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| ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] > [[US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads|Trails and Roads]]''
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| |+ '''Chronological List of Major Historic Trails and Roads Used in the Settlement of the United States''' | | |+ '''Chronological List of Major Historic Trails and Roads Used in the Settlement of the United States''' |
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| | Charleston, South Carolina | | | Charleston, South Carolina |
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| | [[Albany Post Road]] | | | [[Albany Post Road]] |
| | 1669 | | | 1669 |
| | New York City, New York | | | New York City, New York |
| | Albany, New York | | | Albany, New York |
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| | Camino Real de California | | | [[Camino Real de California]] |
| | 1683 | | | 1683 |
| | San Bruno, Mexico | | | San Bruno, Mexico |
| | Sonoma, California | | | Sonoma, California |
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| | Camino Real de los Tejas (Old San Antonio Road) | | | [[Camino Real de los Tejas]] (Old San Antonio Road) |
| | 1690s | | | 1690s |
| | Guerrero, Mexico | | | Guerrero, Mexico |
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| | [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]] | | | [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]] |
| | before 1742/ 1796/1801 | | | before 1742/ 1796/1801 |
| | Natchez, Mississippi | | | Natchez, Mississippi |
| | Nashville, Tennessee (1796 Maysville,Kentucky) | | | Nashville, Tennessee (1796 Maysville,Kentucky) |
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| | [[Unicoi Trail]] (Unicoi Turnpike) | | | [[Unicoi Trail]] (Unicoi Turnpike) |
| | pre-Colonial, setters 1795 | | | pre-Colonial, setters 1795 |
| | Charleston, South Carolina | | | Charleston, South Carolina |
| | Knoxville, Tennessee | | | Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| | Greenville, South Carolina | | | Greenville, South Carolina |
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| | Braddock's Road | | | [[Braddock's Road]] |
| | 1755 | | | 1755 |
| | Fort Cumberland, Maryland | | | Fort Cumberland, Maryland |
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| | French Lick (Nashville), Tennessee | | | French Lick (Nashville), Tennessee |
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| | Zane's Trace | | | [[Zane's Trace]] |
| | 1796 | | | 1796 |
| | Wheeling, (West) Virginia | | | Wheeling, (West) Virginia |
| | Maysville, Kentucky | | | Maysville, Kentucky |
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| | Maysville Turnpike | | | [[Maysville Turnpike]] |
| | 1796 | | | 1796 |
| | Nashville, Tennessee | | | Nashville, Tennessee |
| | Maysville, Kentucky | | | Maysville, Kentucky |
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| | Federal Horse Path | | | [[Federal Horse Path]] |
| | 1805 | | | 1805 |
| | Milledgeville, Georgia | | | Milledgeville, Georgia |
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| | Oregon City, Oregon | | | Oregon City, Oregon |
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| | California Trail | | | [[California Trail|California Trail]] |
| | 1841 | | | 1841 |
| | Independence, Missouri | | | Independence, Missouri |
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| | Nauvoo, Illinois | | | Nauvoo, Illinois |
| | Salt Lake City, Utah | | | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| | | [[Mormon Trail to Southern California|Mormon Trail to Southern California]] |
| | | 1848 |
| | | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| | | Los Angeles, California |
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| | [[Butterfield Overland Mail|Butterfield Overland Mail]] | | | [[Butterfield Overland Mail|Butterfield Overland Mail]] |
| | 1857 | | | 1857 |
| | Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri | | | Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri |
| | San Francisco, California | | | San Francisco, California |
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| | Bozeman Trail | | | [[Central Overland Trail|Central Overland Trail]] |
| | | 1859 |
| | | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| | | Carson City, Nevada |
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| | | [[Bozeman Trail]] |
| | 1863 | | | 1863 |
| | Fort Laramie, Wyoming | | | Fort Laramie, Wyoming |
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| === Internet Sites === | | == Other Wiki Pages == |
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| There were several major migration trails across the [[Portal:United States of America|United States]], and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of the better-known trails our ancestors may have followed are:
| | Many other [[:Category:US Migration Trails and Roads|US Migration Trails and Roads]]. |
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| *[http://www.thechisholmtrail.com/index.htm Chisholm Trail] Texas cattle drive to Kansas railheads | | == Internet Sites == |
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| | *[https://piedmonttrails.com/ Piedmont Trails] Documentation including maps, land deeds, road orders, surveys, and video presentations about the colonial roads and migration routes dating from the 17th-century to the mid 19th-century. |
| | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/migration/ Cyndi's List - Migration Routes, Roads and Trails] links to Internet genealogical resources about traces, trails, roads and related mailing lists, geography, settlers, and societies. |
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| | There were several major migration trails across the United States, and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of the better-known trails our ancestors may have followed are: |
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| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisholm_Trail Chisholm Trail] Texas cattle drive to Kansas railheads |
| *[http://mormontrails.org/ Mormon Trail] Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah pioneer trail | | *[http://mormontrails.org/ Mormon Trail] Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah pioneer trail |
| *[http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/ Old Spanish Trail] Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California trade route | | *[http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/ Old Spanish Trail] Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California trade route |
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| *[http://www.over-land.com/index.html Overland Trail] Atchison, Kansas stagecoach route to Salt Lake City, Utah | | *[http://www.over-land.com/index.html Overland Trail] Atchison, Kansas stagecoach route to Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *[http://www.santafetrail.org/ Santa Fe Trail] Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico trade and pioneer route | | *[http://www.santafetrail.org/ Santa Fe Trail] Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico trade and pioneer route |
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| [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Trails and Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Trails and Roads]] | | [[Category:US_Migration_Trails_and_Roads|Trails and Roads]] [[Category:Migration_Routes|Trails and Roads]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal|Trails and Roads]] |