Saluda Old Town Site

Saluda Old Town Site is a historic archaeological site located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. Archaeological remains indicate the site was occupied between 5,000 and 2,000 years ago. It was the site of a town of the Saluda people of the late-17th and early-18th century. On July 2, 1755, it was the site of a treaty signing recognizing the sovereignty of the King of England over all 360,000 square miles of Cherokee lands in South Carolina. In 1769, those lands formed the Ninety-Six District.[2][3]

Saluda Old Town Site
Nearest citySaluda, South Carolina
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1755 (1755)
NRHP reference No.72001223[1]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1972

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Robert L. Stephenson (June 1972). "Saluda Old Town Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. "Saluda Old Town Site, Saluda County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 1, 2014.


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