New historic marker – A dedication service for a new historic marker recognizing the intersection of two Colonial Roads, Georgia Road and Augusta Road in South Greenville County, will be held at 10 am Tuesday, September 29, at the South Greenville Fire Department Headquarters.
Historical marker dedication planned Sept. 29
The South Carolina Society of Colonial Dames will dedicate a new historic marker next Tuesday recognizing the intersection of two Colonial Roads, Georgia Road and Augusta Road in South Greenville County. The service will be held at 10 am Tuesday, September 29, at the South Greenville Fire Department Headquarters.
Georgia Road and Augusta Road were both trails in use prior to the Revolutionary War in 1776. These historic roads were initially trading paths of the Cherokee and early settlers.
The Georgia Road was the Lower Cherokee Trader’s Path, later called the Upper Road or Piedmont Road stretching from Milledgeville, GA, through Abbeville to Pelzer, across Greenville County and north to the King’s Mountain area. It continued on to Philadelphia and Washington. Georgia Road was a major military road during the Revolution.
The Augusta Road was called the “Drover’s Road” until around 1914. Drover’s herded tens of thousands of mules, swine, cattle, and fowl from Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina to the closest navigable port which was located at Augusta, GA. During the Revolution, it also became a backcountry military route.
“Please join us for the ceremony or stop by anytime to view the marker,” said Anne Peden. Peden serves on the Greenville County Historic Preservation Commission, the Fork Shoals Historical Society and Piedmont Historical Preservation Society.
