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The Wilderness Road was a 200-mile overland route made famous by Daniel Boone. First mapped in 1750 by Dr. Thomas Walker, it began as a series of braided trails, called traces, created by great herds of native bison that once roamed the region. In time, the trail was used by the Cherokee and Shawnee for hunting and warfare. From 1769 to 1810, over 300,000 settlers traveled along the Wilderness Road in search of the "Blue Grass" beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
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