Augusta Canal

The Augusta Canal was devised to harness the power of the fall line of the Savannah River for mills and to provide drinking water for Augusta, Georgia.

The brain-child of lawyer Henry Cumming, it was surveyed and designed by J. Edgar Thomson who was over-seeing the completion of the Georgia Railroad.

It was chartered in 1845 and completed in 1847.

The canal is part of the Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District, which was named a National Historic Landmark in 1977. ^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

History of the canal

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property
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