a study of the fall line and its impact on south carolina and georgia
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A study of the Fall Line and its impact on South Carolina and Georgia.
Map Slide I
What is a Fall Line?
A Fall Line marks the area where the upland region (continental bedrock) and the coastal plain meet.
Map Slide II
The Fall Line in Georgia and South Carolina
How does the
Savannah Riverlookas it
crossesthe
Fall Line?
Savannah River Shoals at the Fall Line
How do you think the Fall Lineaffected the ways in which
early Native Americanslived and traveled?
Native AmericanSettlements in the
Carolinas and Georgia
How do you think the Fall Lineaffected the travels and movement
of early explorers?
Hernando de Soto1540
How do you think the Fall Lineaffected colonial settlementpatterns and trade routes?
Where is the Fall Line
is on thiscolonial map
of Georgiaand South Carolina?
Early Travel on the Savannah River
How did the Savannah River and the Fall Line impact Augusta’s
growth and development?
Visit the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area
and Interpretive Center
Discover where history…