19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

South Carolina

 

 

Saluda Canal

 

MAPS
Lexington District map – 1825
Includes the route of the canal.

 

GENERAL

A brief description of the canals and rail roads of the United States – 1834
A brief description is on page 53.

 

Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers of the United  States Army – 1889
An examination of the former canal is on page 1205.

 

Handbook of South Carolina – 1907
A brief description of this and other state canals is on page 500.

 

Mitchell's Compendium of the Internal Improvements of the United States – 1835
A brief description of this and other state canals is on page 53.

 

Saluda Canal
A brief description and history of the canal.

 

Saluda Canal
A brief history and description of the canal. Includes a map.
 

The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1836
A brief description of this and other state canals is on page 246.

 

The Saluda Canal: Highway of the Past video


Rev. February, 2025