Columbia Canal
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Elmwood Cemetery and North Columbia Fire Station No. 7.
Elmwood Cemetery
Cemetery
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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.
North Columbia Fire Station No. 7
Historic building
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North Columbia Fire Station No. 7 is a historic fire station located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1948, and is a two-story, brick, transitional Art Moderne / International style building.
Randolph Cemetery
Cemetery
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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.
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. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 population estimate was 17,998. West Columbia is situated 2 miles south of Columbia Canal.
Columbia
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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.
Columbia Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Richland county, South Carolina, U.S.A.
- Categories: historic district and body of water
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Columbia Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Columbia Canal (kanal sa Estados Unidos, South Carolina)”
- Cebuano: “Columbia Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كولومبيا”
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Localities in the Area
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