"Sunken Plantations: the Santee Cooper Project" is a haunting visual journey that raises the remains of more than twenty historic plantations at rest beneath the waters of Lakes Marion and Moultrie. The Santee Cooper Hydro-Electric project required the impoundment of lakes Marion and Moultrie. In 1939 it was the largest land clearing project in U.S. history. The 225-square mile reservoir was excavated and 42 miles of dams and dikes were constructed. This included the 26-mile earthen dike that reaches 78 feet above the coastal plain. The Pinopolis Dam included the hydro station and navigation lock, the highest single-lift lock in the world. Communities were relocated, cemeteries moved. Mr.Doug Bostick will speak about his book and about history that lies buried beneath the lakes. DAR Theodosia Burr Chapter Meeting Oct 17 in Pawleys Island For more details and $20.00 luncheon RSVP by Oct 14 to me
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 21:34:03 +0000
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