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Augusta Canal National Heritage Area IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 8 th St. EXIT 200 EXIT 199 L A K E O L M S T E A D S A V A N N A H R I V E R S A V A N N A H R I V E R A U G U S T A C A N A L 1 2 3 8 15 9 104 River Watch Parkway Stevens Creek Rd. Evans to Locks Rd. Washington Rd. 15 th St. John C. Calhoun Expy. 13 Greene St. 25 78 Walton Way Eisenhower Dr. Milledge Rd. Eve St. 7 S A V A N N A H R I V E R Broad St. 3 4 5 6 4 A U G U S T A C AN A L 14 13 th St. 28 12 10 11 5 6 2 1 20 Headgates Lake Olmstead Trailhead Discovery Center Old Turning Basin Mill Village Water Pump Station The Augusta Canal begins here. The V-shaped diversion dam directs Savannah River water into the headgates. From there the canal flows 13 miles through Augusta where it supplies the city with drinking water and powers several small hydroelectric plants. GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA Augusta Canal is a National Heritage Area, a place designated by the US Congress that best represents an important theme in American history. Augusta Canal tells the story of the Industrial Revolution in the American South. Built in 1845 to harness the water and power of the Savannah River, this canal brought textile and other manufacturing to the region in the era before, during and after the American Civil War. Share and Enjoy Enjoy your time in the National Heritage Area. Explore on foot, by bicycle, canoe or kayak; fish from the banks or watch for wildlife. For everyone’s safety and enjoyment, please: • Be polite and a good steward of your Canal. • Appreciate the wildlife and historic structures; do not disturb. • Remember, the trail is like a roadway; keep right and pass left. • Groups should not take up full width of trail. • Faster users yield to slower users. • Don’t litter. Take your trash with you when you leave. • Keep animals leashed and under control at all times; clean and remove animal waste; remind others to do so. Trailheads Headgates at Savannah Rapids Water Pump Station Lake Olmstead Mill Village Discovery Center Old Turning Basin at 13th Street Trails Towpath Headgate Loop Old Fish Camp Path River Shoals Nature Trail Mountain Bike Singletrack River Levee Trail Lake Olmstead Trail Mill Village Trail Third Level Trail Places of Interest Savannah Rapids Park Headgates, Locks and Gatehouse Reed Creek Waterfall Warren Lake The Clearing Raw Water Pump Station Rae’s Creek Aqueduct, Tin House Gate, Olmstead Bulkhead Confederate Powder Works Chimney Sibley and King Mills Archibald Butt Memorial Bridge Discovery Center at Enterprise Mill Petersburg Tour Boats Old Turning Basin/ Gatehouse Davidson School/ Former Globe Mill Old Coal Gas Plant Site 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SCALE 0 .25 .5 .75 1 MILE Augusta Canal National Heritage Area 706-823-0440 www.augustacanal.com Non-emergencies Richmond County Sheriff’s Office 706-821-1080 Maintenance concerns Augusta Cares 311 Emergencies 911 A UGUSTA C ANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
