Episode 182 Buried Alive on Edisto Island The Legend of Julia Legare

Off the coast of South Carolina, on Edisto Island, a mausoleum at the back of an old churchyard has become the center of one of the state’s most persistent ghost stories. The name “Legare” is carved over the entrance, and for generations people have whispered that a young woman named Julia was buried alive inside. This episode follows the legend to the historical record and asks what we can really know about the woman whose name turned a family tomb into one of South Carolina’s most talked-about hauntings. Join the Community on Patreon: Want more Southern Mysteries? You can hear the Southern Mysteries show archive of 60+ episodes along with Patron exclusive podcast, Audacious: Tales of American Crime and more when you become a patron of the show. You can immediately access exclusive content now at patreon.com/southernmysteries 🎧 Explore More Southern Mysteries Visit SouthernMysteries.com for more episodes and source lists. 📱 Follow on Social Media: Facebook: Southern Mysteries Podcast TikTok @ southernmysteries Instagram: @ southernmysteries Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Episode Sources "Tomb of Julia Legare." South Carolina Picture Project. "The Legend of Julia Legare." Edisto Beach. "Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island." South Carolina Picture Project. Jaime Rubio. "The True Legend of Julia Legare – Fact vs Fiction." Dreaming Casually, Aug. 7, 2014. "Julia Georgiana Seabrook Legare (1829–1852)." Find a Grave memorial 65651815. "Hugh Swinton Legare (1847–1854)." Find a Grave memorial 65655039. "Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island Cemetery." RootsWeb transcription "Julia Georgianna (Seabrook) Legaré (1829–1852)." WikiTree profile Seabrook-911. "Julia Georgiana Seabrook (1829–1852)." FamilySearch. "William Seabrook (1773–1836)." FamilySearch. "Robert Chisholm Seabrook (1821–1852)." FamilySearch. "Seabrook Plantation – Edisto Island – Charleston County." . "Cassina Point Plantation." South Carolina Picture Project. Historic Houses of South Carolina. J. H. Easterby et al. (PDF). "The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. XVII." (PDF). "James Hopkinson Papers, 1847–1921." ArchiveGrid / WorldCat summary. "Slaves of James Hopkinson (1810–1875), South Carolina." "1865 List of Abandoned Plantations, Edisto Island, South Carolina." "Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands – Berwick Legare, Edisto Island." Smithsonian NMAAHC Freedmen’s Bureau Digital Records. "Lowcountry Ghost Stories." South Carolina Lowcountry Tourism. "Old Churchyard Cemetery" brochure, Parish Church of St. Helena, Beaufort (PDF). "Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor." National Park Service. "Port Royal Experiment." South Carolina Lowcountry Tourism. "Emancipation Day: The Freed People of Port Royal." South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. Episode Music Out of the Mines, courtesy of Ross Gentry, Asheville, North Carolina.

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Episode 182 Buried Alive on Edisto Island The Legend of Julia Legare is an episode from Southern Mysteries Podcast by Shannon Ballard.

This episode is 26:17 long.

This episode was published on Jan 19, 2026.

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