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| Landsford Canal by A. James |
Once again, the BIO 102 class was fortunate enough to visit Landsford Canal State Park. This is two semesters in a row! The Landsford canal was part of the SC canal system built in the 1800's. The canal was built on a land grant to Thomas Land. Travelers would ford the river at this location. Including, Thomas Sumter, Lord Cornwallis, and portions of General Sherman's Union army.
The canal was started in 1819 and completed in approximately 1823 at an estimated cost of $120,000 in 1800's dollars. The barges would carry 40 bails of cotton for a fee of 1 cents/bail. What does that business model look like? How many fully loaded barges would have to travel through to cover the cost of building the canal (not to mention to maintain/staff/operate it)? (Source: Dr. Steve Fields, May 19, 2011)
Of course, we went to enjoy/learn about the natural history. Each time we go, we see new sites (
October 2011 visit). Here are a few of the things we saw...
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| Spider Web-there were a lot! |
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| Catkin |
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| Christmas Fern? |
We always see a snake when we go to Landsford. No one has ever been harmed...not even the snake. We found this
Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi), along the river trail.
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| Spanish Moss |
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| Can you name this caterpillar? |
Part 1 of this exploration was really interesting and we witnessed some good things. This time its looking even better and discovery of new things there is great.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I am so glad folks are still exploring this very interesting site.
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