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'''Railroad competition.''' The heyday of wagon roads into central New York was the early 1800s before the coming of the railroads in the 1830s and 1840s.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_and_Boston_Railroad Hudson and Boston Railroad]] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 23 October 2014).</ref> Railroads were faster, less expensive, and safer to use than overland wagon roads. As railroads entered an area, the long distance overland wagon roads (especially the toll roads) normally became less used. Railroads like the following began moving settlers and replaced much of the wagon road traffic in the area: | '''Railroad competition.''' The heyday of wagon roads into central New York was the early 1800s before the coming of the railroads in the 1830s and 1840s.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_and_Boston_Railroad Hudson and Boston Railroad]] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 23 October 2014).</ref> Railroads were faster, less expensive, and safer to use than overland wagon roads. As railroads entered an area, the long distance overland wagon roads (especially the toll roads) normally became less used. Railroads like the following began moving settlers and replaced much of the wagon road traffic in the area: | ||
{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_and_New_England_Railroad Lehigh and New England Railroad] completed in 1891.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_and_New_England_Railroad Lehigh and New England Railroad] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 10 November 2014).</ref>}} | |||
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'''''Unadilla and Bainbridge connections:''''' | '''''Unadilla and Bainbridge connections:''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Catskill Turnpike]] from the ''Salisbury and Canaan Turnpike'' at [[Salisbury, Connecticut]] to [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Unadilla, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Ulster and Delaware Turnpike]] from the ''Salisbury and Canaan Turnpike'' at [[Salisbury, Connecticut]] to [[Kingston, New York]] to the ''[[Catskill Turnpike]]'' at [[Bainbridge, New York]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Susquehanna River}} | |||
'''''Northampton County, Pennsylvania connection:''''' | '''''Northampton County, Pennsylvania connection:''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Minsi Path]] from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] north along the west side of the Delaware River to [[Port Jervis, New York]] and then northeast to the ''[[Ulster and Delaware Turnpike]]'' at [[Kingston, New York]] on the Hudson River.}} | |||
'''''Philadelphia Connections:''''' | '''''Philadelphia Connections:''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Forbes Road]] west from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Great Valley Road]] southwest from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to Knoxville, Tennessee. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[King's Highway]] (aka New York City - Philadelphia Post Road) southwest from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]].}} | |||
=== Settler Records === | === Settler Records === | ||
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