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Day: September 25, 2015

Lunch on the Tobacco Trail at the Chat n Chew

Posted on September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 By Tom 1 Comment on Lunch on the Tobacco Trail at the Chat n Chew
Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling, Restaurants

Chat-N-Chew Sepia

I do my homework before I go out on these extended photo expeditions. I like to know what’s in an area so that I make sure I can get to my intended target. Sure, I miss things. There were lots of things I had to skip on this particular trek. Sometimes I find too much, and those extra places of interest become distractions from my intended target. Sometimes, though, things work out perfectly, as was the case with lunch at the Chat n’ Chew in Turbeville on this particular trek.

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The Tobacco Trail through Clarendon County

Posted on September 25, 2015 By Tom 4 Comments on The Tobacco Trail through Clarendon County
Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling

Motel Featherbed

I had come to a roadblock on the Tobacco Trail, quite literally. The Highway 301 bridge across Lake Marion still exists, and still connects across the lake. However, in 1987 it was closed to automotive traffic, and now serves as a fishing bridge. If I were going to cross from Orangeburg into Clarendon County, I was going to have to do some backtracking.

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