The Congarees Historical Site
Nearest cityCayce, South Carolina
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built1691 (1691), 1718
NRHP reference No.74002261[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 1974

The Congarees is a historic archaeological site located near Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina. The site was established as early as 1691, and served as a frontier outpost, early township settlement, and crossroads of the great trade paths of the Catawba and Cherokee nations. The Fort Congaree back country fort was established on the site in 1718.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Historic Preservation Staff (October 1974). ""Congarees" Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Congarees Site, Lexington County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 22, 2014.


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