Spanish Mount Point

	Spanish Mount Point
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Spanish Mount Point, January 2013
Location	Edisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°29′57″N 80°19′13″W / 32.49917°N 80.32028°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
NRHP reference No.	74001836
Added to NRHP	August 30, 1974

LocationEdisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, South Carolina

Coordinates32°29′57″N 80°19′13″W / 32.49917°N 80.32028°W

Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)

NRHPreferenceNo.74001836^[1]

Spanish Mount Point is a historic archaeological site located at Edisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, Colleton County, South Carolina. Spanish Mount is an oyster-clam shell midden, about 27 meters long and 3 meters high. The site is bordered by water and marsh on three sides. Spanish Mount dates between 2200 and 1800 BC and represents a transitional period of pre-history and the midden accumulated during the site's short term occupation.^[2]^[3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

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