Crossing the Rivers of the State: The Role of the Ferry in the Development of South Carolina, Circa 1680-1920s

Name/Title

Crossing the Rivers of the State: The Role of the Ferry in the Development of South Carolina, Circa 1680-1920s

Entry/Object ID

2015.002.045

Description

Explores the important part ferries played in the transportation network that developed during the colonial period and continued to operate until the 20th century. Contents: Granting a charter: the development of the ferry chartering process in South Carolina -- Important places to defend: defense of ferries in South Carolina -- How can we make money here? The development of economic institutions at ferry sites in South Carolina -- Adapting the boat to the job; the development of ferry technology in South Carolina -- They can run the boat but not ride: slavery, segregation, and ferries -- The development of a ferry near Charleston: a case study of ferries in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina -- The development of a ferry outside Charleston: a case study of the Combahee Ferry, Beaufort and Colleton Counties, South Carolina -- South Carolina's last ferries, 1949-1979 -- The identification, preservation, and commemoration of ferry sites in South Carolina -- Preservation plan for ferries in South Carolina. xv, 316 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Collection

Pamphlets, Guidebooks, Reports, Theses/Dissertations

Acquisition

Accession

2015.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2015)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Report

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ferries--South Carolina--History, Transportation--South Carolina--History, South Carolina--History

Publication Details

Author

Salo, Edward

Date Published

2009

Call No.

HE5783 .S68 S25 2009

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

P435

Location

Location

Shelf

Books-Pamphlets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Edward George Salo. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-316) and abstract. Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State University, 2009.

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Create Date

June 24, 2015

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023