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=== Background History === | === Background History === | ||
The Pilgrims from England and the Netherlands founded Plymouth in 1620. The Puritans from England founded Boston in 1630. The Coast Path was the earliest overland route between the two. | The Pilgrims from England and the Netherlands founded Plymouth in 1620. The Puritans from England founded Boston in 1630. The Coast Path was the earliest overland route between the two. | ||
=== Route === | === Route === | ||
The Coast Path passed | The Coast Path passed northwest to southeast through Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties: | ||
'''[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]''' | '''[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]''' | ||
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*[[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]] | *[[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]] | ||
*[[Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy|Plymouth]] | *[[Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy|Plymouth]] | ||
'''Connecting Routes''' Over time the Coast Path connected with the following migration routes out of the Boston end of the Coast Path: | |||
*[[Bay Road]] | |||
*[[Kennebunk Road]] | |||
*[[King's Highway]] also known as the Boston Post Road | |||
*[[Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] This trail was established in 1722 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Rome, New York|Rome]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Oswego Fort Oswego] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario]. The Boston to Albany side of that route probably preceded the Albany to Oswego route by many years. | |||
*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Hartford, Connecticut]] | |||
*[[Old Roebuck Road]] | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||