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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]] [[Great_Valley_Road|Great Valley Road]]'' [[Image:{{GVRMap}}]] | ''[[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]] [[Great_Valley_Road|Great Valley Road]]'' [[Image:{{GVRMap}}]] | ||
The '''Great Valley Road''', also called in various parts the "Great Wagon Road," "Great Warriors' Trail," "Valley Pike," "Carolina Road," or "Trading Path," was the most important Colonial American route for settlers of the mountainous backcountry of the southern British colonies. It went from [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] over to the Shenandoah Valley of [[Virginia]] forking into the [[Tennessee]] Valley and Knoxville. The other fork went more south into the Piedmont Region of [[North Carolina]], and then to its terminus on the Savannah River at Augusta, [[Georgia]]. Several other important early pathways | The '''Great Valley Road''', also called in various parts the "Great Wagon Road," "Great Warriors' Trail," "Valley Pike," "Carolina Road," or "Trading Path," was the most important Colonial American route for settlers of the mountainous backcountry of the southern British colonies. It went from [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] over to the Shenandoah Valley of [[Virginia]] forking into the [[Tennessee]] Valley and Knoxville. The other fork went more south into the Piedmont Region of [[North Carolina]], and then to its terminus on the Savannah River at Augusta, [[Georgia]]. Several other important early pathways merged with, or split off from the Great Valley Road. | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
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The Great Valley Road, also called in various parts the "Great Wagon Road," "Great Warriors' Trail," "Valley Pike," "Carolina Road," or "Trading Path," was the most important Colonial American route for settlers of the mountainous backcountry of the southern British colonies. It went from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia forking into the Tennessee Valley and Knoxville. The other fork went more south into the Piedmont Region of North Carolina, and then to its terminus on the Savannah River at Augusta, Georgia. Several other important early pathways merged with, or split off from the Great Valley Road.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
The Great Valley Road was most heavily used by Ulster-Irish immigrants called Scots-Irish in America to spread through most of Appalachia bringing their Presbyterian religion.
The Wilderness Road into Kentucky branched off the Great Valley Road in southwest Virginia.
Route[edit | edit source]
Settlers and Records[edit | edit source]
For partial list of settlers who used the Great Valley Road to settle in ??? , see .