Related Historical Markers

By Mike Stroud, 2008

Columbia Canal Marker

SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER

1 ► South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Midtown - Downtown — S-6/40-37 — Columbia Canal —

Completed 1824. Important link in the system of waterways transporting freight between the up country and Charleston. Supplanted by railroads for transportation after 1850. Leased to Confederate Government to run powder works. Enlarged . . . — — Map (db m11319) HM

2 ► South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Midtown - Downtown — 1896 Power Plant —

To meet growing demands for electricity, the Columbia Water and Power Company constructed this power plant, the Columbia Hydro Plant, in 1896. It replaced the 1894 power facility upstream. This Hydro Plant provided power for city lights, . . . — — Map (db m7351) HM