Indian Trail in Union County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Trading Path

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023

1. Trading Path Marker

Inscription. Colonial trading path, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.

Erected 2004 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 5.044′ N, 80° 39.669′ W. Marker is in Indian Trail, North Carolina, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Independence Boulevard (U.S. 74) and North Indian Trail Road, on the right when traveling south on Independence Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13720 Independence Blvd, Indian Trail NC 28079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blair Mill & Stevens Mill (approx. 3½ miles away); Matthews Depot (approx. 4 miles away); Heath and Reid General Store (approx. 4.1 miles away); Renfrow Hardware (approx. 4.1 miles away); E.J. Funderburk General Merchandise Store (approx. 4.1 miles away); Funderburk Brothers Dry Goods Store (approx. 4.1 miles away); Former U.S. Post Office (approx. 4.1 miles away); Wesley Chapel High School (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023

2. Trading Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.