TRAILS USED FOR EARLY UNITED STATES MIGMTION
(Reprinted from Trail Breakers, Wi-nter, 1987)
SOI'IE
BAY PATH
Extension.of Great Trail from Springfield,
MA
to Wlndsor,
CT.
- In 1775 Daniel Boone expanded roure rhrough
the Cumberland Gap to Boonesborough, KY.
BOONEis WTLDERNESS ROAD
Built in 1755 from cumberland,
Pfttsb"rgh,
PA).
Go,
BMDDOCK's ROAD -
CALTFORNTA
MD
to Fort
Duquesne
TRArL - A route used from the 1840's to 1860's rhat began
ffitheOregonTrai1nearSouthPass,WYgoingtoSacramento,
CA.
CATSKTLL R0AD
- went from Boston,
MA
to wattle's Ferry,
New
york.
CHEROKEE TRACE - Used in 1838-39 for Indian movement from North Caro;-:-----------llna to Oklahoma,
often referred to as "The Trail of Tearstt.
- srarred in 1866 ro move carrle from wichita,
thr."gh Okirho-a to Texas. Also used by rnany settlers.
cHrsHOLM TRArL
CUMBERLAND ROAD
- See National
KA
Road.
DESIRT TMTL - An extension of the Santa Fe Trail starting at Santa Fe,
N"\, Me".ic,. and proceeding to California.
EL cAMrNO REAL - (Spanish for rhe "Royal Highway"). Began ar san Diego,
CA going north 530 miles to Sonoma, CA, connecting 21 Franciscan Missions,
ea.ch mission being one dayrs travel.
FORBES ROA|
- See Pennsylvania State Road.
Grsr
rRACE - Extending from Fort cumberland,
ginia, an extension of Braddockts Road.
MD
- From Utica, NY to Avon,
Ny.
GREAT GENESSE ROAD
GREAT
TMIL - From Boston,
CREAT
TMIL - f'rom New York to Detrolt.
GREAT VALLEY ROAI
and on to Alabarna.
GREAT NATIONAL
New
Haven,
vir-
CT.
- Srarring ar Philadelphia, pA through Knoxville,
- Going from philadelphia, pA to
- From Harrford,
KTTTANNTNG PATH
Ri".r.
to
l,,r1reeling, west
Ky
PIKE - See National Road.
GREAT I^JAGON ROAD
GREENWOOD ROAD
MA
to
CN
ro Albany,
SC.
Ny.
- From Philadelphia, pA to Kitranning on rhe Allegheny
(To be continued next issue)
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SOME TRAILS USED FOR EARI,Y UNITED STATES MIGRATION, (COTTI.d fTOTN
OCt.}
Reprinted from Trail Breakers, Winter, 1987)
lE"OQtiOIS TRAIL
LAKE TRAIL
Cf e.ref ana,
- rn rhe liudson Va11ey to tire
Mohawk Va11ey
- Beginning at Albany, NI{ to Buffalo,
in
NY.
NY and on to
OH .
- First charlered turnpike to11 road in America
openea in 1795 frorn Philadelphia to Lancaster, PA. Was 37 feet
wide and it encouraged the building of other improved roads.
LANCASTER TURNPIKE
TIu\IL - Route westward along the Mohawk River from lludson
in
NY to the Great Lakes. Its importance declined sharply
River
after the building of the Erie Canal in 1825.
]'IOHAI{K
TIIAIL - From Nauvoo, TL to Salt Lake clty, LrT, closely fo1ir*i"g ttr" Oregon Trail except being on the north side of the
Platte River.
)IORIIAN
NASHVILLE ROAD
- From Knoxville to Nashville, being north of the
ofa Wufto" no.a.
- A commercial and military route between Nashville,
TN a"d N"t"h"z, MS. Many pioneers would float their goods on flat
boats dor^m the Mlssissippi River to New Orleans often returning
home on horseback along this route.
NATCHEZ TRACE
- Began in 1811, led from Cumberland, LID to Vandalia,
IL. It opened up a large area west of the 0hio River to settlement.
Sometimes known as Cumberland Road.
NAT]ONAL ROAD
- Part of the Mohawk Turnpike extending frorn
Boston, l,1A to Albany, NY.
OLD CONNECTICUT PATH
OLD NORTHWESTERN TURNPIKE
OLD WALTON ROAD
Nashville Road.
- From Winchester, VA to
PaTKCTSbUTg, VA
- Going from Knoxville to Nashville except south of
TI(AIL - Used from 1840rs to 1860rs almost exclusively by sett1"ts =trtting at Independence, M0 over South Pass, IarY on to the
Willamette Va11ey in Oregon. Average journey in covered wagon took
six months.
OREG0N
-
- Also cal1ed Forbes Road. In 1758 Gen.
road through Allegheny Mountains from PhilaJrh" Forb." *rt
"rg."
delphia, PA to Fort Ligonier and on to Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
Many settlers moved west along this route.
(cont'd. ne;':r: issue)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE ROAD
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