CURSED LAKE LANIER & LOST HISTORY UNDER U.S. MANMADE LAKES

Flooded over the top the town of Oscarville, Georgia in 1956, Lake Lanier has become one of the most dangerous bodies of water in America, with the remains of buildings just below the surface ensnaring hundreds of boats and swimmers. Each year, more than 10 million people visit Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, even though it’s considered one of the deadliest lakes in America. There have been close to 1,000 deaths at Lake Lanier since its construction in 1956.

250 families were displaced, roughly 50,000 acres of farmland were destroyed, and 20 cemeteries were either relocated or otherwise engulfed by the lake’s waters. The town of Oscarvile was not demolished before the lake was filled, and its ruins still rest at the bottom of the manmade lake, making it the single most dangerous underwater surface in the United States. With the high number of deaths and accidents, it has a reputation of being cursed and haunted, from the encounters with the Lady of the Lake and hauntings by drowned swimmers whose bodies were never found.

Nearly half of all lakes in the U.S. are manmade and are covering a rich history, from ancient temples and artifacts to pyramids and megalithic rock structures. Could it be that lakes across America have been created to cover the true history of North America? On this episode, Brice Watson of Esoteric Atlanta joins Jessica to discuss the cursed Lake Lanier and the lost civilizations covered up by manmade lakes in America.

Brice Elizabeth Watson grew up in the deep South with a love for folklore, legends, and stories associated with the South. Spending her summers with her mother’s family in the low country of coastal South Carolina, Brice was inundated with ghost stories, Gullah culture, and a deep respect for the mysteries of the world.

As a lover of Eastern philosopher and traditional yoga, in her early 30s, Brice packed her bags and started one of many trip to India to study the lineage of Ashtanga Yoga at its source. After many years, Brice became the only female in the state of Georgia to carry an authorization to teach, a title she still holds to this day.

After receiving authorization, Brice began teaching sold out courses on Ashtanga and Eastern philosophy until, like many, the lockdown of 2020, shut her business down. During the lockdown, while stuck at home, Brice returned to her first love of storytelling and opened the YouTube Channel Esoteric Atlanta. What started as a way to explore the eccentric stories of the deep South, turned into a fast-growing channel of deep research and presenting alternative ideas to some of our wildest history.

On top of running her YouTube Channel, Brice continues to teach two yoga classes a week in the Atlanta area. She also runs a nonprofit out of India to aid slum kids as well as a dog rescue for the street dogs of India. On top of working with countless children during her time in India, she has successfully brought six Indian streets to America where they were placed with loving families. Brice currently lives in Atlanta with her partner and her dog Ravi, who is also a rescue from the streets of India.

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