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From: PHHGENE <>
Subject: [RHEA-L] Early American Trails and Roads: Part 1
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:24:38 EST

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Early American Trails and Roads

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~Introduction~
Expansion by Americans from the Atlantic to the Pacific took many years,
often
spanning generations. During the colonial years, travel was largely
North-South. Following the Revolutionary War, citizens of the new nation
began
to forge westward and were often joined by newly arriving immigrants.
Expansion occurred by different paths and a variety of transport means. Among
the trails and roads of special interest to genealogists and historians are
the sixteen described here in capsule form. These brief sketches are based on
information contained in the author's set of "American Trails and Roads
Reference Cards." Audiotapes have been prepared for a number of the trails
and
roads, along with one titled, "Leaving Home: Reasons for Migration."
Recently,
the author has made available a number of program kits which genealogical and
historical societies are using to present programs at their meetings about
some of the most significant migration routes in pioneer America.

Here is a list of the trails for which I provide summary paragraphs on this
web page:

The Boston Post Road
Braddock's Road
The California Trail
The Fall Line Road
The Great Wagon Road
The King's Highway
The Mohawk (Iroquois) Trail
The Mormon Trail
The Natchez Trace
The National Road
The Oregon Trail
The Pennsylvania Road
The Santa Fe Trail
The Upper Road
The Wilderness Road
Zane's Trace

~How to Cite References~
If you include any of the information here in your own compiled genealogy or
history sketches, you should cite as your reference: "American Trails and
Roads Reference Cards, Kansas City, Missouri: Genealogy Tutor, Beverly
Whitaker, 1995."

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