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=== Early History === | === Early Trail History === | ||
Before motorized travel became common people traveled from location to location using "trails" or "traces". Most of these trails were well established by the time Europeans immigrated to the colonies. The original 'travelers' on these trails were various types of nomadic animals as they moved from place to place in search of grazing lands and fresh water. Native Americans were familiar with these trails and utilized them for thousands of years prior to settlement by Europeans. Because they were often well worn, easy to follow and led to grazing lands and fresh water Europeans utilized them as well on foot, horseback and with wagons. Many of these trails, or portions of them, were utilized in the construction of roads and highways in modern times.<br> | Before motorized travel became common people traveled from location to location using "trails" or "traces". Most of these trails were well established by the time Europeans immigrated to the colonies. The original 'travelers' on these trails were various types of nomadic animals as they moved from place to place in search of grazing lands and fresh water. Native Americans were familiar with these trails and utilized them for thousands of years prior to settlement by Europeans. Because they were often well worn, easy to follow and led to grazing lands and fresh water Europeans utilized them as well on foot, horseback and with wagons. Many of these trails, or portions of them, were utilized in the construction of roads and highways in modern times.<br> | ||