Odd question concerning Stagecoach inns/posts

[Ghage]

New here, so hello!

I've recently moved onto some property that had an old 'farm house' already in place on it, abandoned. As chance would happen, the woman that grew up in said farm house came by and after some talking, she said that it was originally an old stagecoach stopping post / inn. My main question is, is there any way to tell? We did find some very old wooden chandaliers Sp? and a horse yoke in the basement along with very old cannery, desks, etc, most in horrid condition. Upon running the metal detector through the yard we found alot of old rusty metal, a few square head nails (very long, very rusty, look hand made.) Just wondering if anything else would give a clue as to if this place actually could have been a stagecoach area.

This is around Aiken, SC, up towards GA and the Savannah River.

 

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[GatorBoy]

I would research old maps and old land ownership documents as well as continuing to run my metal detector around the property looking to find any hardware related to a stagecoach or a concentration of coins and/or artifacts that predate the farmhouse.

 

[Ghage]

Seeing if this works, this was the main thing that stood out to me in the basement of the old house. I'm going to head up to the library later this week and see what I can find, as well as maybe talk to some historical types and see if they can tell me anything. Thanks!

 

[GatorBoy]

Good luck... I would sure love to metal detect that property sound of things.
I'm having a hard time figuring out what that object is but I think there's a yolk on one end and it's a farming tool for tilling soil

 

[releventchair]

Gator Boy has a good idea on old maps. Those old trails around here had stops at intervals that don,t seem as far in this day and age. Some of the still used homes have signs about their history and are on or quite near modern roads. A coach trail map may answer your question ,but from the description of the grounds there,s lots of hunting to be enjoyed there! Seems a corral or stable as well as a clearly defined watering area would be prominent at one time. Perhaps multiple carriage blocks or related.Many were relocated. A favorite about a half hour away and now gone looked like a boulder with a great bowl shape carved in it to hold water.It sat at an intersection of cross streets in a village and trucks kept hitting it. Once removed the trucks then began tearing the roof corner off one of the buildings it had been defending. The irony of horsepower.

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