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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Federal_Horse_Path|Federal Horse Path]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Federal_Horse_Path|Federal Horse Path]]'' | ||
| + | Back in 1806 no one had an idea about an interstate or freeway but as the nation grew a horse path for postal riders was carved through the woods of the [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-579/Creek_Indian Creek Indian] nation from the middle of Georgia to the coast of Alabama. | ||
| − | === Historical Background === | + | === Historical Background === |
| − | In 1798, the United States formed the Mississippi Territory which included a large portion of present day Alabama and Mississippi. When the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, an access route was needed to this new territory. In 1805, the U.S. Government got the Creek Nation to give permission for a "horse path" through the Creek Nation. The “horse path” became the Federal Road which served as a major thoroughfare for western migration of settlers.<ref>Burnt Corn, Al[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-jac/sets/72157623816446060/]]</ref> | + | In 1798, the United States formed the Mississippi Territory which included a large portion of present day Alabama and Mississippi. When the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, an access route was needed to this new territory. In 1805, the U.S. Government got the Creek Nation to give permission for a "horse path" through the Creek Nation. The “horse path” became the Federal Road which served as a major thoroughfare for western migration of settlers.<ref>Burnt Corn, Al[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-jac/sets/72157623816446060/]]</ref> <br> |
| − | + | === Internet Sites === | |
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| + | *[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-801/Federal_Road Federal Road] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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| + | [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] [[Category:Georgia]] [[Category:Alabama]] [[Category:Mississippi]] | ||
Revision as of 00:09, 4 February 2013
United States 
Migration Trails and Roads; Federal Horse Path
Back in 1806 no one had an idea about an interstate or freeway but as the nation grew a horse path for postal riders was carved through the woods of the Creek Indian nation from the middle of Georgia to the coast of Alabama.
Historical Background
In 1798, the United States formed the Mississippi Territory which included a large portion of present day Alabama and Mississippi. When the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, an access route was needed to this new territory. In 1805, the U.S. Government got the Creek Nation to give permission for a "horse path" through the Creek Nation. The “horse path” became the Federal Road which served as a major thoroughfare for western migration of settlers.[1]
Internet Sites
References
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