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[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Boston, Massachusetts|'''Boston''']] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Dorchester, Massachusetts|Dorchester]]}} | |||
[[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] | [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Dedham, Massachusetts|Dedham]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Westwood, Massachusetts|Westwood]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Norwood, Massachusetts|Norwood]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Walpole, Massachusetts|Walpole]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Plainville, Massachusetts|Plainville]]}} | |||
[[Bristol County, Massachusetts]] | [[Bristol County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[North Attleborough, Massachusetts|North Attleborough]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]]}} | |||
[[Providence County, Rhode Island]] | [[Providence County, Rhode Island]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Providence, Rhode Island|'''Providence''']]}} | |||
'''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' connected with other migration routes: | '''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' connected with other migration routes: | ||
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'''''Boston, MA connections''''' | '''''Boston, MA connections''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Bay Road]] connects [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (Massachusetts Bay) to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] (Buzzards Bay). }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Coast Path]] follows an ancient Indian path near the shoreline from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Kennebunk Road]] links [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] along the New England coast to [[Augusta, Maine]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[King's Highway]] also known as the Boston Post Road goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts to New York City, and south to [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston, South Carolina]] with extensions on each end. In Massachusetts and Connecticut there were at least three competing routes for the Boston Post Road. Parts were laid out 1650 to 1735; its length remained in heavy use through 1783, and some parts are used to this day. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] This trail was established in 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]. The [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to Albany side of that route probably preceded the Albany to Oswego route by many years. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to the Connecticut River Valley at [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] and south to [[Hartford, Connecticut]].}} | |||
'''''Providence, RI connection''''' | '''''Providence, RI connection''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Pequot Path]] which linked Providence to Westerly. From Westerly the extension went to New Haven, and on to New York and eventually to Charleston as part of the lower [[Boston Post Road]] or [[King's Highway]].}} | |||
'''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' from Boston to Providence are: | '''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' from Boston to Providence are: | ||
{{Block indent|*From Boston, MA take '''Washington Street / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_Rhode_Island US-1]''' southwest bound to Pawtucket, RI }} | |||
{{Block indent|*At Pawtucket, RI take '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_Rhode_Island US-1] / Pawtucket Ave / Main Street''' southwest to Providence, RI}} | |||
=== Settler Records === | === Settler Records === | ||
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