Buzzard's Island Site

Address Restricted, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. County/parish: Charleston.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1970. NRIS 70000584.

1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

Buzzard's Island Site

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.

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