Seawall, Foot of Hamilton Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Historic Beaufort Foundation, sponsor
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Brooker, Colin, historian
Location
Beaufort, 32.43497, -80.66729
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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