Blair Mound

Blair Mound is a historic archaeological site located near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina. Blair Mound is an earthen mound structure in the form of a low, oval hummock. It measures approximately 75 by 50 yards (69 m × 46 m) and is just over 5 feet (1.5 m) high, with evidence of leveling for agricultural development.[2]

Blair Mound
Nearest cityWinnsboro, South Carolina
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.74001853[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1974

The mound was constructed on the site of a late Woodland trash midden. It represents a late phase of the widespread Mississippian culture Pattern, and appears to have been constructed by A.D. 1300–1400.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Robert L. Stevenson and George Teague (April 1974). "Blair Mound" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "Blair Mound, Fairfield County (Restricted Site)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.


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