Nipper Creek (38RD18)

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Nipper Creek (38RD18)
Nearest city Columbia, South Carolina
Area55 acres (22 ha)
NRHP reference No. 86003474 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1986

Nipper Creek (38RD18) is a historic archaeological site located at Columbia, South Carolina. The site includes archaeological evidence that documents 11,000 years of human activity, from the first Paleo-Indian occupants of the region to historic times. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ruth Y. Wetmore and Albert C. Goodyear (July 1986). "Nipper Creek (38RD18)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Nipper Creek, Richland County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.