Migration Roads to Virginia, Georgia, Carolina



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introduction
Migration into the lower south of Colonial America, especially the Carolinas, developed slowly until 1718, when a long series of violent Indian wars finally ended. Most migration after that point was driven by the restricted access to western lands in Pennsylvania and New York. During the 1740s and 1750s, migrants from the middle colonies traveled down the Shenandoah Valley on the Great Wagon Road and settled in the western portions of present North Carolina. These settlers, many of whom were Scotch-Irish and Germans only recently arrived in America, quickly filled the upland backcountry on the eastern slopes of the Appalachians and began looking for routes of access to the lands beyond the mountains. In addition the Great Wagon Road several other important routes carried migrants into the southern colonies prior to the American Revolution. The route of the King’s Highway trekked some 1,300 miles north and south between Boston and Charleston. It was possible to travel this road by wagon. In most cases, the wagons could average about 20-25 miles per day. A traveler making the entire journey would have taken at least two months. Other important roads to the southern colonies were the Upper and Fall Line Roads. Both ran parallel to the King's Highway and the were built in 1735 for the purpose of moving goods and people not only into Virginia’s interior, but also into both Carolinas and Georgia.

List of routes Generally these routes are defined as having their terminus in present day Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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NAME	FROM / TO			COMMENTS
Augusta Road	Savannah, GA / Augusta GA			One of the oldest roads in Georgia
Carolina Road	Roanoke, VA to Augusta, GA			South of Roanoke, the Great Wagon Road was also called the Carolina Road.
Carolina Road (US 15)	Frederick, MD / the Carolinas			This Road was the 18^th century migration route from the Potomac River to the Carolinas that traversed through central Virginia. The route generally follows what is now U.S. Route 15.
Carolina Road	Fredericksburg, VA / Athens, GA			The Upper Road was also called by this name. See Upper Road
Catawba Road	Chesapeake Bay / Georgia			see Trading Path
Cherokee Path	Charleston, SC / Columbia, SC			The Cherokee Path was the primary route from Charleston to Columbia, South Carolina in Colonial America, connecting all of the Cherokee territories. aka Keowee Path
Darien Road	Savannah, GA / Darien, GA			see Oceechee Road
Fall Line Road*	Fredericksburg, VA / Augusta, GA			Built in 1735 this route runs parallel between the King's Highway and the Upper Road along a geographical feature, named the “fall line”, caused by erosion that stretches from Maryland all the way to Georgia.
Great Indian Warrior and Trading Path	Upper New York State / Georgia			see Great Indian Warpath
Great Indian Warpath	Upper New York State / Georgia			Was a network of trails in eastern North America developed and used by Native Americans which ran through the Great Appalachian Valley . aka Great Indian War and Trading Path, Seneca Trail
Great Philadelphia Wagon Road	Philadelphia, PA / Augusta, GA			see Great Wagon Road,
Great Valley Road	Shenandoah Valley, VA			Refers to that segment of the Great Wagon Road which traversed the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
Great Wagon Road*	Philadelphia, PA / Augusta, GA			Was a Colonial American thoroughfare from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and from there to Georgia. aka. The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road
Great Warrior’s Trail	Shenandoah Valley, VA			Ancient name for the Shenandoah Valley portion of the Great Wagon Road, and the Great Indian Warpath.
Keowee Path	Charleston, SC / Columbia, SC			see Cherokee Path
King’s Highway*	Boston, MA / Charleston, SC			About 1,300 miles in length. The portion between New York and Boston was first used in 1673 and is called the Boston Post Road. South from Alexandria, VA segments of the route were caled the Potomac Trail and the Virginia Path south of Norfolk. AKA. Great Coast Road
Oceechee Road	Savannah, GA / Darien, GA			Probably the first road laid out in Georgia, with the assistance of Native-American Tomochichi.
Path to the Catawba	Chesapeake Bay / Georgia			see Trading Path
Potomac Trail	Alexandria, VA / Norfolk, VA			The segment of the King’s Highway that ran through Williamsburg, VA.
Seneca Trail	Upper New York State / Georgia			see Great Indian Warpath
Trading Path	Chesapeake Bay / the Carolinas			This was a corridor of roads and trails between the Chesapeake Bay region and the Cherokee, Catawba, as well as other Native-American groups in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Aka. The Path to the Catawba, Catawba Road, Warrior’s Path
Upper Road*	Fredericksburg, VA / Athens, GA			In colonial times one of the most important north-to-south travel and trade routes. Use of this route started, around 1740 as an alternative route to the Fall Line Road. aka. Carolina Road
Valley Pike	Shenandoah Valley, VA			Traditional name given for the Indian trail and Great Wagon Road which now is designated as U.S. Highway 11, aka. Valley Turnpike.
Valley Turnpike	Shenandoah Valley, VA			see Valley Pike
Virginia Path	Norfolk, VA / Edenton, NC			The segment of the King’s Highway south of Norfolk, VA
Warrior’s Path	Chesapeake Bay / Georgia			see Trading Path
Western Road	Petersburg, VA / Salem, NC
* = denotes link to a “Road Trip” page


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