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[[Image:Wilderness Road Map.png|thumb|right|350px|<center>Wilderness Road</center>]] | [[Image:Wilderness Road Map.png|thumb|right|350px|<center>Wilderness Road</center>]] | ||
Trail from the mouth of the Cumberland Gap, near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee to the Ohio river at Shawneetown, Illinois across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Later know as the Wilderness Road.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Gap Wikipedia History of the Cumberland Gap]</ref> | Trail from the mouth of the Cumberland Gap, near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee to the Ohio river at Shawneetown, Illinois across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Later know as the Wilderness Road.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Gap Wikipedia History of the Cumberland Gap]</ref> | ||
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In the 1750's english speakers began referring to the trail as the Warrior's Path. As early settlers and pioneers began to explore Kentucky and beyond, many were killed in confrontations with the indians.<br><br> | In the 1750's english speakers began referring to the trail as the Warrior's Path. As early settlers and pioneers began to explore Kentucky and beyond, many were killed in confrontations with the indians.<br><br> | ||
The Warrior's Path was a game trail that was used by both the Shawnee to the north, and the Cherokee to the south. This trail was used for centuries by both tribes and by wildlife in the region. As pioneers began to come through Cumberland Gap in the late 1700's the trail became part of what was known as the Wilderness Road.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=UolOpYaz9JQC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=Warriors+Path+kentucky&source=bl&ots=DpvtCGcdko&sig=vxYbU88f-9R0h7_oTsnGIUjakss&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eAMPUa33L8XRigLe74HAAg&ved=0CF8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Warriors%20Path%20kentucky&f=false Who's Your Hoosier Ancestor?: Genealogy for Beginners - Page 36]</ref> | The Warrior's Path was a game trail that was used by both the Shawnee to the north, and the Cherokee to the south. This trail was used for centuries by both tribes and by wildlife in the region. As pioneers began to come through Cumberland Gap in the late 1700's the trail became part of what was known as the Wilderness Road.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=UolOpYaz9JQC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=Warriors+Path+kentucky&source=bl&ots=DpvtCGcdko&sig=vxYbU88f-9R0h7_oTsnGIUjakss&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eAMPUa33L8XRigLe74HAAg&ved=0CF8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Warriors%20Path%20kentucky&f=false Who's Your Hoosier Ancestor?: Genealogy for Beginners - Page 36]</ref> | ||
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[[Category:US Migration Trails and Roads]] | [[Category:US Migration Trails and Roads]] | ||