Stay updated with breaking news from Congaree River. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Hundreds of Civil War relics are being conserved after their discovery during a South Carolina river cleanup. Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found
In addition to the sediment and the artifacts, the project also removed two and a half tons of debris from the water.
Dominion Energy found cannon balls and swords that may have been dumped during Sherman's March in the Civil War along the banks of the Congaree River in Columbia.
The artifacts bring new tangible evidence of Union Gen. William T. Sherman's ruthless Southern campaign toward the end of the Civil War.
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