Brady's Cattle Mound is a historic earthen cattle mound located in Congaree National Park near Hopkins, Richland County, South Carolina. It was built about 1900 by settlers in the Congaree Swamp to provide a place of refuge for hogs, cattle, and other grazing animals during the flood season. Brady's Cattle Mount is an oval mound measuring approximately 300 feet in diameter, with a 6 to 7 foot tall flat top. It remains in use.[2][3]

Brady's Cattle Mound
Brady's Cattle Mound is located in South Carolina
Brady's Cattle Mound
Brady's Cattle Mound is located in the United States
Brady's Cattle Mound
Nearest cityHopkins, South Carolina
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1900
MPSCongaree Swamp National Monument MPS
NRHP reference No.96001094[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1996

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jill Hanson (n.d.). "Brady's Cattle Mound" (PDF). South Carolina Inventory Form for Historic Districts and Individual Properties in a Multiple Property Submission. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. ^ "Brady's Cattle Mount, Richland County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.