Columbia Canal, Columbia

Name: Columbia Canal
Address: Columbia, United States

#92 among attractions in Columbia

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Facts and practical information

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. It is on the Congaree and Broad rivers in Columbia, South Carolina. It is the focal point of the Riverfront Park in Columbia. The canal is now used to generate hydroelectric power by the South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. ()

Coordinates: 34°1'15"N, 81°3'43"W

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North Columbia (Earlewood)Columbia United States

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Columbia Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Riverbanks Zoo, Randolph Cemetery, Elmwood Cemetery, Finlay Park.

1 miSW
Wild and farm animals, plus gardens
Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia
27 min walk • The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is a 170-acre zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden located along the Saluda River in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. A small portion of the zoo extends into the nearby city of West Columbia.
0.9 miSE
Cemetery
Randolph Cemetery, Columbia
24 min walk • 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. Randolph, who was reburied at the cemetery in 1871. Randolph was a militia leader protecting African Americans when he was assassinated.
0.7 miSE
Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia
18 min walk • Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921. The older section is heavily wooded and has a section devoted to Confederate dead.
1.5 miSE
Park
Finlay Park, Columbia
40 min walk • Finlay Park, at 14 acres, is the largest and most visited park in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The park opened in 1991. Initially named Sidney Park, it was renamed after a former Columbia mayor Kirkman Finlay in 1994.
1.3 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
South Carolina Governor's Mansion, Columbia
35 min walk • The South Carolina Governor's Mansion is a historic U.S. governor's mansion in the Arsenal Hill neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina and the official residence of the governor of South Carolina. It is a Federal style home influenced by British Colonial plantations.
1.1 miE
34°1'34"N • 81°2'41"W
Earlewood Park, Columbia
27 min walk • Park
1.3 miSE
Memorial
South Carolina Memorial Garden, Columbia
34 min walk • South Carolina Memorial Garden is a historic memorial garden located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1944-1945 by the Garden Club of South Carolina. It was designed by noted landscape architect Loutrel W. Briggs.
1.3 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Caldwell–Hampton–Boylston House, Columbia
35 min walk • Caldwell–Hampton–Boylston House is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1820 and 1830, and is a three-story, five bay, clapboard clad frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It features a two-story, projecting front porch.
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District, Columbia
21 min walk • The Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District, is a predominantly residential historic district in northwestern Columbia, South Carolina. It encompasses much of the neighborhood of Earlewood, and is formed out of three separate subdivisions that were developed as streetcar suburbs in the early 20th century.

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Which popular attractions are close to Columbia Canal?

Nearby attractions include Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia (18 min walk), Alta Vista–Camp Fornance–Newman Park Historic District, Columbia (21 min walk), Randolph Cemetery, Columbia (24 min walk).