Archeological Site 38CK1

Address Restricted, Gaffney, South Carolina. County/parish: Cherokee.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 10, 1980. NRIS 80003661.

2 contributing sites.

Also known as:

  • Upton Site

From Wikipedia:

Archeological Site 38CK1

Archeological Site 38CK1, also known as the Upton Site, is a historic archaeological site located near Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. The site contains well preserved examples of a specialized soapstone procurement site occupied primarily during the prehistoric, Late Archaic Period (3000 BC – 500 BC). The site is divided into two major areas and the quarry exhibits both historic and prehistoric utilization.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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