A good interesting article about a mans mission, intent of tracing and following old Cherokee trails and some of what he's found so far;
getpocket.com
White Settlers Wiped Miles of Cherokee Trails Off the Map. This Man Is Reclaiming Them.
These routes once snaked through the towering woods of Appalachia, before they were lost to history. Lamar Marshall has spent a decade painstakingly mapping them, and their rich history.