Long Cane Massacre Site Explained

Long Cane Massacre Site
Coordinates:	33.9947°N -82.3397°W
Added:	January 27, 1983
Refnum:	83002203

Long Cane Massacre Site is a historic site located near Troy, McCormick County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 40 contributing buildings in Mount Carmel. The site includes a gravestone marking the place where 23 Long Cane settlers were killed in a bloody massacre by the Cherokee on February 1, 1760.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

1. Web site: John C. Blythe, Jr. . Long Cane Massacre Site. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1982. June 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Long Cane Massacre Site, McCormick County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 141, Troy vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 29, 2014.