>X-Originating-IP: [67.18.230.132] >To: [email protected] >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >Subject: [Forum:] Re: Old Jefferson-went! >Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:28:45 -0600 (CST) >X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at usgennet.net > >The following new message has been posted on Forum at ><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. > >*************************************************************************** > > MESSAGE: (#1978) Re: Old Jefferson-went! > ><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=1978> > AUTHOR: Kim > DATE: Wednesday, 10 November 2004, at 3:28 p.m. > > Reply To: (#1925) Old Jefferson > Author: Kim > Date: Thursday, 30 September 2004, at 12:40 p.m. > >Well, we went out to Old Jefferson this past weekend. Let me first say that >much studying is probably needed before anyone goes out, and even I should >have studied a few more maps and overhead photos. > >Now, as for the crossroads. Where Jefferson Pike used to meet the north-south >road(unknown name), that road(or what is left of it) is still there. In that >general area we saw absolutely no signs of any buildings except for barbed >wire fences, what appeared to be ditches along the road, and what could have >been porch steps under years of dirt and grass. We followed the north-south >road towards the river and came across more steps, a rusted out bed, buckets, >bowls, cans, etc. We also saw a fox! > >We wanted to explore more of the area, and did bushwhack a bit around the old >Ridley home site, but ran out of time for the day. We definitely have >plans to >return in the next month or so, and hope to find the old sites for the >graveyards that had been there(just to see if there is anything left of >them-pure curiousity on my part). As well, the winter pool should make things >interesting(its only about 4 ft off the low point right now). I hope to >explore more of the areas off the main road. > >I will be adding the photos from my trip to my webpage at some point and will >post a link when I get it done. > >We also took a walk down Old Florence Rd from the southern point, towards >where the old Neal's Mill was, but didn't see much except for the river! > >btw, if you know of any old homesites, abandoned homes, mills, or such, or >even any historical homes, I would love to have directions to them. I just >noticed today that the old Morton home on Morton Rd has been torn down. >I'm so >happy I got a photo of it before it was destroyed. > >*************************************************************************** > >This is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be removed from >the mailing list, please visit Forum at ><http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>, or send your >request to [email protected] If you wish to respond to this message, >please post your response directly to the board. Thank you!