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Columbia Canal

Richland County · dedicated 1938 · Gervais St. (U.S. Hwy. 1) on the Congaree River Bridge, Columbia, Columbia

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Completed 1824. Important link in the system of waterways transporting freight between the up country and Charleston. Supplanted by railroads for transportation after 1850. Leased to Confederate government to run powder works. Enlarged 1880-95 and since sold to successive power companies.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History

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