The Great Warrior’s Path, otherwise known as the Great Wagon Road, traveled southward from western Maryland to the crossing of the Potomac River.(1) During a 1722 meeting with Colonel Alexander Spotswood of […]
One of the fascinating things about the Great Wagon Road Project is that the team is constantly researching a particular area all of the time. The long winter months have moved away, […]
When one expands a family tree to the 17th century, a new world emerges. A distinctive society develops upon the pages of long ago equipped with unfamiliar customs, culture and standard daily […]
The Great Wagon Road Project has advanced with new discoveries and amazing documents of the old road route through the colonial period and moving forward. Each of these concentrated studies have enabled […]
The Great Wagon Road Project has been researching the state of North Carolina for the past several months. Members, Bill Collins and Dowell Lester both share a tremendous amount of knowledge about […]
I have often wondered if John Sevier had been given the chance to know the details of his future before he left Virginia, would he have still made the trip to Tennessee? […]
The History and The People
The Deep River of North Carolina spans a length of 125 miles from present day Sandy Ridge Road in Guilford County to Chatham County near Moncure. Several Indian artifacts have been found […]
Present Day Roanoke, Virginia to North Carolina State Boundary Line
Winchester, Virginia to Roanoke, Virginia
