- Collection:
- Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
- Title:
- Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA
- Creator:
- Historic American Engineering Record
- Contributor to Resource:
- Augusta Canal Company,
John A Green & Company,
Cumming, Henry H,
Holley, Byron,
Olmstead, Charles A,
Phillips, William,
Smith, Jacobez,
Stanford, C O,
Thomson, John Edgar,
Sharpe, David,
Spude, Robert L, - Date of Original:
- 1933/9999
- Subject:
- Augusta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
canals
hydraulic engineering
war (Civil War)
urban growth
recreation
public works
manufacturing
industry - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- photographs
field notes - Type:
- Still Image
Text - Description:
- Photo(s): 47 | Measured Drawing(s): 8 | Data Page(s): 27
Significance: The Augusta power and navigation canal was projected in order to make Augusta a manufacturing center. By the 1880's, the canal was a success. It supplied water power for eight textile mills, three of which still operate hydroelectric plants. The canal has further significance in that its waters power the city's water pumping station. In addition, original canal structures, such as the headgates and locks and the Rae's Creek aqueduct, still stand intact.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5
Survey number: HAER GA-5
Building/structure dates: 1845- 1847 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1849- 1850 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1855- 1857 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1872- 1875 Subsequent Work - Local Identifier:
- HAER GA,123-AUG,41-
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/ga0278/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
- Original Collection:
- Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
- Holding Institution:
- Library of Congress
- Rights:
-
