Address Restricted, Hopkins, South Carolina. County/parish: Richland.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 25, 1996. NRIS 96001092.
Part of Congaree Swamp National Monument MPS (NRIS 64500561).
1 contributing building.
Big Lake Cattle Mound is a historic earthen cattle 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. The Big Lake Cattle Mount measures 75 feet long by 35 feet wide, with a 2 foot tall flat top.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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