The Federal Road through Cherokee lands, originally called the Georgia Road , was a federal toll highway passing through the Cherokee Nation in the northern part of the U.S. state of Georgia . From 1805 to the 1840s, the road linked Savannah, Georgia with Knoxville, Tennessee . The road also opened Cherokee lands to settlement. Another Federal Road (Creek lands) passed through southern Alabama.
4-447: Federal Road may refer to: Federal Road (Cherokee lands) from Athens, Georgia to Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee Federal Road (Creek lands) from Fort Wilkinson (close to Milledgeville, Georgia) to Fort Stoddert (close to Mobile, Alabama) Malaysian Federal Roads System Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-501: The 1805 Treaty of Tellico . The Georgia Road opened in 1805. In 1819 the road was improved and called 'the Federal Road' but no federal funds were used in its creation. As white travelers passed on the road, some settled near the road. They built homes and farms encroaching on Cherokee territory. In 1830, Georgia took the remaining Cherokee territory and distributed it to settlers in 1832. The Federal Road continued to serve as
12-465: The location of modern-day Ringgold to Athens , Georgia , passing southeast through the Cherokee Nation and the modern day Georgia counties of Walker , Catoosa , Whitfield , Murray , Gilmer , Pickens , Dawson , Forsyth , Hall , Jackson , and Clarke counties . The Georgia Road was built from 1803 to 1805 through the newly formed Cherokee Nation on a land concession secured with
16-531: The title Federal Road . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Road&oldid=1189751801 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Federal Road (Cherokee lands) The Federal Road ran from
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