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:*Secondary Coast Road late 1730s or early 1740s
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(:*Secondary Coast Road late 1730s or early 1740s) |
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:*[[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> | :*[[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 | ||
:*[[Secondary Coast Road]] late 1730s or early 1740s | |||
:*[[Old South Carolina State Road|Old South Carolina State Road]] 1747 | :*[[Old South Carolina State Road|Old South Carolina State Road]] 1747 | ||
:*[[Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail|Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail]] about 1765 | :*[[Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail|Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail]] about 1765 | ||
The migration routes connected at the ''north'' end in [[Aiken County, South Carolina]], or in Augusta, [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond, Georgia]] included: | The migration routes connected at the ''north'' end in [[Aiken County, South Carolina]], or in Augusta, [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond, Georgia]] included: | ||
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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 === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*"Beach Island, SC: a History Since 1685," http://www.beech-islandhistory.org/history.htm (accessed 13 April 2011). | *"Beach Island, SC: a History Since 1685," http://www.beech-islandhistory.org/history.htm (accessed 13 April 2011). | ||
*Wikipedia contributors, "Savannah Town, South Carolina," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Town,_South_Carolina (accessed 12 April 2011). | *Wikipedia contributors, "Savannah Town, South Carolina," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Town,_South_Carolina (accessed 12 April 2011). | ||
*Wikipedia contributors, "Augusta, Georgia," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia (accessed 12 April 2011). | *Wikipedia contributors, "Augusta, Georgia," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia (accessed 12 April 2011). | ||