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Did an ancestor travel the '''Catskill Road''' of Massachusetts and New York? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources. | Did an ancestor travel the '''Catskill Road''' of Massachusetts and New York? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources. | ||
[[Image:{{CatskillRdmap}}]]The '''Catskill Road''', also known as the '''''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''''', also known as the '''''Ancram Turnpike''''', is about a 100 mile (161 kilometer) pathway from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York, via Ancram, New York. The route went westward from Springfield, Massachusetts toward the southwest corner of that state. It entered New York State near the town of Ancram and went thence northwest to the town of Catskill on the west bank of the Hudson River. From Catskill the highway was usually called the '''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''' and hugged the north edge of the Catskill Mountains running toward Unadilla (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River, and beyond.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), pages 532 and M-48. {{WorldCat|48077118|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}. This was one of the most important migration routes for early New England settlers who pioneered into central New York.</ref><br><br> | [[Image:{{CatskillRdmap}}]]The '''Catskill Road''', also known as the '''''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''''', also known as the '''''Ancram Turnpike''''', is about a 100 mile (161 kilometer) pathway from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York, via Ancram, New York. The route went westward from Springfield, Massachusetts toward the southwest corner of that state. It entered New York State near the town of Ancram and went thence northwest to the town of Catskill on the west bank of the Hudson River. From Catskill the highway was usually called the '''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''' and hugged the north edge of the Catskill Mountains running toward Unadilla (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River, and beyond to [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]] and [[Bath, New YOrk]].<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), pages 532 and M-48. {{WorldCat|48077118|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}. This was one of the most important migration routes for early New England settlers who pioneered into central New York.</ref><br><br> | ||
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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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*'''''Catskill connection:''''' | *'''''Catskill connection:''''' | ||
:*At the town of [[Catskill, New York]] the '''[[Catskill_Road|Catskill Road]]''' (also known as the '''''Ancram Turnpike''''') changed its name to the '''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''' on its way from Catskill to [[Unadilla, New York]] (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River. | :*At the town of [[Catskill, New York]] the '''[[Catskill_Road|Catskill Road]]''' (also known as the '''''Ancram Turnpike''''') changed its name to the '''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''' on its way from Catskill to [[Unadilla, New York]] (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River, and then to [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]] and [[Bath, New YOrk]]. | ||
'''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 === | ||