Santee River Cypress Lumber Company / Congaree / /
Country
United Kingdom / /
Event
Extinction / /
Facility
Harry Hampton Visitor Center / Congaree Swamp National Monument / /
NaturalFeature
Congaree / Interior Congaree National Park Congaree National Park History South Carolina rivers / Congaree river / /
Organization
Congress / National Park Service / National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Congaree National Park Congaree National Park History South Carolina / /
Person
Francis Beildler / Juan Pardo / Harry Hampton / / /
The Early Past Prehistoric peoples hunted the floodplain of the Congaree river and fished its waters. Congaree Indians subsisted on the vegetation and abundant game. Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto traversed the