The Abandoned Places of South Carolina

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2 жыл бұрын

South Carolina has a long history of war and peace, boom and bust. That has left a lot of abandoned places throughout the state to explore. This video explores eleven of the more dramatic places, though there are many more. Included is a little bit of history about each place. Include are Old Sheldon Church, Pinckney Castle, Morris Island Lighthouse, Poinsett Bridge, and several others.
All clips are available for purchase for your own project at Pond5. www.pond5.com/artist/wollwerth
As usual, all music is by the very talented Kai Engel
www.kai-engel.com
Most clips were shot with an Autel Evo 2 Pro, though some were shot with an original DJI Mavic Pro or a Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k pro.
John Wollwerth is a professional photographer and footage creator in South Carolina, USA.
Check out John Wollwerth's work at www.wollwerthimagery.com or www.wcommercialmedia.com

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@lynnwollwerth5875 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how many of these places are being lost to the ocean.

@carole5788 Жыл бұрын

Islands move, this has been taking place since the beginning of time. The wind blows the sand and over many many years it literally moves the island. This is why they had to relocate the lighthouse on the island of Cape Hatteras or it would still be in the ocean. This is not climate change.

@joaniepeters2565 9 ай бұрын

Your correct, islands and the coast has to be dredged every so many years, they have been doing this for a long long time

@programadaamerica8669 5 ай бұрын

Use White letters not black

@LaurenceDay-d2p Ай бұрын

I love the splendid old trees surrounding these ruins. I would like to see them in the light of a full moon.

@licksnkicks1166 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of the most beautiful and poignant videos that I have seen to date. The beautiful scenery and like music married perfectly into an absolutely phenomenal video. I couldn’t stop watching. Your photographic style is just perfect. Thank you for your time and effort for making my Sunday afternoon have meaning.

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! That was quite an endorsement. Check out some of my other videos if you liked that one.

@licksnkicks1166 2 жыл бұрын

@@wollwerthimagery6267 your on my “to watch” list.

@user-er2ys7jh7e 2 ай бұрын

It's only been in the last few years that WHOMEVER cleared the overgrowth on Castle Pinckney. Until then, by viewing it from, or, a observation point , it looked like A BIG GREEN MOUND. I have pictures of when it was used as a Union POW camp after First Bull Run(Manassas). Always amazed me what used to be under that mound.😮😮😮😮

@deborahquinn483 Жыл бұрын

This video is perfect! I love all of the drone footage and I appreciate the short, but informative descriptions of each site. I too remember walking through Sheldon Church before the fence was placed. I was thinking a lot of these places would be nice for a wedding. Thanks again for this video.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

So glad you liked the video. Actually glad I put this together when I did. Two of the sites are now gone.

@southernbelle4524 Жыл бұрын

Until about 5 years ago, the Old Sheldon Church was totally open without the fence around it. Unfortunately, some young person thought it would be funny to chip away some of the bricks. Hence, the fence. I have actually attended weddings on the grounds prior to the fence. Don't know if they will allow that anymore or not.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Yes, it was such an incredible shame when they fenced it in. All it takes is one idiot. He apparently tried to sell the bricks on eBay.

@Sgt_MoDog_USMC 11 ай бұрын

Another beautifully shot and narrated video. Thank you for posting!

@wollwerthimagery6267 11 ай бұрын

Thanks again for being a faithful watcher.

@Texangus 2 жыл бұрын

Great video John, very informative.

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you found it informative.

@phylisschavis4489 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful video ,Thank you !

@ruthristine7088 Жыл бұрын

Good eye for seeing the beauty in old sites.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ruth. There are so many old places to see here in South Carolina. Long history here.

@joycehanlon4403 10 ай бұрын

One of the best videos I have ever seen on KZfaq. Perfect soundtrack as well.😊

@wollwerthimagery6267 10 ай бұрын

Very glad you liked it, and thanks for the great endorsement.

@sherrytate7842 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video these places are breathtaking even though they are in bad condition . They take you back to another time. Thank you for sharing this!

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, Sherry. The bad condition they're in are what make them interesting.

@naomiforrestall4594 Жыл бұрын

Great video and footage of some really cool places in SC

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Naomi. Glad you enjoyed it.

@jasonali7171 Жыл бұрын

Love the cinematography! You've got mad skills with the drone too. Well done!

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason. Very kind of you. Getting better with more practice.

@CMWebb 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video's, it gives me some new places to explore...Thanks!

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

No problem. There’s a lot more out there to explore. These are just the ones I’ve had time to film.

@kurtmuller6750 2 жыл бұрын

Great show

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

@bettecannavino4047 6 ай бұрын

Very special. Thank you.

@wollwerthimagery6267 6 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@flymiller69 28 күн бұрын

Outstanding Video

@wollwerthimagery6267 28 күн бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it.

@user-er2ys7jh7e 2 ай бұрын

The various plans for this Morris Island Light wii, DEFINITELY, make you shake your head. One plan was to make the surrounding area into a subdivision. Another was to make the light a tourist attraction. From what I've been told, the current in that is VERY DANGEROUS!! A tour boat would catch hell trying to dock, and stay anchored at that dock. Another plan was to restore the light. A late reporter that I knew from the Post and Courier told me that the interior had rotted away, and, was now, an outdoor privy for birds and bats.😮😮😮😮

@39doritoz 2 ай бұрын

The shots on Poinsett Bridge are so serene 🖤

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 ай бұрын

Poinsett bridge is such a peaceful place to stop.

@hochiminh1148 Жыл бұрын

I remember visiting that concrete structure in the early eighties, almost 40 years ago. I don't remember any graffiti, only the places where the big guns used to be. There were no gates around the large holes as seen in your video. We had no idea what it was. Now I finally know. A coastel defense called Ft. Fremont. Never stop learning! ✌️

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

I'm really surprised there was no graffiti back then. It was even more overgrown back then. The gates around the gun mounts are a new thing. Hopefully you got the chance to go inside.

@hochiminh1148 Жыл бұрын

Forty years is a long time, but I do remember it being extremely overgrown. We didn't go far inside but don't remember any graffiti. Perhaps it was there but not like what I saw in your video. Way before google, so we didn't know what it was. But I do remember seeing copper pipes up in the wall.

@lifesongkenya Жыл бұрын

Loved the video

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Thanks James. Appreciate the comment. Bring a sign to claim one of these places. So long as no one challenges you on it, it's yours.

@ryders_mom Жыл бұрын

A million thunbs up!!! I'm currently on an RV road trip and in the Greenville area right now. Hope I can find some of these as I travel!!!

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

A million! Wow, that's a lot. I only touched the surface of the abandoned places out there. Take the back roads and you'll find them.

@9to5Drone 2 жыл бұрын

Cool!! I love abandoned places

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. We'll probably be shooting a whole lot more abandoned places this summer across the country.

@ariam2042 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video❤Beautiful South Carolina

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ivettearnaud2770 Жыл бұрын

Hauntingly beautiful. My favorite place is Saint Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins. I visited there about 4 years ago. It was so beautiful and peaceful. Thank you for this hidden gem.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Chapel of Ease is such a special place, and fortunately still pretty unspoiled with no fence around it like Old Sheldon Church.

@TroubleActual 3 ай бұрын

Historical and beautiful

@BurlapandLight 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and info on the places. This is what I miss about living in the south. I grew up in GA with this all around me and lived in FL years later. Was still around. Don't find any beauty like this in the southeastern parts of the Desert Souhwest..

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

There is such a long history down here. It's more a matter of what do you see rather than what is there to see. Glad you enjoyed the vide. Subscribed to your channel too.

@BurlapandLight 2 жыл бұрын

@@wollwerthimagery6267 Thank you for the sub. Yes, as a kid in the 70's I have noting but great memories of running thru the woods and just stumbling on old abandoned mansions and buildings in the rural parts of Atlanta proper. Was so cool to see history just sitting there decaying sadly. But lots of history there and I hope they were able to preserve some of it over the years.

@mykejohnson582 2 жыл бұрын

@@wollwerthimagery6267 I lived here most of my life and never knew about these places, they don't talk about these hidden gems except for that battery down by the ocean, the only other natural stuff that is frequently visited is the Huntington beach Palace up at Huntington beach across from Brooke green gardens maybe its that i live further North up at Myrtle beach.

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. There is so much history around. Some of these are fairly well known, but others I just stumbled across in my travels and had to look up what they were later.

@jamesallison4875 Жыл бұрын

SC is more Southern in some ways than my home NC. Your video was very melancholy and the pacing was great and there was just enough information. Made me sad in a good way. Do more.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! One of these days I'll do a further video on more abandoned places.

@joaniepeters2565 9 ай бұрын

We are the southern Wild West

@PatrickFDolan 3 ай бұрын

Why wouldn't it be as it's further south and was flourishing during the colonial era when NC was barely populated.

@darlenejohnson8864 Жыл бұрын

Loved the video. Sad to see what was once useful beautiful is lost.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Much of it is still beautiful in its own way.

@andrewcraig3369 Жыл бұрын

What a great video, I am into photography both with DSLR and Drone and will be moving to the Low Country next year. These locations certainly provide inspiration for future photo shoots.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

There are a lot more locations I haven't visited yet. You'll have no problem finding great places to shoot.

@andrewcraig3369 Жыл бұрын

@@wollwerthimagery6267 could you recommend any locations that are accessible for night photography in the Beaufort Hilton Head area ? Coming from NY where the State Parks issued Nighttime Photography permits, we can access a number of ocean beaches around the clock. Not sure if there is anything like that in the low country.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewcraig3369 The darkest place is Hunting Island state park. Not sure what their hours are this time of year, but if they're open, you can shoot night photography. Otherwise you can reserve a camping spot out there and you have access to the beach all night. You should have come a couple weeks ago before the time change. There are also spots along the side of the road where you can get good night photography as well, even if you can't get into the park proper.

@andrewcraig3369 Жыл бұрын

@@wollwerthimagery6267 thank you! I saw your video on night photography and the boneyard looks like an amazing place for some astro and long exposure photography.

@UncleFranke 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing ; the cinematography is quite stunning. I’ve visited most of these places but you’ve revealed some real gems that I’ll have to visit. The Beaufort Pickle Factory has piqued my interest - is it being restored?

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I think it's pretty unlikely that the pickle factory will be restored. I heard that the fire department had used it for fire practice, so the structure is unsound for rebuilding.

@chicago911susy 2 жыл бұрын

This was interesting.

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@bruce8429 7 ай бұрын

The old Folly Beach Pavillion is now way out at sea with rows and rows of streets of houses in front of it long long gone.

@wollwerthimagery6267 6 ай бұрын

Wish I could have seen that. It's the disadvantage of building on a barrier island.

@carolinaplinker Жыл бұрын

we used to call Poinsett bridge camp old Indian and we used to climb all over that bridge and spend a lot of Friday and Saturday nights just hanging out

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

It's such a great place. It must be great to have memories of it like that.

@janicelangley4325 7 ай бұрын

So did my friends and me.

@WhittyPics Жыл бұрын

There is an old mill in Clover SC that is abandoned and falling apart. I think it used to be American Thread

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Do you know how accessible it is?

@4m4nd4m Жыл бұрын

it was also known as southern industries but its not accessible at all. i’ve heard the cops are prone to arresting people if they see you on this one 😓

@courtheath5138 9 ай бұрын

This video is too fantastic not to see the graphics. Could someone do a quick edit and put a light background behind them. The videography is OUTSTANDING. CONGRATS.

@wollwerthimagery6267 9 ай бұрын

Hey, Court. This is definitely something that's been brought up. Unfortunately it can't be reedited once it's in KZfaq without starting over. I've definitely started doing the background in subsequent videos though. Thanks for the comments.

@daniellatan3230 2 жыл бұрын

wow

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniella

@PatrickFDolan 3 ай бұрын

Poinsett bridge is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett of Charleston SC who was first Minister to Mexico, Chile and Argentina and who had dealings in Peru. The Christmas Poinsettia is named after him which he brought back from Mexico.

@wollwerthimagery6267 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the additional information.

@robertculbreth694 Жыл бұрын

Poinsett Bridge looks like straight out of Lord of the Rings.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

Poinsett bridge was a bit of a surprise for me. I was just doing an internet search while in the area and found it.

@janicelangley4325 7 ай бұрын

I live about 6 miles away from there,it truly is beautiful.

@notshadow1667 Жыл бұрын

Edgar South Carolina home 18

@Lady_Chalk 4 ай бұрын

I keep forgetting I want to visit the Poinsett Bridge! (Greenville)

@wollwerthimagery6267 4 ай бұрын

Been there two or three times now. Great place to go.

@barbieann6719 Жыл бұрын

Is this a different version of the song colors?

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

It's original music from a guy in the country of Georgia. Goes by Kai Engel.

@cccCCCccc123ccc Жыл бұрын

It’s like a feeling of wanting to go back to a world you never knew. I don’t know if that makes sense 😅.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

It makes a lot of sense.

@ctr8896 7 ай бұрын

I'm from North Carolina, but I always loved South Carolinas landscape better than N.C.

@jerrygouge9615 10 ай бұрын

Good video. In editing dark font should not be used on dark background. Much of the text cannot be read.

@markbilyeu6326 5 ай бұрын

Nice photography. I can’t read what is on the screen. The letters are too dark and too fast. Never the less thanks for sharing.

@imhorsenaround 7 ай бұрын

Use a bolder font or something - hard to see all

@PatrickFDolan 3 ай бұрын

Poinsett bridge is not the oldest bridge. It's the oldest still standing.

@wollwerthimagery6267 3 ай бұрын

Well a non-standing bridge is not a bridge at all.

@concernedcitizen4031 2 жыл бұрын

Cant hardly read the print over the pictures. Need a bolder typeface.

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, someone else had said the same. I'll keep it in mind for next time. Thanks

@bethbartlett5692 Жыл бұрын

Why did they burn houses? Both sides did this

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

General destructive nature of war. They did it to demoralize the enemy.

@GreyHorton-le1js 27 күн бұрын

General Sherman loved fire.

@michellecole1720 Жыл бұрын

Why wasn't"Bull Street" the abandoned mental asylum on here?

@wollwerthimagery6267 Жыл бұрын

There are literally hundreds of abandoned places I didn't cover in this video. It just leaves a lot of room for future videos. I'll consider covering that one later though.

@user-uq5wm1zg9x 4 ай бұрын

u talking about the one with a trampoline on the roof ?