The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-22
OLD TURNPIKEROA
HOW THEY WERE ESTABLISHED AND
MAINTAINED.

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,Spo,ricr.. ,;ou, Construction.
"e '-"N'iA% c' 'n'"p'he io"uS ps
ch".t>fcd companies was inauSuratea
III ti& last iuar,vE CT the eighteenth
century with the advance of poDula-
tion u tie west, says Maurice O. Eld-
ridge. ctate and national charters
wore given 70 many thrnnike comma
,,,os ,,.h;o, NJ r-st ,;o,,,od ,or,o ,rof
,.s 60 o,,,,toI,.., ,rhc o.+oh,is,,mo,+
- 49,. s,.,1S,.- %
'hCIi ~ '"i'' H"''eNti' en'S'tu "u'
ht'ie !.hp'oNcIheht ih 'hc seHefai sSs-
te.h' ana Tue 'aA imposed upon those
VINO were coihPeiieu 10 use Hahy OF
these roaas was not Pa!d "lthout pro-
'cSt.
Inc h"erheSS t"Fhp,Ne Was 'he
hanle Oh cHc Oh 'ile earnest CT 'heSc
o"uS' 'to'n we sholi""uSah Nai.eE'
Virginia u ioiioWeu ior som" dis-
'"QSe lhr iIo!s'Gl l'E''' 'hehcS IL
crosse" inc NiicShanE hoch'a!- IL
Cuhiocflana gap 10 cen'sai hSntucEy.
rms route WAS opened 2t LrSt Tor PACK
'raE,s' put aIScrNa.u WAS SO iApsoF'
ed that IL became the man road Ter
wagon trans from Virginia to Tn"
valley Oh inc ONO. ~ iarse commerce
was CARRIED oh Det"cch Virginia ana
Tue "esl o'er 'il!S hisH"A!, ana
pio'eo 'e'! "u,"h'"?eouS 10 NctsUcHy
ana aoJ'coHt states Ill the!r carry SET
uc.n'H' "H" ueNeiop'n"n''
Dn' n'S .tC Hi"' "ec''uc n' ''i" ctii'
Jury .nt "H"eiiess tuIHi,'Np "'"' 'hS
n'SI L'SH"'9 SCUM oi l'e lo'HEiac
RIVER p"' soon 'he 'ra!i.r Hs%'ii 10 cS-
c'c'se' anu 'ne revenue pecaiHe SO i!Nl'
,'eu 'A"' !. VAS hes!cS''u' or years
ioMo't t''c ''liS"'e' ">:S H."!"'"""ou'
ana 'IaNoiviS were reQI.'2u 10 pay
loii Oh - G.! PASSING III" S,a''S. Nh!Ch
were - "''!'" apart a:'h"Uah '2,..@
-" :" '' >"''!'' IL ''!' H'"'c.' Wa
Nh'''' =" repair '"H p~.''o'iS CT 'N'
ioau '.."' were i'il"SSa"!H'
~ '''"''' - ~, ,Su!"'e '' 'hCSS Gays
WAS ~ S''". us II Is now ".:d SHcA
Nef" t.le p'oht" oi sSae c. th'Sc F"@uS
'h"t .lCE were o'S%:i th2 suSject CT
!''S"l""I" - "C'""ir eA"n'i'" o. 'h'S
- '''' -! '"t - C'INh'""''"' Z! con-
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",.,'">:; :;''''' - ''"'''"S'>'' " ".S'"At'
"a W. ":''''' nc C...'' 'I! VAS S"'"E"u'
"t" IL t!" cay" ''-'' SUBSTITUTES "Aac"
""HACN''I" i0l "'och' y" tH.S WAS
i-'o'V '.!"'' .ie INV "iio""o' 'l' names
were pi"ctu III io''c'! "hccl' ana ""o
were oIa"h. WIN tHesc SUBSCRIPTIONS
the WORK was begun. II" ROAD hul!d-
CTS o! lhat Gay Know niue OF hoth'nS
regarding tLc construction or h!Gh-
ways. ana tue mistakes maze on 'h!s
Occasion iaught .hem some Vaiuau.e
i"sSoAS' ne i'ti'u WIS co"ueNi"'u' INC
lcc" i'!4'u ".'" 'iip rca"'eu prepared.
inc iarScs' ',tcAoS inat coaki ID" touha
were c"hipcu upon IL iCF loahuat'oh.
ava upon '"'S c1!'.S;i n"*' carIh ana
@Fa'et were spread linen the WORK
Was c'e'Ait" coi!p'ote' LII Nh"Li tIe
"aSHiAS iN!lh' came cS'p h2ieS appear
eh ca every l!''iu' shn'P stones pro
'r"c"o from 'he surface huu 'he horses
l'c''''" Hc:"'chcu ana .FoNeh 'iiiips
"H ''''I :"'." De'"pe' '.'' uo"iuS'S
"p ~ '''''F !'';""' iae S'|H'''Ic error
o. 'A' F.'' nN''Ger was 'H"H E!"up
p!I'A. i""'%."V'h '':!P'i!'''S N'r" Hr'"'
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