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[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Massachusetts]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York|New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Catskill Road''' | [[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Massachusetts]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New York|New York]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Catskill Road''' | ||
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.<br><br>[[Image:{{CatskillRdmap}}]]__TOC__ | 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.<br><br>[[Image:{{CatskillRdmap}}]]__TOC__ | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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'''Tolls.''' As traffic increased along a roadway American political leaders turned to toll roads (turnpikes) to raise money to improve, clear, and repair their local highways.<ref>Wood, 33-36.</ref> Toll revenue from stagecoaches, drovers, and other travelers was used to maintain the roadbeds and bridges, and, if there was enough left over (rarely happened), to pay a turnpike stockholder dividend. If turnpike revenue decreased too much, the roadway maintenance was typically turned over to the state and the path was made a free public road. | '''Tolls.''' As traffic increased along a roadway American political leaders turned to toll roads (turnpikes) to raise money to improve, clear, and repair their local highways.<ref>Wood, 33-36.</ref> Toll revenue from stagecoaches, drovers, and other travelers was used to maintain the roadbeds and bridges, and, if there was enough left over (rarely happened), to pay a turnpike stockholder dividend. If turnpike revenue decreased too much, the roadway maintenance was typically turned over to the state and the path was made a free public road. | ||
The '''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''' opened from Catskill to Unadilla, New York in 1804. The New York legislature in 1804 and 1805 approved | The '''[[Catskill Turnpike]]''' opened from Catskill to Unadilla, New York in 1804. The New York legislature in 1804 and 1805 approved feeder turnpike routes out of Connecticut. The rival Salisbury Turnpike (via nearby Gallatin) and the Ancram Turnpike both went from Connecticut to the Hudson River.<ref>Isaac Huntting, ''History of the Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County'' (Amenia, NY: Chas. Walsh, 1897), 99-101. [[http://books.google.com/books?id=hJwvAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;dq=History%20of%20the%20Little%20Nine%20Partners&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;source=gbs_similarbooks Google Book edition]]</ref> | ||
The heyday of wagon roads into central New York was the early 1800s before the coming of the railroads in the 1840s and 1850s.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_and_Boston_Railroad Hudson and Boston Railroad]] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 23 October 2014).</ref> After the railroads arrived, wagon road travel declined sharply. | |||
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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 similar 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 similar length to arrive at Catskill: | ||
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*'''''Catskill connection:''''' | *'''''Catskill connection:''''' | ||
:*At the town of [[Catskill, New York]] the '''[[ | :*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 (southern route) from Springfield to Catskill are: | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Road (southern route) from Springfield to Catskill are: | ||