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Long Cane Massacre Site

Long Cane Massacre Site
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Long Cane Massacre Site, March 2012
Long Cane Massacre Site is located in South Carolina
Long Cane Massacre Site
Long Cane Massacre Site is located in the US
Long Cane Massacre Site
Location West of Troy off South Carolina Highway 10, near Troy, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′41″N 82°20′23″W / 33.99472°N 82.33972°W / 33.99472; -82.33972Coordinates: 33°59′41″N 82°20′23″W / 33.99472°N 82.33972°W / 33.99472; -82.33972
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1760 (1760)
NRHP reference # 83002203
Added to NRHP January 27, 1983

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.

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



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