Sewee Mound Explained

Sewee Mound
Location:	Salt Pond Road (FS Road 243), Awendaw, South Carolina
Coordinates:	32.9967°N -79.6103°W
Added:	October 15, 1970
Mpsub:	Historic Resources of the Late Archaic-Early Woodland Period Shell Rings of South Carolina, ca. 1,000-2,200 years B.C
Refnum:	70000571

Sewee Mound (38CH45), also known as the Old Fort, is a historic mound located near Awendaw, South Carolina. It is one of 20 or more prehistoric shell rings located from the central coast of South Carolina to the central coast of Georgia. On average, it measures 149 feet in diameter and stands 10 feet high. The midden is largely composed of oyster shell. A smaller midden is located nearby.^{[1] [2]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: E. Thomas Hemings. Sewee Mound. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1970. April 28, 2019.
2. Web site: Sewee Mound, Charleston County (Address Restricted). National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. April 28, 2019.
3. Web site: Sewee Shell Mound Interpretive Trail.
4. Web site: Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests - Sewee Shell Ring Boardwalk . Fs.usda.gov . 2022-09-17.