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The work offers a comprehensive account of the state's topography, rivers, coast, climate, soils, and natural resources, tracing the distribution of agricultural and mineral wealth and the development of transportation and manufacturing. It describes three principal physiographic zones from coast and barrier islands through a central plateau to the Appalachian highlands, details principal rivers and harbors and navigability, and discusses crops such as Sea-Island cotton, timber, and gold-producing districts. Historical and economic chapters summarize settlement patterns, antebellum and wartime events, population and institutional conditions, and prospects for commerce, industry, and land use.
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