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South Carolina ports : Charleston, Georgetown, and Port Royal /
- Title
- South Carolina ports : Charleston, Georgetown, and Port Royal / Shelia Hempton Watson.
- Author
- Watson, Shelia Hempton.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., ©2004.
- Supplementary Content
- Publisher description
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F277.A86 W38 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 128 pages : chiefly illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- When eight English noblemen known as the Lords Proprietors were granted the Charles Towne territory by King Charles II as a reward for their loyalty, the grant came with an express command to develop the area into a profit-making venture. Fortunately, the area came with a natural deep-water port, perfect for establishing trade. Soon trade in lumber, deerskins, and indigo established Charles Towne's wealth and prosperity, and the invention of the cotton gin and improvements in the rice crop cultivation helped boost the area's economy. By 1750, Charleston was the fourth largest city in colonial America--and the wealthiest, thanks in part to additional trade through Georgetown and Port Royal.
- Series Statement
- Images of America
- Uniform Title
- Images of America.
- Alternative Title
- Charleston, Georgetown, and Port Royal
- Subjects
- Harbors
- Charleston (S.C.) > History > Pictorial works
- Atlantic Coast (S.C.) > History, Local > Pictorial works
- Harbors > South Carolina > Georgetown > Pictorial works
- South Carolina > Charleston
- Georgetown (S.C.) > History > Pictorial works
- South Carolina > Charleston Harbor
- Local history
- Charleston Harbor (S.C.) > Pictorial works
- South Carolina > Port Royal
- History
- Port Royal (S.C.) > History > Pictorial works
- Pictorial works
- South Carolina > Atlantic Coast
- Harbors > South Carolina > Port Royal > Pictorial works
- South Carolina > Georgetown
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Local history.
- Pictorial works.
- Note
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 0738517216
- 9780738517216
- LCCN
- 2004108901
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library