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Domestic News
July 28, 1818
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Citizens of Columbia, South Carolina, invite Charleston residents to invest in establishing a steamboat service on the Congaree River, with $20,000 subscribed in Columbia and $30,000 allotted for Charleston to reach a total of $50,000 for commencement.
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CHARLESTON, JULY 16.
Whilst the people of Georgia are employing most of our Ship Yards in constructing boats for navigating their rivers, our fellow citizens of Columbia are inviting us to join them for the purpose of establishing a steam boat on the Congaree. Twenty thousand dollars have been subscribed there, & more could have been obtained, but believing that 30,000 dollars could readily be obtained here, & that fifty thousand would be sufficient to expend in commencing, they have allotted that sum for this place.
Whilst the people of Georgia are employing most of our Ship Yards in constructing boats for navigating their rivers, our fellow citizens of Columbia are inviting us to join them for the purpose of establishing a steam boat on the Congaree. Twenty thousand dollars have been subscribed there, & more could have been obtained, but believing that 30,000 dollars could readily be obtained here, & that fifty thousand would be sufficient to expend in commencing, they have allotted that sum for this place.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Economic
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Steamboat
Congarree River
Columbia
Charleston
Subscription
Investment
Where did it happen?
Columbia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Columbia
Event Date
July 16
Outcome
$20,000 subscribed in columbia, $30,000 allotted for charleston, total $50,000 to commence steamboat establishment
Event Details
Citizens of Columbia invite Charleston to join in establishing a steamboat on the Congaree River, contrasting with Georgia's use of shipyards for river boats.