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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lower_Cherokee_Traders'_Path|Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lower_Cherokee_Traders'_Path|Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]'' | ||
The '''Lower Cherokee Traders' Path''' originally connected the [[Catawba Indians|Catawba]] villages in the Waxhaws (Charlotte area) in [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] with [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]] villages in [[South Carolina|South Carolina]] and [[Georgia|Georgia]] (Tugaloo). Part of the [[Upper Road]] followed the same route as the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path. The length of the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path from Charlotte, North Carolina to Tugaloo, Georgia was about 160 miles (260 km). | The '''Lower Cherokee Traders' Path''' originally connected the [[Catawba Indians|Catawba]] villages in the Waxhaws (Charlotte area) in [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] with [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]] villages in [[South Carolina|South Carolina]] and [[Georgia|Georgia]] (Tugaloo). Part of the [[Upper Road]] followed the same route as the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path. The length of the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path from Charlotte, North Carolina to Tugaloo, Georgia was about 160 miles (260 km).[[Image:Lower Cherokee Traders' Path.png|right|375px]] | ||
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=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
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*'''''Georgia: ''''' [[Stephens County, Georgia|Stephens]] | *'''''Georgia: ''''' [[Stephens County, Georgia|Stephens]] | ||
'''Overlapping and Connecting Routes.''' The [[Upper Road]], the [[Occaneechi Path]], and the [[Great Valley Road]] (south fork) all connected to the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path at Charlotte, North Carolina. The Lower Cherokee Traders' Path and [[Upper Road]] fork off to the west though Gaston County, North Carolina and all six of the northern-most counties of South Carolina. Several trails continued on from the the western end of the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path at the former Cherokee village of Tugaloo, Georgia. The [[Upper Road]] continued on to Macon. The [[Unicoi Trail|Unicoi Turnpike]] headed northwest to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhill_Cherokee Overhill Cherokee villages] in Tennessee. The [[Coosa-Tugaloo Indian Warpath]] went off in the direction of Birmingham, Alabama. The [[Tugaloo-Apalachee Bay Trail]] headed for the Florida panhandle. The [[Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] followed the northeast side of the Savannah River down to old Fort Charlotte in northwest McCormick County, South Carolina. | '''Overlapping and Connecting Routes.''' The [[Upper Road]], the [[Occaneechi Path]], and the [[Great Valley Road]] (south fork) all connected to the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path at Charlotte, North Carolina. The Lower Cherokee Traders' Path and [[Upper Road]] fork off to the west though Gaston County, North Carolina and all six of the northern-most counties of South Carolina. The [[Cherokee Old Path]] and a branch of the [[Catawba Trail]] started north from the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path near Greenville County. Several trails continued on from the the western end of the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path at the former Cherokee village of Tugaloo, Georgia. The [[Upper Road]] continued on to Macon. The [[Unicoi Trail|Unicoi Turnpike]] headed northwest to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhill_Cherokee Overhill Cherokee villages] in Tennessee. The [[Coosa-Tugaloo Indian Warpath]] went off in the direction of Birmingham, Alabama. The [[Tugaloo-Apalachee Bay Trail]] headed for the Florida panhandle. The [[Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] followed the northeast side of the Savannah River down to old Fort Charlotte in northwest McCormick County, South Carolina. | ||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||