Folly Beach Redux

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The barrier island of Folly Beach, South Carolina appears picturesque with its images of waves lapping against the sand. Locals refer to it as the "Edge of America." Below the surface of painted sunsets and beautiful beaches lies a dark history of mysterious and tragic losses. Folly Beach really has it all from shipwrecks to the Civil War to pirates. Blackbeard himself took cover at Folly Beach. A native tribe also died out here. Is it this colorful history that has led to rumors of hauntings? Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Folly Beach.

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0:00.0	History tells the story of the world and of our lives.
0:21.4	Sometimes that history goes bump in the night.
0:32.4	Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida.
0:39.1	It's the History Goes Bump podcast.
0:47.3	Hello, you sputacular people.
0:49.8	Welcome to History Goes Bump Redux.
0:52.4	I'm your host, Diane.
0:53.6	And this is Kelly. Welcome to this episode Bump Redux. I'm your host, Diane. And this is Kelly. Welcome to this episode
0:56.7	featuring Folly Beach. Are you ready to go back? I'm ready.
1:18.3	The Barrier Island of Folly Beach, South Carolina, appears picturesque with its images of waves lapping against the sand. Locals refer to it as the edge of America. Below the surface of painted
1:25.0	sunsets and beautiful beaches lies a dark history of mysterious and tragic losses.
1:30.8	Folly Beach really has it all from shipwrecks to the Civil War to pirates.
1:36.0	Blackbeard himself took cover at Folly Beach.
1:38.9	A native tribe also died out here.
1:41.6	Is it this colorful history that has led to rumors of hauntings? Join us as we
1:46.4	explore the history and hauntings about Folly Beach comes from its close geographic and cultural connections to the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
2:14.6	The name Folly is thought to have come from the old English translation of the word,
2:18.8	which means a clump of trees or a thicket. This name appears to be historically appropriate for the
2:24.2	island as the landscape was quite lush with foliage. The main channel into Charleston Harbor in the
2:29.7	1700 and 1800s brought the ships past the northern side of Folly Island. For some ships,
2:36.0	the trees on Folly Island may have been the first they had seen after a long voyage across
2:40.4	the Atlantic. The island has also at times been labeled Coffin Land or Coffin Island on some
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