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Augusta Canal is the only industrial canal in the American South in continuous use since it was built in 1845. A source of water, power, and transportation, the canal was largely responsible for the city’s industrial boom. After it was widened and deepened in the 1870s, a large number of mills that relied on its power, especially textile mills, were built on the canal, boosting the city’s industrial boom.
In the 1890s, the city installed the new, impressive water pumping station at mid-canal to replace the original one, and the pump is still supplying Augusta residents with water today. Augusta Canal has been declared a National Heritage Area, and one of the most imposing structures, the enormous Enterprise Mill, has been converted into a residential and office complex. The Augusta Canal National Heritage Discovery Center is also housed there.
1450 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901, 706-823-0440
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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