Lawton Mounds

Address Restricted, Johnson's Landing, South Carolina. County/parish: Allendale.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1972. NRIS 72001185.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

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From Wikipedia:

Lawton Mounds

Lawton Mounds is a historic archaeological site located near Johnson's Landing, Allendale County, South Carolina. The site consists of two low earthen flat-topped mounds and surrounding village area, enclosed by a ditch and parapet. The North Mound is essentially rectangular, 65 feet by 70 feet at the base, standing 5 feet above the terrace. The South Mound is 100 feet distant from the first, also rectangular, 70 feet by 85 feet at the base and 7 feet, 6 inches high.

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

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