Saluda Old Town Site is a historic

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

located near Saluda,

Saluda County, South Carolina Saluda County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,862. Its county seat is Saluda. The county was formed from northern and eastern portions of Edgefield County. Saluda County is part of t ...

. Archaeological remains indicate the site was occupied between 5,000 and 2,000 years ago. It was the site of a town of the

Saluda people Saluda may refer to any of the following in the United States: * Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana ** Saluda, Indiana * Saluda, North Carolina ** Saluda Grade, once the steepest main-line railroad grade in the U.S. * Saluda County, South ...

of the late-17th and early-18th century. On July 2, 1755, it was the site of a treaty signing recognizing the sovereignty of the King of England over all 360,000 square miles of

Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...

lands in South Carolina. In 1769, those lands formed the

Ninety-Six District Ninety-Six District (not "96th") is a former judicial district in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It existed as a district from 29 July 1769 to 31 December 1799. The court house and jail for Ninety-Six District were in Ninety Six, South Carolina. ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1972.

References

Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Buildings and structures in Saluda County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Saluda County, South Carolina {{SaludaCountySC-NRHP-stub