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The counties along the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail route (southeast to northwest) were as follows:<ref name="HBG" />  
The counties along the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail route (southeast to northwest) were as follows:<ref name="HBG" />  


{{Block indent|*[[Albany County, New York Genealogy|Albany County]] }}
:*[[Albany County, New York Genealogy|Albany County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Schenectady County, New York Genealogy|Schenectady County]] }}
:*[[Schenectady County, New York Genealogy|Schenectady County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Herkimer County, New York Genealogy|Herkimer County]] }}
:*[[Herkimer County, New York Genealogy|Herkimer County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Oneida County, New York Genealogy|Oneida County]] }}
:*[[Oneida County, New York Genealogy|Oneida County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Oswego County, New York Genealogy|Oswego County]]}}
:*[[Oswego County, New York Genealogy|Oswego County]]


The Mohawk or Iroquois Trail had a '''''west fork''''' from Fort Schuyler (Utica) to Fort Niagara that partially overlapped the [[Great Genesee Road]]. Counties along the west fork of the Mohawk Trail route (east to west) were:<ref>"Great Genesee Road" in ''Handybook'', 849.</ref>  
The Mohawk or Iroquois Trail had a '''''west fork''''' from Fort Schuyler (Utica) to Fort Niagara that partially overlapped the [[Great Genesee Road]]. Counties along the west fork of the Mohawk Trail route (east to west) were:<ref>"Great Genesee Road" in ''Handybook'', 849.</ref>  


{{Block indent|*[[Oneida County, New York Genealogy|Oneida County]] }}
:*[[Oneida County, New York Genealogy|Oneida County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Madison County, New York Genealogy|Madison County]] }}
:*[[Madison County, New York Genealogy|Madison County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Onondaga County, New York Genealogy|Onondaga County]] }}
:*[[Onondaga County, New York Genealogy|Onondaga County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Cayuga County, New York Genealogy|Cayuga County]] }}
:*[[Cayuga County, New York Genealogy|Cayuga County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Wayne County, New York Genealogy|Wayne County]] }}
:*[[Wayne County, New York Genealogy|Wayne County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Monroe County, New York Genealogy|Monroe County]] }}
:*[[Monroe County, New York Genealogy|Monroe County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Genesee County, New York Genealogy|Genesee County]] }}
:*[[Genesee County, New York Genealogy|Genesee County]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Niagara County, New York Genealogy|Niagara County]]}}
:*[[Niagara County, New York Genealogy|Niagara County]]


{{Block indent|*[[Lincoln County, Ontario]], Canada, the trail continued westward in Canada following the base of the escarpment south of Lake Ontario}}
:*[[Lincoln County, Ontario]], Canada, the trail continued westward in Canada following the base of the escarpment south of Lake Ontario


'''Connecting trails.''' The Mohawk or Iroquois Trail linked to other trails at each end of the main trail, and each end of the west fork.<ref>''Handybook'', 847-54.</ref>  
'''Connecting trails.''' The Mohawk or Iroquois Trail linked to other trails at each end of the main trail, and each end of the west fork.<ref>''Handybook'', 847-54.</ref>  
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The migration pathways connected at the southeast end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' in [[Albany, New York]] included:  
The migration pathways connected at the southeast end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' in [[Albany, New York]] included:  


{{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|*[[Lake Champlain Trail]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] via the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River], [[Champlain Canal]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain], and in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] (and [[Chambly Canal]]) }}
:*[[Lake Champlain Trail]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] via the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River], [[Champlain Canal]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain], and in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] (and [[Chambly Canal]])  
{{Block indent|*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] 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] }}
:*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] 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]  
{{Block indent|*with a Mohawk or Iroquois Trail west fork by 1758 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara] |2}}
::*with a Mohawk or Iroquois Trail west fork by 1758 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara]  
{{Block indent|*and that fork was partially overlapped in 1794 by the [[Great Genesee Road]] from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Erie County, New York]] |2}}
::*and that fork was partially overlapped in 1794 by the [[Great Genesee Road]] from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Erie County, New York]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Forbidden Path]] (later Catskill Turnpike) a pre-historic Indian path from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] }}
:*[[Forbidden Path]] (later Catskill Turnpike) a pre-historic Indian path from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie]  
{{Block indent|*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] with a fork from Springfield to [[Hartford, Connecticut]] }}
:*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] with a fork from Springfield to [[Hartford, Connecticut]]  
{{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]] from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] }}
:*[[Greenwood Road]] from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Champlain Canal]] 1819 connected the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] (New York City to Montreal) }}
:*[[Champlain Canal]] 1819 connected the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] (New York City to Montreal)  
{{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)


The migration pathway connected at the northwest end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Oswego Fort Oswego] included:  
The migration pathway connected at the northwest end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Oswego Fort Oswego] included:  


{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario] with connections to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario Toronto, Ontario], 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_Ontario Lake Ontario] with connections to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario Toronto, Ontario], 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|*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] 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]}}
:*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] 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]


{{Block indent|'''West Fork.''' The migration pathways connected at the east end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' (west fork) in [[Utica, New York|Utica]] included:}}
:'''West Fork.''' The migration pathways connected at the east end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' (west fork) in [[Utica, New York|Utica]] included:


{{Block indent|*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] by 1758 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara] |2}}
::*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] by 1758 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara]  
{{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]] |2}}
::*[[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|*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]|2}}
::*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]


{{Block indent|The migration pathways connected at the west end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' (west fork) in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara] included:}}
:The migration pathways connected at the west end of the '''Mohawk or Iroquois Trail''' (west fork) in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara] included:


{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], and [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] |2}}
::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], and [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]  
{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_River Niagara River] with connections to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara], and [[Ontario Genealogy|Ontario]] in [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] |2}}
::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_River Niagara River] with connections to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara], and [[Ontario Genealogy|Ontario]] in [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]]  
{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario] with connections to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario Toronto, Ontario], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes] |2}}
::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario] with connections to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario Toronto, Ontario], 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|*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] by 1758 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara] |2}}
::*[[Mohawk_or_Iroquois_Trail|Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] by 1758 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara]  
{{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]] |2}}
::*[[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|*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] |2}}
::*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]  
{{Block indent|*[[Lake Shore Path]] from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] |2}}
::*[[Lake Shore Path]] from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]]  
{{Block indent|*pathways into [[Ontario Genealogy|Ontario]], Canada including the extension of the Iroquois Trail westward along the south side of Lake Ontario|2}}
::*pathways into [[Ontario Genealogy|Ontario]], Canada including the extension of the Iroquois Trail westward along the south side of Lake Ontario


'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail from Albany to Fort Oswego are:  
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail from Albany to Fort Oswego are:  


{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] from Albany to Deerfield (near Utica) }}
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] from Albany to Deerfield (near Utica)  
{{Block indent|*New York State 49 from Deerfield (near Utica) to Rome }}
:*New York State 49 from Deerfield (near Utica) to Rome  
{{Block indent|*where it becomes New York State 69 from Rome to Mexico }}
:*where it becomes New York State 69 from Rome to Mexico  
{{Block indent|*turn west onto New York State 104 from Mexico to Oswego}}
:*turn west onto New York State 104 from Mexico to Oswego


The modern roads that roughly match the '''''west fork''''' of the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail to Fort Niagara are:  
The modern roads that roughly match the '''''west fork''''' of the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail to Fort Niagara are:  


{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] from Albany to two miles east of Sherrill, Oneida County }}
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] from Albany to two miles east of Sherrill, Oneida County  
{{Block indent|*two miles east of Sherrill turn northeast on New York State Route 31 from near Sherrill to the outskirts of Lockport, Niagara County }}
:*two miles east of Sherrill turn northeast on New York State Route 31 from near Sherrill to the outskirts of Lockport, Niagara County  
{{Block indent|*at the outskirts of Lockport, turn northeast on Cold Springs Road which becomes Old Niagara Road which becomes Stone Road }}
:*at the outskirts of Lockport, turn northeast on Cold Springs Road which becomes Old Niagara Road which becomes Stone Road  
{{Block indent|*which merges into westbound New York State Route 93 from Lockport to Fort Niagara}}
:*which merges into westbound New York State Route 93 from Lockport to Fort Niagara


=== Settlers and Records  ===
=== Settlers and Records  ===
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*[http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/history/101.html History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925] focuses most on modern Mohawk Turnpike.
*[http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/history/101.html History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925] focuses most on modern Mohawk Turnpike.


{{Block indent|The Great Genesee Road partially overlaps the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail. }}
:The Great Genesee Road partially overlaps the Mohawk or Iroquois Trail.  
{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] Wikipedia's excellent brief history of New York roads, especially the Great Genesee Road. }}
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] Wikipedia's excellent brief history of New York roads, especially the Great Genesee Road.  
{{Block indent|*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tqpeiffer/Documents/Ancestral%20Migration%20Archives/Migration%20Webpage%20Folder/%281%29%20NORTHEASTERN%20US%20ROUTES/Great%20Genesee%20Road.htm The Great Genesee Road] RootsWeb brief history and maps. }}
:*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tqpeiffer/Documents/Ancestral%20Migration%20Archives/Migration%20Webpage%20Folder/%281%29%20NORTHEASTERN%20US%20ROUTES/Great%20Genesee%20Road.htm The Great Genesee Road] RootsWeb brief history and maps.  
{{Block indent|*[http://www.co.seneca.ny.us/history/The%20Way%20West%20Through%20Northern%20Seneca%20County.pdf The Way West Through Northern Seneca County] good history of roads, canals, and railroads in Seneca County.}}
:*[http://www.co.seneca.ny.us/history/The%20Way%20West%20Through%20Northern%20Seneca%20County.pdf The Way West Through Northern Seneca County] good history of roads, canals, and railroads in Seneca County.


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