HUGER, S.C. (WCSC) — Local and national leaders are trying to preserve a historic Lowcountry landmark by using streambank stabilization to protect it from erosion.
Built in 1763, the Pompion Hill Chapel in Huger still retains its interior and exterior finishes, leaving it virtually unaltered, but it’s only been able to do so through a protection project that uses vegetative bioengineering and structural techniques to prevent erosion.
Project leaders say the stabilization helps protect the historic chapel from being washed away and minimizes sediment flowing downstream…