Big Lake Cattle Mound

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Big Lake Cattle Mound
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Nearest city Hopkins, South Carolina
Arealess than one acre
MPS Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS
NRHP reference No. 96001092 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1996

Big Lake 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. 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.