The “Fall Line” of North Carolina Pioneer Scotch-Irish Settlements
The North Carolina Fall Line At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Virginia settlers of Scotch-Irish Origin crossed the North Carolina Fall Line in search of new homes. The fall line was the westward boundary of the established settlements. As new settlers poured to the North Carolina fall line, the more aggressive pioneers advanced to […]
Finding the First Settlers to Hillsboro, North Carolina
When searching for the first settlers to Hillsboro, North Carolina (Orange County), one of the first ten maps drawn by Sauthier in October 1768 should be considered. The map was created after the uprising of the North Carolina Regulators in that town and immediately followed Governor Tryon’s arrival in that region during September. The little […]
