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):

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.

Senf, John Christian, 1753-1806.

Senf, John Christian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2024]

Summary:

"A history of one of America's earliest canals and its impact on the people of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Completed in 1800, the Santee Canal provided the first inland navigation route from the Upcountry of the South Carolina Piedmont to the port of Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean. By connecting the Cooper, Santee, Congaree, and Wateree rivers, the engineered waterway transformed the lives of many in the state and affected economic development in the Southeast region of the newly formed United States. In The Santee Canal, authors Elizabeth Connor, Richard Dwight Porcher Jr., and William Robert Judd provide an authoritative and richly illustrated history of one of America's first canals. The Santee Canal connected distant settlements, reversed the economic fortunes of planters who altered the relationships between enslaved and enslavers and represented an important engineering achievement of the early canal-building era in the United States. This remarkable economic, social, and political story is brought to life by the stories of the many individuals who had a hand in building the canal. From the landowners through whose property it cut, to the enslaved laborers who carved its path, to the enigmatic chief engineer Johann Christian Senf - the individual and local perspectives on this grand undertaking ground this history in the life and times of late 18th-century South Carolina. Connor, Porcher, and Judd tell a comprehensive story of the canal's origins and history. Never-before published historical plans and maps, photographs from personal archives and field research, and technical drawings enhance the text, allowing readers to appreciate the development, evolution, and effect of the Santee Canal on the land and the people of South Carolina"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

THE SANTEE CANAL

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SANTEE CANAL CHRONOLOGY

Introduction

ONE Transportation in Early South Carolina

TWO Formation of the Santee Canal Company

THREE Johann Christian Senf

FOUR Choosing the Santee Canal Route and Land Acquisition

FIVE Construction of the Santee Canal: The Wedding of Two Rivers

SIX Grand Opening of the Santee Canal, Buford's Inaugural Passage, and Life along the Canal

SEVEN Attempts to Solve the Water Deficiency of the Santee Canal

EIGHT End of Commercial Operation of the Santee Canal

NINE Field Survey of the Santee Canal and Environs, 2019-21

Epilogue

SOURCE NOTES

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-64336-472-3

OCLC:

1434178350