Great Indian War Path - 1B 5 - Rogersville, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 27.979 W 082° 54.089
17S E 329629 N 4037352
Highway 11W parallels the Great Indian War Path in this part of Tennessee
Waymark Code: WM575Y
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2008
Views: 17
Sign text: From here north to the Virginia boundary at Bristol, the highway parallels this ancient and important Indian trail. South of here the War Path was east of the highway, crossing the Holston at Dodson's Ford.
From Wikipedia: "The Great Indian Warpath (GIW) — also known as the Great Indian War and Trading Path, or the Seneca Trail — was that part of the network of trails in eastern North America developed and used by Native Americans which ran through the Great Appalachian Valley."
Marker Name: Great Indian War Path
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 1B 5
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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