Re: 10 mi. House, or 4 mi. House - Lynn S Teague
Subject: Re: 10 mi. House, or 4 mi. House
From: Lynn S Teague
Date: September 08, 1999

Janet,

It's the Four Mile House; my mother always pointed it out when we passed
it. Anyway, I don't have the old SCROOTS references, but in the South
Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. XIX page 32 (Jan 1918) in the article
on Charleston Neck, it says"This Four mile hosue was for many years a
noted road house or tavern for travellers on the road to and from
Charleston. About 1812 it was kept by a man anmed Fisher who with his wife
was indicted for the murder of one of several travellers who at different
times had disappeared after taking shelter at this Inn.  Both Fisher and
his wife were convicted and executed. In the Charleston Book published in
1845 consisting of selections from the writings of Charlestonians is a
graphic account by John Blake White of the execution of Fisher and his
wife under th etitle of "The Dungeon and the Gallows."

A relative of my paternal grandmother owned the land across the road at
the time -- glad they weren't also disposed of.

Lynn
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On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, J Jilote wrote:

 I tried looking up the story of the ? mi. House near
> Charleston. You know... the one where the travelers are
> poisioned and buried under the house...
> 
> Can anyone help me find the old emailings? I tried the
> SCRoots Archives with no luck. I think the server was down.
> 
> Janet
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> 

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