1851- FIRST HARBOR DEEPENING

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1851- FIRST HARBOR DEEPENING

Using hydraulic dredges, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins expanding and deepening the Charleston Harbor. Charleston Harbor later becomes one of the nation’s 17 strategic ports.

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