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The Santee Canal : South Carolina's first commercial highway / Elizabeth Connor, Richard Dwight Porcher Jr., and William Robert Judd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Connor, Elizabeth, 1955- author.
- Porcher, Richard D., Jr. (Richard Dwight), author.
- Judd, William Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Senf, John Christian, 1753-1806.
- Senf, John Christian.
- Military engineers--South Carolina--Biography.
- Military engineers.
- Santee Canal (S.C.)--History--18th century.
- Santee Canal (S.C.).
- Santee Canal (S.C.)--History--19th century.
- Santee Canal (S.C.)--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 262 pages) : illustrations, maps (chiefly color)
- Other Title:
- South Carolina's first commercial highway
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Transportation in early South Carolina
- Formation of the Santee Canal Company
- Johann Christian Senf
- Choosing the Santee Canal route and land acquisition
- Construction of the Santee Canal: the wedding of two rivers
- Grand opening of the Santee Canal, Buford's inaugural passage, and life along the canal
- Attempts to solve the water deficiency of the Santee Canal
- End of commercial operation of the Santee Canal
- Field survey of the Santee Canal and environs, 2019-21.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 22, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Connor, Elizabeth, 1955- Santee Canal
- ISBN:
- 9781643364728
- 1643364723
- Publisher Number:
- 99996607242
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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