Pocosabo Town

National Register Listing

Street Address:

Address Restricted (Beaufort County)

Alternate Name:

Rule Site, 38BU1279

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817707055

Description and Narrative:

(Rule Site) Pocosabo Town is historically important because it was occupied by the Yamasee Indians, a group that played a crucial role in the early history of the state of South Carolina. This site may have been occupied by the Yemasee as early as 1695, but it was definitely the location of Pocosabo Town from 1707 to 1715. During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the Yamasee - including those living at Pocosabo Town - served Carolina by defending the colony’s southern frontier against Spanish attack, by participating in the trade in Indian slaves, and by killing large numbers of deer and trading their hides to Charles Town for export. The archaeological site of Pocosabo Town is extensive and well preserved, and significant information concerning the Yamasee occupation of the Carolina frontier is buried in its fields and forests. Listed in the National Register January 21, 1994.

Period of Significance:

circa 1695 – 1715

Level of Significance:

State

Area of Significance:

Archeology: Historic - Aboriginal;Ethnic Heritage: Native American

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

January 21 1994

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