[City of Charleston Motto Emblem: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat]
(She Guards Her Buildings, Customs, and Laws)
To Commemorate
The reclamation of 47 acres of mud flats, marsh and water, bounded on the north by Tradd Street and on the east by The Battery, by the building of a concrete wall and filling same in from the Ashley River bed and thus converting the area into a fine residential district, and a highway 4000 feet long, designated as the Boulevard.
The accomplishment of this project was due principally to the indefatigable efforts, the inspiration and ceaseless energy of the Hon. R.G. Rhett, Mayor,
who, overcoming many and varied obstacles, brought the undertaking to a seccessful completion, being aided in so doing by the following Board of Aldermen:
F.Q. O'Neill????J.H. Jahnz????I'on L. Rhett????A.W.Petit
L.S. Brux????????R.M. Masters????????F.C. Peters????????T.B. Colcolough
Wilson G. Harvey????T.J. McCarty????F.S. Hinckel????John Wohltmann
L.M. Pinckney????????John F. Rafferty????H.M. Walker????M.P. Healy
R.J. Morris????????M.V. Haselden????????A.J. Riley????????W.D. Clarke
J.R. Magrath????????B.F. McLeod????????Fritz Thee????????H.W.H. Buck
Work commenced June 21, 1909.
Work completed June 25, 1911.
J.H. Dingle City Engineer.
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