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Landsford Canal State Park in South Carolina preserves the ruins of the Landsford Canal, an early 19th-century waterway built with slave labor between 1820 and 1825 to help boats bypass rapids on the Catawba River. Railroad expansion eventually made the canal obsolete, but its surviving stonework, locks, and former lock keeper’s house still reflect the site’s transportation history. The park also protects river shoals and wildlife habitat, including one of the largest remaining stands of shoals spider-lily. Trails follow the old canal and the river, linking the area’s industrial past with its natural landscape.
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South Carolina · United States
