Northwest Boundary Dike is a historic earthen dike located near Hopkins, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built about 1840 by settlers in the Congaree Swamp to control the periodic flooding of the Congaree River and utilize the fertile swampland. The Northwest Boundary Dike measures approximately 10-to-30-foot-wide-by-5-foot-high, and runs for approximately 2000 feet.[2][3]
Northwest Boundary Dike | |
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| Nearest city | Hopkins, South Carolina |
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| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| MPS | Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001100[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jill Hanson (n.d.). "Northwest Boundary Dike" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Northwest Boundary Dike, Richland County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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