Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson

Archaeological site in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The mound in April, 2015
33°32′20″N 80°26′16″W / 33.53896°N 80.43783°W / 33.53896; -80.43783
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
NRHP reference No.	69000164^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 29, 1969

Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson is a historic archaeological site located in North Santee, Clarendon County, South Carolina, near Summerton. Santee Indian Mound was part of a Santee mound village complex; it was probably a burial and/or temple mound, likely constructed in some cultural period between 1200–1500.

The fortification, British American Revolutionary War post Fort Watson, was built from 30 to 50 feet (9.1 to 15.2 m) high atop the mound. In 1780, Francis Marion and Light Horse Harry Lee decided to capture the fort in the Siege of Fort Watson. Fort Watson was the first fortified British military outpost in South Carolina recaptured by patriot forces after the British occupation of 1780. There are no remains of Fort Watson on the site.^[2]^[3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.^[1] Today it is located in the Santee National Wildlife Refuge.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson, Clarendon County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
^ Toney J. Lister (June 1969). "Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved February 25, 2014.