Charlotte center city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Tryon Street
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 13, 2024
1. Tryon Street Marker text closeup
The road now known as Tryon Street was once an Indian trading path, which stretched over 800 miles from the Cherokee Nation in the south to the Iroquois in the north. It was known as the Great Warriors Path, the Iroquois Path, or the Road to the Catawba Nation.
The path connected the populous Catawba Indian Nation settlements 20 miles south of Charlotte (near present-day Rock Hill) to their bitter enemy, the Iroquois tribes of New York. Other Native American tribes in the Mecklenburg region in the colonial period included the Sugaree, Shuteree, Esaw and Waxhaw.
Over time, the path became a major artery of commerce in the American colonies. Known as the Great Wagon Road, it stretched from Philadelphia to the backcountry of North and South Carolina.
This section of the road was named Tryon Street in honor of Col. William Tryon, the Royal Governor of North Carolina from 1765-1771.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 35° 13.483′ N, 80° 50.792′ W. Marker is in Charlotte,
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Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ratcliffe Flowers (a few steps from this marker); Nearby History (within shouting distance of this marker); N. C. League of Municipalities (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Liberty Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Latta Arcade (about 300 feet away,
S.H. Kress and Co. (courtesy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 1905
4. Charlotte, N.C., View of Tryon Street, Looking North from Third Street
The subject marker is about one block south from where this photo was taken.
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 13, 2024
5. Tryon Street Marker
Looking towards intersection of W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 2,866 times since then and 261 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on June 21, 2021. 5. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.
