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Belmont Neck Site -38KE06

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Belmont Neck Site - 38KE06
Nearest cityCamden, South Carolina
Area853.3 acres (345.3 ha)
Built1200 (1200)
NRHP reference No.05001578[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 3, 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 3, 2014.