e/Shawnee Trail (West Virginia)

New Query

Information
has glosseng: The Shawnee Trail was the white settlers' name for an American Indian trail in what is now eastern West Virginia. It was a segment (or branch) of the much larger Indian trail network known as the Great Indian Warpath, which stretched from New York to Georgia. The GIW was referred to from this point north as the "Seneca Trail". Thus, in pioneer days, the segment known as the Shawnee Trail was often also referred to as the Seneca Trail.
lexicalizationeng: Shawnee Trail
instance of(noun) the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
Allegheny Mountains, Alleghenies

Query

Word: (case sensitive)
Language: (ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)


Lexvo © 2008-2024 Gerard de Melo.   Contact   Legal Information / Imprint