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 Did an ancestor travel the '''Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths''' of New York and Pennsylvania? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources.
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-<br>The '''Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths''' were ancient American Indian trails running about 197 miles (317 kilometers) from '''[[Unadilla, New York|Unadilla]]''' (Wattle's Ferry) in central New York passing near Scranton, Pennsylvania to join the '''''[[Minsi Path]]&nbsp;''''' in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on its way to '''[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]'''.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 850-51. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry];  {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> By 1766 pioneers had used this route and the associated [[Minsi Path]] to reach central New York from Pennsylvania, and vise versa. The '''''Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths&nbsp;''''' with the '''''Minsi Path&nbsp;''''' were a pioneer connection from the [[Catskill Road]] in New York to the [[Great Valley Road]] in Pennsylvania.
+The '''Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths''' were ancient American Indian trails running about 197 miles (317 kilometers) from '''[[Unadilla, New York|Unadilla]]''' (Wattle's Ferry) in central New York passing near Scranton, Pennsylvania to join the '''''[[Minsi Path]]&nbsp;''''' in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on its way to '''[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]'''.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 850-51. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry];  {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> By 1766 pioneers had used this route and the associated [[Minsi Path]] to reach central New York from Pennsylvania, and vise versa. The '''''Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths&nbsp;''''' with the '''''Minsi Path&nbsp;''''' were a pioneer connection from the [[Catskill Road]] in New York to the [[Great Valley Road]] in Pennsylvania.
 This is one of the main routes connecting New England and New York to Pennsylvania and the southern United States. An alternate route to the southern United States was the [[King's Highway]].