The Geology of Congaree National Park
Most National Parks in the West have been protected in order to preserve their Geology. Congaree National Park however, protects the largest remnant of old growth floodplain forest in the United States. Less than one-half of one percent, 11,000 acres are protected by the park. The majority of the forests were cut for ships, railroads and buildings. The floodplains were drained for pastures, farms and cities. Congaree is a low bottomland forest in the coastal plain of South Ca