Archeological Site 38CK1
Nearest cityGaffney, South Carolina
Area13.8 acres (5.6 ha)
MPSPacolet Soapstone Quarries TR
NRHP reference No.80003661[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

Archeological Site 38CK1, also known as the Upton Site, is a historic archaeological site located near Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. The site contains well preserved examples of a specialized soapstone procurement site occupied primarily during the prehistoric, Late Archaic Period (3000 BC โ€“ 500 BC). The site is divided into two major areas and the quarry exhibits both historic and prehistoric utilization.[2][3]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. โ†‘ "Archaeological Site 38CK1, Cherokee County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  3. โ†‘ T.A. Ferguson (January 1979). "Archeological Site 38CK1" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved February 25, 2014.


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