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''[[United States Genealogy|United | ''[[United States Genealogy|United State[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migratio[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Road[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.pn[[Category:Migration routes]]] [[Occaneechi_Path|Occaneechi Path]]'' | ||
The '''Occaneechi Path''' or "Trading Path," also called the "Indian Trading Path," "Catawba Path," "Catawba Road," "Indian Road," or "Warriors' Path" was a corridor of roads and trails (not just one path) connecting the Piedmont region including Chesapeake Bay (Petersburg, VA), Occaneechi Village (Clarksville, VA), the Waxhaws (Charlotte, NC), and Cherokee villages of the Carolinas and Georgia (Augusta, GA).<ref name="TP">Wikipedia contributors, "Trading Path," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_Path (accessed 26 January 2011).</ref> The length of the '''Occaneechi Path''' from the Petersburg, Virginia to Augusta, Georgia was roughly 510 miles (820 km). [[Image:Occaneechi Path.png|border|right|370px]] | The '''Occaneechi Path''' or "Trading Path," also called the "Indian Trading Path," "Catawba Path," "Catawba Road," "Indian Road," or "Warriors' Path" was a corridor of roads and trails (not just one path) connecting the Piedmont region including Chesapeake Bay (Petersburg, VA), Occaneechi Village (Clarksville, VA), the Waxhaws (Charlotte, NC), and Cherokee villages of the Carolinas and Georgia (Augusta, GA).<ref name="TP">Wikipedia contributors, "Trading Path," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_Path (accessed 26 January 2011).</ref> The length of the '''Occaneechi Path''' from the Petersburg, Virginia to Augusta, Georgia was roughly 510 miles (820 km). [[Image:Occaneechi Path.png|border|right|370px]] | ||
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'''Counties or Independent Cities on the Occaneechi Path'''.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 852. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref><ref>William E. Myers, ''Indian Trails of the Southeast'' (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 41-45. ({{FHL|54678|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 M992i}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1523234&amp;amp;referer=brief_results WorldCat | '''Counties or Independent Cities on the Occaneechi Path'''.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 852. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref><ref>William E. Myers, ''Indian Trails of the Southeast'' (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 41-45. ({{FHL|54678|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 M992i}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1523234&amp;amp;referer=brief_results WorldCat entr[[Category:Migration routes]].</ref> | ||
*'''''Virginia: ''''' [[Petersburg, Virginia| | *'''''Virginia: ''''' [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersbur[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Prince George County, Virginia|Prince Georg[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddi[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick]], [[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenbur[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Mecklenburg County, Virginia|Mecklenbur[[Category:Migration routes]]] | ||
*'''''North Carolina: ''''' [[Granville County, North Carolina| | *'''''North Carolina: ''''' [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granvill[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orang[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamanc[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]], [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]], [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidso[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowa[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarru[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenbur[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gasto[[Category:Migration routes]]] | ||
:'''''A fork:''''' West of the Catawba River the '''Occaneechi Path''' forked. The west fork ([[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]) went to Cherokee villages. The south fork headed toward present-day Augusta, Georgia: | :'''''A fork:''''' West of the Catawba River the '''Occaneechi Path''' forked. The west fork ([[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]]) went to Cherokee villages. The south fork headed toward present-day Augusta, Georgia: | ||
*'''''South Carolina: ''''' [[York County, South Carolina|York]], [[Chester County, South Carolina| | *'''''South Carolina: ''''' [[York County, South Carolina|York]], [[Chester County, South Carolina|Cheste[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Lancaster County, South Carolina|Lancaste[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]], [[Fairfield County, South Carolina|Fairfield]], [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexingto[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aike[[Category:Migration routes]]] | ||
*'''''Georgia: ''''' [[Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy| | *'''''Georgia: ''''' [[Columbia County, Georgia Genealogy|Columbi[[Category:Migration routes]]], [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Richmond]] | ||
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'''Overlapping trails.''' The '''Occaneechi Path''' was joined by the [[Fall Line Road]] at Petersburg, VA, and followed the same path south to near the Virginia border. There the path split off and went more west to the Occaneechi village near Clarksville, VA. Near there the Occaneechi Path was joined by the [[Upper Road]] and they stayed together all the way south past Charlotte, NC. The [[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]], the [[Upper Road]], and the west fork of the Occaneechi Path headed west from the Catawba River. Meanwhile, back at Salisbury, NC the Occaneechi Path was joined by the south fork of the [[Great Valley Road]] and the two followed the same route to Augusta, GA. Their route at Camden, SC was joined a second time by the [[Fall Line Road]] which continued on with them to Augusta. The [[Camden-Charleston Path]] also forked off at Camden. On the way from Camden to Augusta the Occaneechi and associated trails crossed the [[Old South Carolina State Road]] and the [[Fort Moore-Charleston Trail]]. For a detailed map see [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Settlement_Patterns|South Carolina Emigration and | '''Overlapping trails.''' The '''Occaneechi Path''' was joined by the [[Fall Line Road]] at Petersburg, VA, and followed the same path south to near the Virginia border. There the path split off and went more west to the Occaneechi village near Clarksville, VA. Near there the Occaneechi Path was joined by the [[Upper Road]] and they stayed together all the way south past Charlotte, NC. The [[Lower Cherokee Traders' Path]], the [[Upper Road]], and the west fork of the Occaneechi Path headed west from the Catawba River. Meanwhile, back at Salisbury, NC the Occaneechi Path was joined by the south fork of the [[Great Valley Road]] and the two followed the same route to Augusta, GA. Their route at Camden, SC was joined a second time by the [[Fall Line Road]] which continued on with them to Augusta. The [[Camden-Charleston Path]] also forked off at Camden. On the way from Camden to Augusta the Occaneechi and associated trails crossed the [[Old South Carolina State Road]] and the [[Fort Moore-Charleston Trail]]. For a detailed map see [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Settlement_Patterns|South Carolina Emigration and Immigratio[[Category:Migration routes]]]. | ||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
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