Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2016

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The PasT and FuTure oF Coleman
1600
Coleman Boulevard
is a Native American
route that brings tribes
to the coast to enjoy
the ocean’s bounty of
shellfish.
Photo by Brandon Clark.
1650
King Charles II of
England instructs the
Colonial governors
to build postal routes
linking the Colonies.
It is named King’s
Highway.
1735
The King’s Highway,
a 1,300-mile wagon
route from Boston
to Charleston, South
Carolina, is completed.
1770
Andrew Hibben
operates Hibben
Ferry, the first ferry
service connecting
Charles Town
to the King’s
Highway.
1791
President George Washington
makes his Southern tour
along the King’s Highway.
John Trumbell’s painting of
Washington celebrates his visit.
1819
President James Monroe
visits Charleston with his
secretary of war, South
Carolina native John
C. Calhoun. They are
entertainedby prominent
East Cooper citizens.
Boulevard
Businessof the
The
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Timeline compiled by Alexandra Kent.