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:*[[McCormick County, South Carolina]] 1750s by Scots-Irish  
:*[[McCormick County, South Carolina]] 1750s by Scots-Irish  
:*[[Abbeville County, South Carolina]] 1750 by French [[Huguenot_Church_in_the_United_States|Huguenots]]  
:*[[Abbeville County, South Carolina]] 1750 by French [[Huguenot Church in the United States|Huguenots]]  
:*[[Anderson County, South Carolina]] 1777 by Scots-Irish, Revolutionary War Veterans  
:*[[Anderson County, South Carolina]] 1777 by Scots-Irish, and Revolutionary War Veterans  
:*[[Oconee County, South Carolina]] 1784 by Germans, Revolutionary War Veterans
:*[[Oconee County, South Carolina]] 1784 by Germans, and Revolutionary War Veterans


'''Connecting trails.''' The Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path links to other trails at each end. The migration pathways connecting in Fort Charlotte, McCormick, South Carolina included:  
'''Connecting trails.''' The Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path links to other trails at each end. The migration pathways connecting in Fort Charlotte, McCormick, South Carolina included:  


:*the Atlantic Ocean 1670
:*Savannah River pre-historic
:*[[King's Highway]] about 1704
:*[[Middle Creek Trading Path]] pre-historic
:*[[Fort Moore-Charleston Trail]] about 1716
:*[[Augusta and Cherokee Trail]] mostly in Georgia 1740s
:*[[Camden-Charleston Path|Camden-Charleston Path]] 1732
:*[[Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail|Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail]] shortly after 1765  
:*[[Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path|Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] late 1730s
:*[[Ft. Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] shortly after 1765
:*[[Old South Carolina State Road]] 1747
:*[[Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail]] about 1765  
:*[[Secondary Coast Road]]


The migration routes connecting in Tugaloo, Stephens, Georgia included:  
The migration routes connecting in Tugaloo, Stephens, Georgia included:  


:*Savannah River pre-historic  
:*Savannah River pre-historic  
:*[[Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path|Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] late 1730s
:*[[Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path|Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path]] shortly after 1765
:*[[Augusta-Savannah Trail]] 1739<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Augusta, Georgia," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Augusta,_Georgia (accessed 27 March 2011). </ref>
:*[[Coosa-Tualoo Indian Warpath]]  
:*[[Savannah-St. Augustine Trail]] 1740s
:*[[Old Cherokee Path]]
:*[[Tugaloo-Apalachie Bay Trail]]
:*[[Unicoi Trail]] or Turnpike


'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the old Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path start in Charleston. Drive west on US-17 South to I-95. Merge onto I-95 South/Jasper Highway to just past Hardeeville. Take Exit 5 onto US-17 South to Savannah.
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the old Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path start in Charleston. Drive west on US-17 South to I-95. Merge onto I-95 South/Jasper Highway to just past Hardeeville. Take Exit 5 onto US-17 South to Savannah.
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