Subject: Re: Travelers, Murphy Village From: JIM MOORE Date: March 21, 1998 CALDWELL wrote: > > I saw the piece on the Travellers and Murphy Village. Where is > Murphy Village, what county? "Murphy Village" is in Belvedere, Aiken County, SC, and is "on" Highway 25. It was originally a trailer park, but as they developed the area into something more permanent, the "Irish Gypseys" as they were known locally, named it for the then parish priest at Lady of Peace Catholic Church, in North Augusta, a Father Murphy. ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |