Cotton At A Charleston Wharf | History of SC Slide Collection

Cotton overwhelms the facilities of this wharf in Charleston in this 1909 photograph.

Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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An industrial and commercial complex made up of lumber yards and shipping, operated by the Georgetown and Western Railroad and the Gardner and Lacey Lumber Company, characterized the Sampit River...

Atlantic Coast Lumber Company Steamer, "Georgetown" | History Of SC Slide Collection

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A steel steamer named the "Georgetown" is docked at the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company loading area. One of two such vessels owned by the company, the "Georgetown" was 256 feet long, and could make the...

South Carolina State Ports Authority | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Charleston has been reestablished as one of the major port cities on the East Coast since the Second World War by the advent of the phenomena of container cargo, and the farsightedness of the South...