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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]] [[Avery's_Trace|Avery's Trace]]'' | ''[[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]] [[Avery's_Trace|Avery's Trace]]'' | ||
'''Avery's Trace''', also called the Nashville Road, was authorized in 1787 to connect Knoxville to Nashville, Tennessee. | '''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 === | === Historical Background === | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 27 July 2010
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 .
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).