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=== Buffalo Trace History === | === Buffalo Trace History === | ||
The Buffalo Trace trail was created by American bison when thousands of the huge beasts migrated along the route. The trace began on the east at the falls of the Ohio River where the buffalo converged to cross the river at its shallowest point. It stretched northwest up to Vincennes and the Wabash were the buffalo dispersed to graze on the open prairies of Illinois. [[ | The Buffalo Trace trail was created by American bison when thousands of the huge beasts migrated along the route. The trace began on the east at the falls of the Ohio River where the buffalo converged to cross the river at its shallowest point. It stretched northwest up to Vincennes and the Wabash were the buffalo dispersed to graze on the open prairies of Illinois. [[Image:Buffalo Trace Indiana map.jpg|thumb|right|Buffalo Trace Indiana map.jpg]] | ||
The Trace is rich in history: | The Trace is rich in history: | ||
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*By 1820, the first stage coach line was set up to run the length of the trace from New Albany to Vincennes. <ref>USDA Forest Service - Hoosier National Forest[http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5292152.pdf]</ref> | *By 1820, the first stage coach line was set up to run the length of the trace from New Albany to Vincennes. <ref>USDA Forest Service - Hoosier National Forest[http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5292152.pdf]</ref> | ||
=== A Trail becomes a Road === | === A Trail becomes a Road === | ||
The Trace was used by Native Americans both in annual migrations and as a hunting ground. | The Trace was used by Native Americans both in annual migrations and as a hunting ground. | ||
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The Trace remained the primary road shortly after Indiana statehood in 1816. The legislature approved its paving from new Albany to Vincennes as part of an internal improvement program. | The Trace remained the primary road shortly after Indiana statehood in 1816. The legislature approved its paving from new Albany to Vincennes as part of an internal improvement program. | ||
The first stagecoach service along the length of the trace from New Albany to Vincennes stared in 1820, providing the first stagecoach service to Indiana. | The first stagecoach service along the length of the trace from New Albany to Vincennes stared in 1820, providing the first stagecoach service to Indiana. | ||
Other names for the Trace throughout its history have been Clarksville Trace, Harrison's Road, Kentucky Road, Vincennes Trace and Lan-an-zo-ki-mi-wi. <ref>Wikipedia- Buffalo Trace[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Trace_(road)]</ref> | Other names for the Trace throughout its history have been Clarksville Trace, Harrison's Road, Kentucky Road, Vincennes Trace and Lan-an-zo-ki-mi-wi. <ref>Wikipedia- Buffalo Trace[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Trace_(road)]</ref> | ||
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