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'''''Feeder routes.''''' Emigrants reached the Catskill Turnpike along three main routes. First, they came up the Hudson River Valley by boat or via the [[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]]. Second, they came along the [[Catskill Road|Catskill Road]] (later Ancram Turnpike<ref name="Ancr">"Map and Timeline: 1800 to 2020 (and Beyond)" in Susquehanna Turnpike.org at http://www.susquehannaturnpike.net/15901.html (accessed 28 December 2011).</ref>) from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York. Third, there was also stagecoach service on the [[Greenwood Road|Greenwood Road]] from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany which could drop them off near Catskill. | '''''Feeder routes.''''' Emigrants reached the Catskill Turnpike along three main routes. First, they came up the Hudson River Valley by boat or via the [[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]]. Second, they came along the [[Catskill Road|Catskill Road]] (later Ancram Turnpike<ref name="Ancr">"Map and Timeline: 1800 to 2020 (and Beyond)" in Susquehanna Turnpike.org at http://www.susquehannaturnpike.net/15901.html (accessed 28 December 2011).</ref>) from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York. Third, there was also stagecoach service on the [[Greenwood Road|Greenwood Road]] from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany which could drop them off near Catskill. | ||
An early pathway from Catskill to Ithaca | An early pathway from Catskill to Ithaca which eventually became the turnpike was traveled by European settkers no later by 1769.<ref>Archer Butler Hulbert, ''Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers'', vol. 2, Historic Highways of America, vol. 12 (Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1904), 144. Google books [http://books.google.com/books?id=a71pj9gURHYC&amp;pg=PA143&amp;source=gbs_toc_r&amp;cad=0_0#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false online copy]; {{WorldCat|9316729|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref> In 1800 the New York legislature commissioned turnpikes (toll roads), inspectors, mail, and stagecoach service from the Hudson River to the Susquehanna River. Tolls were to be collected at gates every ten miles. Once stagecoach service began, inns were soon established every few miles to provide the beverages, food, and lodging needed for people and animals.<ref name="Gall" /> | ||
One of the roads from the Hudson to the Susquehanna was called the '''''Ulster and Delaware Turnpike''''' (or '''''Jericho''''', or '''''Esopus Turnpike''''') and went from Rhinebeck-Kingston to Bainbridge (formerly Jericho). Another called the '''''Susquehanna Turnpike''''' went from Catskill to Unadilla, a few miles from Bainbridge. Stock companies were formed to raise the money, build, and maintain the roads. In 1804 the legislature authorized an extension called the '''Catskill Turnpike''' (or '''''Bath Turnpike'''''<ref>Almyra E. Morgan, ''The Catskill Turnpike: a Wilderness Path'' (Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society offckLRof Tompkins County, 1971), 5. Tompkins County Public Library [http://tcpl.org/local-history/documents/nys-cny/Catskill_Turnpike.pdf digital pdf copy]; {{WorldCat|63600251|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref>) from the end of the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike at Baibridge west to Bath. The Catskill Turnpike name eventually also became associated with the route from Bainbridge-Unadilla to Catskill.<ref name="Gall" /> In 1804 twice a week mail service was started between Catskill, New York, and Athens, Pennsylvania, the eastern end of the '''''Forbidden Path''''', the probable explanation for the Catskill Turnpike being associated with the Forbidden Path.<ref name="Ancr" /> | One of the roads from the Hudson to the Susquehanna was called the '''''Ulster and Delaware Turnpike''''' (or '''''Jericho''''', or '''''Esopus Turnpike''''') and went from Rhinebeck-Kingston to Bainbridge (formerly Jericho). Another called the '''''Susquehanna Turnpike''''' went from Catskill to Unadilla, a few miles from Bainbridge. Stock companies were formed to raise the money, build, and maintain the roads. In 1804 the legislature authorized an extension called the '''Catskill Turnpike''' (or '''''Bath Turnpike'''''<ref>Almyra E. Morgan, ''The Catskill Turnpike: a Wilderness Path'' (Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society offckLRof Tompkins County, 1971), 5. Tompkins County Public Library [http://tcpl.org/local-history/documents/nys-cny/Catskill_Turnpike.pdf digital pdf copy]; {{WorldCat|63600251|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref>) from the end of the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike at Baibridge west to Bath. The Catskill Turnpike name eventually also became associated with the route from Bainbridge-Unadilla to Catskill.<ref name="Gall" /> In 1804 twice a week mail service was started between Catskill, New York, and Athens, Pennsylvania, the eastern end of the '''''Forbidden Path''''', the probable explanation for the Catskill Turnpike being associated with the Forbidden Path.<ref name="Ancr" /> | ||