Cherokee Path

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Cherokee Path Marker

from Charleston to Columbia, South Carolina in Colonial America

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1977 by Berkeley County Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-24.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1730.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 33° 20.71′ N, 80° 8.602′ W. Marker was in Cross, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It was on Old Highway 6, on the right when traveling west. Located Approx. 500 feet from Ranger Road intersection and Road 132. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Cross SC 29436, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Cross Post Office (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gen. William Moultrie (approx. 1.6 miles away); Moss Grove (approx. 1.9 miles away); Friendship Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Thomas Sumpter’s Store (approx. 5½ miles away);

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Berkeley County (approx. 6.2 miles away); Village of Eadytown (approx. 6.3 miles away); Francis Marion / Francis Marion's Grave (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cross.

Other markers no longer nearby. Barnet's Tavern (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Thomas Sumter's Store (was approx. 5 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This marker was replaced by marker 8-80, a two-sided marker titled “Martin's Tavern / The Cherokee Path” erected in 2022.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. See other markers tracing the Cherokee Path

Also see . . . The Cherokee Path (also Keowee path), Wikipedia entry. In the 17th century it was used by English and French fur traders, and later used as a military road during the American Revolution. (Submitted on September 30, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Cherokee Path Marker, looking eastward along Old Highway 6 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

2. Cherokee Path Marker, looking eastward along Old Highway 6

Cherokee Path Marker looking west along Old Highway 6 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

3. Cherokee Path Marker looking west along Old Highway 6

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,586 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.