Subject: Cooper River From: Wyatt & Anne Propst Date: July 23, 1999 The Cooper River was named for the Lord's Proprietor Lord Ashley Cooper(Earl of Shaftsbury). Both the Ashley & Cooper Rivers were named for him. They had Indian names, Kiawah & Etiwan, previous to that. The renaming occured ten years after the settling of Charles Towne(Charleston. I am not sure when the first bridge was built but, there were many ferries across the different areas, such as Strawberry ferry at the old town of Childsburym which no longer exists. There were small wooden bridges across the creeks and tributaries. The toll bridge was completed in 1929 at the cost of $4,700,000. The toll for car & driver was .50 and .15 for each passenger. Lakes Moultrie and Marion were formed in 1936 when the South Carolina Public Service Authority(Santee Cooper) was formed. Between 1862 and 1865 there were many mines placed in the channels between Castle Pinckney and Fort Ripley and sourrounding area. These mines were placed in beer barrells with a nose cone fitted on them. The whole of Charleston harbor was eventually covered with the mines. There is no mention of a bridge during this time. I just looked through a book on Charleston and I could not find a picture that showed a bridge. Anne P ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |