Cherokee Indian Trail Tree

The Native Americans bent saplings to grow into living “signposts” for traveling Indians. These living markers pointed the way to a water source, a suitable river crossing or a main trail.

Erected 2010 by Nicholas Wallingford Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

Photo credit: Judith Barber.