The town of Jalapa was named for Xalapa, Mexico after members of the Palmetto Regiment fought near there in the Battle of Cerro Gordo. Now just a crossroads in Newberry County, it was once an active community with stores, churches, and a school.

Most of the information I used in this episode can be found on my blog post, Seeking Jalapa.

Lando is a largely abandoned mill town in eastern Chester County. It was once the largest producer of blankets in the US. The only remnants left from the town are the old school and the old mill store, which is now the Lando-Manetta History Center. Please note - in this episode we describe a visit to the interior of the Lando School. The school is on private property and has been the victim of vandalism. It is monitored by surveillance cameras and regular law enforcement patrols. We were able to visit with an escort from the History Center.

Here are some of the resources I used in this episode:

• Lando-Manetta History Center
• A Trip to Lando - RandomConnections Blog
• National Register Listing
• Wikipedia Entry
• Lando School - SC Picture Project
• Manetta Mills - SC Picture Project

Instead of linking all of the resources mentioned in this episode, I decided to do a podcast with a transcript of the show and with the links mentioned, plus a couple of others I forgot to include. This can be found on the RandomConnections website at this link.