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Bulloch History with Roger Allen: Burkhalter Road once known as 'The King's Highway'
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Roger Allen
Note: The following is part of a series of columns looking at points of interest throughout the history of Bulloch County. Burkhalter Road The road which came to be known as the "Burkhalter Road" paralleled the Mount Pleasant Indian Path (or “The Path to Pensacola”), which began at the indian towns of “Palachacolas” and “Tuckasseeking” on the banks of the Savannah River near Brier Creek (present-day Oliver). The Spanish called this route the “Camio Reel,” and the British called it “The King’s Highway.”
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