This cache is located in the Congaree Creek Heritage
Preserve. The Guignard Brickworks Trail, which runs
through part of the preserve has been designated by the White House
as a Community Millennium Trail. This trail, as dozens of
Millennium Trails throughout the nation, reflects community history
through natural settings. Beginning in the early 1900s, clay was
dug from pits for the Guignard Brickworks, with peak production in
World War I. The clay pits now form several ponds, home to all
kinds of wildlife. Hikers can walk an easy 2.5-mile trail loop in
about 1 and ½ hours and view ponds where duckweed and lily pads
flourish and teem with wildlife, including an occasional elusive
alligator. To get to the preserve use the following directions:
Take I-77 to Saxe Gotha exit, turn right onto 12th Street
Extension, follow to Godley Street, turn right on Old State, take
right fork. The trailhead is past the water treatment plant. The
trailhead is located near the following coordinates but is not very
well marked as this area is still in development:
N 33° 56.507 W 081° 01.937
This cache is in a standard ammo box.
If you would like to learn more about the history of this area,
then go to the following web site:
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, who oversees
the Heritage Trust Program and therefore this heritage preserve,
would like to have some feedback on the area. If you enjoyed your
visit to the Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve and would like to
express your appreciation to the SCDNR for their efforts in
maintaining this beautiful area, then please contact:
Brian Long
Cultural Preserve Manager/Wildlife Biologist I
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Heritage Trust Program
P.O. Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202
office: (803) 734-3916
LongB@dnr.sc.gov
They would appreciate any feedback you are willing to give so that
they can continually work to improve and maintain this
preserve.
Remember to always cache in, trash out and leave no trace.
Good Luck!