“the Middle Road”/Indian Head
Inscription
This road likely began as a Native American trading path that ran from the Savannah River to Charleston. A statute of 1770 established it as a public road. It ran between the forks of the Edisto from Orangeburg Bridge to the Indian Head, before continuing to the Ridge (near modern-day Ridge Spring).
A SW branch led to Augusta, while NW branches led to Long Cane Creek and Ninety Six. The Indian Head, a series of springs at the head of Goodland Swamp, long served as a landmark and watering place. Travelers along the Middle Road referenced it and it appears on colonial plats. In 1781 Loyalists under command of Lt. Col. John H. Cruger passed near here after their withdrawal from Ninety Six.
They were pursued by Whigs, including militia commanded by Col. Andrew Pickens. Sponsored by the Aiken County Historical Society, 2016
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