Near Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Great Indian (and Wagon) Road
October 4, 2008
1. The Great Indian (and Wagon) Road Marker
Inscription.
The Great Indian (and Wagon) Road. . The Great Indian Road, called Philadelphia Wagon Road by many settlers, was developed by Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) warriors traveling in the 1700s through the Great Valley of the Appalachians (which they called Jonontore) from Cohongaronto (north of the Potomac), to raid the Catawba in the Carolinas. In 1743, Iroquois headmen complained that Europeans had settled along the road, a treaty violation. The Lancaster Treaty of 1744 clarified the road’s direction and acknowledged the Iroquois’ right to travel through Frederick County to New River settlements and farther south. This road later brought immigrants to the Valley in Conestoga wagons. Today U.S. Route 11 generally follows the historic road.
The Great Indian Road, called Philadelphia Wagon Road by many settlers, was developed by Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) warriors traveling in the 1700s through the Great Valley of the Appalachians (which they called Jonontore) from Cohongaronto (north of the Potomac), to raid the Catawba in the Carolinas. In 1743, Iroquois headmen complained that Europeans had settled along the road, a treaty violation. The Lancaster Treaty of 1744 clarified the road’s direction and acknowledged the Iroquois’ right to travel through Frederick County to New River settlements and farther south. This road later brought immigrants to the Valley in Conestoga wagons. Today U.S. Route 11 generally follows the historic road.
Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-4.)
Location. 39° 13.166′ N, 78° 7.998′ W. Marker is near Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County. Marker is on Martinsburg Pike (U.S. 11) 0.4 miles east of Interstate
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81, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Merchant Street, Winchester VA 22603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Is on the right in this trio of historical markers.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2008. This page has been viewed 1,717 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2008. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
