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 ''[[United States|United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[South Carolina|South Carolina]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path|Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]]''
-[[Image:Charleston Savannah Trail.png|border|right|380px]]The '''Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path''' connected the [[South Carolina|South Carolina]] colonial British military Fort Charlotte near the Savannah River with the colonial Georgia town of Savannah on the Savannah River in what is now [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham County]]. Charleston was the largest European settlement in South Carolina, its capital, on the [[King's Highway|King's Highway]], and the start of several other trails. Savannah was the earliest, the largest, and the original capital city of Georgia, established in 1733. Several other trails eventually radiated out from Savannah. The Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path was probably opened to European settlers in the late 1730s. It began in [[Charleston County, South Carolina]] and ended in [[Chatham County, Georgia]]. The length of the trail was about 120 miles (193 km).<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 848. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>
+[[Image:Charleston Savannah Trail.png|border|right|380px]]The '''Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path''' connected the [[South Carolina|South Carolina]] colonial British military Fort Charlotte near the Savannah River with several Indian trails, especially the Old Cherokee Path and the nearby Indian town of Tugaloo just across the Savannah River in what is now [[Georgia]]. Fort Charlotte was built 1765-1767 to help protect European settlers from Indian raids. Fort Charlotte was near the place where the [[Middle Creek Trading Path]] crossed the Savannah River from [[Georgia]] into South Carolina. Several other trails also radiated out from this fort. The Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path was probably opened to European settlers about 1765. It began in [[McCormick County, South Carolina]] and ended in [[Oconee County, South Carolina]]. The length of the trail was about 120 miles (193 km).<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 848. ({{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry.]</ref>
 === Historical Background  ===