Lighthouse Point Shell Ring (38CH12)

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

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 14, 1990. NRIS 90001505.

Part of Late Archaic-Early Woodland Period Shell Rings of South Carolina MPS (NRIS 64500567).

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • Parrot's Point Shell Ring
  • SoC 141

From Wikipedia:

Lighthouse Point Shell Ring (38CH12)

Lighthouse Point Shell Ring (38CH12), also known as Parrot's Point Shell Ring, is a historic mound located on James Island, 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. The midden contains a diverse array of biota.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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