Death of Ellenton, THe

DESCRIPTION: "Where the broad Savannah flows along to meet the mighty sea" was the former location of the town of Ellenton. The town has been taken over for a military test area and the inhabitants bought out. "Ellenton -- fair Ellenton -- is gone forevermore."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (recording, Johnson Family Singers)
KEYWORDS: home exile technology war
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia1, pp. 301-302, "The Death of Ellenton" (1 text)
Roud #22286
File: CAFS301B

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