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United States Migration Trails and Roads Avery's Trace

Avery's Trace, also called the Nashville Road, was authorized in 1787 to connect Knoxville to Nashville, Tennessee.^[1]^[2]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

In 1787 the North Carolina legislature considered Tennessee part of its territory and authorized the blazing of a settlers' trail by Peter Avery, along with 300 soldiers to protect that road. The trail connected East Tennessee (Knoxville) with Middle Tennessee (French Lick, or Nashville).

Route[edit | edit source]

Fort Southwest Point, Kingston, Roane, Tennessee (South end of Clinch Mountain)
Fort Blount, Jackson, Tennessee
Bledsoe’s Fort, Castalian Springs, Sumner, Tennessee
Mansker’s Fort, Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee
Fort Nashborough, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

Settlers and Records[edit | edit source]

For partial list of settlers who used the Avery's Trace, see .

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Avery's Trace

Internet Sites[edit | edit source]

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ William Dollarhide, Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815 (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997)[[Template:DollarhideMigration]], 22.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Avery’s Trace," in Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery%27s_Trace (accessed 27 July 2010).

[DollarM-1] William Dollarhide, Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815 (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997)[[Template:DollarhideMigration]], 22.

[WikiAvery-2] Wikipedia contributors, "Avery’s Trace," in Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery%27s_Trace (accessed 27 July 2010).

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-'''Avery's Trace''', also called the Nashville Road, North Carolina Military Trace, North Carolina Road, or Cumberland Trace, was authorized in 1787 and opened in 1788 to connect Knoxville to Nashville, Tennessee by a 300 mile (480 km) trail.<ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815]'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997) [{{FSC|973 E3d}}], 22.</ref><ref name="WikiAvery">Wikipedia contributors, "Avery’s Trace," in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery%27s_Trace (accessed 27 July 2010).</ref><ref>"Avery Trace" in ''Cumberland Pioneer Settlers 1779-1804'' at http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/averytrace.html (accessed 5 August 2010). Detailed explanation of why Avery's Trace is '''''not''''' what the road from Knoxville to Nashville was likely called.</ref> {{AverysTMapCap}}
+'''Avery's Trace''', also called the Nashville Road, was authorized in 1787 to connect Knoxville to Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815]'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997)[[{{DollarhideMigration}}]], 22.</ref><ref name="WikiAvery">Wikipedia contributors, "Avery’s Trace," in ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery%27s_Trace (accessed 27 July 2010).</ref>
 === Historical Background  ===
-In 1787 the North Carolina legislature considered Tennessee part of its territory. They authorized and funded the blazing of a settlers' trail by Peter Avery and 300 soldiers who would also protect pioneer companies from [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee Indians]] angry about a road crossing their land without permission.<ref name="DollarM" /> The soldiers helped blaze the trail and were paid in bounty land for their service. The first year 25 families headed west on the trace.<ref name="WikiAvery" /> The trail connected East Tennessee (Knoxville) with Middle Tennessee (French Lick, or Nashville).
+In 1787 the North Carolina legislature considered Tennessee part of its territory and authorized the blazing of a settlers' trail by Peter Avery, along with 300 soldiers to protect that road. The trail connected East Tennessee (Knoxville) with Middle Tennessee (French Lick, or Nashville).
-The [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee Indians]] disputed the right of whites to use their old paths and 102 pioneers were killed in 1792 alone. To minimize the danger from Indians, pioneer families would gather at Clinch River where there was a blockhouse, and wait for a company of 50 soldiers to escort them along the trace. A peace treaty finally made the trace safe from Indian raids in 1799.<ref>"Avery Trace" in ''Dale Hollow Lake, "The Family Vacation Fun Place"'' at http://www.dalehollow-lake.net/html/avery_trace.html (accessed 5 August 2010).</ref>
-The trail was a difficult one. In one place a log had to be dragged to slow a wagon going down a steep hill. Few trees were left at the top of the hill. In other places rock slabs were hard on the feet of livestock. Pioneers sometimes had to cross swollen or frozen rivers, pull animals from deep mud holes, and endure choking powdery dust along the way. At first it was only a footpath, but by about 1795 wagons could use the road. The reward for following the trace was bountiful hunting grounds, rich farm land, and good salt licks.<ref name="WikiAvery" />
 === Route  ===
-*South end of Clinch Mountain (near Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee)
+*Fort Southwest Point, Kingston, Roane, Tennessee (South end of Clinch Mountain)
-*Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
+*Fort Blount, Jackson, Tennessee
-*Fort Southwest Point, Kingston, Roane, Tennessee
-*Fort Blount, Jackson, Tennessee at a ford to the north side of the Cumberland River
 *Bledsoe’s Fort, Castalian Springs, Sumner, Tennessee
 *Mansker’s Fort, Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee
-*Fort Nashborough, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee crossing to the south side of the Cumberland River
+*Fort Nashborough, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
 === Settlers and Records  ===
-For partial list of settlers who used the Avery's Trace, see:
+For partial list of settlers who used the Avery's Trace, see .
-*Doug Drake, Jack Masters, and Bill Puryear, ''[http://worldcat.org/oclc/456260002 Founding of the Cumberland, The First Atlas 1779-1804, Showing Who Came, How They Came, and Where They Put Down Roots]'' (Gallatin, Tenn. : Warioto Press, ©2009) [{{FSC|976.8 E7d}}]. Includes gorgeous art, and extensive pioneer family land grant data. Also see their Internet site below.
 {{Wikipedia|Avery's Trace}}
 === Internet Sites  ===
-*Doug Drake, Jack Masters, and Bill Puryear, ''[http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/averytrace.html Cumberland Pioneer Settlers 1779-1804].'' Selected outstanding photos, art work, and extracts from their book cited above.
+*
-*[http://www.dalehollow-lake.net/html/avery_trace.html Avery Trace] in ''Dale Hollow Lake, "The Family Vacation Fun Place"'' details of the route and famous people who used it.
-*[http://www.southwestpoint.com/index.html Fort Southwest Point 1797-1811] what you'll see there, history, photos, events, and links.
-*[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=F037 Fort Blount] in ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'' description, purpose, and history.
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bledsoe's_Station Bledsoe's Station] Wikipedia article gives geography, history, park, and photos.
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nashborough Fort Nashborough] Wikipedia article describes the exploration, early settlers, construction, politics, and Indian wars.
 === Sources  ===
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