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Columbia Canal

  • History
    “C” is for Columbia Canal
    Walter Edgar
    “C” is for Columbia Canal. Completed in 1824, the Columbia canal originally extended three miles below the city of Columbia off Laurel St. It was one of several canals constructed by the state of South Carolina in the 1820s to improve transportation links between the upstate and Charleston.
  • History
    “C” is for Columbia Canal
    Walter Edgar
    “C” is for Columbia Canal. Completed in 1824, the Columbia canal originally extended three miles below the city of Columbia off Laurel St. It was one of several canals constructed by the state of South Carolina in the 1820s to improve transportation links between the upstate and Charleston.
  • The Columbia Canal, partially empty for six years since the great flood of 2015, is on the verge of repairs to strengthen the city's water supply.
    SC News
    Six Years After Historic Flood, Columbia Canal Prepares for Repairs
    Tut Underwood
    The City of Columbia has the financing in place to repair damage to the Columbia Canal wrought by the historic flood of 2015.