Thank you Dolores, that is what I should have said. Ray > Subject: Re: [SC] Re: Tyger River/Craven County > From: "Dolores Pringle" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 16:03:51 -0400 > To: [email protected] > > Let me try to give you a short and simple explanation of the old counties in > SC. First, pull out a map of current SC and look at it - notice the > triangle that is formed from the coast and moves westward. There were only > four counties early on, among them was Craven. > > As the westward expansion began, the four counties were expanded westward > in, more or less, straight lines until they ran out at the boundaries of the > state. That meant that Craven ran west and included the part of the Upstate > w/the Tyger River in it (the Tyger that you see on the maps). It's terribly > confusing if you aren't familiar with the history of the state, but maybe > this will help you a bit. I hope it will! > > God bless, > Dolores Miller Pringle >