Cattle Mound #6 | |
Nearest city | Hopkins, South Carolina |
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Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 96001095 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1996 |
Cattle Mound No. 6, also known as Georgia Pacific 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. Cattle Mound No. 6 is an oval mound measuring approximately 400 feet in diameter, with an 8 to 10 foot tall flat top. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
Cattle Mound #6 | |
Nearest city | Hopkins, South Carolina |
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Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 96001095 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1996 |
Cattle Mound No. 6, also known as Georgia Pacific 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. Cattle Mound No. 6 is an oval mound measuring approximately 400 feet in diameter, with an 8 to 10 foot tall flat top. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]