Sunken Plantations

The Santee-Cooper Project

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Sunken Plantations by Douglas W. Bostick, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Douglas W. Bostick ISBN: 9781625844644
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: May 15, 2008
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Douglas W. Bostick
ISBN: 9781625844644
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: May 15, 2008
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English
South Carolinians have long desired a route for water navigation from Columbia to Charleston. An early Santee Canal effort ended in failure by 1850, but interest was reignited in the twentieth century. Roosevelt and his New Deal provided the necessary hydroelectric power and a boost to the state s economy through the funding of a navigable route utilizing the Congaree, Santee and Cooper Rivers. This ambitious undertaking would become the largest land-clearing project in the history of the United States, requiring the purchase of more than 177,000 acres. Today, the remains of more than twenty historic plantations rest beneath the waters of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, and Charleston historian Douglas Bostick raises them from the depths in this haunting visual journey.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
South Carolinians have long desired a route for water navigation from Columbia to Charleston. An early Santee Canal effort ended in failure by 1850, but interest was reignited in the twentieth century. Roosevelt and his New Deal provided the necessary hydroelectric power and a boost to the state s economy through the funding of a navigable route utilizing the Congaree, Santee and Cooper Rivers. This ambitious undertaking would become the largest land-clearing project in the history of the United States, requiring the purchase of more than 177,000 acres. Today, the remains of more than twenty historic plantations rest beneath the waters of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, and Charleston historian Douglas Bostick raises them from the depths in this haunting visual journey.

More books from Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Cover of the book Lowell Observatory by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Union City by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Seattle's Music Venues by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Classic Restaurants of Youngstown by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Latinos in Pasadena by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Wooden Boats of the St. Lawrence River by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Signal Hill by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Newtown Square by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Sacramento Southern Railroad by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book African Americans of Monterey County by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Evansville by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Loudoun County Fair by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Lewis Ginter by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book The Battle of Roanoke Island: Burnside and the Fight for North Carolina by Douglas W. Bostick
Cover of the book Naval Air Station Pensacola by Douglas W. Bostick
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy