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''[[United States Genealogy|United | ''[[United States Genealogy|United State[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migratio[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Federal_Horse_Path|Federal Horse Path]]'' | ||
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=== Federal Horse Path - The Story === | === Federal Horse Path - The Story === | ||
Back in 1806 no one had an idea about an interstate or freeway but as the nation grew a horse path for postal riders was carved through the woods of the [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-579 Creek | Back in 1806 no one had an idea about an interstate or freeway but as the nation grew a horse path for postal riders was carved through the woods of the [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-579 Creek India[[Category:Migration routes]] nation from the middle of Georgia to the coast of Alabama. What started as a postal horsepath through a malaria-infested wilderness occupied by Indians was widened into a military road for use during the War of 1812 and became a primary thoroughfare for pioneers. The accessibility to Indian land provided by the road was a principal cause of the Creek Indian War of 1813-1814; moreover, it expedited the exodus of the Creek Indians and permitted English-speaking settlers to enter western Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.<ref>The Federal Road Through Georgia[[http://www.amazon.com/Federal-Road-Through-Georgia/dp/0817305181]]</ref> | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
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From its start as a narrow horse path used to carry the mails, the Old Federal Road underwent great development and became a major military road connecting early American forts in the Creek Lands and the Mississippi Territory. Acting as the interstate highway of its day, when “Alabama Fever” raged through the Carolinas and Georgia, the Old Federal Road carried thousands of pioneers to the Old Southwest. As such, the Federal Road directly contributed to the dramatic increase in Alabama’s population between 1810 and 1820 - with Alabama’s population growing far faster than that of either Mississippi or Louisiana during this time. Alabama continued out-distancing both Mississippi and Louisiana in population growth through 1850. | From its start as a narrow horse path used to carry the mails, the Old Federal Road underwent great development and became a major military road connecting early American forts in the Creek Lands and the Mississippi Territory. Acting as the interstate highway of its day, when “Alabama Fever” raged through the Carolinas and Georgia, the Old Federal Road carried thousands of pioneers to the Old Southwest. As such, the Federal Road directly contributed to the dramatic increase in Alabama’s population between 1810 and 1820 - with Alabama’s population growing far faster than that of either Mississippi or Louisiana during this time. Alabama continued out-distancing both Mississippi and Louisiana in population growth through 1850. | ||
The Federal Road became a well traveled stagecoach route for those going through Alabama. In 1824, Adam Hodgson wrote Letters from North America Written During a Tour in the United States and Canada wherein he described his 1820 travel along the Federal Road from Chattahoochee to Mobile. Hodgson found adequate over-night lodgings and described one stop as having three beds in a log building with a clay floor. Noting the ground formed a “perpetual undulation,” Hodgson concluded that “[ | The Federal Road became a well traveled stagecoach route for those going through Alabama. In 1824, Adam Hodgson wrote Letters from North America Written During a Tour in the United States and Canada wherein he described his 1820 travel along the Federal Road from Chattahoochee to Mobile. Hodgson found adequate over-night lodgings and described one stop as having three beds in a log building with a clay floor. Noting the ground formed a “perpetual undulation,” Hodgson concluded that “[[[Category:Migration routes]]he road, which is called the Federal Road, though tolerable for horses, would with us be considered impossible for wheels.” | ||
Nearly two centuries later, the Federal Road remains visible. For those interested in making a modern day trip along this important historical path, the Monroe County Heritage Museums has marked the portion of the Federal Road through Monroe County with eight monuments along its route from Price’s Hotel near the Monroe and Butler County lines through Mac David’s Hotel where the Federal Road continues through Escambia County, Alabama. <ref>Migration Paths of our Ancestors[[http://www.barlowgenealogy.com/Resources/OldFederalRoad.html]]</ref> | Nearly two centuries later, the Federal Road remains visible. For those interested in making a modern day trip along this important historical path, the Monroe County Heritage Museums has marked the portion of the Federal Road through Monroe County with eight monuments along its route from Price’s Hotel near the Monroe and Butler County lines through Mac David’s Hotel where the Federal Road continues through Escambia County, Alabama. <ref>Migration Paths of our Ancestors[[http://www.barlowgenealogy.com/Resources/OldFederalRoad.html]]</ref> | ||
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=== Internet Sites === | === Internet Sites === | ||
*[http://www.ruralswalabama.org/attractions/burnt-corn-al-old-settlement-on-the-historic-federal-road/ Burnt Corn, | *[http://www.ruralswalabama.org/attractions/burnt-corn-al-old-settlement-on-the-historic-federal-road/ Burnt Corn, Alabam[[Category:Migration routes]]Old Settlement on the Historic Federal Road | ||
*[http://oldfederalroad.aum.edu/ Federal Road in | *[http://oldfederalroad.aum.edu/ Federal Road in Alabam[[Category:Migration routes]] | ||
*[http://www.areapower.coop/content.cfm?id=2276/ The Old Federal Road] Glimpes of a major highway of the early 1800's | *[http://www.areapower.coop/content.cfm?id=2276/ The Old Federal Road] Glimpes of a major highway of the early 1800's | ||
*[[Federal_Horse_Path#Historical_Background|Old Federal Road]] History of the Federal Road | *[[Federal_Horse_Path#Historical_Background|Old Federal Road]] History of the Federal Road | ||
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