The Old Georgia Road
The Old Georgia Road existed during the Revolutionary
War era. It started as an old Indian trading path. From
its origins in western Georgia, it entered what is today Spartanburg
County by crossing the Enoree River approximately on the route of present
day SC route 417. It traveled in a northeasterly direction and
crossed Blackstock road that also existed at that time. It joined
present day SC route 295 just west of where it crosses SC 56.
It continued on to cross Lawson's Fork Creek at the site of Wofford's
Iron Works. The Iron Works was about ½ mile or so upstream
from the present Glendale bridge crossing. The road continued on
to intersect the present Clifton Glendale Road. The road continued
to the present site of Clifton, known then as Hurricane Shoals. It crossed
the Pacolet River above Pattersons Springs and continued on to cross
the Green River Road just west of what is today Thicketty Station.
The Battle of Cowpens took place on the Green River Road about 10 miles north
of this crossing. The Road then ran by what was to became Gaffneys Tavern
in 1802, the future site of the town of Gaffney. It continued on to cross
the Broad River at Cherokee Ford. The Georgia Road, the Blackstock
Road, the Green River Road and the few others in the upstate were little
more than rough muddy paths. However, as bad as they were, they were important
to the military actions during the Revolutionary War and to the growth of
the area after the War.
This web site has been started as a public
service to share the story of Glendale. The web master and person to
contact about putting information on the web site is Mary McKinney Teaster.
Contact her at:
marylee@glendalesc.com
or by telephone at (843) 873-8117. See more information
about Mary and her Glendale connection at Mary
McKinney Teaster.