Note: The following is one of a series of columns looking at the first road systems in Georgia and Bulloch County. From Milledgeville, the weekly stages were run as far as Athens, with the fare for this part of the route being $6.25. Next came the route running from Milledgeville to Augusta, a distance of 88 miles, the road passing through Sparta, Warrenton, Sweetwater, Kirkpatrick's and Ligon's.