...popular waterway."There is a memorial marker by the Tin House Gate, near the aqueduct, noting the drowning of Henry Cumming Lamar and his fiancee, Louise King Connelly in Lake Olmstead in 1891," said Rebecca Rogers, the marketing director...

...popular waterway."There is a memorial marker by the Tin House Gate, near the aqueduct, noting the drowning of Henry Cumming Lamar and his fiancee, Louise King Connelly in Lake Olmstead in 1891," said Rebecca Rogers, the marketing director...

...reception.The symposium will continue at the Morris Museum of Art on Nov. 12 and will include talks by David Connolly on Henry Cumming and the Secession Debate; Erskine Clarke on Augusta and the Formation of a Confederate Church; and Ronald Bailey...

...arrival in October, the 65-foot Petersburg boat - named Henry Cumming after the Augustan who first proposed the canal in the...arrive soon, she said. It will be identical to the Henry Cumming and should be ready for passengers by spring. Reservations...

...Rebecca Rogers, the canal authority's marketing director. The 65-foot-long electrically propelled boats, named Henry Cumming and William Phillips, have gained popularity among school groups in Richmond and Columbia counties and tourist groups...

...first boat, delivered in the fall, was named after Henry Cumming, who proposed the canal in the 1840s and who viewed...new boat is inspected and certified, its twin, the Henry Cumming, might be taken out of service briefly for cleaning...

...Chronicle, according to a news release. The fluted Doric columns were salvaged from another Summerville house, the 1828 Henry Cumming home, which burned, Ms. Jackson said. Outback Steakhouse will cater the event, and the Carolina Rebels will provide...

...fabricated the 65-foot hulls in his warehouse on Tybee Island, Ga. Mr. Sherrouse said the first boat - named Henry Cumming after the Augusta lawyer who proposed the canal and financed initial land surveys for the project - will be brought...

...overloaded. If stricter weight recommendations are adopted, boats all over the country - including the Canal Authority's Henry Cumming and William Phillips - would be re-evaluated. Mrs. Rogers said both Augusta-based vessels are licensed to carry...

...center shows a film that details much of the canal's history. It shows how the canal, an idea of Augusta native Henry Cumming to change the economy, was created in 1845. Mr. Cumming wanted the canal to harness the power of the Savannah River...