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Mohawk Trail northerly route
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=== Route === | === Route === | ||
The counties along | The counties along Great Genesee Road (east to west) were as follows:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "New York State Route 5" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 (accessed 28 June 2011).</ref> | ||
:*[[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]] | :*[[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]] | ||
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:*[[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] | :*[[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] | ||
On the west side of New York the original [[Mohawk Trail]] footpath apparently followed a more northerly line toward Fort Niagara | On the west side of New York the original [[Mohawk Trail]] (Fort Niagara fork) footpath apparently followed a more northerly line toward Fort Niagara:<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 WorldCat entry]. {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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:*[[Wayne County, New York|Wayne County]] | :*[[Wayne County, New York|Wayne County]] | ||
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'''Modern parallels.''' The modern road that roughly matches the Great Genesee Road and its extension to Buffalo is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern road that roughly matches the Great Genesee Road and its extension to Buffalo is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_5 New York State Route 5] from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. | ||
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=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||