Along the west bank of the Savannah River from the Richmond-Columbia county line to 10th and Fenwick Sts., Augusta, Georgia. County/parish: Richmond.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 27, 1971. NRIS 71000285.
15 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.
The Augusta Canal is a historic canal located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. The canal is fed by the Savannah River and passes through three levels (approximately 13 miles (21 km) total) in suburban and urban Augusta before the water returns to the river at various locations. It was devised to harness the water power at the fall line of the Savannah River to drive mills, to provide transportation of goods, and to provide a municipal water supply. It is the only canal in the US in continuous use for its original purposes of providing power, transport, and municipal water.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209339