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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. | ||
The Coast Path probably pre-dated both colonies as part of a much longer American Indian trail with extensions as far north as Maine and New Brunswick (see [[Kennebunk Road]]) where the English and other Europeans dried cod from the Grand Banks for markets in Europe. | The Coast Path probably pre-dated both colonies as part of a much longer American Indian trail with extensions as far north as Maine and New Brunswick (see [[Kennebunk Road]]) where the English and other Europeans dried cod from the Grand Banks for markets in Europe by the early 1500s. | ||
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'''Connecting Routes''' Over time the Coast Path connected with the following migration routes out of the Boston end of the Coast Path: | '''Connecting Routes''' Over time the Coast Path connected with the following migration routes out of the Boston end of the Coast Path: | ||
:*[[Bay Road]] connects Boston (Massachusetts Bay) to New Bedford (Buzzards Bay). | :*[[Bay Road]] connects [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (Massachusetts Bay) to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] (Buzzards Bay). | ||
:*[[Kennebunk Road]] links Boston to Augusta, Maine. | :*[[Kennebunk Road]] links [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to Augusta, Maine. | ||
:*[[King's Highway]] also known as the Boston Post Road goes from Boston, Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina with extensions on each end. | :*[[King's Highway]] also known as the Boston Post Road goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts to Charleston, South Carolina with extensions on each end. | ||
:*[[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. | :*[[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, Massachusetts|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 Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Hartford, Connecticut]] | ||
:*[[Old Roebuck Road]] goes from Boston to Providence, Rhode Island (Narragansett Bay). | :*[[Old Roebuck Road]] goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to Providence, Rhode Island (Narragansett Bay). | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||