Stono River
Location | |
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Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 32°42′36″N 80°11′24″W / 32.7099007°N 80.1900971°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 32°38′13″N 80°00′54″W / 32.6368472°N 80.0150926°W |
The Stono River or Creek is a tidal channel in southeast
Wadmalaw Island and Johns Island, from north Edisto River between Johns (West) and James (East) Islands. The Intracoastal Waterway runs through southwest–northeast section of the channel.[1][2]
The Stono River is noted for the Stono Rebellion which started on September 9, 1739. Started by slaves from West Africa, likely from the Kingdom of Kongo, it became the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies prior to the American Revolution.
On June 20, 1779, it was also the site of the Battle of Stono Ferry during the American Revolution.
On January 30, 1863, as part of the American Civil War, a Confederate force captured the Union steamer USS Isaac Smith in which 8 men died and a further 17 were wounded in crossfire.
Bridges
- John F. Limehouse Memorial Bridge
- Paul J. Gelegotis Memorial Bridge
See also
- Waterways forming and crossings of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
References
- ^ Columbia University Press. "Stono River". Retrieved 2 November 2006.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stono River