Long Cane Massacre Site
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Long Cane Massacre Site | |
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Long Cane Massacre Site, March 2012 | |
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| Location | West of Troy off South Carolina Highway 10, near Troy, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°59′41″N 82°20′23″W / 33.99472°N 82.33972°WCoordinates: 33°59′41″N 82°20′23″W / 33.99472°N 82.33972°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1760 |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002203[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 27, 1983 |
Long Cane Massacre Site is a historic site located near Troy, McCormick County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 40 contributing buildings in Mount Carmel. The site includes a gravestone marking the place where 23 Long Cane settlers were killed in a bloody massacre by the Cherokee on February 1, 1760.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ John C. Blythe, Jr. (April 1982). "Long Cane Massacre Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014.
- ↑ "Long Cane Massacre Site, McCormick County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 141, Troy vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014.
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