Pineville, a historic refuge - Columbia Star
The Santee Canal began at White Oak Bluff on the Santee River. Henry Mouzon, the original surveyor, had determined the river was normally 270 feet wide and 18-20 feet deep at this point. Col. John Christian Senf, the engineer, designed the canal to be 35 feet wide at the surface, 32 feet wide at the
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