Early Charleston Road
N 33° 56.753 W 080° 31.471
17S E 543937 N 3756257
This route has been in use since 1698 (Catawba Path), and is most recently part of 'The King's Highway'.
Waymark Code: WM9F86
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2010
Views: 7
This road largely followed the Catawba Path (1698). Widened by Public Act, 1753, and called "The Great Charleston Road," it joined that city with Camden and "The Back Country." Over it came Indians, pack-animals laden with hides, drovers, rolled hogsheads of produce, wagoners, and stagecoaches. The armies of two wars passed over it. Like other main roads, it has often been called "The King's Highway."
1952 by the Sumter County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 43-5.)
Feature Discription: Historic Marker along US 76 or 378
Web address for the route: [Web Link]
Beginning of the road: Charleston
Secondary Web Address: Not listed
End of the road: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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