Long Cane Massacre Site

National Register Listing

Street Address:

W of Troy off SC 10, Troy, SC City Vicinity (McCormick County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817733008

Description and Narrative:

The Long Cane Massacre Site is significant to the history of exploration and settlement in South Carolina and for its association with the Cherokee War of 1760-61 and the Calhoun settlement of Long Cane. The property includes the gravestone which marks the place where twenty-three of the Long Cane settlers were killed in a bloody massacre by the Cherokee Indians on February 1, 1760. Among those killed was Catherine Calhoun, matriarch of the Calhoun family, who figured prominently in the settlement of upcountry South Carolina. Long Cane Massacre can be attributed in part to a boundary dispute between the Cherokee Indians and white settlers over a parcel of land lying between Long Cane Creek and Little River. The site is located in a secluded area, contributing to the preservation of the site’s historic integrity. A small metal footbridge, built ca. 1945, spans a small stream near the gravestone. Listed in the National Register January 27, 1983.

Period of Significance:

1760

Level of Significance:

State

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

January 27 1983

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