Cherokee Path

Cherokee Path is a South Carolina historical marker in Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, dedicated 1977.

Berkeley County · dedicated 1977 · S.C. Hwy. 6 at its intersection with S.C. Sec. Rd. 8-132, NW of Moncks Corner, Moncks Corner

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The main Cherokee Path, which extended from the overhill towns of the Cherokee Indians in present Tennessee to Charleston, passed near here. In existence before 1730, this early trade and transportation route played a significant role in the expansion of the North American frontier.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Cherokee Path

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