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 |
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
- Type: Power station
- Description: canal in Richland county, South Carolina, U.S.A.
- Also known as: “Columbia Canal Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include EdVenture and South Carolina State Museum.
EdVenture
Museum
EdVenture is the largest children's museum in the Southeast United States, located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is second only to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis which is the largest children's museum in the world. EdVenture is situated 380 feet east of Columbia Canal.
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. South Carolina State Museum is situated 740 feet northeast of Columbia Canal.
Gervais Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Gervais Street Bridge is a historic bridge in South Carolina in the United States and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an arch bridge constructed from reinforced concrete. Gervais Street Bridge is situated 710 feet southwest of Columbia Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia and West Columbia.
Columbia
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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.
Columbia Canal
- Categories: canal, historic district, industry, building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.99717° or 33° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
-81.04929° or 81° 2′ 57″ westInception
1824Operator
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.Open location code
865WXXW2+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 291364662OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q5149630
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Columbia Canal”. Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.