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| − | [[Image:Secondary Coast Road.png|border|right|380px]]The '''Secondary Coast Road''' was a roughly parallel alternate to the [[King's Highway]]. As that highway became more popular, rival neighboring towns recognized its value and convenience. They began to compete for traffic by offering better accommodations, services, and attractions. In some places they could shave a few miles or a few minutes off the travel time compared to the original route. From Virginia to South Carolina this alternate to the King's Highway became known as the Secondary Coast Road. The Secondary Coast Road was probably opened to European settlers in the 1730s or 1740s. It began in [[Prince George County, Virginia]] and ended at [[Charleston County, South Carolina]] The length of the road was about 475 miles (764 km).<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 853. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref> The similar alternate routes to the [[King's Highway]] apparently did not carry the name "Secondary Coast Road" in states north of Virginia.<br><br> | + | [[Image:Secondary Coast Road.png|border|right|380px]]The '''Secondary Coast Road''' was a roughly parallel alternate to the [[King's Highway]]. As that highway became more popular, rival neighboring towns recognized its value and convenience. They began to compete for traffic by offering better accommodations, services, and attractions. In some places they could shave a few miles or a few minutes off the travel time compared to the original route. From Virginia to South Carolina this alternate to the King's Highway became known as the Secondary Coast Road. The Secondary Coast Road was probably opened to European settlers in the 1730s or 1740s. It began in [[Prince George County, Virginia]] and ended at [[Charleston County, South Carolina]] The length of the road was about 475 miles (764 km).<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 853. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref> The similar alternate routes to the [[King's Highway]] apparently did not carry the name "Secondary Coast Road" in states north of Jamestown, Virginia.<br><br> |
As roads developed in America settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway. | As roads developed in America settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway. | ||
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| − | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the old Secondary Coast Road start in Charleston. Drive west on US-17 South to I-95. Merge onto I-95 South/Jasper Highway to just past Hardeeville. Take Exit 5 onto US-17 South to Savannah. | + | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the old Secondary Coast Road start in Charleston. Drive west on US-17 South to I-95. Merge onto I-95 South/Jasper Highway to just past Hardeeville. Take Exit 5 onto US-17 South to Savannah. |
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 14 April 2011
United States 
Migration Trails and Roads Secondary Coast Road
As roads developed in America settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway.
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Route
The first European colonists settled in counties along this trail (north to south) as follows:[2]
- Prince George County, Virginia 1616 by English from Jamestown
- Sussex County, Virginia 1617 by English from Jamestown
- Southampton County, Virginia late 1610s by English from Jamestown
- Isle of Wight County, Virginia late 1610s by English from Jamestown
- Suffolk County, Virginia 1619 by English
- Gates County, North Carolina 1690s by Virginians
- Hertford County, North Carolina 1680s by Virginians
- Bertie County, North Carolina 1690s by Virginians
- Martin County, North Carolina 1720s from Halifax and Tyrrell counties
- Beaufort County, North Carolina 1690s by Virginians
- Craven County, North Carolina 1690s by Virginians
- Jones County, North Carolina 1710 by Swiss/Palatines who settled New Bern
- Onslow County, North Carolina 1705/1706 by English/Welsh, then Scots-Irish (that is Ulster-Irish)
- Pender County, North Carolina 1730s by Scots-Irish
- New Hanover County, North Carolina 1724 by English/Welsh, then Scots-Irish
- Brunswick County, North Carolina 1713 by English/Welsh, then Scots-Irish
- Horry County, South Carolina 1700 by English, and Scots-Irish
- Georgetown County, South Carolina 1690s by English, and French Huguenots
- Charleston County, South Carolina 1670 by English and African Barbadians
Connecting trails. The Secondary Coast Road links to other trails at each end. The migration pathways connecting in Charleston, South Carolina included:[3]
- the Atlantic Ocean 1670
- King's Highway about 1704
- Fort Moore-Charleston Trail about 1716
- Camden-Charleston Path 1732
- Secondary Coast Road late 1730s
- Old South Carolina State Road 1747
- Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail about 1765
- Secondary_Coast_Road
The migration routes connecting in Savannah, Georgia included:
- Savannah River pre-historic
- Secondary Coast Road late 1730s
- Augusta-Savannah Trail 1739[4]
- Savannah-St. Augustine Trail 1740s
Modern parallels. The modern roads that roughly match the old Secondary Coast Road start in Charleston. Drive west on US-17 South to I-95. Merge onto I-95 South/Jasper Highway to just past Hardeeville. Take Exit 5 onto US-17 South to Savannah.
Settlers and Records
The first colonists in each county along what became the Secondary Coast Road arrived before the trail existed, usually by way of the Atlantic Ocean. Nevertheless, some of the new arrivals and settlers after the late 1730s may have used the Secondary Coast Road and even the King's Highway.
No complete list of settlers who used the Secondary Coast Road is known to exist. Nevertheless, local and county histories along that trail may reveal pioneer settlers who arrived after the late 1730s and who were candidates to have traveled the Secondary Coast Road from the Charleston, or the Savannah areas.
For partial lists of early settlers who may have used the Secondary Coast Road, see histories like:
in Charleston County, SC:
- Thomas Petigru Lesesne, History of Charleston County, South Carolina: Narrative and Biographical (Charleston, South Carolina : A.H. Cawston, c1931) (FHL Book 975.7915 D3L) WorldCat entry.
in Colleton County, SC:
- "Colleton County, South Carolina Early History" in Colleton County SCGenWeb at http://www.oldplaces.org/colleton/colhistory.html (accessed 27 March 2011).
- Evelyn McDaniel Frazier Bryan, Colleton County, S.C.: a History of the First 160 Years, 1670-1830 (Jacksonville, Florida : Florentine Press, 1993) (FHL Book 975.795 H2b) WorldCat entry.
in Beaufort County, SC:
- Lawrence S. Rowland, Alexander Moore, and George C. Rogers, Jr., The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina : University of S.C., c1996) (FHL Book 975.799 H2r) WorldCat entry.
in Jasper County, SC:
in Chatham County, GA:
- Mary Granger, ed., Savannah River Plantations (Spartanburg, South Carolina : Reprint Co., 1972) (FHL Book 975.8724 H2w) WorldCat entry.
- Elizabeth Carpenter Piechocinski, Once upon an Island : the Barrier and Marsh Islands of Chatham County, Georgia (Savannah, Georgia : Oglethorep Press, c2003) (FHL Book 975.8724 H2p) WorldCat entry.
External Links
- Wikipedia contributors, "Charleston, South Carolina," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charleston,_South_Carolina (accessed 27 March 2011).
- Wikipedia contributors, "History of Savannah, Georgia," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Savannah,_Georgia (accessed 27 March 2011).
Sources
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 853. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ South Carolina - The Counties, http://www.carolana.com/SC/Counties/sc_counties_alphabetical_order.html (accessed 22 March 2011).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Augusta, Georgia," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Augusta,_Georgia (accessed 27 March 2011).
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Categories: Migration Routes | US Migration Trails and Roads | Virginia | Prince George County, Virginia | Sussex County, Virginia | Southampton County, Virginia | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | Suffolk County, Virginia | North Carolina | Gates County, North Carolina | Hertford County, North Carolina | Bertie County, North Carolina | Martin County, North Carolina | Beaufort County, North Carolina | Craven County, North Carolina | Jones County, North Carolina | Onslow County, North Carolina | Pender County, North Carolina | New Hanover County, North Carolina | Brunswick County, North Carolina | South Carolina | Horry County, South Carolina | Georgetown County, South Carolina | Charleston County, South Carolina
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