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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]] [[Unicoi_Trail|Unicoi Trail]]''[[Image:Catawba and Unicoi Trails.png|right|650px]] | ''[[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]] [[Unicoi_Trail|Unicoi Trail]]''[[Image:Catawba and Unicoi Trails.png|right|650px]] | ||
The '''Unicoi Trail''' was | The '''Unicoi Trail''' (in red on the map) was a pre-colonial Indian trading path connecting the western parts of North and South Carolina with eastern Tennessee. At first it was open to trade only—no settlers. But after about 1795 settlers began using it. | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
The '''Unicoi Trail''' emerges from the Saluda Gap where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia meet. The trail heads west on the south side of the far west part of North Carolina over to the Tennessee border where it passes through the Unicoi Gap. The trail then curve north toward the Overhill Cherokee Villiage and ends at Tellico. | |||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||