Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Long Cane Massacre Site is a historic site located near Troy, McCormick County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 40 contributing buildings in Mount Carmel.”
Wikipedia article Long Cane Massacre Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for McCormick County · listed in 1983 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Long Cane Massacre Site between 1992 and 2020, burning about 721 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 105 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | CRESWELL |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Long Cane Massacre Site: 5 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link Mine/Smith | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Parsons Mt. Area-Piedmont Mn Belt | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Link Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Neill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1909, 1913 | |
| Neill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Young Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church | 1.6 miles | 1999 |
 | Eden Hall | 5.0 miles | 1980 |
| John De La Howe State School | 5.1 miles | 1970 | |
 | Sylvania | 5.8 miles | 1977 |
 | Dorn's Flour and Grist Mill | 6.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Joseph Jennings Dorn House | 6.2 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002203 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| McCormick County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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