Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path
(The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 2008
1. Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path Marker
The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, GA. Laid on ancient animal and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Indian treaties among the governors of NY, PA, & VA and the 19 chiefs of Iroquois League of Five Nations in 1685 and 1722, opened the Colonial Backcountry for peaceful settlement and colonization. In GA, the Path had two branches from SC, the western to Augusta and the eastern to Savannah, formed to find salt and game.Erected by National Society Daughters of the American Colonists Project of the 2000-3 Adminstration. Mary Ann Groome Hepler, National President.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists, and the Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1685.
Location. 33° 28.702′ N, 81° 57.836′ W. Marker is in
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Founding of Augusta (a few steps from this marker); De Soto In Georgia (a few steps from this marker); Cotton (within shouting distance of this marker); William Bartram Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Floods (within shouting distance of this marker); Indians (within shouting distance of this marker); The Levee (within shouting distance of this marker); Industrial Heritage (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. See related markers
Also see . . . info: The Scots-Irish From Ulster and The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road,. by Brenda E. McPherson Compton; Trading Path at the Trading Ford across the Yadkin River in Rowan County, to Charlotte, then to Rock Hill, South Carolina, where it branches into two routes to Augusta and Savannah, Georgia. (Submitted on August 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path Marker, Along Riverwalk looking west along Savannah River
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2012
3. Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,462 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on April 19, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
