Alanant-O-Wamiowee Buffalo Trace
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Marker Inscription
Alanant-O-Wamiowee. Ancient buffalo trace carved in the wilderness by prehistoric animals seeking salt. Trace was later used by buffaloes, mound builders, Indians and pioneer settlers. Also known as Warrior's Trace. For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Warrior's Path
Erected by Kentucky Historical Society
The Story
Long before any road was surveyed, great herds of bison wore this path into the Ohio Valley wilderness as they moved toward the region's salt licks. Native peoples—including the mound-building cultures of earlier ages—followed the same trace, and it later carried Indian war and hunting parties, earning the name Warrior's Path. When pioneers arrived, they too walked in the buffalo's footsteps, turning an animal track into a highway of settlement.
Why it matters
It shows how the earliest American "roads" were gifts of the land and its first peoples, geography that shaped where later towns and trails would rise.
Plan your visit
NearbyMake a day of it — museums, food, and places to stay near this marker.
Museums & culture
- National Underground Railroad Museumnearby
- Kentucky Gateway Museum Center0.2 mi away · 215 Sutton Street, Maysville, KY
- Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum0.7 mi away
- Albert Sidney Johnston House3.1 mi away
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum3.2 mi away · 2124 Old Main Street, Maysville, KY
- Ohio Tobacco Museum7.3 mi away · 703 South 2nd Street, Ripley, OH
Food & drink
- Delite's0.1 mi away · 222 Market Street, Maysville, KY
- Crowe Bar0.1 mi away · 220 Market Street, Maysville, KY
- Domino's0.2 mi away · 114 East Second Street, Maysville, KY
- Caproni's on the River0.4 mi away · 320 Rosemary Clooney Street, Maysville, KY
- The Hogs Trough0.6 mi away
- Dairy Yum Yum0.7 mi away
Places to stay
- McCann’s Motel0.7 mi away
- Days Inn by Wyndham Maysville Kentucky0.7 mi away · 484 Moody Drive, Maysville, KY
- Sapp’s Motel0.9 mi away
- Browns Motel0.9 mi away
- Quality Inn1.8 mi away · 1428a KY 10
- Beverly Hills Inn1.9 mi away
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