Columbia Canal (Columbia, S.C.) collection, 182u-1901.

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South Carolina. General Assembly. Columbia Canal (Columbia, S.C.) collection, 182u-1901.

Columbia Canal (Columbia, S.C.) collection, 182u-1901.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227369958

Chiefly transcribed copies of plats, drawings, and legal papers, ca. 1820s-1890s and 1901, detailing the purchase of land, ca. 1820s, by the state of South Carolina from private individuals for the construction of the Columbia Canal and later renovations undertaken on the canal (1880s-1890s), possibly triggered by the construction of Columbia Duck Mill in 1893 and the later leasing of land for a railroad and electric power lines. Sellers include James S. Guignard, John M. Waring, James Young, James Hall, Elisha Daniel, Benjamin F. Taylor, Chapman Levy, Nicholas Hane, Thomas J. Rawls, Broad River Bridge Company, Elizabeth E. Boyd Fort, Robert M. Wallace, James E. Huffman, and Charles Hoefer. Most transactions contain plats representing the land being sold, including a number of streets west of Huger Street, some of which have since disappeared, that were laid out in the original grid design of Columbia. Collection also includes "Resolution," 1 Dec. 1827, "directing the Superintendent of Public Works to lay before the House an agregate account of monies expended on Internal Improvement &c.," Later documents include "Report of Special Joint Committee of Senate and House of Representatives on correspondence of his Excellency the Governor and L.D. Childs in relation to the Columbia Canal," 13 Dec. 1865, recommending that the state sell the canal to L.D. Childs rather than expending $100,000 to have it repaired; "A Bill to authorize the Sale of the Columbia Canal," 13 Dec. 1865. Undated items include an undated legislative history of the Columbia Canal (18 pages).

1 oversize folder.

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