Piedmont Trails

The Carolina Road

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How many of you have heard of the Carolina Road in Virginia? This episode goes into detail about the history and the original route of the Carolina Road. Evidence is presented that distinguishes the differences between the Great Wagon Road and the Carolina Road. Visit Piedmont Trails for more information about this road and many other 18th-century highways.

Sources from the show:

  1. Myers Family by James C Myers-family booklet
  2. Maryland State Archives Newsletter Vol. 18 No. 19 dated 9/15/2004
  3. The History of Montgomery County, Maryland 1650-1879 by T.H.S. Boyd published by W.K. Boyle & Son in Clarksburg, Maryland 1879
  4. Archaeological Investigations Associated with the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike by the Buckland Historic Transportation Enhancement Project
  5. Charles H. Hunton Papers 1815-1896 Rubenstein Library, Duke University Durham, North Carolina
  6. 1933 map of Prince William County, VADOT
  7. The Roads of Virginia 1607-1840 by Edward Graham Roberts published by University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 1950
  8. Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia
  9. Virginia Library-Land Grants/Land Deeds
  10. Virginia County Court Records, Road Orders & Petitions
  11. Piedmont Trails notes and documents obtained from personal research including 17th-century treaty investigations, land patents, and road groundwork investigations with original roadbeds, private turnpike companies, and trading ledger documents in Virginia

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