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Lexington County Map Challenge
Study the various Lexington County maps and Robert Mill's description of Lexington County: Coate, Edgar Township Map, Hunter, Mills, Mills Statistics, and Stoeber. Complete the following map challenges: Which Came First?, Change Over Time, On the Cherokee Path to Charleston, and Mills Atlas and Statistics.
Which Came First?
Carefully examine the Coate, Hunter, Mills, and Stoeber maps and do the following:
1. Place the maps in chronological order.
2. List the clues you found, which helped you order the maps.
Change Over Time
Carefully examine the Coate, Hunter, Mills, and Stoeber maps and do the following:
1. List the differences between the Coate, Hunter, Mills, and Stoeber maps.
2. Discuss how map comparisons tell about change over time in Lexington County.
On The Cherokee Path To Charleston
Carefully examine George Hunter's map of the Cherokee path to Charleston. Do the following:
1. Examine Hunter's Travel Log. How many days did it take Hunter to travel from Charleston to Saxe Gotha? According to Hunter, how many miles was Saxe Gotha from Charleston?
2. With knowledge you gained from Finding Saxe Gotha, draw the Saxe Gotha township boundaries on Hunter's Cherokee Path to Charleston.
Mills Atlas And Statistics
Read Mills Statistics for Lexington County. Use Mills Statistics to help locate the following features on the Mills Lexington District map. Hint: Not everything written in Mills Statistics is helpful in finding stuff on Mills map. Take note of the general headings for each section of Mills Statistics to determine the sections that you think will best describe place locations.
* Edgefield District
* Fairfield District
* Newberry District
* Orangeburg District
* Richland District
* Columbia
* Granby
* Lexington
* Platt Springs Academy
* Broad River
* Congaree River
* North Edisto River
* Saluda River
* Big Pond Branch
* Big Beaver Creek
* Congaree Creek
* Ruff's Mountain