Dead River Cattle Mound

Dead River Cattle Mound
Nearest city Hopkins, South Carolina
Area less than one acre
MPS Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS
NRHP Reference # 96001098[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1996

Dead River Cattle Mound is a historic earthen mound located 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.
  3. "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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