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''[[United States Genealogy|United | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Fall_Line_Road|Fall Line Road]]'' | ||
At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the (water)fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Towns grew at the fall line because cargo on boats had to be portaged around the waterfalls which also served as an important early source of water power. Mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of towns. The larger rivers were navigable from the ocean up to the fall line, providing a trade route for those mill towns.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "South Carolina" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref> | At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the (water)fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Towns grew at the fall line because cargo on boats had to be portaged around the waterfalls which also served as an important early source of water power. Mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of towns. The larger rivers were navigable from the ocean up to the fall line, providing a trade route for those mill towns.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "South Carolina" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref> | ||
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=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's | By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads helped migration and trade.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref> | ||
North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior connecting towns away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL|660781|item|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat | North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior connecting towns away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL|660781|item|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref> | ||
After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama. | After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama. | ||
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*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R. | *Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R. | ||
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Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's | Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road. | ||
'''Counties or Independent Cities on the Fall Line Road'''<ref name="HBG" /> | '''Counties or Independent Cities on the Fall Line Road'''<ref name="HBG" /> | ||
*'''''Pennsylvania:''''' [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy| | *'''''Pennsylvania:''''' [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Philadelphia]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Delaware]] | ||
*'''''Delaware:''''' [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New | *'''''Delaware:''''' [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castle]] | ||
*'''''Maryland:''''' [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Cecil]], [[Harford County, Maryland Genealogy|Harford]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland Genealogy| | *'''''Maryland:''''' [[Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy|Cecil]], [[Harford County, Maryland Genealogy|Harford]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland Genealogy|Baltimore]], [[Baltimore City, Maryland|Baltimore City]], [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland Genealogy|Anne Arundel]], [[Howard County, Maryland Genealogy|Howard]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George's]] | ||
*'''''District of Columbia:''''' [[Georgetown District, South Carolina| | *'''''District of Columbia:''''' [[Georgetown District, South Carolina|Georgetown]] | ||
*'''''Virginia:''''' [[Arlington County, Virginia| | *'''''Virginia:''''' [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]], [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]], [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford]], [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]], [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania]], [[Caroline County, Virginia|Caroline]], [[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanover]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]], [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]], [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick]] | ||
*'''''North Carolina:''''' [[Warren County, North Carolina| | *'''''North Carolina:''''' [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren]], [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston]], [[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]], [[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]] | ||
*'''''South Carolina:''''' [[Marlboro County, South Carolina| | *'''''South Carolina:''''' [[Marlboro County, South Carolina|Marlboro]], [[Chesterfield County, South Carolina|Chesterfield]], [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]], [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]], [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aiken]] | ||
*'''''Georgia:''''' [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Richmond]], [[McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy| | *'''''Georgia:''''' [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Richmond]], [[McDuffie County, Georgia Genealogy|McDuffie]], [[Warren County, Georgia Genealogy|Warren]], [[Hancock County, Georgia Genealogy|Hancock]], [[Baldwin County, Georgia Genealogy|Baldwin]], [[Jones County, Georgia Genealogy|Jones]], [[Bibb County, Georgia Genealogy|Bibb]], [[Crawford County, Georgia Genealogy|Crawford]], [[Taylor County, Georgia Genealogy|Taylor]], [[Talbot County, Georgia Genealogy|Talbot]], [[Muscogee County, Georgia Genealogy|Muscogee]] | ||
*'''''Alabama:''''' [[Russell County, Alabama Genealogy|Russell]], [[Lee County, Alabama Genealogy| | *'''''Alabama:''''' [[Russell County, Alabama Genealogy|Russell]], [[Lee County, Alabama Genealogy|Lee]], [[Macon County, Alabama Genealogy|Macon]], [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama Genealogy|Tallapoosa]], [[Elmore County, Alabama Genealogy|Elmore]], [[Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy|Montgomery]] | ||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Maryland]] [[Category:District_of_Columbia]] [[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:North_Carolina]] [[Category:South_Carolina]] [[Category:Georgia]] [[Category:Alabama]] | ||