The Abandoned Places of South Carolina

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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 года назад

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

@carole5788 Год назад

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 8 месяцев назад

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 4 месяца назад

Use White letters not black

@user-rq2es2io8y 7 дней назад

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

@licksnkicks1166 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@licksnkicks1166 Год назад

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

@TroubleActual 2 месяца назад

Historical and beautiful

@39doritoz Месяц назад

The shots on Poinsett Bridge are so serene 🖤

@wollwerthimagery6267 Месяц назад

Poinsett bridge is such a peaceful place to stop.

@flymiller69 2 часа назад

Outstanding Video

@ruthristine7088 Год назад

Good eye for seeing the beauty in old sites.

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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

@deborahquinn483 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@phylisschavis4489 3 месяца назад

Beautiful video ,Thank you !

@jasonali7171 Год назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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

@southernbelle4524 Год назад

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 Год назад

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.

@user-er2ys7jh7e Месяц назад

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.😮😮😮😮

@naomiforrestall4594 Год назад

Great video and footage of some really cool places in SC

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

Thanks Naomi. Glad you enjoyed it.

@Texangus 2 года назад

Great video John, very informative.

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 года назад

Thanks. Glad you found it informative.

@bettecannavino4047 5 месяцев назад

Very special. Thank you.

@wollwerthimagery6267 5 месяцев назад

Our pleasure!

@CMWebb 2 года назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 года назад

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

@user-er2ys7jh7e Месяц назад

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.😮😮😮😮

@Sgt_MoDog_USMC 10 месяцев назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 10 месяцев назад

Thanks again for being a faithful watcher.

@sherrytate7842 2 года назад

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 года назад

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

@joycehanlon4403 9 месяцев назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 9 месяцев назад

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

@hochiminh1148 Год назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

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.

@ryders_mom Год назад

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 Год назад

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.

@ariam2042 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful video❤Beautiful South Carolina

@wollwerthimagery6267 11 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@UncleFranke Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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.

@kurtmuller6750 2 года назад

Great show

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 года назад

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

@ivettearnaud2770 Год назад

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 11 месяцев назад

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

@BurlapandLight 2 года назад

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 года назад

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 года назад

@@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 года назад

@@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 года назад

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 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@joaniepeters2565 8 месяцев назад

We are the southern Wild West

@PatrickFDolan 2 месяца назад

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

@9to5Drone 2 года назад

Cool!! I love abandoned places

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 года назад

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

@lifesongkenya Год назад

Loved the video

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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.

@courtheath5138 8 месяцев назад

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 8 месяцев назад

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

@darlenejohnson8864 Год назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

Much of it is still beautiful in its own way.

@andrewcraig3369 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@andrewcraig3369 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

@@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 Год назад

@@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.

@bruce8429 6 месяцев назад

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 5 месяцев назад

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

@chicago911susy 2 года назад

This was interesting.

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 года назад

Thanks

@PatrickFDolan 2 месяца назад

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 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the additional information.

@carolinaplinker Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@janicelangley4325 6 месяцев назад

So did my friends and me.

@WhittyPics Год назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

Thanks. Do you know how accessible it is?

@4m4nd4m Год назад

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 😓

@markbilyeu6326 4 месяца назад

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.

@jerrygouge9615 9 месяцев назад

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

@Lady_Chalk 3 месяца назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 3 месяца назад

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

@daniellatan3230 2 года назад

wow

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 года назад

Thanks Daniella

@ctr8896 6 месяцев назад

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

@robertculbreth694 Год назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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 6 месяцев назад

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

@notshadow1667 Год назад

Edgar South Carolina home 18

@cccCCCccc123ccc Год назад

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 Год назад

It makes a lot of sense.

@barbieann6719 Год назад

Is this a different version of the song colors?

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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

@imhorsenaround 6 месяцев назад

Use a bolder font or something - hard to see all

@PatrickFDolan 2 месяца назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 2 месяца назад

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

@concernedcitizen4031 Год назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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

@bethbartlett5692 Год назад

Why did they burn houses? Both sides did this

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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

@michellecole1720 Год назад

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

@wollwerthimagery6267 Год назад

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.