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Day: September 26, 2015

The Journey Home from Olanta

Posted on September 26, 2015September 26, 2015 By Tom No Comments on The Journey Home from Olanta
Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling

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It had been a long day. I had gotten up early and driven down to Orangeburg, then followed the Tobacco Trail along US Highway 301 through Orangeburg and Clarendon Counties. I had crossed over into Florence County into the town of Olanta. I thought about pushing on to the town of Florence, but when I checked my GPS I saw that it was going to take several hours to get home as it was, so it was time to head back. Even so, I made a couple of stops and detours. These were interesting sights worthy of documentation, but I didn’t think they fit with the Tobacco Trail narrative.

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