8 Of The Most Enchanting Man-Made Wonders In South Carolina

Most buildings were demolished prior to the flooding. However in recent years divers discovered a Lodge, still intact, submerged in 300 feet of Lake Jocassee's crystal clear waters. Another diver found these signs in the lake.

The arrival of railroads in South Carolina eventually made the canal's main transportation function obsolete. Today, the Old Santee Canal is used mainly for recreation.

Construction of Fort Sumter began in the early 1800s after the end of the War of 1812. Seventy thousand tons of granite was imported from New England to build up the sandbar at the entrance to Charleston's harbor. Then an estimated seven million "charleston grey" bricks were handmade - reportedly by local plantation workers (slaves) - and hand laid. The original structure towered 50-feet over the low tide mark. The outer walls of Fort Sumter are five feet thick. Today, some of the fort has been "filled in" as you can see in comparisons of these two photos.

Today, Stumphouse Tunnel is part of a park in the Town of Wahalla. The park also includes Issaqueena Falls.

The Ravenel Bridge connecting Charleston to Mount Pleasant is the third-longest cable-stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere. It's also one of the most photographed landmarks in the Lowcountry.

That's right, this unique reef is made from repurposed out-of-commission Army personnel vehicles. The fish seem to like the new digs this man-made reef has provided.