Folks traveled at about 10 miles per day, both walking or by horse. I do not believe there were yet stagecoaches from Brunswick south, however one of the Brunswick historians on here should know. If there were ANY stage roads, those were few and far between, and on those, one could make 20-25 miles a day. I do recall an ancient north/south Indian trail from Petersburg, Fredericksburg and then s into and through Brunswick to NC, however I do not remember where from there it continued on. Were I to guess, I would say they traveled by horse to Salisbury, NC and thence toward Franklin, NC and then further south to GA. You might try Google for "early GA roads" or "early NC roads". Good luck and why not share what you learn with us all. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: William Mallory To: paul drake ; VA- Speaking of research, perhaps someone can direct me to some information about 19th century travel. Some members of one of my Brunswick County families migrated down to western Georgia in the 1830s. I have good documentation that many visits were made to Georgia over the next forty years by the family members who had remained in Virginia. I am particularly interested in knowing what travel was like for them in the 1832-1853 period.

Thanks to everyone for the information and suggestions regarding roads south from Brunswick Co. VA to Georgia. The family in question, Atkinsons, actually owned Smoky Ordinary, near Lawrenceville, situated on the stage road leading from Petersburg to Halifax, NC. Interstate 95 still closely follows the route. I assume they traveled stage roads south to Augusta, GA, which I believe were well established and had been since before the Revolution. The area in which they settled was just SW of Atlanta, and at some point Atlanta became a rail center, so they could eventually have switched to rail travel for at least part of the trip by, say, the 1840s. Between the invention of the cotton gin in the 1790s and the Civil War, the entire region between eastern GA and east Texas was cleared and settled and planted in cotton. There had to be passable roads to handle that vast migration of people. I will do some more research and past any relevant information along, as there does seem to be an interest in the subject. Thanks again, Bill Mallory ----- Original Message ----- From: paul drake To: William Mallory ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:55 PM Subject: early VA to GA roads Folks traveled at about 10 miles per day, both walking or by horse. I do not believe there were yet stagecoaches from Brunswick south, however one of the Brunswick historians on here should know. If there were ANY stage roads, those were few and far between, and on those, one could make 20-25 miles a day. I do recall an ancient north/south Indian trail from Petersburg, Fredericksburg and then s into and through Brunswick to NC, however I do not remember where from there it continued on. Were I to guess, I would say they traveled by horse to Salisbury, NC and thence toward Franklin, NC and then further south to GA. You might try Google for "early GA roads" or "early NC roads". Good luck and why not share what you learn with us all. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: William Mallory To: paul drake ; VA- Speaking of research, perhaps someone can direct me to some information about 19th century travel. Some members of one of my Brunswick County families migrated down to western Georgia in the 1830s. I have good documentation that many visits were made to Georgia over the next forty years by the family members who had remained in Virginia. I am particularly interested in knowing what travel was like for them in the 1832-1853 period.

In one of my references ( I can't remember which one), There is a stage road. I determined that it ffollowed the same route south of Charlottesville as today's route 29. ( or I should say that Route 29 follows the old stage road) Rob Ayres ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul drake" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:55 PM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] early VA to GA roads > Folks traveled at about 10 miles per day, both walking or by horse. I do not believe there were yet stagecoaches from Brunswick south, however one of the Brunswick historians on here should know. If there were ANY stage roads, those were few and far between, and on those, one could make 20-25 miles a day. > > I do recall an ancient north/south Indian trail from Petersburg, Fredericksburg and then s into and through Brunswick to NC, however I do not remember where from there it continued on. > > Were I to guess, I would say they traveled by horse to Salisbury, NC and thence toward Franklin, NC and then further south to GA. > > You might try Google for "early GA roads" or "early NC roads". Good luck and why not share what you learn with us all. Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Mallory > To: paul drake ; VA- > Speaking of research, perhaps someone can direct me to some information > about 19th century travel. Some members of one of my Brunswick County > families migrated down to western Georgia in the 1830s. I have good > documentation that many visits were made to Georgia over the next forty > years by the family members who had remained in Virginia. I am particularly > interested in knowing what travel was like for them in the 1832-1853 period. > > ______________________________