The Cherokee Path

The Cherokee Path is a South Carolina historical marker in Salem vicinity, Oconee County, dedicated 1973.

Oconee County · dedicated 1973 · Intersection of N. S.C. Hwy. 11 & N. Little River Rd., .7 mi. from the intersection of S.C. Hwys. 11 & 130, Salem vicinity, Salem vicinity

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Front: The main trading path to the Cherokee Nation paralleled the route of Highway 11 for several miles at this point. This section of the path was used by travelers going from Keowee, the main Lower Town of the Cherokees, across the mountains to the Middle and Overhill Towns. The botanist William Bartram left a written account of his journey in 1776. Reverse: In addition to its importance in the Indian trade, the path played a military role in the Cherokee War and the Revolution. It linked Fort Prince George (1753) on the Keowee River with Fort Loudoun (1756) on the Little Tennessee. Expeditions against the Cherokees were led by Archibald Montgomery in 1760, James Grant in 1761, and Andrew Williamson in 1776.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by S.C. Society, Daughters of the American Colonists

The Cherokee Path

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