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ANCESTRY In pre-Revolutionary times Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh didn’t exist. The influential cities were Hillsborough and Pittsboro, both were their respective county seats of government and integral to the growth of the area. Early settlers of piedmont North Carolina traveled by walking, on horseback, or by wagon. Their route evolved from animal trails, to Indian trading paths, to horse paths and wagon trails. A beautifully preserved ancestral trail leading from Hillsborough to Pittsboro runs along the western boundary of the Rockford property. An original “rock ford” still traverses Phill’s Creek on the property. This historical landmark will remain preserved in Rockford’s conservation open space.