Broad River
The Broad River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 150 miles long, in western North Carolina and northern South Carolina in the United States.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in North and South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Eswa Huppeday”, “Eswan Happedaw”, “Eswaspuddenah”, “Eswawpuddenah”, “Line River”, and “Main Broad River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Randolph Cemetery and Elmwood Cemetery.
Randolph Cemetery
Cemetery
Randolph Cemetery is a historic cemetery for African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1872 and expanded in 1899. It was named for Benjamin F.
Elmwood Cemetery
Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921. The older section is heavily wooded and has a section devoted to Confederate dead.
South Carolina State Museum
Museum
The South Carolina State Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of South Carolina. It has four floors of permanent and changing exhibits, a digital dome planetarium, 4D interactive theater, and an observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmwood Park and West Columbia.
Elmwood Park
Hamlet
Elmwood Park is a residential neighborhood and historic district in what is now the center of Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in the early 1900s, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Elmwood Park Historic District in 1991.
West Columbia
Town
West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Columbia had a population of 17,416.
Columbia
Columbia is the capital city and second largest city in South Carolina. It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson.Broad River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.00876° or 34° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
-81.06009° or 81° 3′ 36″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Open location code
866W2W5Q+GX
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Broad River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Broad”
- Catalan: “Broad”
- Cebuano: “Broad River”
- Chinese: “布洛德河 (卡羅萊納)”
- Chinese: “布羅德河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر برواد”
- French: “Broad River”
- German: “Broad River (Congaree River)”
- German: “Broad River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Broad”
- Lithuanian: “Brodas”
- Malayalam: “ബ്രോഡ് നദി”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Broad River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Broad”
- Norwegian: “Broad”
- Slovenian: “Broad River (pritok Congareeja)”
- Slovenian: “Broad River”
- Spanish: “Rio Broad”
- Spanish: “Río Broad”
- Venetian: “Broad”
- Welsh: “Afon Broad”
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Localities in the Area
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