Note 104 — AN ACCOUNT OF THE KATAHBA, CHEERAKE, MUSKOHGE, CHOKTAH, AND CHIKKASAH NATIONS:
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The great trading path from Virginia to Georgia passed through the country of the Catawbas, and was known as the “Catawba Path.” This brought the tribe into close contact with the whites, which was unfortunate for the redmen, as it tended to their enfeeblement and decline.