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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|Prince George's County]] went to the Carolinas. A group of Catholics from [[St. Mary's County, Maryland|St. Mary's County]] settled in [[Nelson County, Kentucky|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 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|Prince George's County]] went to the Carolinas. A group of Catholics from [[St. Mary's County, Maryland|St. Mary's County]] settled in [[Nelson County, Kentucky|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 | 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|Baltimore]]. | ||
Free native-born Marylanders, alive in 1850, who had left the state, resettled as follows:<br> | Free native-born Marylanders, alive in 1850, who had left the state, resettled as follows:<br> | ||