There is an effort underway to restore a 12,000 year old trail that runs through eastern Kentucky. The Warrior’s Path served as a major trading route for Native Americans.
Max Hammond is the executive director of the Warrior’s Path Project. In an interview on Eastern Standard, Hammond said Kentucky was an important part of the trail.
“The path once stretched all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes and on its way, it passed through the heart of Kentucky, which at that time was the epicenter of trade amongst all the diverse people of North America,” Hammond explained.
In Kentucky, the path runs from the Ohio River to the Cumberland Gap. Hammond said his group wants to restore the trail and help stimulate the economy of the smaller mountain towns that fall on the path.
“We hope to do so to serve as a stimulus, not only to appreciate and preserve our wildlands but to stimulate the economy. Our hope is that all these small, isolated mountain towns will be able to show the treasures that they have,” said Hammond
The project leader and his team want to add historic markers and set up offices in Olive Hill in Carter County and in McKee in Jackson County.
You can hear more about the Warrior’s Path on Eastern Standard.
