Spanish Mount Point

Spanish Mount Point
Spanish Mount Point, January 2013
LocationEdisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, South Carolina
Coordinates32°29′57″N 80°19′13″W / 32.49917°N 80.32028°W / 32.49917; -80.32028
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
NRHP reference No.74001836[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1974

Spanish Mount Point is a historic archaeological site located at Edisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, Colleton County, South Carolina. 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.[2][3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Spanish Mount Point, Charleston County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  3. ^ W. David Chamberlain (October 1980). "Spanish Mount Point" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved February 25, 2014.