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:*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to the Connecticut River Valley at [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] and south to [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. | :*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to the Connecticut River Valley at [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] and south to [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. | ||
:*The upper [[King's Highway]], also known as the upper Boston Post Road, went from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to Springfield in Massachusetts, to Hartford and New Haven in Connecticut, and then on to New York City. From Boston to Hartford it followed the same route as the [[Old Connecticut Path]]. From New York City the King's Highway continued south to [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston, South Carolina]]. | :*The upper [[King's Highway]], also known as the '''''upper Boston Post Road''''', went from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] in Massachusetts, to [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] in Connecticut, and then on to [[New York City, New York genealogy|New York City]]. From Boston to Hartford it followed the same route as the [[Old Connecticut Path]]. From New York City the [[King's Highway]] continued south to [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston, South Carolina]]. | ||
*'''''mid-road Massachusetts/Connecticut connections:''''' | *'''''mid-road Massachusetts/Connecticut connections:''''' | ||
:*[[Greenwood Road]] from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[North Canaan, Connecticut]] to [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]], to [[Albany, New York]]. The Greenwood Road crossed over the Catskill Road (south) at North Canaan, Connecticut, and over the Catskill Road (north) in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. | :*[[Greenwood Road]] from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[North Canaan, Connecticut]] to [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]], to [[Albany, New York]]. The Greenwood Road crossed over the Catskill Road (south) at [[North Canaan, Connecticut|North Canaan, Connecticut]], and over the Catskill Road (north) in [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts|Great Barrington, Massachusetts]]. | ||
*'''''mid-road New York connection:''''' | *'''''mid-road New York connection:''''' | ||
:*[[Albany Post Road]] | :*The [[Albany Post Road]] connects New York City to Albany, New York. | ||
*'''''Catskill connection:''''' | *'''''Catskill connection:''''' | ||
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:*[[Catskill_Road]] (or [[Catskill Turnpike]]; also known aa the Ancram Turnpike) from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Ancram, New York]] to [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Unadilla, New York]] (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River. | :*[[Catskill_Road]] (or [[Catskill Turnpike]]; also known aa the Ancram Turnpike) from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Ancram, New York]] to [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Unadilla, New York]] (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River. | ||
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Road from Springfield to Catskill are: | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Road from Springfield to Catskill are: | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||