Fall Line Road - Revision history

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2011-01-24T19:55:21Z

connecting

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	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads helped migration and trade.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>		By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads helped migration and trade.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>

−	North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>	+	North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior connecting towns away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>

	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.		After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

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migration and trade

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	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===

−	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads ~~was useful~~.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>	+	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads helped migration and trade.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>

	North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>		North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>
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	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.		After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

−	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>	+	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===

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from the ocean

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	''[[United States\|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[US Migration Trails and Roads\|Trails and Roads]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Fall_Line_Road\|Fall Line Road]]''		''[[United States\|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Migration Internal\|Migration]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[US Migration Trails and Roads\|Trails and Roads]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Fall_Line_Road\|Fall Line Road]]''

−	At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the (water)fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Towns grew at the fall line because cargo on boats had to be portaged around the waterfalls which also served as an important early source of water power. Mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of towns. The larger rivers were navigable up to the fall line, providing a trade route for those mill towns.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "South Carolina" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref>	+	At the southeastern edge of the Piedmont is the (water)fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Towns grew at the fall line because cargo on boats had to be portaged around the waterfalls which also served as an important early source of water power. Mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of towns. The larger rivers were navigable from the ocean up to the fall line, providing a trade route for those mill towns.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "South Carolina" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref>

	The '''Fall Line Road''' (or Southern Road) was the road built to connect most of those growing mill towns.		The '''Fall Line Road''' (or Southern Road) was the road built to connect most of those growing mill towns.
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	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.		After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

−	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>	+	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===
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	*Tallassee, AL: Tallapoosa R.		*Tallassee, AL: Tallapoosa R.
	*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.		*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.
−	<div style="width: 147%~~; float: left~~">	+	<div style="float: left; width: 147%">
	Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.		Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.

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	=== Settlers and Records ===		=== Settlers and Records ===

−	No lists of settlers who used the Fall Line Road are known to exist. However, local and county histories along the road may reveal that many of the first pioneer settlers arrived from places to the northeast along the route.	+	No lists of settlers who used the Fall Line Road are known to exist. However, local and county histories along the road may reveal that many of the first pioneer settlers arrived from places to the northeast along the route.

−	Most settlers would have moved from the northeast to the southwest along the Fall Line Road. People from Pennsylvania (especially around the major port city of Philadelphia), southern New Jersey, eastern Maryland, and northern Virginia would be the most likely starting places for Fall Line Road travelers. They would have settled in places like Richmond or Petersburg in southern Virginia, or in the Carolinas, or Augusta, Georgia until about 1790. The Georgia portion of the road was not open to most white settlers until after a series of treaties from 1790 to 1826. In 1831 the last treaty made the road clear to settlers all the way to Montgomery, Alabama.	+	Most settlers would have moved from the northeast to the southwest along the Fall Line Road. People from Pennsylvania (especially around the major port city of Philadelphia), southern New Jersey, eastern Maryland, and northern Virginia would be the most likely starting places for Fall Line Road travelers. They would have settled in places like Richmond or Petersburg in southern Virginia, or in the Carolinas, or Augusta, Georgia until about 1790. The Georgia portion of the road was not open to most white settlers until after a series of treaties from 1790 to 1826. In 1831 the last treaty made the road clear to settlers all the way to Montgomery, Alabama.

−	The Scots-Irish (or Ulster Irish) were among the more common ethinic groups found plying the Fall Line Road.	+	The Scots-Irish (or Ulster Irish) were among the more common ethinic groups found plying the Fall Line Road.

	=== Sources ===		=== Sources ===

	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
−	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}{{Delaware\|Delaware}}{{Maryland\|Maryland}}{{District of Columbia\|District of Columbia}}{{Virginia\|Virginia}}{{North Carolina\|North Carolina}}{{South Carolina\|South Carolina}}{{Georgia\|Georgia}}{{Alabama\|Alabama}}	+	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}{{Delaware\|Delaware}}{{Maryland\|Maryland}}{{District of Columbia\|District of Columbia}}{{Virginia\|Virginia}}{{North Carolina\|North Carolina}}{{South Carolina\|South Carolina}}{{Georgia\|Georgia}}{{Alabama\|Alabama}}</div>
−		+	[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Maryland]] [[Category:District_of_Columbia]] [[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:North_Carolina]] [[Category:South_Carolina]] [[Category:Georgia]] [[Category:Alabama]]
−	[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Maryland]] [[Category:District_of_Columbia]] [[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:North_Carolina]] [[Category:South_Carolina]] [[Category:Georgia]] [[Category:Alabama]]~~</div>~~	+

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page #s

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	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads was useful.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>		By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads was useful.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>

−	North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), ~~???~~. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>	+	North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), 5, 10, 33, and 36. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>

	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.		After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

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Gen Tutor

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	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===

−	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads was useful.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>	+	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads was useful.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) in ''Genealogy Tutor'' at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>

	North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), ???. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>		North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), ???. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>
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	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.		After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

−	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>	+	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>

	=== Route ===		=== Route ===

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settler origins

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	=== Settlers and Records ===		=== Settlers and Records ===

−	No lists of settlers who used the Fall Line Road are known to exist.	+	No lists of settlers who used the Fall Line Road are known to exist. However, local and county histories along the road may reveal that many of the first pioneer settlers arrived from places to the northeast along the route.
		+
		+	Most settlers would have moved from the northeast to the southwest along the Fall Line Road. People from Pennsylvania (especially around the major port city of Philadelphia), southern New Jersey, eastern Maryland, and northern Virginia would be the most likely starting places for Fall Line Road travelers. They would have settled in places like Richmond or Petersburg in southern Virginia, or in the Carolinas, or Augusta, Georgia until about 1790. The Georgia portion of the road was not open to most white settlers until after a series of treaties from 1790 to 1826. In 1831 the last treaty made the road clear to settlers all the way to Montgomery, Alabama.
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		+	The Scots-Irish (or Ulster Irish) were among the more common ethinic groups found plying the Fall Line Road.

	=== Sources ===		=== Sources ===

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	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
−	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}{{Delaware\|Delaware}}{{Maryland\|Maryland}}{{District of Columbia\|District of Columbia}}{{Virginia\|Virginia}}{{North Carolina\|North Carolina}}{{South Carolina\|South Carolina}}{{Georgia\|Georgia}}{{Alabama\|Alabama}}~~</div>~~	+	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}{{Delaware\|Delaware}}{{Maryland\|Maryland}}{{District of Columbia\|District of Columbia}}{{Virginia\|Virginia}}{{North Carolina\|North Carolina}}{{South Carolina\|South Carolina}}{{Georgia\|Georgia}}{{Alabama\|Alabama}}
−	[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Maryland]] [[Category:District_of_Columbia]] [[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:North_Carolina]] [[Category:South_Carolina]] [[Category:Georgia]] [[Category:Alabama]]	+
		+	[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Delaware]] [[Category:Maryland]] [[Category:District_of_Columbia]] [[Category:Virginia]] [[Category:North_Carolina]] [[Category:South_Carolina]] [[Category:Georgia]] [[Category:Alabama]]</div>

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	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===

−	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. ~~This road was historically significant~~ because ~~it was~~ the ~~first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia~~ and ~~the Carolinas~~. <ref name="~~DollarM~~">~~William Dollarhide~~, ~~''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815''~~ (~~Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997~~)~~, ???. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [~~http://~~www~~.~~worldcat~~.~~org~~/~~oclc~~/~~38096564 WorldCat entry]~~.</ref>	+	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. The rivers above each waterfall or rapid were relatively easy to ford because they were not subject to ocean tides, or marshes. Connecting the river fords and nearby mill towns with overland roads was useful.<ref name="BWhit">Beverly Whitaker, "The Fall Line Road" (2006) at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/FallLine.pdf (accessed 23 January 2011).</ref>

−	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road as far as Montgomery, Alabama.	+	North Carolina law only required the building of roads from a town to the "nearest landing." So North Carolina was slow to develope roads between towns.<ref name="BWhit" /> The Fall Line Road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), ???. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>
		+
		+	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road and settle along it as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>		The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>
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	*Tallassee, AL: Tallapoosa R.		*Tallassee, AL: Tallapoosa R.
	*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.		*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.
−		+	<div style="width: 147%; float: left">
	Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.		Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.

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−		+	{{Pennsylvania\|Pennsylvania}}{{Delaware\|Delaware}}{{Maryland\|Maryland}}{{District of Columbia\|District of Columbia}}{{Virginia\|Virginia}}{{North Carolina\|North Carolina}}{{South Carolina\|South Carolina}}{{Georgia\|Georgia}}{{Alabama\|Alabama}}</div>
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−	~~Some consider the start of the~~ '''~~Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows~~ the ~~same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''~~Fall Line ~~Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg.~~	+	'''Towns on the Fall Line''' ''(Northeast to Southwest)''<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Fall line" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_line (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref>
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−	~~'''By Town~~''' ''(Northeast to Southwest)''<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Fall line" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_line (accessed 20 January 2011).</ref>	+

		+	*Trenton, NJ: Delaware R.
	*Philadelphia, PA: Schuylkill R.		*Philadelphia, PA: Schuylkill R.
	*Wilmington, DE: Brandywine Creek		*Wilmington, DE: Brandywine Creek
	*Baltimore, MD: Patapsco R.		*Baltimore, MD: Patapsco R.
−	*Georgetown, DC: Potomac R.	+	*Georgetown, DC: Potomac R.
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	*Fredericksburg, VA: Rappahannock R.		*Fredericksburg, VA: Rappahannock R.
	*Richmond, VA: James R.		*Richmond, VA: James R.
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	*Columbus, GA: Chattahoochee R.		*Columbus, GA: Chattahoochee R.
	*Tallassee, AL: Tallapoosa R.		*Tallassee, AL: Tallapoosa R.
−	*~~Montgomery~~, AL	+	*Wetumpka, AL: Coosa R.

−	'''~~By County~~ or Independent ~~City~~'''<ref name="HBG" />	+	Some consider the start of the '''Fall Line Road''' to be Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It follows the same route from there to Fredericksburg, Virginia as the [[King's Highway]]. The '''Fall Line Road''' and [[Upper Road]] both spit off from the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg. Most but not all towns on the Fall Line are connected by the Fall Line Road.
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		+	'''Counties or Independent Cities on the Fall Line Road'''<ref name="HBG" />

	*'''''Pennsylvania:''''' [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania\|Philadelphia]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania\|Delaware]]		*'''''Pennsylvania:''''' [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania\|Philadelphia]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania\|Delaware]]
	*'''''Delaware:''''' [[New Castle County, Delaware\|New Castle]]		*'''''Delaware:''''' [[New Castle County, Delaware\|New Castle]]
	*'''''Maryland:''''' [[Cecil County, Maryland\|Cecil]], [[Harford County, Maryland\|Harford]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]], [[Baltimore City, Maryland\|Baltimore City]], [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland\|Anne Arundel]], [[Howard County, Maryland\|Howard]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland\|Prince George's]]		*'''''Maryland:''''' [[Cecil County, Maryland\|Cecil]], [[Harford County, Maryland\|Harford]], [[Baltimore County, Maryland\|Baltimore]], [[Baltimore City, Maryland\|Baltimore City]], [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland\|Anne Arundel]], [[Howard County, Maryland\|Howard]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland\|Prince George's]]
−	*'''''District of Columbia:''''' [[Georgetown District, South Carolina\|Georgetown]]	+	*'''''District of Columbia:''''' [[Georgetown District, South Carolina\|Georgetown]]
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	*'''''Virginia:''''' [[Arlington County, Virginia\|Arlington]], [[Fairfax County, Virginia\|Fairfax]], [[Prince William County, Virginia\|Prince William]], [[Stafford County, Virginia\|Stafford]], [[Fredericksburg, Virginia\|Fredericksburg]], [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia\|Spotsylvania]], [[Caroline County, Virginia\|Caroline]], [[Hanover County, Virginia\|Hanover]], [[Richmond, Virginia\|Richmond]], [[Henrico County, Virginia\|Henrico]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia\|Chesterfield]], [[Petersburg, Virginia\|Petersburg]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia\|Dinwiddie]], [[Brunswick County, Virginia\|Brunswick]]		*'''''Virginia:''''' [[Arlington County, Virginia\|Arlington]], [[Fairfax County, Virginia\|Fairfax]], [[Prince William County, Virginia\|Prince William]], [[Stafford County, Virginia\|Stafford]], [[Fredericksburg, Virginia\|Fredericksburg]], [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia\|Spotsylvania]], [[Caroline County, Virginia\|Caroline]], [[Hanover County, Virginia\|Hanover]], [[Richmond, Virginia\|Richmond]], [[Henrico County, Virginia\|Henrico]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia\|Chesterfield]], [[Petersburg, Virginia\|Petersburg]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia\|Dinwiddie]], [[Brunswick County, Virginia\|Brunswick]]
	*'''''North Carolina:''''' [[Warren County, North Carolina\|Warren]], [[Franklin County, North Carolina\|Franklin]], [[Wake County, North Carolina\|Wake]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina\|Johnston]], [[Harnett County, North Carolina\|Harnett]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina\|Cumberland]], [[Hoke County, North Carolina\|Hoke]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina\|Scotland]]		*'''''North Carolina:''''' [[Warren County, North Carolina\|Warren]], [[Franklin County, North Carolina\|Franklin]], [[Wake County, North Carolina\|Wake]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina\|Johnston]], [[Harnett County, North Carolina\|Harnett]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina\|Cumberland]], [[Hoke County, North Carolina\|Hoke]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina\|Scotland]]

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	By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. This road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), ???. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>		By 1735 the '''Fall Line Road''' forked off of the [[King's Highway]] at Fredericksburg, Virginia and continued south along the fall line, a geographic dropoff seperating the Tidewater from the Piedmont regions. This road was historically significant because it was the first into the interior away from the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas. <ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997), ???. ({{FHL\|660781\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 E3d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 WorldCat entry].</ref>

−	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road as far as Montgomery, Alabama	+	After several Indian removals from 1790 to 1826 the Fall Line Road was slowly further extended from Augusta to the west Georgia border for white settlers. In 1831 the final treaty was signed that allowed settlers to follow the road as far as Montgomery, Alabama.

−	~~About~~ 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>	+	The length of the Fall Line Road is about 170 miles (274 km) from Philadelphia to Fredericksburg, and about 1030 miles (1658 km) from Fredericksburg to Montgomery.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. ({{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>

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