- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Federal Road
- Creator:
- Hayes, John Herbert, 1972-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-10
- Subject:
- Federal Road (Ala. and Ga.)--History
Federal Road (Ga. and Tenn.)--History
Roads--Georgia
Indian roads--Georgia
Post roads--Georgia
Cherokee Indians--Georgia--History
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Creek Indians--Georgia--History
Creek Indians--Government relations
Georgia--History--1775-1865
United States--Territorial expansion
Transportation--History - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Federal Road. The term Federal Road refers to either of two early-nineteenth-century thoroughfares. Both connected the borders of Georgia with western settlements. These roads facilitated a surge of westward migration, expanded regional trade and communication, and contributed to the removal of the Creeks and Cherokees to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.
GSE identifier: SS8H4, SS2H2 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/federal-road/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Federal Road," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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