NRHP Reference # 70000584 Added to NRHP 15 October 1970 | Area 4,000 m² Nearest city Mount Pleasant | |
MPS Historic Resources of the Late Archaic-Early Woodland Period Shell Rings of South Carolina, ca. 1,000-2,200 years B.C | ||
Buzzard's Island Site is a historic mound located near Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of 20 or more prehistoric shell rings located from the central coast of South Carolina to the central coast of Georgia. On average, it measures 178 feet in diameter and stands 3 feet high. The midden is largely composed of oyster shell.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
References
Buzzard's Island Site Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA