Confederate military relics unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup
Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found in the Congaree River.
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Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found in the Congaree River.
Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found in the Congaree River.
"Thirteen years after a kayaker reported stepping into a stinging patch of muck in the Congaree River, contractors have cleaned up the toxic mess that covered a stretch of the river bottom below the Gervais Street bridge in Columbia, South Carolina."
Dominion Energy workers have finished cleaning up 100-year-old toxic tar from the Congaree River. The 13-year cleanup also led to the discovery of thousands of historical artifacts, including a Confederate
Hundreds of Civil War relics were unearthed during the cleanup of a South Carolina river where Union troops dumped Confederate military equipment to deliver a demoralizing blow for rebel forces in the birthplace of the secessionist movement.