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'''[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Suffolk County]]''' | '''[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Suffolk County]]''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (1630<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston Boston] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Dorchester, Massachusetts|Dorchester]] (1630<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester,_Boston Dorchester, Boston] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>)}} | |||
'''[[Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Norfolk County]]''' | '''[[Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Norfolk County]]''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]] (settled 1640<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton,_Massachusetts Milton, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]] (settled 1626<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts Quincy, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Braintree, Massachusetts|Braintree]] (1640<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braintree,_Massachusetts Braintree, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]] (settled 1623<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weymouth,_Massachusetts Weymouth, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Cohasset, Massachusetts|Cohasset]] (east side of Hingham)(settled 1670<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohasset,_Massachusetts Cohasset, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>)}} | |||
'''[[Plymouth County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Plymouth County]]''' | '''[[Plymouth County, Massachusetts Genealogy|Plymouth County]]''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Hingham, Massachusetts|Hingham]] (settled 1633<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hingham,_Massachusetts Hingham, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Scituate, Massachusetts|Scituate]] (settled 1627<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scituate,_Massachusetts Scituate, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]] (settled 1627<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshfield,_Massachusetts Marshfield, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]] (settled 1627<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duxbury,_Massachusetts Duxbury, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]] (settled 1620<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Massachusetts Kingston, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy|Plymouth]] (1620<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Massachusetts Plymouth, Massachusetts] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 14 October 2014).</ref>)}} | |||
'''Connecting Routes''' Over time the Coast Path connected with half a dozen new migration routes out of the Boston end of the Coast Path: | '''Connecting Routes''' Over time the Coast Path connected with half a dozen new migration routes out of the Boston end of the Coast Path: | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Bay Road]] connects [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (Massachusetts Bay) to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] (Buzzards Bay). }} | |||
{{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 road that roughly matches the old Coast Path from Boston to Plymouth is: | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern road that roughly matches the old Coast Path from Boston to Plymouth is: | ||
{{Block indent|*Massachusetts State Highway [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_3A Route 3A] between Boston and Plymouth.}} | |||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
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