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1755 - Great Wagon Road

Northern colonies in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia are becoming crowded, and settlers move south to North Carolina. They follow Thomas Spratt's route, now called the great wagon road. Many of the families seek religious and economic freedom. Some have come from Germany. Others come from Scotland via Ireland; they become known as the Scots-Irish.

Exhibit & Section: 
History Timeline [1]
Rural Beginnings 1730-1772 [2]
Node Order: 
60
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Event Date Field: 
Wednesday, January 1, 1755
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/rural-beginnings-1730-1772