From the 1790s to the 1830s, the Palmetto State was a preeminent leader in infrastructure improvements and developed an extensive system of more than two thousa

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 fir

All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was