Pineville, a historic refuge
Part 13: Santee Canal, labor and costs
By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The South Carolina Legislature passed an act to establish a "Company for the Inland Navigation from the Santee River to the Cooper River" on March 22, 1786. This "Santee Canal Company" was given the right to levy tolls, to purchase land not to exceed 1,000 acres, and to establish and oper...
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Journey down the Santee
Part 2: Porcher's Embankment
By John Cely jecely@sc.rr.com
      Heyward Douglass and I made it over the Santee Dam and continued our 1966 journey down the Santee River at Wilson's Landing. By counting river bends downstream, we were able to find the old Santee Canal, virtually invisible from the river. We found the first lock with collapsi...
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