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‘Field Days’ Reveal Colonial Site |
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Monday, 28 November 2005 |
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Event Dec. 3-4 lets public join historical investigation
The Trading Path Association invites the public to discover long-lost
trails, homesites and at least one graveyard during two Field Days,
Dec. 3 and 4 in Davidson County.
“It is a very rich site and we're certain it is quite ancient,” said
Tom Magnuson, director of the Association. “There are remnants of
packhorse trails, foot paths and wagon roads all converging on a ford
over Abbott's Creek.”
Earlier this year, Davidson Vison contracted with the Trading Path
Association to identify and map the historic trading routes in Davidson
County. Davidson Vision president Ben Ross said the work “will help in
understanding the county's history and planning for recreation and
tourism.”
The Field Days introduce the public to one of the project’s findings
along the colonial-era route between Salisbury and Hillsborough. To
find the event, see our event and directions page; Magnuson
said signs will be posted along the road leading to the site.
“We hope to map this rather extensive site during these two days,” he
said, “and the public will help by marking artifact sites with flags so
that mapping teams can digitally map them.”
Work starts at 11 .m. Dec. 3 and continues until 3 p.m. It resumes about 1 p.m. Dec. 4 and goes on until 4.
“Wear bright colors, because it is hunting season,” Magnuson said. Sturdy shoes are also advised.
Founded in 1999, the Trading Path Association is a nonprofit
corporation headquartered in Hillsborough and dedicated to finding and
preserving traces of Indian and colonial trading routes that connected
the James River in Virginia with the Savannah River near present-day
Augusta, Ga. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 November 2005 )
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