Before leaving for South Carolina, I did a little research on the area my parents had moved to.  I found Landsford Canal State Park was close by and decided I wanted to check it out during my visit.  Here is what the official site of South Carolina State Parks has to say about it….. A broad river, rich history and rare, hardy wildflowers come together at Landsford Canal State Park. Stretched along the Catawba River along the South Carolina fall line, the park is home to the well-preserved remains of the canal system that made the river commercially navigable from 1820 to 1835. Locks, a mill site and the lockkeeper’s home are among the…