40-38 Congaree River Bridges
N 33° 59.802 W 081° 02.916
17S E 495511 N 3761791
This river took its name from the Congaree Indians, a Siouan tribe which occupied the valley until the Yemassee War in 1715
Waymark Code: WM8DY7
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2010
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This river took its name from the Congaree Indians, a Siouan tribe which occupied the valley until the Yemassee War in 1715. The first wooden bridge here was completed in 1827. It was burned to delay the advance of Sherman's Army in 1865, and rebuilt in 1870. A concrete bridge was completed in 1927.
Erected by the City of Columbia, 1966, replacing a marker erected in 1938 by the Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936
Marker Name: Congaree River Bridges
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Bridge
Marker number: 40-38
County: Richland
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