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John Belton O'Neall Landrum
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Colonial and revolutionary history of upper South Carolina |
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English |
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Paperback |
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244 |
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2009-08-01 |
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1458821056 |
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General Books LLC |
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0.8 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.55 inches |
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: an unbroken soap stone bowl, plowed up in the low grounds of North Pacolet (near Earlesville) by Richard Ballenger, () a nephew of the writer. Although much has been written of the cruelties, barbarities and treachery of the Cherokee and other tribes, yet it is unfair that the mind of the reader should be prejudiced against them. It is due to them to say, that on account of friendly alliances which wure made with them at different times, they rendered much valuable assistance to the Governor of the colony of South Carolina, particularly during the time of the war between the English and French. The writer has dwelt at length on their history and characteristics, in order to give to this noble tribe, the place they justly deserve to occupy. Of the existence of a race of people in this and other states, in prehistoric times called the textit{Mound Builders, there can be no doubt. Mounds are to-day seen in different sections of our country well formed and svmmet- rical, showing that they were constructed by artificial means. Logan, in his work, speaks of several of these in Abbeville, Laurens and other sections of our country, and of some in Spartanburg County. He speaks of an interesting one opposite the battlefield of Blackstocks, on lands which formerly belonged to Dr. Winsmith. He speaks of others in the romantic top of Gilkey's Knob, near Limestone Springs. Several years ago, in a series of articles in oue of our county papers, the writer called attention to a mound on the plantation of Mr. O. P. Earle, on North Pacolet, covering about one acre of land. It is situated near, and on the north side of the river, where the bottoms widen for a mile or more. Its top is not more than fifteen feet above the level of the lands surrounding, and while the latter is of the riche...
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