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To: PhilipFreneau

Greensboro? New Garden meeting. Historic, lots of ties to the Underground Railroad, Levi Coffin, the Mendenhall Plantation. They still have an old, false-bottomed wagon there, used to conceal former slaves while they transported them to the next "station." Rowan County covered a lot of territory back then, though. It was quite large, and was divided several times. Boone's Cave was in Rowan County, and is now in Yadkin County. That's why I asked.


434 posted on 08/23/2006 8:22:46 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

Where are your ancestors buried? I searched the Quaker Encyclopedia disc and found many Thornton's and Cox's, and nine Reddick's.


439 posted on 08/23/2006 8:32:43 PM PDT by PhilipFreneau
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To: RegulatorCountry

Well, correcting myself, it borders Yadkin County, and also borders the Yadkin River. The park proper is in Davidson County. Squire Boone's property was in nearby Davie County, which was also once Rowan County, prior to partition.


440 posted on 08/23/2006 8:32:54 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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