Landsford Canal

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Landsford Canal is a historic 19th-century canal and lock system on the Catawba River in South Carolina, known for its preserved engineering structures and surrounding state park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
historic site
adjacentTo Landsford Canal State Park rocky shoals spider lily shoals
architecturalStyle early 19th-century canal engineering
category Canals on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Transportation buildings and structures in Chester County, South Carolina
Transportation buildings and structures in Lancaster County, South Carolina
constructionStart 1820
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse heritage tourism
recreation
follows Catawba River shoals NERFINISHED
hasComponent canal prism
lock keeper’s house ruins
lock system
mill site remains
stone bridge abutments
stone culverts
stone locks
hasInterpretiveSignage yes
hasLength approximately 2 miles
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
heritageDesignationDate 1969
historicalPeriod 19th century
inception 1820s
locatedIn Chester County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Lancaster County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
South Carolina
locatedOn Catawba River NERFINISHED
maintainedBy South Carolina State Park Service NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
stone
nearby Landsford Canal State Park trails
NRHPReferenceNumber 69000170
NRHPType historic district
numberOfLocks 5
openingDate 1823
operator Catawba Navigation Company NERFINISHED
partOf Catawba River navigation system NERFINISHED
Landsford Canal State Park NERFINISHED
significantFor 19th-century internal improvements movement
preserved canal engineering structures
regional transportation history
status disused
touristAttraction yes
usedFor bypassing river shoals
inland navigation

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