- Collection:
- Marion O. Smith Papers
- Title:
- Columbia,South Carolina, Naval Powder Mill
- Creator:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Date of Original:
- 2022-07
- Subject:
- Explosives--Additives
Saltpeter
Discovery and exploration
Soldiers
Names
Vandalism
Independent scholars
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Graffiti
Caving
Signatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Saltpeter industry--History
Gunpowder industry
Guano industry
Nitrates
Caves
Speleology
Journal of Spelean History
Speleologists
Geology, Economic
Graffiti
Geotourism
Sustainable tourism
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau
Manufacturing industries--United States--History--19th century
Manufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Mineral industries--United States--History--19th century
Mineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Saltpeter industry--United States
Gunpowder--United States
Nitrogen industries--United States
Saltpeter industry--Confederate States of America
Gunpowder--Confederate States of America
Nitrogen industries--Confederate States of America
Bats--Manure
Guano
Local history - People:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481
United States, Virginia, Petersburg County, Petersburg, 38.90928, -78.05333 - Medium:
- field notes
photocopies
facsimiles (reproductions)
notes (documents)
research notes
graffiti (casual notations)
cave paintings
rock engravings
drawings (visual works)
rock paintings
rock drawings - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Photocopy of handwritten report that recounts the relocation of Confederate naval powder production from Petersburg, Virginia to Columbia, South Carolina in April 1862 due to strategic vulnerabilities. It describes the establishment of the new mill under Naval Engineer Thomas Aldrich Jackson, including construction challenges, a fatal accident in December 1862, and eventual production beginning in early 1863. The text also highlights the contributions of Peter Boudway Garstecké and estimates that the mill produced about 75,000 pounds of powder for naval use during the war.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_d142-145
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_d142-145#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_d142-145/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Dade County Ga. Historical Society
- Rights:
-
