Down the Lowcountry on US-17. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The Historian173 km · about 119 min · 20 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Charleston, South Carolina
The Charleston City Market
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Charleston, South Carolina
The Founding of Charles Towne
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Charleston, South Carolina
The Stono Rebellion of 1739
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Ravenel, South Carolina
The Resilience of Gullah Culture Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Ravenel, South Carolina
The Resilience of Gullah Culture Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Ravenel, South Carolina
The Resilience of Gullah Culture Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Adams Run, South Carolina
Stono Ferry's Revolutionary Skirmish
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Jacksonboro, South Carolina
The Combahee River Raid
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Round O, South Carolina
The ACE Basin Conservation Project
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Green Pond, South Carolina
Antebellum Rice Plantation Economy
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Yemassee, South Carolina
The Burning of Sheldon Church
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Yemassee, South Carolina
The Yamasee War Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Yemassee, South Carolina
The Yamasee War Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Yemassee, South Carolina
The Yamasee War Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Coosawhatchie, South Carolina
John Laurens and the Revolution
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Ridgeland, South Carolina
The Charleston and Savannah Railway
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Hardeeville, South Carolina
Hardeeville's Timber Industry Roots
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Hardeeville, South Carolina
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Ecology
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Hardeeville, South Carolina
Eli Whitney at Mulberry Grove
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Hardeeville, South Carolina
The Savannah-Ogeechee Canal
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.