19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

South Carolina

 

 

Santee Canal

 

MAPS

Charleston District map – 1825
Includes the route of the canal.


South Carolina 1865 State Map
Includes the route of the canal.


Sketch of the Santee Canal – 1802

Map of five proposed Santee canals


GENERAL

A History of Transportation in the Eastern Cotton Belt to 1860
Historical information is found on pages 16 and 34.

 

Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Volume 2 – 1882
The report of a survey for the proposed re-opening of the canal begins on page 1148.   Includes a brief history and description.

 

Canals, Volume 1
A brief history is on page 16.  Current photos are on pages 40 and 92.

 

Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal is on page 122.
 

Charleston District map – 1825
Includes the route of the canal.

 

Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical documents.

 

Encyclopædia Metropolitana – 1845
A brief history and description is on page 225.

 

Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in South Carolina
A brief history is on page 221.

 

Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part One, History
A brief history of the canal.   Current photos and links to related sites.

 

Handbook of South Carolina
A brief description of this and other state canals is on page 502.

 

History of the Canal
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

In The Beginning
An article begins on page 13 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Majesty of Charleston
A brief history and description is on page 64.

 

Old Santee Canal
A history of the canal. Current photos and a map.
 

Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World
A brief history and description is on page 142.

 

Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States – 1886
A brief history is on page 262.

 

Santee Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current photo and links to related sites.
 

Santee Canal
Current photos.
 

Santee Canal
A brief description and history of the canal.

 

Santee Canal
A brief history of the canal.   Historical photo.

 

Santee Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Links to related sites.


Santee Canal – 1842
An article begins on page 5 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Santee Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Berkeley County. 


Santee Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Berkeley County.


Santee Canal postcard

 

Santee Canal Structures
A set of photos of the canal.
 

School History of South Carolina – 1906
A history begins on page 99.

 

The A to Z of the Early American Republic
A brief history is on pages 239 and 274.

 

The American Universal Geography – 1805
A brief, contempory description is on page 702.

 

The Day the Johnboat Went up the Mountain
Includes a brief history and description of the canal.

 

The History of the Santee Canal – 1903 
An extensive history of the canal.

 

The history of South Carolina – 1922
A brief history is on page 149.

 

The Santee Canal

A brief history of the canal.


The Santee-Cooper Canal and Navigation
An article begins on page 8 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Way Back Wednesday: The History of the Santee Canal


A brief history of the canal.  Current photos.


What Lies Beneath?  The Santee Canal
An article begins on page 13 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Rev. March, 2025