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Little Barnwell Island is a historic archeological site located near Port Royal, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The site consists of two shell and earth mounds located on the eastern side of Little Barnwell Island overlooking Whale Branch. The larger of the two mounds is elliptical and once served as the base for a temple or ceremonial building. The mounds and building were probably constructed during the late Savannah II Period ca. A.D. 1500.
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Laurel Bay Plantation, also known as Woodward Plantation and Tabby Ruin Site, is a historic archaeological site located near Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The site contains artifacts associated with domestic outbuilding activities related to either or both Laurel Bay Plantation and Woodward Plantation. Features present at the site include sections of two tabby walls, a tabby structure foundation, two depressions, two brick piles, and a shell pile.
SS William Lawrence Shipwreck Site is a historic shipwreck and archaeological site located near Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina. The SS William Lawrence (1869) was built by the Atlantic Ironworks in Boston in 1869. She was ordered by the Merchants and Miners Transportation Line, whose passenger and cargo steamers had been running up and down the East Coast since 1852. The ship wrecked during an ice storm in February 1899. Some cargo was recovered from the wreck in 1990 and included: leather shoes; fabric; glassware and containers filled with medicine, pickles and preserves; toys; dolls; ornaments; artwork; and comic books.
Auld Mound (38CH41), also known as Yough Hall Plantation Shell Ring, is a historic mound located near Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of 20 or more prehistoric shell rings located from the central coast of South Carolina to the central coast of Georgia. On average, it measures 174 feet in diameter and stands 2 to 3 feet high. The midden is largely composed of oyster shell.
Buzzard's Island Site is a historic mound located near Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of 20 or more prehistoric shell rings located from the central coast of South Carolina to the central coast of Georgia. On average, it measures 178 feet in diameter and stands 3 feet high. The midden is largely composed of oyster shell.
Hanckel Mound (38CH7) is a historic mound located near Rockville, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of 20 or more prehistoric shell rings located from the central coast of South Carolina to the central coast of Georgia. On average, it measures 158 feet in diameter and stands 8 feet high. The midden is largely composed of oyster shell.
Horse Island (38CH14) is a historic mound located near Rockville, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of 20 or more prehistoric shell rings located from the central coast of South Carolina to the central coast of Georgia. On average, it measures 156 feet in diameter and stands 4 feet high. The midden is largely composed of oyster shell.
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- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Hemmings, E. Thomas (April 15, 1970). "Chester Field (38BU29)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "Chester Field, Beaufort County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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