"THE WATER HIGHWAY SOUTH" 1960s U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY GG48445

Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon:   / periscopefilm   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @periscopefilm   Website: www.PeriscopeFilm.com This 1960s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers movie by International Sound Films "The Water HIghway South" examines the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway which stretches 1,600 miles along the eastern United States, connecting New Jersey to Florida through a mix of natural waterways, canals, and dredged channels. Initially constructed in sections over more than 150 years and maintained by the Corps, it serves both commercial and recreational purposes. Originally built for commerce and transport, the waterway now combines economic, recreational, and scenic value, serving as both a protected shipping route and a year-round destination for boating and water sports. 0:00 Main titles. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches from New Jersey to Florida, winding through swamps, bays, and marshes. 1:33 It was built in sections over 150 years. Once complete, it will extend unbroken from Boston to Mexico, maintained by the Corps of Engineers. 2:13 The northern route mixes canals and open water, beginning with the Cape Cod Canal, then through Buzzards Bay, Long Island Sound, and inland passages toward New Jersey, eventually linking with the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay. 3:13 Ports along the Delaware River, drawing industries like U.S. Steel. Philadelphia, Independence Hall and the cruiser USS Olympia. 4:34 Maintenance of the Delaware River channel is constant. Southward lies Pea Patch Island, site of Fort Delaware, and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. 6:18 Wilmington. Baltimore handles oil and iron ore for steel production. Annapolis houses the U.S. Naval Academy. 6:57 Chesapeake Bay, stretching to Virginia, is a vital inland sea for both Navy ships and local fishing industries, especially clams, oysters, and crabs. 7:53 At Norfolk, Virginia, Hampton Roads forms one of the world’s great harbors, with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel providing crossings. Norfolk is a major Navy base and site of modern ship developments. 9:08 South of Norfolk begins the true man-made waterway with dredged canals and locks, including the Great Bridge Lock and the historic Dismal Swamp Canal. 10:57 In North Carolina, the waterway connects sounds and rivers and passes through small towns like Belhaven, and on to Morehead City and Beaufort, major ports for trade. 12:20 North Carolina also hosts the menhaden fishing industry, supplying products from fish oil. Ports like Wilmington and Morehead City expanded greatly after WWII. 14:16 South of the Cape Fear River, the route passes military depots, marshes, and rivers toward South Carolina. 16:10 Charleston and Fort Sumter. 17:17 Southward, the route continues through Beaufort, Hilton Head, and into Savannah, Georgia, home port of the nuclear cargo ship Savannah. 18:51 Georgia’s section winds through tidal marshes and Golden Isles like St. Simons and Cumberland, where the federal government began its first waterway work in 1828. 20:18 In Florida, the waterway crosses the St. John’s River at Jacksonville, a growing harbor linked to the future Cross Florida Barge Canal. Mayport Naval Station lies at its mouth. 21:11 From Jacksonville to Miami, the waterway passes cities like St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville, and Cape Canaveral, where barges deliver rockets and missiles. 23:44 At Stuart, the Okeechobee Waterway cuts across the state to the Gulf. Southward, the waterway becomes a “pleasure road,” lined with marinas, fishing grounds, and waterfront homes along Florida’s Gold Coast. 25:11 Fort Lauderdale, the “Venice of America,” boasts hundreds of miles of canals and luxury marinas. Miami and Miami Beach showcase resort hotels and glamorous lifestyles along Biscayne Bay. 26:13 The End. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com