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Object Type |
Book |
Title |
Lowcountry at High Tide: A History of Flooding, Drainage, and Reclamation in Charleston, South Carolina |
Author |
Butler, Christina R. (Christina Rae) |
Summary |
The first book to deal with the topographic evolution of Charleston, its history of flooding from the seventeenth century to the present, and the efforts made to keep its populace high and dry, as well as safe and healthy. Contents: Colonial Charlestown -- The federal era and the incorporation of Charleston -- Increased activity and antebellum filling -- War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow : 1860 to 1900 -- Early twentieth-century progress -- Between two World Wars -- Modern Charleston emerges : World War II to the 1960s -- Filling activities draw to a close : 1960s to the twenty-first century -- Implications of the past, current issues, and improvement initiatives. |
Call No. |
TC425 .C4122 2020 |
Publisher |
University of South Carolina Press |
Publication/Copyright Date |
2020 |
Subjects |
Flood control--South Carolina--Charleston--History Reclamation of land--South Carolina--Charleston--History Drainage--South Carolina--Charleston--History Fills (Earthwork)--South Carolina--Charleston--History Coastal zone management--South Carolina--Charleston--History City planning--South Carolina--Charleston--History |
Search Terms |
Infill development |
Notes |
By Christina Rae Butler. Includes bibliographical references ([219]-247) and index. Inscribed by author on title page. |
ISBN |
9781643360621 |
Object ID # |
2020.013.1 |