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Civil War artifacts recovered from Congaree River will find home in Columbia museum

by Sydney Dunlap | Nov 30, 2023

Items thought to have been dumped into the Congaree River by Gen. William T. Sherman’s troops during the Civil War were removed from the river this year.

Shipwrecks, explosives, prehistoric pottery. The Congaree soon might reveal even more secrets

by Caleb Bozard | Oct 20, 2022

The Congaree River has been a focal point for history since long before the Gervais Street bridge was built and college students on inner-tubes began crossing the waterway. Experts say there are many artifacts in the river to prove it and that more may be on the way.