The Yuchi were among the principal tribes that inhabited Tennessee before the Colombian Contact holocaust.  The Yuchi were primary users of the Indian path that became the Emery Road, treading it as a trade route for salt and other commodities.  This ancient roadway passed through the center of Oak Ridge and is the nexus that ties us to the deeper history of Tennessee with its central location and role as the crossroads of Eastern North America. The Emery Road System was the first settlement road funneling our ancestors into the southern region – as such it is a neglected and valuable piece of our heritage as well as a lost opportunity for heritage tourism for ours and surrounding communities. This class will consist of a lecture presentation and the second session will be a hike on the portion of what is now the Emory Valley Greenway near the Oak Ridge Marina.