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Trail from August, Georgia to Toccoa, Georgia.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/dmfamilyworks/MT_page.htm See trail 5]</ref> | Trail from August, Georgia to Toccoa, Georgia.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/dmfamilyworks/MT_page.htm See trail 5]</ref> | ||
===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
The north end of the [[Fort_Charlotte_and_Cherokee_Old_Path|Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] was in [[Oconee County, South | The north end of the [[Fort_Charlotte_and_Cherokee_Old_Path|Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] was in [[Oconee County, South Carolina]] at the convergence of several Indian trails and settler roads mostly leading to the lower [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee Indian]] village of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tugaloo Tugaloo] across the Savannah River in [[Stephens County, Georgia]]. Tugaloo was built at or became the nexus of several trails along the Savannah River in Georgia and South Carolina. The Cherokee Indians were forced to abandon Tugaloo during the American Revolution. The [[Old Cherokee Path]] seems to have begun in Tugaloo, crossed the river into South Carolina, and worked its way north up to [[Watauga County, North Carolina]], through [[Johnson County, Tennessee]], and [[Washington County, Virginia]]. There it connected to the [[Great Indian Warpath]] or [[Great Valley Road]] as it was called in that area. <ref>[[Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]]</ref> | ||
===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Migration_Routes]][[Category:US Migration Trails and Roads]] | ||