A remnant of the rice culture which flourished along this river is pictured in this watercolor. It's what's left of a dike that was used to control the flow of water into and out of the rice fields. It is about 1/3 down the left side of the painting. The river proper is behind it. If you search Google Maps for the Cooper River, South Carolina, you can plainly see how extensive these dikes were.
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