Area less than one acre Added to NRHP 25 November 1996 | NRHP Reference # 96001096 Nearest city Hopkins | |
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MPS Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS | ||
Cook's Lake Cattle Mound is a historic earthen mound located in Congaree National Park near Hopkins, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built by settlers in the Congaree Swamp to provide a place of refuge for hogs, cattle, and other grazing animals during the flood season. Cook's Lake Cattle Mound is an oval mound measuring approximately 165 feet in diameter, with a 3 foot tall flat top.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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