Santee Canal


Region Type Maps & Charts (if available, no international)
North America, South & Gulf, Atlantic Canal Santee Canal

Designed to link Charleston to new state capital, Columbia, 100 miles inland, with a 22-mile canal from Charleston, linking the Santee and Cooper Rivers to Congaree River. Opened in 1800.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Compiler

Peter Richards

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