The Boulevard
Charleston, United States
<center> [City of Charleston Motto Emblem:<b> Aedes Mores Juraque Curat]</b> <br>(She Guards Her Buildings, Customs, and Laws)<br> <b><center> To Commemorate</center></b><br> The reclamation of 47 acres of mud flats, marsh and water, bounded on the north by Tradd Street and on the east by The Battery, by the building of a concrete wall and filling same in from the Ashley River bed and thus converting the area into a fine residential district, and a highway 4000 feet long, designated as the<center> <b> Boulevard.</b></center><br> The accomplishment of this project was due principally to the indefatigable efforts, the inspiration and ceaseless energy of the <center><b>Hon. R.G. Rhett, Mayor,</b></center><br> who, overcoming many and varied obstacles, brought the undertaking to a seccessful completion, being aided in so doing by the following<center><b> Board of Aldermen: </b></center><br> <small> F.Q. O'Neill J.H. Jahnz I'on L. Rhett A.W.Petit <br> L.S. Brux R.M. Masters F.C. Peters T.B. Colcolough <br> Wilson G. Harvey T.J. McCarty F.S. Hinckel John Wohltmann <br> L.M. Pinckney John F. Rafferty H.M. Walker M.P. Healy <br> R.J. Morris M.V. Haselden A.J. Riley W.D. Clarke <br> J.R. Magrath B.F. McLeod Fritz Thee H.W.H. Buck <br> <center> Work commenced June 21, 1909.<br> Work completed June 25, 1911.<br> J.H. Dingle City Engineer.</small></center>