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Columbia Canal

Buildings and structures in Columbia, South CarolinaCanals in South CarolinaCanals on the National Register of Historic Places in South CarolinaCanals opened in 1824Canals opened in 1893
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Columbia Canal Power Plant and Canal Races
Columbia Canal Power Plant and Canal Races

The Columbia Canal is the surviving canal of a series of canals built by the State of South Carolina in 1824 using the labor of indentured Irishmen to provide direct water routes between the upstate settlements and the towns on the Fall Line. It is on the Congaree and Broad rivers in Columbia, South Carolina. It is the focal point of the Riverfront Park in Columbia. The canal is now used to generate hydroelectric power by the South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.The Columbia Canal is on the National Register of Historic Places, No. 79002392. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional pictures and information, and copies of the nomination forms.There are additional pictures, and information available from the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress.

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Columbia Canal
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29220 Columbia
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Columbia Canal Power Plant and Canal Races
Columbia Canal Power Plant and Canal Races
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