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| The counties along the '''''Catskill Turnpike''''' route (east to west) were as follows:<ref name="HBG" /> | | The counties along the '''''Catskill Turnpike''''' route (east to west) were as follows:<ref name="HBG" /> |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Greene County, New York Genealogy|Greene County]] }}
| | :*[[Greene County, New York Genealogy|Greene County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Delaware County, New York Genealogy|Delaware County]] }}
| | :*[[Delaware County, New York Genealogy|Delaware County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Schoharie County, New York Genealogy|Schoharie County]] }}
| | :*[[Schoharie County, New York Genealogy|Schoharie County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Otsego County, New York Genealogy|Otsego County]] }}
| | :*[[Otsego County, New York Genealogy|Otsego County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Chenango County, New York Genealogy|Chenango County]] }}
| | :*[[Chenango County, New York Genealogy|Chenango County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Broome County, New York Genealogy|Broome County]] }}
| | :*[[Broome County, New York Genealogy|Broome County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Tioga County, New York Genealogy|Tioga County]] }}
| | :*[[Tioga County, New York Genealogy|Tioga County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Tompkins County, New York Genealogy|Tompkins County]] }}
| | :*[[Tompkins County, New York Genealogy|Tompkins County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Schuyler County, New York Genealogy|Schuyler County]] }}
| | :*[[Schuyler County, New York Genealogy|Schuyler County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]]}}
| | :*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]] |
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| The road was later extended westward. Counties along the northwest fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> | | The road was later extended westward. Counties along the northwest fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]] }}
| | :*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Livingston County, New York Genealogy|Livingston County]] }}
| | :*[[Livingston County, New York Genealogy|Livingston County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Wyoming County, New York Genealogy|Wyoming County]] }}
| | :*[[Wyoming County, New York Genealogy|Wyoming County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Erie County, New York Genealogy|Erie County]]}}
| | :*[[Erie County, New York Genealogy|Erie County]] |
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| Counties along the west fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> | | Counties along the west fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]] }}
| | :*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Allegany County, New York Genealogy|Allegany County]] }}
| | :*[[Allegany County, New York Genealogy|Allegany County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Cattaraugus County, New York Genealogy|Cattaraugus County]] }}
| | :*[[Cattaraugus County, New York Genealogy|Cattaraugus County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Chautauqua County, New York Genealogy|Chautauqua County]] }}
| | :*[[Chautauqua County, New York Genealogy|Chautauqua County]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Erie County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Erie County, Pennsylvania]]}}
| | :*[[Erie County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Erie County, Pennsylvania]] |
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| '''Connecting trails.''' The Catskill Turnpike linked to other trails at each end and in the middle.<ref>''Handybook'', 847-54.</ref> | | '''Connecting trails.''' The Catskill Turnpike linked to other trails at each end and in the middle.<ref>''Handybook'', 847-54.</ref> |
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| The migration pathways connected at the east end of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' in [[Catskill, New York]] included: | | The migration pathways connected at the east end of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' in [[Catskill, New York]] included: |
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| {{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] a navigable river stretching from north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] then flowing south to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean] at [[New York City, New York|New York City]] }}
| | :*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] a navigable river stretching from north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] then flowing south to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean] at [[New York City, New York|New York City]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[New York City, New York|New York City]] }}
| | :*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[New York City, New York|New York City]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Greenwood Road]] 1600s from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] }}
| | :*[[Greenwood Road]] 1600s from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] |
| {{Block indent|1=*[[Catskill Road]] (or Ancram Turnpike<ref name="Ancr" />) before 1766 from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Catskill, New York]] |2=1}}
| | :*[[Catskill Road]] (or Ancram Turnpike<ref name="Ancr" />) before 1766 from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Catskill, New York]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]}}
| | :*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] |
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| The migration pathways connected in the middle of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' included: | | The migration pathways connected in the middle of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' included: |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths]] 1766 from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Unadilla, New York]]. }}
| | :*[[Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths]] 1766 from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Unadilla, New York]]. |
| {{Block indent|*Ulster and Delaware Turnpike (also Jericho Turnpike, or Esopus Turnpike) 1804 from [[Kingston, New York]] to [[Bainbridge, New York]] }}
| | :*Ulster and Delaware Turnpike (also Jericho Turnpike, or Esopus Turnpike) 1804 from [[Kingston, New York]] to [[Bainbridge, New York]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Forbidden Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Athens, Pennsyvania]] to [[Salamanca, New York]] }}
| | :*[[Forbidden Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Athens, Pennsyvania]] to [[Salamanca, New York]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]}}
| | :*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] |
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| The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Buffalo, New York]] included: | | The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Buffalo, New York]] included: |
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| {{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes] }}
| | :*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Lake Shore Path]] from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] }}
| | :*[[Lake Shore Path]] from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Great Genesee Road|Great Genesee Road]] 1794 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Caledonia, New York|Caledonia]] and later [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] }}
| | :*[[Great Genesee Road|Great Genesee Road]] 1794 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Caledonia, New York|Caledonia]] and later [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] or extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] }}
| | :*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] or extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 connected [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] (New York City to the Great Lakes)}}
| | :*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 connected [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] (New York City to the Great Lakes) |
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| The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] included: | | The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] included: |
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| {{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes] }}
| | :*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Lake Shore Path]] 1792 from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] }}
| | :*[[Lake Shore Path]] 1792 from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]}}
| | :*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] |
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| '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Turnpike from Catskill to Bath are:<ref>Route information from MapQuest.com at http://www.mapquest.com/.</ref> | | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Turnpike from Catskill to Bath are:<ref>Route information from MapQuest.com at http://www.mapquest.com/.</ref> |
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| {{Block indent|*Take New York RT-23 northwest from Catskill to Oneonta }}
| | :*Take New York RT-23 northwest from Catskill to Oneonta |
| {{Block indent|*At Oneonta take New York RT-7 southwest to Bainbridge }}
| | :*At Oneonta take New York RT-7 southwest to Bainbridge |
| {{Block indent|*In Bainbridge take New York RT-206 west to Whitney Point }}
| | :*In Bainbridge take New York RT-206 west to Whitney Point |
| {{Block indent|*From Whitney Point take New York RT-79 west toward Watkins Glen }}
| | :*From Whitney Point take New York RT-79 west toward Watkins Glen |
| {{Block indent|*RT-79 becomes RT-414 briefly. From near Watkins Glen head west for Tyrone on CR-23. }}
| | :*RT-79 becomes RT-414 briefly. From near Watkins Glen head west for Tyrone on CR-23. |
| {{Block indent|*Continue past Tyrone until it becomes Birdeye-Waneta and Birdeye-Holw. }}
| | :*Continue past Tyrone until it becomes Birdeye-Waneta and Birdeye-Holw. |
| {{Block indent|*Turn left on RT-87 southwest towards Hammondsport where it turns into RT-54 southwest to Bath.}}
| | :*Turn left on RT-87 southwest towards Hammondsport where it turns into RT-54 southwest to Bath. |
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| === Settlers and Records === | | === Settlers and Records === |