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==In-country Migration== | ==In-country Migration== | ||
Migrations from Maryland began in the early years of the colony. Travelers generally followed the Cumberland Trail (Braddock Road) that led west to Pittsburgh and from there to the Ohio River. Many people also used the [[Great Valley Road|Great Trading Path]], also called the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road, that led southwest along the Allegheny Ridge into the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. Some Marylanders from [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George's County]] went to the Carolinas. A group of Catholics from [[St. Mary's County, Maryland Genealogy|St. Mary's County]] settled in [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County, Kentucky]]. By the 1820s some wealthy young Marylanders were moving slaves from their home farms to open plantations in Mississippi and surrounding areas. | Migrations from Maryland began in the early years of the colony. Travelers generally followed the [[Cumberland Road|Cumberland Trail]] [[Braddock Road|(Braddock Road)]] that led west to Pittsburgh and from there to the Ohio River. Many people also used the [[Great Valley Road|Great Trading Path]], also called the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road, that led southwest along the Allegheny Ridge into the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. Some Marylanders from [[Prince George's County, Maryland Genealogy|Prince George's County]] went to the Carolinas. A group of Catholics from [[St. Mary's County, Maryland Genealogy|St. Mary's County]] settled in [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County, Kentucky]]. By the 1820s some wealthy young Marylanders were moving slaves from their home farms to open plantations in Mississippi and surrounding areas. | ||
Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans, and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially [[Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland Genealogy|Baltimore]]. | Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans, and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially [[Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland Genealogy|Baltimore]]. | ||
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*''Marylanders to '''Tennessee''', 1775-1835''. Lewes, De.: Colonial Roots, 2004. {{FHL|1202774|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2pm}}.<br> | *''Marylanders to '''Tennessee''', 1775-1835''. Lewes, De.: Colonial Roots, 2004. {{FHL|1202774|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2pm}}.<br> | ||
Articles have been published about Marylanders in '''Delaware''', '''Indiana''', '''Pennsylvania''', '''Virginia''', and '''West Virginia''', see: [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/library/periodicals/perbib/html/bibm.html ''Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.''] | Articles have been published about Marylanders in '''Delaware''', '''Indiana''', '''Pennsylvania''', '''Virginia''', and '''West Virginia''', see: [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/library/periodicals/perbib/html/bibm.html ''Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.''] | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog: | The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog: | ||