Spanish Mount Point is a historic
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...
located at
Edisto Beach State Park
Edisto Beach State Park is located on the coast of South Carolina, south of Charleston, near the town of Edisto Beach in Colleton County.
The park offers South Carolina's longest system of handicapped accessible hiking and biking trails. The ...
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Edisto Island
Edisto Island is one of South Carolina's Sea Islands, the larger part of which lies in Charleston County, South Carolina, Charleston County, with its southern tip in Colleton County, South Carolina, Colleton County. The town of Edisto Beach is in ...
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Colleton County, South Carolina
Colleton County is in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,604. Its county seat is Walterboro. The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, one of the eight Lo ...
. Spanish Mount is an oyster-clam shell
midden, about 27 meters long and 3 meters high. The site is bordered by water and marsh on three sides. Spanish Mount dates between 2200 and 1800 BC and represents a transitional period of pre-history and the midden accumulated during the site's short term occupation.
It was listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 1974.
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References
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Colleton County, South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Colleton County, South Carolina
Native American history of South Carolina
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