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Modern Interstate 85 from Charlotte, North Carolina to Greenville, South Carolina runs a little north of the old route, and from there on South Carolina Highway 123 to the Georgia border is similar to the old route. | Modern Interstate 85 from Charlotte, North Carolina to Greenville, South Carolina runs a little north of the old route, and from there on South Carolina Highway 123 to the Georgia border is similar to the old route. | ||
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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*'''''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. The [[Catawba and Northern Trail]] ( | '''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 [[Catawba and Northern Trail]] (for a map, [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Settlement_Patterns|click here]]) leaves the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path at York County, South Caroina and heads north to the Yadkin River settlements in North 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 === | ||