Historical Marker
Trading Path
Historical marker location:
Mebane, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of East Center Street and N. 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Center Street.)
Marker installed: 2008
The Cherokee Indians originally inhabited much of western North Carolina before being forcibly removed by the federal government in the 1800s. Today, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians still maintains a reservation in the western part of the state.