Southwest Boundary Dike
Southwest Boundary Dike | |
| Nearest city | Hopkins, South Carolina |
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| MPS | Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001101[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1996 |
Southwest Boundary Dike is a historic earthen dike located in Congaree National Park near Hopkins, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built by settlers in the Congaree Swamp to control the periodic flooding of the Congaree River and utilize the fertile swampland. The Southwest Boundary Dike measures approximately 3-to-4-foot high, and runs for approximately 650 feet, interrupted by a gut of water, and then continues for approximately 1,300 to 1,400 feet.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jill Hanson (n.d.). "Southwest Boundary Dike" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Southwest Boundary Dike, Richland County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
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