Dead River Cattle Mound
United States historic place
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Nearest city | Hopkins, South Carolina |
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Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 96001098[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1996 |
Dead River Cattle Mound is a historic earthen cattle mound located in Congaree National Park near Hopkins, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built by settlers in the Congaree Swamp to provide a place of refuge for hogs, cattle, and other grazing animals during the flood season. Dead River Cattle Mound is an oval mound measuring approximately 250 feet in diameter, with a 3 to 5 foot tall flat top.[2][3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jill Hanson (n.d.). "Dead River Cattle Mound" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Dead River Cattle Mound, Richland County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
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National Register of Historic Places in Congaree National Park
- Big Lake Cattle Mound
- Brady's Cattle Mound
- Bridge Abutments
- Cattle Mound No. 6
- Cook's Lake Cattle Mound
- Cooner's Cattle Mound
- Dead River Cattle Mound
- Dead River Dike
- Northwest Boundary Dike
- Southwest Boundary Dike
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