Fishdam Ford

SW of Chester off SC 72, Chester, South Carolina. County/parish: Chester.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 1973. NRIS 73001705.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • 38CS49

From Wikipedia:

Fishdam Ford

Fishdam Ford is a historic ford and fish trap located near Chester, Chester County, South Carolina. The ford is believed to be of Native American origin. Adjacent to the ford is a Native American fish trap. Fishdam Ford is not only representative of an aboriginal method of fishing that existed in this country long before the coming of the Europeans but the ford also played an important role in the Colonial history of the Carolina back country.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997532

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