Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
Located in Lexington County, SC.
 
803-734-3886
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/managed/heritage/congcreek/description.html
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The 627-acre preserve is loaded with history. Archaeologists have found tools, pottery sherds, arrowheads and other evidence that people have lived in and around the preserve for nearly 12,000 years. On adjacent property, earthworks still remain where Confederate soldiers dug in as General Sherman's troops headed to Columbia on Feb. 14, 1865. Beginning in the early 1900s, clay was dug from pits for the Guignard Brickworks. The clay pits now form several ponds, home to all kinds of wildlife.
Hikers can enjoy an easy 21/2-mile trail loop in about 11/2 hours.
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Features and facilities
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Hours
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Daylight hours
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Admission
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Free
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How to get there
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Take I-77 to exit #2 and go north on 12th Street Extension for a few miles, then turn right onto Godley Street. Follow this road to the end, then turn right onto New State Road, then turn right onto Old State Road. The parking lot will be on the right, just before the pavement ends.
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Latitude 33° 56.560', Longitude -81° -01.951'
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Web site maintained by Mike Adams, mike@sciway.net. [009-07-03]
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