Name/Title
Lowcountry at High Tide: A History of Flooding, Drainage, and Reclamation in Charleston, South CarolinaEntry/Object ID
2020.013.1Description
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.
[xi], 276 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2020.013Source or Donor
Christina Rae ButlerAcquisition Method
OtherCredit Line
Courtesy of Christina Rae ButlerLexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Infill development, 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--HistoryBook Details
Author
Butler, Christina R. (Christina Rae)Publisher
University of South Carolina PressDate Published
2020Call No.
TC425 .C4122 2020ISBN
9781643360621Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Moved By
Winslow HastieDate
March 8, 2021Moved By
Winslow HastieDate
August 12, 2020General Notes
Note
Notes: By Christina Rae Butler.
Includes bibliographical references ([219]-247) and index.
Inscribed by author on title page.Created By
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August 12, 2020Updated By
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February 16, 2023