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=== History of the Minsi Path === | === History of the Minsi Path === | ||
The Minsi Path was named after the Minsi Indians. Like many other North American trails, its origin extends back into antiquity as a path used by Native Americans for thousands of years. | The Minsi Path was named after the Minsi Indians. Like many other North American trails, its origin extends back into antiquity as a path used by Native Americans for thousands of years. The trail extends from the Blue Mountains in Pennsylvania to land in the south. <br> It was used by early European settlers as their population expanded through Pennsylvania. <br> Today the trail is known as Bethlehem Pike. Bethlehem Pike is a historic 42.21 mi (67.93 km) long road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It began as a Native American path called the Minsi Trail which evolved into a colonial highway called the King's Road in the 1760s. Most of the route later became part of U.S. Route 309, now Pennsylvania Route 309.<ref>Wikipedia - Bethlehem Pike[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Pike]</ref> | ||
The trail extends from the Blue Mountains in Pennsylvania to land in the south. <br> | |||
It was used by early European settlers as their population expanded through Pennsylvania. <br> | |||
Today the trail is known as Bethlehem Pike. Bethlehem Pike is a historic 42.21 mi (67.93 km) long road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It began as a Native American path called the Minsi Trail which evolved into a colonial highway called the King's Road in the 1760s. Most of the route later became part of U.S. Route 309, now Pennsylvania Route 309.<ref>Wikipedia - Bethlehem Pike[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Pike]</ref> | |||
This was an important route from New England to the southern United States. An alternate route was the [[King's Highway]]. | |||
=== Route === | |||
The '''Minsi Path''' connected '''[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]''' to '''[[Kingston, New York]]''' through the following places: | |||
*'''[[Kingston, New York]]''' and the [[Ulster and Delaware Turnpike]] | |||
*[[Ulster County, New York]] | |||
*'''[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]''' including the [[Forbes Road]], [[Great Valley Road]], [[Fall Line Road]], and [[King's Highway]]. | |||
=== References === | |||
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{{Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania}} {{New York|New York}} | {{Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania}} {{New York|New York}} | ||
[[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] | [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads]] | ||