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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 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> | ||
This was an important route from New England to the southern United States. An alternate route was the [[King's Highway]]. | This was an important route from New England to the southern United States. An alternate route to the southern United States was the [[King's Highway]]. | ||
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The '''Minsi Path''' connected '''[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]''' to '''[[Kingston, New York]]''' through the following places:<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 851. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry]; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | The '''Minsi Path''' connected '''[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]''' to '''[[Kingston, New York]]''' through the following places:<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 851. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry]; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
*'''[[Kingston, New York]]''' including the [[Ulster and Delaware Turnpike]] and Hudson River. | *'''[[Kingston, New York]]''' including the [[Ulster and Delaware Turnpike]] and Hudson River. | ||
*[[Ulster County, New York]] | *[[Ulster County, New York]] | ||
*[[Sullivan County, New York]] | *[[Sullivan County, New York]] | ||