Lock #3 of Savannah-Ogeechee Barge Canal System

The historic Savannah-Ogeechee Barge Canal is one of the prime relics in the history of Southern canals. Beginning with the tidal lock at the Savannah River, the waterway continues through four lift locks as it traverses 16½ miles, before reaching another tidal lock at the Ogeechee River. A hiking trail in Tom Triplett Community Park leads to the canal near Lock 3. Still visible today are remains of the gatekeeper’s house and 142 Civil War tent mounds from Sherman’s Army.