Pushing Back the Darkness: The Story of Santee Cooper [VHS]

Name/Title

Pushing Back the Darkness: The Story of Santee Cooper [VHS]

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0188

Description

A documentary describing the history of Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric utility. The film traces the development of the plant, from the construction of the Santee Canal in 1800, to the Columbia Railway and Navigation Company's plan to build a small hydro-generating plant, to 1934, when the legislature created the South Carolina Public Service Authority. Also, the story of how Santee Cooper delivers power to rural areas.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

South Carolina Public Service Authority--History, Electric utilities--South Carolina, Electrical engineering, electronics

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Recording, Videotape

General Notes

Note

Notes: Presented by the South Carolina Public Service Authority and the South Carolina Educational Television Network. Executive producer, Jerry Stafford ; producer, Varian Branden ; director, Jimmy McMahan ; writer, David Grant ; narrator, Stuart Culpepper.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 30, 2008

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

August 12, 2015