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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hand of Evil" data-source="post: 7822132" data-attributes="member: 371">Why would there be a village at that location?  Most of the time, it is do to it being along a trading route but others it is because there is a natural resource in the area.  I will use a few examples; Charleston SC is a deep water port that allow safe harbor but also entrance to the interior.  Columbia SC was the point up river where granite could be mined and sent down river (later it was picked as capital), it was also where the river could no longer be traveled by barges, so good were sent to it and then shipped down to Charleston.  Charlotte NC, first gold mine and rush in the U.S. People just came as support to the industries as they started to grow.</blockquote>