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:*[[Stephens County, Georgia]] about 1777 by Revolutionary War Veterans
:*[[Stephens County, Georgia]] about 1777 by Revolutionary War Veterans


'''Connecting trails.''' The Old Cherokee Path linked to other trails at each end. Other trails also crossed it in the middle.
'''Connecting trails.''' The Old Cherokee Path linked to other trails at each end. Other trails also crossed it in the middle.  


The migration pathway connected at the north end in [[Washington County, Virginia]] was:  
The migration pathway connected at the ''north'' end in [[Washington County, Virginia]] was:  


:*[[Great Indian Warpath]] pre-historic (overlapped by the [[Great Valley Road]] opened to European settlers about 1744).
:*[[Great Indian Warpath]] pre-historic (overlapped by the [[Great Valley Road]] opened to European settlers about 1744).


The migration routes connected at the south end in [[Oconee County, South Carolina]], or in Tugaloo, [[Stephens County, Georgia|Stephens, Georgia]] included:  
The migration routes connected at the ''south'' end in [[Oconee County, South Carolina]], or in Tugaloo, [[Stephens County, Georgia|Stephens, Georgia]] included:  


:*Savannah River pre-historic  
:*Savannah River pre-historic  
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:*[[Unicoi Trail]] or Turnpike 1813<ref>William E. Myer, ''Indian Trails of the Southeast''. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971). ({{FHL|54678|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 M992i}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1523234 WorldCat entry].</ref>
:*[[Unicoi Trail]] or Turnpike 1813<ref>William E. Myer, ''Indian Trails of the Southeast''. (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971). ({{FHL|54678|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 M992i}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1523234 WorldCat entry].</ref>


Between those two ends of the [[Old_Cherokee_Path|Old Cherokee Path]] it also crossed several other important routes:  
''Between'' those two ends the [[Old_Cherokee_Path|Old Cherokee Path]] was also crossed by several other important routes:  


:*[[Jonesboro Road]] after 1769 crossed the Old Cherokee Path near the Burke/McDowell county border, NC. The Jonesboro Road connected New Bern, North Carolina to Jonesborough and Knoxville, Tennessee.  
:*[[Jonesboro Road]] after 1769 crossed the Old Cherokee Path near the Burke/McDowell county border, NC. The Jonesboro Road connected New Bern, North Carolina to Jonesborough and Knoxville, Tennessee.  
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