Watts Cut

Watts Cut


In 1925 Congress authorized the widening of the Watts Cut connection of the Dawhoo River to the South Edisto River.This work was a dredging operation to widen the waterway to 75 feet and to a depth of 7 feet. All this in an effort to increase the usefulness of the intercoastal waterway. Watts Cut begins about 1 1/2 miles west of the Dawhoo Bridge and extends about 2 more miles to the South Edisto. Later this connection was widened to 90 feet and a depth of 12 feet. Several engagements of Union and Rebel forces occured here and on Jehossee Island near the Cut.


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