Santee Canal | |
 Frierson's Lock on the Old Santee Canal | |
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| Location | Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA |
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| Nearest city | Moncks Corner, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33°25′36″N 80°6′7″W / 33.42667°N 80.10194°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1793-1800 |
| Architect | Col. John Christian Senf |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003833[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1982 |
The Santee Canal was one of the earliest canals built in the United States. It was built to provide a direct water route between Charleston and Columbia, the new state capital of South Carolina.[2][3] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Wylie, Suzanne Pickens; David Chamberlain (December 28, 1981). "Santee Canal" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Santee Canal, Berkeley County (Moncks Corner to Pineville vicinities)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 9 June 2012.