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*'''''South Carolina: ''''' [[York County, South Carolina|York]], [[Cherokee County, South Carolina|Cherokee]], [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens]], [[Oconee County, South Carolina|Oconee]]. | *'''''South Carolina: ''''' [[York County, South Carolina|York]], [[Cherokee County, South Carolina|Cherokee]], [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens]], [[Oconee County, South Carolina|Oconee]]. | ||
*'''''Georgia: ''''' [[Stephens County, Georgia|Stephens]], [[Franklin County, Georgia|Franklin]], [[Madison County, Georgia|Madison]], [[Clarke County, Georgia|Clarke]], [[Oconee County, Georgia|Oconee]], [[Morgan County, Georgia|Morgan]], [[Putnam County, Georgia|Putnam]], [[Jones County, Georgia|Jones]], [[Bibb County, Georgia|Bibb]]. | *'''''Georgia: ''''' [[Stephens County, Georgia|Stephens]], [[Franklin County, Georgia|Franklin]], [[Madison County, Georgia|Madison]], [[Clarke County, Georgia|Clarke]], [[Oconee County, Georgia|Oconee]], [[Morgan County, Georgia|Morgan]], [[Putnam County, Georgia|Putnam]], [[Jones County, Georgia|Jones]], [[Bibb County, Georgia|Bibb]]. | ||
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'''Overlapping routes.''' From about the Virginia-North Carolina border to Charlotte, the '''Upper Road''' and the [[Occaneechi Path]] followed the same route. From Salisbury to Charlotte, North Carolina the southern fork of the [[Great Valley Road]] was also the same as the Upper Road. And from Charlotte, North Carolina to Tugaloo, Georgia, the Upper Road followed the [[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]. For a map showing these overlapping trails see [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Settlement_Patterns|South Carolina Emigration and Immigration]]. | '''Overlapping routes.''' From about the Virginia-North Carolina border to Charlotte, the '''Upper Road''' and the [[Occaneechi Path]] followed the same route. From Salisbury to Charlotte, North Carolina the southern fork of the [[Great Valley Road]] was also the same as the Upper Road. And from Charlotte, North Carolina to Tugaloo, Georgia, the Upper Road followed the [[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]. For a map showing these overlapping trails see [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Settlement_Patterns|South Carolina Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
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Most settlers would have moved from the northeast to the southwest along the Upper Road. People from Pennsylvania (especially around the major port city of Philadelphia), southern New Jersey, eastern Maryland, and northern Virginia would be the most likely starting places for early Upper Road travelers. They would have settled in places like Amelia Court House in southern Virginia. Eventually travelers also reached Hillsborough, Salisbury, and Charlotte, in North Carolina, or Greenville in South Carolina. The Georgia portion of the Upper Road from the important Indian settlement of Tugaloo to Athens, and Macon was opened to most white settlers after a series of treaties and Georgia land lotteries from 1790 to 1826.<ref>Dollarhide, 33-36.</ref> | Most settlers would have moved from the northeast to the southwest along the Upper Road. People from Pennsylvania (especially around the major port city of Philadelphia), southern New Jersey, eastern Maryland, and northern Virginia would be the most likely starting places for early Upper Road travelers. They would have settled in places like Amelia Court House in southern Virginia. Eventually travelers also reached Hillsborough, Salisbury, and Charlotte, in North Carolina, or Greenville in South Carolina. The Georgia portion of the Upper Road from the important Indian settlement of Tugaloo to Athens, and Macon was opened to most white settlers after a series of treaties and Georgia land lotteries from 1790 to 1826.<ref>Dollarhide, 33-36.</ref> | ||
=== Websites === | |||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gentutor/upper.html The Upper Road] (RootsWeb). Map, description, fact sheet. | |||
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=24882 The Old Upper Road], The Historical Marker Database. | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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