SC Native Americans – Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown South
Carolina SC Native Americans SC Indian Tribes SC Wassamasaw
Indians - Alternate spellings: Wasamasaw may have been the
orginial spelling, but over time it has changed to Wassamasaw.
The group is also known as the Varner Town (or Varnertown)
Indian Community. - Possible meanings: Wassamasaw may mean
"connecting water" - Language family: Muskogean - Active – Group
received state recognition in 2005. SC Location, Territory -
Traditional: Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester
County - Today: Headquartered in Moncks Corner, Berkeley County
The Varner Town Indian Community is located in Moncks Corner on
17A about ¼ of a mile from the intersection of US 17A and SC 176
(Carnes Crossroads). Members of the tribe have lived in or near
this location for hundreds of years, though they have also lived
in the neighboring counties of Charleston and Dorchester. - The
Varnertown Indians are descendants of the Etiwan and Edisto
tribes, which were members of the