Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Shannon Ballard. A reminder for you, if you enjoy Southern Mysteries, you can hear more when you become a Patreon member.
0:08.0	Patron see your bonus content called Southern Mystery Shorts each month.
0:13.0	Head to Patreon.com slash Southern Mysteries to join today. Lake Lanier is one of the largest tourist destinations in Georgia,
0:30.0	around 7 million people visit each year, despite its eerie history.
0:38.0	Lake Lanier is one of the deadliest lakes in America.
0:43.6	Some swear it's haunted by the spirits of those whose lives tragically end in the lake.
0:51.5	Others believe it was cursed from the starts because of the dark history associated
0:57.5	with the land and people who lived in the area before the lake was created.
1:06.0	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring the history and mysteries
1:10.8	of the American South. I'm your host Shannon Ballard.
1:15.0	This is the story of what lies beneath the surface of Lake Lanier. as rain falls in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains and runs over
1:28.6	waterfalls, it makes its way to Lake Lanier. The completion of the Beauford Dam on the south end of the lake in
1:37.1	1956 turned the areas Chattahoochee and Chestity rivers into Georgia's largest lake.
1:46.2	Situated about 60 miles from Atlanta,
1:48.8	Lake Lanier borders five counties.
1:52.0	Hall for scythe, Dawson, Gwinnett, and Lumpkin.
1:57.3	Lake Lanier was named for Georgia native, Sydney Lanier, a Poets and Confederate Army veteran.
2:05.0	The lake is known for its beauty with aqua blue colored water
2:09.0	and stunning scenery that draws millions of people to visit recreational areas, marinas, and
2:17.6	campgrounds every year.
2:21.9	It's nearly 700 miles of shoreline is spread over 38,000 acres operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
2:31.0	Since the Corps opened, this man-made reservoir in 1957, it's estimated at least 657 people have died at Lake
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