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The Cherokee Path

Lexington County · dedicated 1970 · Intersection of Augusta Rd. (U.S. Hwy 1) & Leaphart Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 32-30), West Columbia, West Columbia

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Before the Revolution, two major trading routes came together near here. Branching to the west was the road to New Windsor Township on the Savannah. The Cherokee Path extended north to Ninety Six and south through Saxe Gotha Township on the Congaree. George Washington passed here in 1791 on his way from Augusta to Columbia via Friday's Ferry.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History

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