Long ago, Indians who lived in Awendaw would throw out their garbage along the marsh, which mainly consisted of food, pottery, and tools. All that remains now are pieces of broken pottery and clam shells, which make up this clam mound found in the Francis Marion National Forest.
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According to Awendaw native Tim Penninger's book, Awendaw, the clam middens date back to about 1600 AD. He believes that the Indians placed clams, oysters, and even periwinkles, into pits and covered them with moss and palmetto fronds and steamed them open. These shellfish were probably a major food source for Indians in this area due to their abundance.
You can see this Indian clam mound, which is near the historic Awendaw Shell Ring, along the Sewee Shell Ring Trail.
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