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There may have been two forks of the Catskill Road. New York State historical roadside markers show Ancram was connected by old turnpikes both to (a) Barrington, Massachusetts via Hillsdale (Nobletown), New York, and to (b) Salisbury, Connecticut.<ref>"36 Old Turnpike Road" and "37 Turnpike Road" in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_State_Historic_Markers_in_Columbia_County,_New_York List of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 21 October 2014).</ref> Therefore, immigrants from Springfield could have chosen two main routes of nearly the same length to arrive at Catskill: | There may have been two forks of the Catskill Road. New York State historical roadside markers show Ancram was connected by old turnpikes both to (a) Barrington, Massachusetts via Hillsdale (Nobletown), New York, and to (b) Salisbury, Connecticut.<ref>"36 Old Turnpike Road" and "37 Turnpike Road" in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_State_Historic_Markers_in_Columbia_County,_New_York List of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 21 October 2014).</ref> Therefore, immigrants from Springfield could have chosen two main routes of nearly the same length to arrive at Catskill: | ||
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*'''''mid-road New York connection:''''' | *'''''mid-road New York connection:''''' | ||
:*The [[Albany Post Road]] connects New York City to Albany, New York. | :*The [[Albany Post Road]] connects [[New York City New York genealogy|New York City]] to [[Albany, New York]]. The Albany Post Road crossed the Catskill Road at [[Livingston, New York]]. | ||
*'''''Catskill connection:''''' | *'''''Catskill connection:''''' | ||