Fort Moore-Savano Town Site

Archaeological site in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Fort Moore-Savano Town Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Nearest city	Beech Island, South Carolina
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
NRHP reference No.	73001670^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 14, 1973

Prior to the infamous Trail of Tears, much of the western part of South Carolina was controlled by native-American (Indian) tribes. The historic area of Fort Moore-Savano Town, is located near Aiken, South Carolina.^[2]^[3] It was one of the points of intersections between the white settlers and the native people. Fort Moore, built in earlier part of the 1700s, assisted the white people in restricting the native-Americans to interior lands. The fort was abandoned in 1763. Little is known about the town. The landmark was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1973.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Polhemus, Richard R.; Debra J. Allen (August 16, 1972). "Fort Moore-Savano Town Site (38AK4 and 38AK5)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
^ "Fort Moore-Savano Town Site, Aiken County (Address Restricted)Springfield Plantation House, York County (U.S. Hwy. 21, Ft. Mill vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 21, 2012.