North Mount Pleasant Magazine 2021-22

north mount pleasant www.Nor thMountPl easant . com | www. Par kWes tNe i ghborhoods . com | www. Br i ckyardHomes . com 28 Following the King’s Highway to the Old Brick Church of Wambaw ARoad Facing Past I magine taking a moment to step back in time. You spy a simple, unobtrusive path quietly meandering through the woods and forest wetlands. It has been worn into being by the feet of Sewee Indians, who live on a strip of land stretching about 30 miles between the Santee River and the coastline. They have dubbed this nondescript trail the Broad Path and use it to conduct business, trading their deer and bear products with northern and inland tribes such as the Kiawah, Edisto, Stono, Combahee, Ashepoo, Wimbee, Coosa and Santee. BY JANE T E PERR I GO the