<description>&lt;p&gt;Before Lake Marion or Lake Moultrie existed, South Carolina imagined connecting the Santee and Cooper Rivers to the port of Charleston. From the 18th-century Santee Canal to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal vision, this episode follows the long road from dream to dam — a story of ambition, technology, and belief in progress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Historians &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Thomas Robert Hart&lt;/strong&gt; explains how the New Deal reshaped the Lowcountry, while &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Kelsey Moore&lt;/strong&gt; explores how that progress touched African American communities whose lands lay in its path.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featured Voices:&lt;/strong&gt; Dr. Thomas Robert Hart, Dr. Kelsey Moore&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt; Created, produced, and hosted by &lt;strong&gt;Lolita Rowe&lt;/strong&gt; Original music by &lt;strong&gt;Sister Sai&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.madeincarolinapodcast.com"&gt;www.madeincarolinapodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Call to Action&lt;/strong&gt; Follow the series and share your reflections using &lt;strong&gt;#MadeInCarolinaPodcast&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources &amp;amp; Further Reading&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Southern Blues of the Great Flood&lt;/em&gt; — Scalawag Magazine &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://scalawagmagazine.org/2022/02/southern-blues-music-great-flood/"&gt;https://scalawagmagazine.org/2022/02/southern-blues-music-great-flood/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lakes&lt;/em&gt; — South Carolina Encyclopedia &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/lakes/"&gt;https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/lakes/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Santee Canal Site Investigations&lt;/em&gt; — South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/sc_institute_archeology_and_anthropology/divisions/maritime_research/project_publications/siteinvestigations/santeecanal/"&gt;https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/sc_institute_archeology_and_anthropology/divisions/maritime_research/project_publications/siteinvestigations/santeecanal/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunken Plantations: The Santee Cooper Project&lt;/em&gt; — Douglas Bostick (2008)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jacksonborough Assembly&lt;/em&gt; — South Carolina Encyclopedia &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/jacksonborough-assembly/"&gt;https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/jacksonborough-assembly/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Santee Canal: America’s First Superhighway&lt;/em&gt; — SCETV Classics &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scetv.org/stories/2025/santee-canal-americas-first-superhighway-etv-classics"&gt;https://www.scetv.org/stories/2025/santee-canal-americas-first-superhighway-etv-classics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;American Revolutionary War&lt;/em&gt; — Wikipedia &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sound Credits (&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Freesound.org"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Freesound.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Writing_Pen_01.wav — moai15 — CC0 reenactment2.aif — alienistcog — CC0 &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://swamp.mp"&gt;swamp.mp&lt;/a&gt;3 — saha213131 — CC0 2021-09-01-digging-006.wav — ilmari_freesound — CC0 Distant Thunder 3 — Fission9 — CC0 Heavy_Rain_Distant_Thunder.wav — morvei01 — CC0 electric hum less buzz.wav — soundofsong — CC0 light switch.wav — kwahmah_02 — Attribution 3.0 reenactment3.aif — alienistcog — CC0 78end.wav — x_25 — Attribution 3.0 Cajun Lick Full.wav — JustPlainPhillip — Attribution 4.0 waltz_op_posth_a_minor_3.flac — Kardithron — CC0 Old Piano - Somber Chords.wav — DeVern — CC0&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Made In Carolina Podcast

Lolita Rowe

Lake Marion & Moultrie, Part 1: Reaching the Port of Charleston

OCT 25, 202525 MIN
Made In Carolina Podcast

Lake Marion & Moultrie, Part 1: Reaching the Port of Charleston

OCT 25, 202525 MIN

Description

<p>Before Lake Marion or Lake Moultrie existed, South Carolina imagined connecting the Santee and Cooper Rivers to the port of Charleston. From the 18th-century Santee Canal to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal vision, this episode follows the long road from dream to dam — a story of ambition, technology, and belief in progress.</p><p>Historians <strong>Dr. Thomas Robert Hart</strong> explains how the New Deal reshaped the Lowcountry, while <strong>Dr. Kelsey Moore</strong> explores how that progress touched African American communities whose lands lay in its path.</p><p><strong>Featured Voices:</strong> Dr. Thomas Robert Hart, Dr. Kelsey Moore</p><p><strong>Credits</strong> Created, produced, and hosted by <strong>Lolita Rowe</strong> Original music by <strong>Sister Sai</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.madeincarolinapodcast.com">www.madeincarolinapodcast.com</a></p><p><strong>Call to Action</strong> Follow the series and share your reflections using <strong>#MadeInCarolinaPodcast</strong>.</p><p><strong>Resources &amp; Further Reading</strong></p><ul><li><em>The Southern Blues of the Great Flood</em> — Scalawag Magazine <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://scalawagmagazine.org/2022/02/southern-blues-music-great-flood/">https://scalawagmagazine.org/2022/02/southern-blues-music-great-flood/</a></li><li><em>Lakes</em> — South Carolina Encyclopedia <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/lakes/">https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/lakes/</a></li><li><em>Santee Canal Site Investigations</em> — South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/sc_institute_archeology_and_anthropology/divisions/maritime_research/project_publications/siteinvestigations/santeecanal/">https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/sc_institute_archeology_and_anthropology/divisions/maritime_research/project_publications/siteinvestigations/santeecanal/</a></li><li><em>Sunken Plantations: The Santee Cooper Project</em> — Douglas Bostick (2008)</li><li><em>Jacksonborough Assembly</em> — South Carolina Encyclopedia <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/jacksonborough-assembly/">https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/jacksonborough-assembly/</a></li><li><em>Santee Canal: America’s First Superhighway</em> — SCETV Classics <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scetv.org/stories/2025/santee-canal-americas-first-superhighway-etv-classics">https://www.scetv.org/stories/2025/santee-canal-americas-first-superhighway-etv-classics</a></li><li><em>American Revolutionary War</em> — Wikipedia <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War</a></li></ul><p><strong>Sound Credits (</strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Freesound.org"><strong>Freesound.org</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><p>Writing_Pen_01.wav — moai15 — CC0 reenactment2.aif — alienistcog — CC0 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://swamp.mp">swamp.mp</a>3 — saha213131 — CC0 2021-09-01-digging-006.wav — ilmari_freesound — CC0 Distant Thunder 3 — Fission9 — CC0 Heavy_Rain_Distant_Thunder.wav — morvei01 — CC0 electric hum less buzz.wav — soundofsong — CC0 light switch.wav — kwahmah_02 — Attribution 3.0 reenactment3.aif — alienistcog — CC0 78end.wav — x_25 — Attribution 3.0 Cajun Lick Full.wav — JustPlainPhillip — Attribution 4.0 waltz_op_posth_a_minor_3.flac — Kardithron — CC0 Old Piano - Somber Chords.wav — DeVern — CC0</p>