Spanish Mount Point | |
Location | Edisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 32°29′57″N 80°19′13″W / 32.49917°N 80.32028°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74001836 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 30, 1974 |
Spanish Mount Point is a historic archaeological site located at Edisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, Colleton County, South Carolina. Spanish Mount is an oyster-clam shell midden, about 27 meters long and 3 meters high. The site is bordered by water and marsh on three sides. Spanish Mount dates between 2200 and 1800 BC and represents a transitional period of pre-history and the midden accumulated during the site's short term occupation. [2] [3]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]