Data from experiments on sand, sand bags, etc. and work relating to siege works, Morris Island, July-September 1863National Park ServiceTables of data from experiments measuring weights of dry and wet sand, data showing penetration of Sharps, Enfields, and Spencer Rifles and Coehorn mortar shells into materials such as sand bags, sand bags filled with cotton, facines, and pine. Also contains tables of data showing how much dirt can be dug by men in a period of time.
Through the Years, page 20South Carolina State ParksPoinsett: 1957. Seated: Binks Ravenel (Assistant Director), Sheriff Leroy (Greenwood), Ernie Mobley (Rivers Bridge), Marion Dwight (Poinsett), Bill Wiggins (Givhans Ferry), Bob Jones (Table Rock), Van Pressley (Lee), Marshal Holder (Sesquicentennial), L. Storm Bailey (Edisto), Claude Barton (Forestry Information and Education), Red La Boon (Santee), Ted Barbie (Myrtle Beach), Clarence Doster (Chester), Ray Sisk (Kings Mountain), Eddie Miller (Paris Mountain). Standing: Charles Flory (State Forester), Del Furney (Forestry Purchasing), West Jacocks (Park Director), Norman Cooler (Hunting Island), Carl Foxworth (Aiken), Jake Ray (Oconee), LaFon Norton (Little Pee Dee), Lorine Davis (Secretary), Capt. Nelson (Bookkeeper), Virginia Holmes (Personnel), Gene Price (Assistant State Forester), Mrs. D. I. Ross (Barnwell), George Holder (Cheraw), E. R. Vreeland (Assistant Director). Not In Photo: J. E. Thornton (Croft), Willard Risher (Colleton Wayside), Leroy Smith (Pleasant Ridge).