The Great Wagon Road: from Philadelphia to the South
Author | : Parke Rouse |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1973 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015013306215 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Great Wagon Road: from Philadelphia to the South written by Parke Rouse and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1973 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Appalachian Warriors' Path (1607-1744) was used by the Iroquois of the north to head south for trade or make war in Virginia and the Carolinas. The English acquired the Warriors' Path through treaties. Known as the Philadelphia Wagon Road (1744-1774); also as the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road, Great Road, etc., immigrants used this road to enter the back country and often branched off onto the Wilderness Road to move further west.