Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the significant surviving portion; significant for its method of construction and its association with transportation in Columbia and as a continuing power source.

Survey number: HAER SC-17

Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1826 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1896 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79002392

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1969 - 1980

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