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[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Boston, Massachusetts|'''Boston''']] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Dorchester, Massachusetts|Dorchester]]}} | |||
[[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] | [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Dedham, Massachusetts|Dedham]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Westwood, Massachusetts|Westwood]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Norwood, Massachusetts|Norwood]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Sharon, Massachusetts|Sharon]]}} | |||
[[Bristol County, Massachusetts]] | [[Bristol County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Easton, Massachusetts|Easton]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]]}} | |||
[[Plymouth County, Massachusetts]] | [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Lakeville, Massachusetts|Lakeville]]}} | |||
back into [[Bristol County, Massachusetts]] | back into [[Bristol County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Acushnet, Massachusetts|Acushnet]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[New Bedford, Massachusetts|'''New Bedford''']]}} | |||
'''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Bay Road ''''' connected with half a dozen new migration routes out of Boston: | '''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Bay Road ''''' connected with half a dozen new migration routes out of Boston: | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Coast Path]] follows an ancient Indian path near the shoreline from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Kennebunk Road]] links [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] along the New England coast to [[Augusta, Maine]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[King's Highway]] also known as the Boston Post Road goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts to New York City, and south to [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston, South Carolina]] with extensions on each end. In Massachusetts and Connecticut there were at least three competing routes for the Boston Post Road. Parts were laid out 1650 to 1735; its length remained in heavy use through 1783, and some parts are used to this day. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] This trail was established in 1722 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Rome, New York|Rome]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Oswego Fort Oswego] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario]. The [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to Albany side of that route probably preceded the Albany to Oswego route by many years. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to the Connecticut River Valley at [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] and south to [[Hartford, Connecticut]] . }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Old Roebuck Road]] goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Providence, Rhode Island]] (Narragansett Bay).}} | |||
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Bay Road ''''' from Boston to New Bedford are: | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Bay Road ''''' from Boston to New Bedford are: | ||
{{Block indent|*From Boston head southwest on'''Washington Street''' bound for Dedham. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*From Dedham go south on the '''Providence Highway''' to Norwood. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*At Norwood transfer onto '''Neponsit Street''' bound southeast to Canton. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*At Canton turn south onto '''Washington Street''' which shortly becomes the '''Bay Road''' or '''Bay Street '''on its way to Taunton. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*From Taunton take '''Summer Street/MA-140''' to the southeast. This becomes '''County Street''' or '''County Road''' bound for Clifford. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Near Clifford the '''County Road''' merges going south with '''MA-18/Acushnet Avenue/Ashley Blvd''' on the way into New Bedford.}} | |||
=== Settler Records === | === Settler Records === | ||
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