Columbia Canal Power Plant

Columbia Canal Power Plant

Address:

211 Gervais St, Columbia, SC

Latitude & Longitude:

33.996682, -81.048944

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10

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Description:

This surviving canal was built in 1824 is now used to provide hydroelectric power. The labor of indentured Irishmen was used which provided a direct water route on the Fall Line escarpment. It's the second oldest continuously operating alternating current generating plant in the world.

(Submitted by Allen Von Plinsky)

Website:

loc.gov/columbia-canal-power-plant

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History
Photo by Meghan Von Plinsky
Aug 6, 2022
Photo by Anthony Von Plinsky
Sep 6, 2021
Photo by Anthony Von Plinsky
Sep 4, 2021
Photo by Anthony Von Plinsky
Sep 4, 2021
Photo by Anthony Von Plinsky
Sep 4, 2021
Photo by Anthony Von Plinsky
Sep 4, 2021
Photo by Anthony Von Plinsky
Sep 4, 2021