Cattle Mound No. 6

Cattle Mound #6
Nearest cityHopkins, South Carolina
Arealess than one acre
MPSCongaree Swamp National Monument MPS
NRHP reference No.96001095[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jill Hanson (n.d.). "Cattle Mound No. 6" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. ^ "Cattle Mound # 6, 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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