Fishdam Ford Explained

Fishdam Ford
Location:Southwest of Chester off South Carolina Highway 72, near Chester, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.5958°N -81.4222°W
Added:August 14, 1973
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:73001705

Fishdam Ford is a historic ford and fish trap located near Chester, Chester County, South Carolina. The ford is believed to be of Native American origin. Adjacent to the ford is a Native American fish trap. Fishdam Ford is not only representative of an aboriginal method of fishing that existed in this country long before the coming of the Europeans but the ford also played an important role in the Colonial history of the Carolina back country.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas M. Ryan. Fishdam Ford. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1972. pdf . 17 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Fishdam Ford, Chester County (S.C. Hwy. 72 Bridge over the Broad River). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 17 March 2014.