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 Did an ancestor travel the '''Old Connecticut Path''' of Massachusetts and Connecticut? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources.
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+=== History  ===
-=== Old Connecticut Path History  ===
+The '''Old Connecticut Path''' was created by Native Americans in antiquity. &nbsp;It was the first North American trail that led west from settlements on the Atlantic seacoast into the interior of America.<br><br>
-[[Image:{{OConnPathmap}}]]The '''Old Connecticut Path''' was created by Native Americans in antiquity. &nbsp;It was the first North American trail that led west from settlements on the Atlantic seacoast into the interior of America.<br><br>
 The Path was used by members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony as early as 1630. It continued to be used as settlements in Connecticut and other interior locations were settled.