This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CoriDulmage Surnames: Classification: birth Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.greenville/6492.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As best I can tell, the ford was probably around where the Saluda Dam is now. This guess is based on looking at the colonial plats held by the SC Archives and the Mills' Atlas map of Greenville County from 1825. In the plats (which we have on microfilm here in the Greenville Library's SC Room), I found an 1814 plat for land surveyed for John Edmonson, on which Reuben Harrison's land is shown as adjoining the surveyed area. Another adjoiner to Edmonson's land is General Blassingame. On the Mills' Atlas map, Gen'l Blassingame's land is shown lying to the south of a road leading to "Maulden's Bridge". I'm guessing -- further research could maybe confirm or deny this -- that Maulden's Bridge was built at or near the spot of Paris Ford. (It stands to reason that a ford would be a good place to build a bridge. It might also be a good place, in later years, to build a dam -- again, further research would be needed on this point, but it seems a good guess to me.) If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best of luck with your research! Cori Dulmage Carolina First South Carolina Room Greenville County Library System cdulmage@greenvillelibrary.org (864) 242 5000 x2269 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.