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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 up to the fall line, providing a trade route for these 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 up to the fall line, providing a trade route for these 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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'''By County'''<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref> | '''By County'''<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref> | ||
*''''' | *'''''Virginia:''''' [[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]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]], [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick]] | ||
*''''' | *'''''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|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|Richmond]], [[McDuffie_County,_Georgia|McDuffie]], [[Warren_County,_Georgia|Warren]], [[Hancock_County,_Georgia|Hancock]], [[Baldwin_County,_Georgia|Baldwin]], [[Jones_County,_Georgia|Jones]], [[Bibb_County,_Georgia|Bibb]], [[Crawford_County,_Georgia|Crawford]], [[Taylor_County,_Georgia|Taylor]], [[Talbot_County,_Georgia|Talbot]], [[Muscogee_County,_Georgia|Muscogee]] | ||
*''''' | *'''''Alabama:''''' [[Russell_County,_Alabama|Russell]], [[Lee_County,_Alabama|Lee]], [[Macon_County,_Alabama|Macon]], [[Montgomery_County,_Alabama|Montgomery]] | ||
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