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The Great Wagon Road, which ran from Pennsylvania to Georgia, was one of the most heavily traveled major routes for settlers in all America.

Beginning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Great Wagon Road ran through the southern Pennsylvania region today known as Pennsylvania Dutch Country, passing through the towns of Lancaster and York. The road crossed South Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and entered the Cumberland Valley, part of the Great Appalachian Valley. Turning southwest, the road crossed the Potomac River and continued southwest through the Shenandoah Valley, following an old Native American path. The Shenandoah portion of the road is also known as the Valley Pike. South of Shenandoah Valley, the road reached the Roanoke River at the town of Big Lick (today, Roanoke, Virginia).

From there, the Great Wagon Road passed through the Roanoke River Gap to the east side of the Blue Ridge, and continued south through the Piedmont region and the present-day North Carolina towns of Winston-Salem, Salisbury, and Charlotte, ultimately reaching Augusta, Georgia on the Savannah River.

South of Roanoke, the Great Wagon Road was also called the Carolina Road.

At Roanoke a road forked southwest, leading into the upper New River Valley and on to the Holston River in the upper Tennessee Valley, from which the Wilderness Road led into Kentucky.

Sources

Rouse, Parke, Jr: The Great Wagon Road (2004) Richmond: The Diaz Press . ISBN 0-87517-065-X .

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 The '''Great Wagon Road''', which ran from [[Pennsylvania]] to [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], was one of the most heavily traveled major routes for settlers in all [[United States|America]].
-Beginning in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], the Great Wagon Road ran through the southern Pennsylvania region today known as [[Pennsylvania Dutch Country]], passing through the towns of [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] and [[York, Pennsylvania|York]].  The road crossed [[South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]], part of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], and entered the [[Cumberland Valley]], part of the [[Great Appalachian Valley]].  Turning southwest, the road reached the [[Potomac River]] at [[Williamsport, Maryland]] (William's Ferry)(This can not be correct because Ferry at Williamsport was not Williams , it was Evan Watkins Ferry , it appears to me that a more correct statement would be that Great  Philadelphia Wagon Road split at Waynesboro, Pa ., into 2 roads , Waggon Road crossing at Watkins Ferry-1741-Williamsport and Philadelphia Waggon Road crossing at Williams Ferry which appears to have been midway-half- between where Potomac descends from below Hagerstown, and next northern bend of Potomac River , then both roads converge at Winchester becoming Great Philadelphia Wagon Road)(This -half- point may be how the place called "Halfway" originated)(We all should be careful of relying on Parke Rouse, or George , Donald , or Dickie?)(Ralph A. Applegate, ygenet3f3u@yahoo.com)  , again and continued southwest through the [[Shenandoah Valley]], following an old [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] path.  The Shenandoah portion of the road is also known as the [[Valley Pike]].  South of Shenandoah Valley, the road reached the [[Roanoke River]] at the town of Big Lick (today, [[Roanoke, Virginia]]).
+Beginning in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], the Great Wagon Road ran through the southern Pennsylvania region today known as [[Pennsylvania Dutch Country]], passing through the towns of [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] and [[York, Pennsylvania|York]].  The road crossed [[South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]], part of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], and entered the [[Cumberland Valley]], part of the [[Great Appalachian Valley]].  Turning southwest, the road crossed the [[Potomac River]] and continued southwest through the [[Shenandoah Valley]], following an old [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] path.  The Shenandoah portion of the road is also known as the [[Valley Pike]].  South of Shenandoah Valley, the road reached the [[Roanoke River]] at the town of Big Lick (today, [[Roanoke, Virginia]]).
 From there, the Great Wagon Road passed through the Roanoke River Gap to the east side of the Blue Ridge, and continued south through the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region and the present-day [[North Carolina]] towns of [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]], and [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], ultimately reaching [[Augusta, Georgia]] on the [[Savannah River]].