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''[[United States Genealogy|United | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Catawba_and_Northern_Trail|Catawba and Northern Trail]]'' | ||
[[Image:Catawba and Northern Trail.png|border|right|380px]]The '''Catawba and Northern Trail''' connected the [http://gaz.jrshelby.com/cherokee-lower.htm Lower Cherokee | [[Image:Catawba and Northern Trail.png|border|right|380px]]The '''Catawba and Northern Trail''' connected the [http://gaz.jrshelby.com/cherokee-lower.htm Lower Cherokee towns] ([[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]) and [[Catawba Indians|Catawba Indian]] villages in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxhaws Waxhaws] with the [http://www.co.davidson.nc.us/leisure/EarlySettlementsintheYadkinValley.aspx Yadkin River settlements] where it turned into the [[New River and Southern Trail]]. The Catawba and Northern Trail began in [[York County, South Carolina]] and ended in [[Wilkes County, North Carolina]]. The length of that journey was about 100 miles (160 km). | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
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The first European colonists settled in counties along this trail as follows:<ref>North Carolina - The Counties, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/nc_counties_alphabetical_order.html (accessed 1 February 2011).</ref><ref>South Carolina - The Counties, http://www.carolana.com/SC/Counties/sc_counties_alphabetical_order.html (accessed 1 February 2011).</ref> | The first European colonists settled in counties along this trail as follows:<ref>North Carolina - The Counties, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/nc_counties_alphabetical_order.html (accessed 1 February 2011).</ref><ref>South Carolina - The Counties, http://www.carolana.com/SC/Counties/sc_counties_alphabetical_order.html (accessed 1 February 2011).</ref> | ||
*[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes | *[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes NC]] 1750s | ||
*[[Alexander County, North Carolina|Alexander | *[[Alexander County, North Carolina|Alexander NC]] 1750s | ||
*[[Catawba County, North Carolina|Catawba | *[[Catawba County, North Carolina|Catawba NC]] 1740s | ||
*[[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln | *[[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln NC]] 1740s | ||
*[[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston | *[[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston NC]] 1740s | ||
*[[York County, South Carolina|York | *[[York County, South Carolina|York SC]] 1750 | ||
=== Route === | === Route === | ||
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*'''''South Carolina: ''''' [[York County, South Carolina|York]] | *'''''South Carolina: ''''' [[York County, South Carolina|York]] | ||
*'''''North Carolina: ''''' [[Gaston County, North Carolina| | *'''''North Carolina: ''''' [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]], [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln]], [[Catawba County, North Carolina|Catawba]], [[Alexander County, North Carolina|Alexander]], [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes]] | ||
'''Connecting trails.''' The Catawba and Northern Trail forks off north from the [[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]] in [[York County, South | '''Connecting trails.''' The Catawba and Northern Trail forks off north from the [[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]] in [[York County, South Carolina]]. The Catawba and Northern Trail heads due north to the Yadkin River settlements (North Carolina) where it joins the [[New River and Southern Trail]] in [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes County]]. The [[Upper Road]] and the south fork of the [[Great Valley Road]] both run trhough Charlotte, not far from the south end of the Catawba and Northern Trail.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.], and William E. Myer, ''Indian Trails of the Southeast''. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). ({{FHL|54678|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 M992i}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1523234 WorldCat entry].</ref> | ||
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that most closely match the old Catawba and Northern Trail are North Carolina State Highway 16 from Wilkesboro south to the Gaston County north border. From there a road parallel to the west side of the Catawba River such as NC State Highway 273 to South Carolina, and South Carolina State Road 274 south to Rock Hill would approximate the old route. | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that most closely match the old Catawba and Northern Trail are North Carolina State Highway 16 from Wilkesboro south to the Gaston County north border. From there a road parallel to the west side of the Catawba River such as NC State Highway 273 to South Carolina, and South Carolina State Road 274 south to Rock Hill would approximate the old route. | ||
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United States 
Migration Trails and Roads Catawba and Northern Trail
The Catawba and Northern Trail connected the Lower Cherokee towns (Lower Cherokee Traders' Path) and Catawba Indian villages in the Waxhaws with the Yadkin River settlements where it turned into the New River and Southern Trail. The Catawba and Northern Trail began in York County, South Carolina and ended in Wilkes County, North Carolina. The length of that journey was about 100 miles (160 km).
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Originally an Indian path, this trail connected North Carolina's European Yadkin River settlements with the Waxhaws settlements and the Lower Cherokee towns mostly in South Carolina. These eventually provided as much as 1/4th of the European settlers in what became Tennessee.
The first European colonists settled in counties along this trail as follows:[1][2]
- Wilkes NC 1750s
- Alexander NC 1750s
- Catawba NC 1740s
- Lincoln NC 1740s
- Gaston NC 1740s
- York SC 1750
Route[edit | edit source]
Counties on the Catawba and Northern Trail (south to north)[3]
Connecting trails. The Catawba and Northern Trail forks off north from the Lower Cherokee Traders' Path in York County, South Carolina. The Catawba and Northern Trail heads due north to the Yadkin River settlements (North Carolina) where it joins the New River and Southern Trail in Wilkes County. The Upper Road and the south fork of the Great Valley Road both run trhough Charlotte, not far from the south end of the Catawba and Northern Trail.[4]
Modern parallels. The modern roads that most closely match the old Catawba and Northern Trail are North Carolina State Highway 16 from Wilkesboro south to the Gaston County north border. From there a road parallel to the west side of the Catawba River such as NC State Highway 273 to South Carolina, and South Carolina State Road 274 south to Rock Hill would approximate the old route.
Settlers and Records[edit | edit source]
No lists of settlers who used the Catawba and Northern Trail are known to exist. However, local and county histories along the road may reveal that many of the first pioneer settlers arrived from places to the northeast along the route.
Most of the colonists in the the Yadkin River settlements and Waxhaws settlement were from the southeast corner of Pennsylvania. Many were from the Ulster part of Ireland. Other colonists may have reached the area from Maryland, or Virginia especially those areas near the Great Valley Road or Upper Road.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ North Carolina - The Counties, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/nc_counties_alphabetical_order.html (accessed 1 February 2011).
- ↑ South Carolina - The Counties, http://www.carolana.com/SC/Counties/sc_counties_alphabetical_order.html (accessed 1 February 2011).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 848. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
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