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Seawall, Foot of Hamilton Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

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Seawall, Foot of Hamilton Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

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Summary

Significance: Extant sea walls illustrate tabby's utility for large scale public works projects, and a transition in fabrication after the Civil War which involved the substitution of Portland cement for oyster shell derived lime.
Survey number: HABS SC-856

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Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Historic Beaufort Foundation, sponsor
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Brooker, Colin, historian
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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