Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner South Carolina

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Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner South Carolina


America's first summit canal, the Santee Canal, began operating in 1800. It was considered one of the crowning engineering achievements and economic development projects of its day. Before the canal opened, crops from the fertile uplands were shipped overland by wagon or floated down the Santee River into the Atlantic and along the coast to the busy port of Charleston. The business and political leaders of Charleston realized that a better route needed to be established in order to compete against rival seaports.

Construction began in 1793 under the supervision of Col. Christian Senf, a Swedish-born engineer who had served with Hessian troops during the Revolution. Over 700 laborers worked for seven years with picks and shovels to complete the project.

The finished canal was 22 miles long, 35 ft. wide and 5 1/2 ft. deep. It was completed at a cost of $650,667.14. The canal was designed to handle a 34-ft. rise through three locks and a 69 ft. fall through seven more for a net difference of 35 ft. between the two rivers.

Most of the canal now lies beneath the waters of Lake Moultrie. On private property, some of the upper portions of the waterway are still visible, where boats entered from the Santee and the southernmost sections, which joined the headway of the Cooper River at Biggin Creek.

Old Santee Canal Park is centered where the southernmost section of the canal enters the quiet waters of Biggin Creek and the surrounding swamps

Hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.

Admission is charged at the Gate. Admission includes the Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center along with the Stoney Landing House.

The Gates to Old Santee Canal Parks are closed at 5:00 PM.

Old Santee Canal Park is located at 900 Stoney Landing Road in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. For more information call 843-899-5200, or visit http://www.oldsanteecanalpark.org/

Driving directions from Charleston, South Carolina:

Take Interstate 26 westbound until the 209A exit (Goose Creek/Moncks Corner) Hwy 52. Continue on Hwy 52 though North Charleston and Goose Creek. Upon entering Moncks Corner go straight through the traffic signal at the CVS Pharmacy and the Berkeley County Administration Building. ( R. C. Dennis Blvd). Turn right at the 2nd traffic signal onto Stony Landing Road. (Home Telephone Co. is on the left). The park is located at the end of the road past Berkeley Intermediate School and Roper Berkeley Hospital.

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