Locations Wes has Researched
Since the early 1990’s Wes has done extensive research on many regions of the USA. For now, I will just make a simple list below, but will later come back and develop this list further and provide more details and insights as to the results of my research.
South Carolina
- Kings Mountain region – Old Craven, York, Chester, Lancaster, Cherokee, Union
- I-85 corridor – Spartanburg, Greenville, Pickens, Anderson, Oconee – Old Pendleton District & County, Newberry, Laurens, Abbeville
- Coastal – Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton
- Central – Orangeburg, Bamberg, Richland, Lexington
North Carolina
- Western NC counties of Buncombe, Haywood, Burke, Jackson, Cherokee, Macon, Clay, Yancey, Madison, Old Washington, Rutherford
- Piedmont NC counties of Rowan, Stokes, Forsyth, Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes – all of which are part of the Yadkin River Valley
- South-Central NC counties along SC border – Old Tryon, Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Gaston, Lincoln
- Central NC counties of Chatham, Moore, Lee
- Eastern NC counties of Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson
Georgia
- NE region – Rabun, Union, Fannin, Towns, Habersham, Hall, Franklin, Gilmer, Old Cherokee
- NW region – Murray, Whitfield, Catoosa, Walker, Dade, Gordon
- Central region – Wilkinson, Baldwin
Tennessee
- Eastern region – Old Washington, State of Franklin, Cocke, Jefferson, Greene
- Central region – Warren, Cannon, DeKalb, Bedford, Rutherford, Wilson
Texas
- East Texas – Rusk, Shelby, Panola, Nacogdoches
Arkansas
- NW region – Benton, Washington
Virginia
- Coastal counties of Old Goochland, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, Cumberland, Buckingham
- Shenandoah Valley – Orange, Augusta, Rockingham
Delaware
- Sussex, Kent, New Castle
Maryland
- Eastern region – Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Cecil