Belmont Neck Site -38KE06

Belmont Neck Site - 38KE06
Nearest city Camden, South Carolina
Area 853.3 acres (345.3 ha)
Built 1200 (1200)
NRHP Reference # 05001578[1]
Added to NRHP February 3, 2006

The Belmont Neck Site is a historic archaeological site located near Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina. From about 950 to 1300 A.D., the Belmont Neck Site was the location of a platform mound and town associated with the Native American chiefdom of Cofitachequi. It appears to be the first of 12 mound towns along the Catawba/Wateree River. From approximately 1772 to 1796, it was the location of indigo production by Colonel John Chesnut of Camden.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Gail E. Wagner (October 2005). "Belmont Neck Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. (html)
  3. "Belmont Neck Site, Kershaw County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014.


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