Red Boiling Springs in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Cumberland Trace
A Native American Trail
Photographed By Chad Comer
1. The Cumberland Trace Marker
Inscription.
The Cumberland Trace. A Native American Trail. Named by early pioneers traversing thru the region, this designated Indian trail led these settlers into this area during Western migration. This mainly Cherokee trail, (although used some by the Shawnee), originated at Rockwood in Roane County, Tennessee. It meandered northward into Jackson County where it forked. One prong went through Smith, Trousdale, and Sumner Counties to its' destination at Nashville. The other section continued through Jackson County and the Indian villages there to emerge at two sites in Macon County. The lower leg entered at the county's extreme southeastern corner and the upper leg entered above Jennings Creek. The two joined south of Red Boiling Springs and thence traveled west of there to Monroe County, Kentucky where the trail crossed the Macon County line in the proximity of White Oak, Long and Salt Lick Creeks. The trace reached its' end at the Indian settlements on the Green and Barren Rivers in Southern Kentucky. Daniel Boone followed the Cumberland Trace during his explorations thru here.
Named by early pioneers traversing thru the region, this designated Indian trail led these settlers into this area during Western migration. This mainly Cherokee trail, (although used some by the Shawnee), originated at Rockwood in Roane County, Tennessee. It meandered northward into Jackson County where it forked. One prong went through Smith, Trousdale, and Sumner Counties to its' destination at Nashville. The other section continued through Jackson County and the Indian villages there to emerge at two sites in Macon County. The lower leg entered at the county's extreme southeastern corner and the upper leg entered above Jennings Creek. The two joined south of Red Boiling Springs and thence traveled west of there to Monroe County, Kentucky where the trail crossed the Macon County line in the proximity of White Oak, Long and Salt Lick Creeks. The trace reached its' end at the Indian settlements on the Green and Barren Rivers in Southern Kentucky. Daniel Boone followed the Cumberland Trace during his explorations thru here.
36° 31.861′ N, 85° 50.932′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. Marker is on East Main Street (Tennessee Route 151), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 East Main Street, Red Boiling Springs TN 37150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021
2. The Cumberland Trace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos:1. submitted on January 10, 2011, by Chad Comer of Gamaliel, Kentucky. 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.