Hickey’s Ordinary was the last stop on the Great Wagon Road before entering North Carolina for many years. Wagons filled with families usually camped somewhere along the Smith River in southern Virginia. […]
John Hickey’s Ordinary
Genealogy & The Early Roads of Kentucky
Piedmont Trails shares the early roads of Kentucky during December 2021 using several different formats. Today’s article focuses on naming and identifying the Kentucky routes dating from the 1750s to the 1790s. […]
The Analysis Of Colonial Migration
Years of continuous research with early migration addresses the depth of reasoning on why the first massive migration in our nation’s history came into being. The studies and analysis allow a personal […]
Journey Of A Lifetime: The Great Wagon Road
As September arrives, colonial families planning trips to the Carolinas are harvesting the last of their crops. They have decided what essential items to take with them and either plan to give […]
Early North Carolina Roads: Piedmont Area
The majority of people today are unaware of the number of roads in existence before 1750. The colonies, in a sense, were identified by the conditions and quantity of their major routes. […]
Wagons Versus Carts
Many of us do not know how our ancestors traveled during the great migration years of the 18th-century. In other words, we don’t know if they walked the entire way, if they […]
Seeking Freedom In The Wilderness
For some, it wasn’t enough to migrate to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the 1740 decade. Although the region beckoned with frontier wilderness, the ever-presence of higher authority meant stipulations and […]
Updates From The GWRP Research Team
The Research Team offers a few clues and hints about the Great Wagon Road and the project. Moving from the Dan River in present-day Stokes County, North Carolina, in a southwesterly direction, […]
The Early Roads To Salisbury, North Carolina
All roads lead to Salisbury, North Carolina? During the years of 1740 to 1750, documents are proclaiming that at least two major roads did in fact lead to this area. Present day […]
The Southern Migration During The 18th Century
When you begin researching your ancestor’s migration within the American colonies, a few questions quickly come to mind. For example, Why did my ancestors move so far? Did they travel alone on […]
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