Cook's Lake Cattle Mound

Cook's 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. Cook's Lake Cattle Mound is an oval mound measuring approximately 165 feet in diameter, with a 3 foot tall flat top.[2][3]

Cook's Lake Cattle Mound
Undated Park Service photo
Nearest cityHopkins, South Carolina
Arealess than one acre
MPSCongaree Swamp National Monument MPS
NRHP reference No.96001096[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1996

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jill Hanson (n.d.). "Cook's Lake Cattle Mound" (pdf). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Cook's Lake 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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