Warrior's Path

Along War Fork Creek, two miles east, coursed a primeval trail between the Shawnees of Ohio and Cherokees of east Tennessee. The Indians called it Athiamiowee, Path of the Armed Ones. On English map, 1755. Path was followed by Gabriel Arthur, when released by Indians, 1674; Thomas Walker, 1750; Christopher Gist, 1751; Daniel Boone and John Finley, 1769.

Text updated 2021:

Along War Fork Creek, two miles

east, coursed a trail between

the Shawnees of Ohio and the

Cherokees of east Tennessee. The

American Indians called it

Athiamiowee, Path of the Armed Ones.

On English map, 1775. Path was

followed by Gabriel Arthur, 1674;

Thomas Walker, 1750; Christopher

Gist, 1751; Daniel Boone and

John Finley, 1769.