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I remember talking to a wonderful man when in VA at a Pow Wow and he spoke of the Old King’s Highway…I could have listened to him all day…I do not know his tribal affiliation, but he was an Elder to me…
Looking back at all the posts I have read over the years I have been here…I have read of Eastern Blackfoot links in PA, NY, NJ…as well as VA, NC…well, this Elder…as “I” will refer to him, talked of the King’s Highway…I know it was a trade route along the coast…and inland…but does anyone have a map? It may be posted here, but I haven’t found it:)…definitely doesn’t mean it isn’t here…things have been know to be hidden right under my nose…lol:) Blessings,
Shirley
I wonder if that would have been the same as the Great Trading Path, what became Highway 1, which was later surpassed by I95. I would think you could confirm that, and get other questions answered at http://www.tradingpath.org/.
My grandmother said that HER grandmother called the main road the King’s Highway, as opposed to little roads which she called lanes.
The biggest road she would have ever seen would have been what’s now Rt. 52 in southern West Virginia.
This wiki page supports the Highway 1 route:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Highway_(Charleston_to_Boston)
Thanks for the links…I am checking them out:) Some really neat maps!!
http://tradingpath.org/images/stories/maps/TPPA_Poster.pdf
Blessings,
Shirley
whoops, that didn’t copy correctly – here’s the right link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King’s_Highway_(Charleston_to_Boston)
I don’t think you’re wrong, Linda – there appear to be a zillion King’s Highways – look at this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King’s_Highway
Found this interesting link while researching…
not sure if this link will work…so am pasting the article…from mync.com…
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. –
The Town of Hillsborough will formally open King’s Highway Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9.
“King’s Highway Park is where visitors can enjoy both our natural and historic landscape – one more reason why Hillsborough is a great place to live or visit,” Mayor Tom Stevens said. “We are grateful to the Trading Path Association and our local Eagle Scouts who created the trails.”
The park, located at 1001 Ben Johnston Road, includes nature trails, picnic areas and river overlooks. It is the site of the ford over the Eno River that also was known as the “Great Road to Salisbury.” The King’s Highway ford concentrated four major traffic streams from the east and northeast and four from the west and southwest.
The first recorded use of the ford occurred in 1737 when a team of surveyors crossed the Eno from the east. They proceeded westward a short distance toward Efland and noted they encountered buffalo there.
The park’s two prepared trails were built largely by Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts and students from Cedar Ridge and Orange high schools under the supervision of Tom Magnuson of the Trading Path Association. The town recently paved the entrance to the parking area and installed signs at the park. Fishing and non-motored boats are allowed in the park, which is open daily from 8 a.m. to 30 minutes past sunset.
One of the trails follows the course of the old road to Wilmington and Salisbury on the north side of Ben Johnston Road. It connects with a riverbank trail leading to a vista point under the railroad trestle and follows the course of the Eno around the great bend.
Park users are asked to not remove any found objects from the park. It is a historic site still under study.
The park also is a “carry in, carry out” park. It has no trash cans, and users are asked to remove any trash they bring in or find.
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