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[[United States]] [[File:Gotoarroe.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads]] [[File:Gotoarroe.png]] [[Kanawha Trail]] | |||
[[Image:Bison herd grazing at the National Bison Range.png|left|200x100px|Bison herd grazing at the National Bison Range.png]]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Herds of buffalo seeking easy access to salt licks and grazing lands wore trails through the hills and mountains of what would become colonial America when it was an Indian no-man's land. Later, Indians found the same trails suitable for their needs whether they were for peaceful purposes or war parties.</span> | [[Image:Bison herd grazing at the National Bison Range.png|left|200x100px|Bison herd grazing at the National Bison Range.png]]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Herds of buffalo seeking easy access to salt licks and grazing lands wore trails through the hills and mountains of what would become colonial America when it was an Indian no-man's land. Later, Indians found the same trails suitable for their needs whether they were for peaceful purposes or war parties.</span> | ||
<br> The Kanawha or Buffalo Trail followed the Kanawha River from the Ohio River to Cedar Grove, then overland to Ansted. From there it followed the Meadow River and the Midland Trail (now U.S. 60) to Virginia. An alternate of this trail ran through Teays Valley from the Ohio River to the Kanawha River, near St. Albans. Another variation crossed the New River above the mouth of the Bluestone, passed through present Beckley, and followed Paint Creek north to the Kanawha River. | <br> The Kanawha or Buffalo Trail followed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanawha_River Kanawha River] from the Ohio River to Cedar Grove, then overland to Ansted. From there it followed the Meadow River and the Midland Trail (now U.S. 60) to Virginia. An alternate of this trail ran through Teays Valley from the Ohio River to the Kanawha River, near St. Albans. Another variation crossed the New River above the mouth of the Bluestone, passed through present [[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley]], and followed Paint Creek north to the Kanawha River. | ||
Not only were these paths highways, they were often the 'highest' way. Indians found ridges and summits much easier to travel than the valleys because they were drier, wind-swept of snow, never clogged by flood debris, offered a better vantage point in time of need and were generally safer. Shawnee warriors, intent on raiding Virginia frontier settlements used this trail because of its ease of access to the settlements. This trail was used by the party of Shawnees who took Mary Ingles captive in 1755, during the raid on Drapers Meadows. | Not only were these paths highways, they were often the 'highest' way. Indians found ridges and summits much easier to travel than the valleys because they were drier, wind-swept of snow, never clogged by flood debris, offered a better vantage point in time of need and were generally safer. Shawnee warriors, intent on raiding Virginia frontier settlements used this trail because of its ease of access to the settlements. This trail was used by the party of Shawnees who took Mary Ingles captive in 1755, during the raid on Drapers Meadows. | ||
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">William Fischer Jr., TRAILS/THE KANAWHA TRAIL</span> | <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">William Fischer Jr., TRAILS/THE KANAWHA TRAIL</span> | ||
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