Red Bluff Flint Quarries

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Red Bluff Flint Quarries
Nearest city Allendale, South Carolina
Area46 acres (19 ha)
NRHP reference No. 72001184 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1972

Red Bluff Flint Quarries is a historic archaeological site located near Allendale, Allendale County, South Carolina. The site consist of two outcrops of marine chert or flint, which were heavily used by Native Americans in prehistoric times as sources of tool raw materials. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [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. E. Thomas Hemings (April 1971). "Red Bluff Flint Quarries" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. "Red Bluff Flint Quarries, Allendale County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved March 4, 2014.