Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Near Denton in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Trading Path

 
 
Trading Path Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, December 7, 2025
1. Trading Path Marker
Inscription. Colonial trading route dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.
 
Erected 1941 by NC Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number K-20.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and CommunitiesRoads & Vehicles.
 
Location. 35° 43.933′ N, 80° 6.067′ W. Marker is near Denton, North Carolina, in Davidson County. It is on E Old Hwy 64 0.1 miles Old Hwy 109. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11161 E Old Hwy 64, Denton NC 27239, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Judge Hiram H. Ward (approx. 6.8 miles away); Mill Stones from Old Metters Mill (approx. 6.8 miles away); 1951 Cupola Caboose (approx. 6.9 miles away); Beck's United Church of Christ Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); In Memory of John Beck, Sr. (approx. 7.2 miles away); Captain Peter Hedrick (approx. 7.2 miles away); Beck's Reformed Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Beck's Reformed Church Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denton.
 
Trading Path Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, December 7, 2025
2. Trading Path Marker
Facing East
Trading Path Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, December 7, 2025
3. Trading Path Marker
Facing West
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2025, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2025, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
m=290047

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Sep. 12, 2026