United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092Smith, Marion O., 1942-20222022-08Photocopy of handwritten report describing the historical development of niter beds near the Cooper River beginning in 1862. It highlights the roles of individuals such as Dr. Thomas P. Ravenel and David Chenoweth Ebaugh in the production of niter, and focuses on events and contributions related to the Civil War-era chemical industry in South Carolina. Sites mentioned: Cooper River, South Carolina Niter Beds (Charleston, S.C.)image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Explosives--AdditivesSaltpeterDiscovery and explorationSoldiersNamesVandalismIndependent scholarsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--GraffitiCavingSignatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesSaltpeter industry--HistoryGunpowder industryGuano industryNitratesCavesSpeleologyJournal of Spelean HistorySpeleologistsGeology, EconomicGraffitiGeotourismSustainable tourismUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Nitre and Mining BureauManufacturing industries--United States--History--19th centuryManufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centuryMineral industries--United States--History--19th centuryMineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centurySaltpeter industry--United StatesGunpowder--United StatesNitrogen industries--United StatesSaltpeter industry--Confederate States of AmericaGunpowder--Confederate States of AmericaNitrogen industries--Confederate States of AmericaBats--ManureGuanoLocal historyCooper River, South Carolina, Niter BedsText