Fort Moore-Charleston Trail: Difference between revisions

Kings hwy built 1732
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:*the Atlantic Ocean 1670  
:*the Atlantic Ocean 1670  
:*[[King's Highway]] about 1704
:*[[Fort_Moore-Charleston_Trail|Fort Moore-Charleston Trail]] about 1716  
:*[[Fort_Moore-Charleston_Trail|Fort Moore-Charleston Trail]] about 1716  
:*[[Camden-Charleston Path|Camden-Charleston Path]] 1732  
:*[[Camden-Charleston Path|Camden-Charleston Path]] 1732  
:*[[King's Highway]] built 1732-1735 in SC<ref>"South Carolina Counties and Parishes - 1740" in ''The Royal Colony of South Carolina'' at http://www.carolana.com/SC/Royal_Colony/sc_royal_colony_counties_parishes_1740.html (accessed 22 April 2011).</ref>
:*[[Charleston-Savannah Trail]] late 1730s  
:*[[Charleston-Savannah Trail]] late 1730s  
:*[[Old South Carolina State Road|Old South Carolina State Road]] 1747  
:*[[Old South Carolina State Road|Old South Carolina State Road]] 1747  
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:*[[Augusta and Cherokee Trail]] about 1777
:*[[Augusta and Cherokee Trail]] about 1777


'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the old Fort Moore-Charleston Trail start in Charleston, South Carolina. From Charleston, take Interstate-26 northwest to Exit 187. Turn south on SC-27 toward Ridgeville. Turn west onto US-78 to the Barnwell-Aiken County border where the road forks left and becomes US-278 into Augusta, Georgia.  
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the old Fort Moore-Charleston Trail start in Charleston, South Carolina. From Charleston, take Interstate-26 northwest to Exit 187. Turn south on SC-27 toward Ridgeville. Turn west onto US-78 to the Barnwell-Aiken County border where the road forks left and becomes US-278 into Augusta, Georgia.


=== Settlers and Records  ===
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