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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SSN_welcome-to-landsford-canal-state-park-historical_Catawba-SC.html
Landsford Canal is located along the banks of the Catawba River in the South Carolina Piedmont. Because this region sits atop a fall line, it features changes in elevation that produce shoals and rapids. In the 19th century, merchants bypassed the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SSK_landsford-canal-state-park-trails-historical_Catawba-SC.html
Canal Trail (orange) This trail is an easy 1.25 miles one way, starting from either the Park Office parking or the south entrance parking area. Total round-trip time is about 2 hours. The trail follows Landsford Canal, which was built in the 19th …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SSJ_a-nest-with-a-birds-eye-view-historical_Catawba-SC.html
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When people look for a home, one consideration is convenience to a grocery store. The bald eagles that nest here had something similar in mind: access to their favorite food - fish - in the Catawba River. When keen eyes on a handy meal,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8WE_the-guardlock_Catawba-SC.html
During the Nineteenth Century the rivers of South Carolina Piedmont were notorious for flooding. This lock was used to safely lower boats into the canal when high river levels threatened to damage the banks and structures. During periods of normal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8WD_the-dam_Catawba-SC.html
As a boat approached the canal traveling south on the Catawba River, the patroon, or river boat pilot, first saw the diversion dam. The dam consisted of piles of loose stone on the river bottom. The dam projected from the bank at roughly forty deg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8WB_landsford-canal_Catawba-SC.html
A vital link in South Carolina's internal improvements program of the 1820's, the canal stands as a monument to the following men who typified the South Carolina spirit during this first great era of public works building:
William R. Davie, dis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8WA_great-indian-warrior-trading-path_Catawba-SC.html
The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, GA. Laid on ancient animal and Native American Trading/ Warrior Paths. Indian treaties among the Governors of NY, PA, & VA and t…