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The path was named after the Occaneechi (also Occoneechee, Akenatzy), a small but important tribe who acted as trading middlemen, and who lived primarily on a four-mile long island on the Dan and Roanoke rivers near present-day Clarksville, Virginia. At first the Occaneechi served as contacts between Europeans and Cherokee and other interior tribes. Because of their trade contacts their language was widely used and understood by the leaders of many nations.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Occaneechi," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occaneechi (accessed 26 January 2011).</ref> | The path was named after the Occaneechi (also Occoneechee, Akenatzy), a small but important tribe who acted as trading middlemen, and who lived primarily on a four-mile long island on the Dan and Roanoke rivers near present-day Clarksville, Virginia. At first the Occaneechi served as contacts between Europeans and Cherokee and other interior tribes. Because of their trade contacts their language was widely used and understood by the leaders of many nations.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Occaneechi," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occaneechi (accessed 26 January 2011).</ref> | ||
The Occaneechi Path was well enough designed to be roughly followed by railroads and Interstate | The Occaneechi Path was well enough designed to be roughly followed by railroads and parts of Interstate Highways 85, 77, and 20.<ref name="TP" /> | ||
As roads developed in America, settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway. | As roads developed in America, settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway. | ||
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