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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]] [[Occaneechi_Path|Occaneechi Path]]'' | ''[[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]] [[Occaneechi_Path|Occaneechi Path]]'' | ||
The '''Occaneechi Path''' (also Occoneechee, Akenatzy), "Trading Path," "Indian Trading Path," "Catawba Path," "Path to the Catawba," "Catawba Road," "Indian Road," or "Warriors' Path" was a network of trails from the Petersburg, Virginia area to the Occaneechi Village (Hillsborough, NC) and over the Piedmont to the Catawba and Cherokee villages in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. | The '''Occaneechi Path''' (also Occoneechee, Akenatzy), "Trading Path," "Indian Trading Path," "Catawba Path," "Path to the Catawba," "Catawba Road," "Indian Road," or "Warriors' Path" was a network of trails from the Petersburg, Virginia area to the Occaneechi Village (Hillsborough, NC) and over the Piedmont to the Catawba and Cherokee villages in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Along the way several other pathways merged with or forked off this path including parts of the [[Upper Road]], the [[Fall Line Road]], and the [[Great Valley Road]] (South Fork). | ||
As roads developed in America, settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway. | As roads developed in America, settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the roads provided access to markets. They could sell their products at distant markets, and buy products made far away. If an ancestor settled near a road, you may be able to trace back to a place of origin on a connecting highway. | ||