Big Lake Cattle Mound

Big Lake Cattle Mound
Nearest city Hopkins, South Carolina
Area less than one acre
MPS Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS
NRHP reference # 96001092[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1996

Big Lake Cattle Mound is a historic earthen 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. The Big Lake Cattle Mount measures 75 feet long by 35 feet wide, with a 2 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.). "Big Lake Cattle Mound" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Big Lake Cattle Mount, 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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