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 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.
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 *'''''North Carolina:&nbsp;''''' [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]], [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]], [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]], [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]], [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]], [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]], [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]]
-:'''''A fork:''''' Southwest of the Catawba River the '''Occaneechi Path''' forked. The west fork ([[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]) went to Cherokee villages. The south fork headed toward present-day Augusta, Georgia.
+:'''''A fork:''''' West of the Catawba River the '''Occaneechi Path''' forked. The west fork ([[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]) went to Cherokee villages. The south fork headed toward present-day Augusta, Georgia.
 *'''''South Carolina:&nbsp;''''' [[York County, South Carolina|York]], [[Chester County, South Carolina|Chester]], [[Lancaster County, South Carolina|Lancaster]], [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]], [[Fairfield County, South Carolina|Fairfield]], [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]], [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aiken]]
 *'''''Georgia:&nbsp;''''' [[Columbia County, Georgia|Columbia]], [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond]]
-'''Trail merges and splits.''' The '''Occaneechi Path''' joins the [[Fall Line Road]] at Petersburg, VA, and follows the same path to Rock Hill, SC.
+'''Trail merges and splits.''' The '''Occaneechi Path''' is joined by the [[Fall Line Road]] at Petersburg, VA, and follows the same path south to near the Virginia border. There the path splits more west to the Occaneechi village near Clarksville, VA. Near there the Occaneechi Path picks up the same route as the [[Upper Road]] and they stay together all the way south past Charlotte, NC. The [[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]], the [[Upper Road]], and the west fork of the Occaneechi Path head west from there. Meanwhile, back at Salisbury, NC the Occaneechi Path is joined by the south fork of the [[Great Valley Road]] and the two follow the same route to Augusta, GA. Their route at Camden, SC is joined a second time by the [[Fall Line Road]] which continues on to Augusta. The [[Camden-Charleston Path]] also forks off at Camden. On the way from Camden to Augusta the Occaneechi and associated trails cross the [[Old South Carolina State Road]] and the [[Fort Moore-Charleston Trail]]. For a detailed map see [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Settlement_Patterns|South Carolina Emigration and Immigration]].
 === Settlers and Records  ===