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=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
Originally an Indian path, this trail connected North Carolina's European Yadkin River settlements with the Waxhaws settlements and the Lower Cherokee towns mostly in South Carolina. These eventually provided as much as 1/4th of the European settlers in what became Tennessee. | Originally an Indian path, this trail connected North Carolina's European Yadkin River settlements with the Waxhaws settlements and the Lower Cherokee towns mostly in South Carolina. These eventually provided as much as 1/4th of the European settlers in what became Tennessee. | ||
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No lists of settlers who used the '''Catawba and Northern Trail''' are known to exist. However, local and county histories along the road may reveal that many of the first pioneer settlers arrived from places to the northeast along the route. | No lists of settlers who used the '''Catawba and Northern Trail''' are known to exist. However, local and county histories along the road may reveal that many of the first pioneer settlers arrived from places to the northeast along the route. | ||
Most of the colonists in the the Yadkin River settlements and Waxhaws settlement were from the southeast corner of Pennsylvania. Many were from the Ulster part of Ireland. Other colonists may have reached the area from Maryland, or Virginia especially those areas near the [[Great Valley Road]] or [[Upper Road]]. | |||
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{{reflist}} {{North Carolina|North Carolina}}{{South Carolina|South Carolina}} <div></div> | {{reflist}} {{North Carolina|North Carolina}}{{South Carolina|South Carolina}} <div></div> | ||
[[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:North_Carolina]] [[Category:South_Carolina]] | [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:North_Carolina]] [[Category:South_Carolina]] | ||