> mapquest has the distance from Newberry to Ninety Six SC, location of the > Star Fort, as 28 miles...This is a wonderful Revolutionary Fort, small and > quiet, with nice interpretive signs and and good book store. jr > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gayle Miller" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:54 AM > Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Fw: The Great Wagon Road > > >>I too am very interested in the possibility of visiting this area while >> attending the homecoming in Newberry in May. There will be some of us >> coming from the south that will not have the opportunity to travel down >> to >> Newberry along The Great Wagon Road so sure hope this activity will be >> considered by the planning committee. >> I have two lines. Am a descendant of Daniel & Cassandra (Prather) >> Williams >> of Newberry Co. My husband and I will be attending with the Williams >> descendants. Am also a descendant of the Col. John Thomas line. Judith >> mentioned Star Fort at Ninety Six, SC. Excellent suggestion! Col. John >> Thomas and two of his sons were imprisoned at 96th and Charleston. Would >> really like to be able to visit Star Fort and the battlefield while in >> the >> area. >> Happy Thanksgiving! >> Gayle (Williams) Miller >> Plantation, FL >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wyatt, Susan D." <[email protected]> >> To: "Ernest O.Shealy" <[email protected]>; >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:41 AM >> Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] The Great Wagon Road >> >