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= Historic Trails and Roads of the United States = | |||
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|+ '''Chronological List of Major Historic Trails and Roads Used in the Settlement of the United States''' | |||
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| '''Name''' | |||
| '''Date Opened''' | |||
| '''Usual Origin''' | |||
| '''Usual Destination''' | |||
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| Camino Real de Tierra Adentro | |||
| 1598 | |||
| Mexico City, Mexico | |||
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | |||
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| King's Highway (Boston Post Road) | |||
| 1650/1735 | |||
| Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Charleston, South Carolina | |||
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| Albany Post Road | |||
| 1669 | |||
| New York City, New York | |||
| Albany, New York | |||
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| Camino Real (California) | |||
| 1683 | |||
| San Bruno, Mexico | |||
| Sonoma, California | |||
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| Camino Real de los Tejas (Old San Antonio Road) | |||
| 1690s | |||
| Guerrero, Mexico | |||
| Natchitoches, Louisiana | |||
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| Fall Line Road | |||
| 1735 | |||
| Fredericksburg, Virginia | |||
| Augusta, Georgia | |||
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| Great Wagon (or Great Valley) Road | |||
| 1750s | |||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Augusta, Georgia | |||
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| Upper Road | |||
| 1750s | |||
| Fredericksburg, Virginia | |||
| Greenville, South Carolina | |||
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| Braddock's Road | |||
| 1755 | |||
| Fort Cumberland, Maryland | |||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Forbes Road | |||
| 1759 | |||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Wilderness Road | |||
| 1775 | |||
| Block House, Virginia | |||
| Boonesborough/Louisville, Kentucky | |||
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| Zane's Trace | |||
| 1796 | |||
| Wheeling, (West) Virginia | |||
| Maysville, Kentucky | |||
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| Natchez Trace | |||
| 1801/1809 | |||
| Natchez, Mississippi | |||
| Nashville, Tennessee (later Maysville, Kentucky) | |||
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| Federal Horse Path | |||
| 1805 | |||
| Milledgeville, Georgia | |||
| Mobile, Alabama | |||
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| National Road (Cumberland Road) | |||
| 1818/1839 | |||
| Cumberland, Maryland (later Baltimore) | |||
| Vandalia, Illinois (later St. Louis, Missouri) | |||
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| Santa Fe Trail | |||
| 1821 | |||
| Independence, Missouri | |||
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | |||
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| Old Spanish Trail | |||
| 1830 | |||
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | |||
| Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Oregon Trail | |||
| 1841 | |||
| Independence, Missouri | |||
| Oregon City, Oregon | |||
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| California Trail | |||
| 1841 | |||
| Independence, Missouri | |||
| Sacramento, California | |||
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| Mormon Trail | |||
| 1846/1847 | |||
| Nauvoo, Illinois | |||
| Salt Lake City, Utah | |||
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| Butterfield Overland Mail | |||
| 1857 | |||
| Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| San Francisco, California | |||
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| Bozeman Trail | |||
| 1863 | |||
| Fort Laramie, Wyoming | |||
| Virginia City, Montana | |||
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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: | 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: | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 20 June 2009
Historic Trails and Roads of the United States[edit | edit source]
| Name | Date Opened | Usual Origin | Usual Destination |
| Camino Real de Tierra Adentro | 1598 | Mexico City, Mexico | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| King's Highway (Boston Post Road) | 1650/1735 | Boston, Massachusetts | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Albany Post Road | 1669 | New York City, New York | Albany, New York |
| Camino Real (California) | 1683 | San Bruno, Mexico | Sonoma, California |
| Camino Real de los Tejas (Old San Antonio Road) | 1690s | Guerrero, Mexico | Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Fall Line Road | 1735 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Augusta, Georgia |
| Great Wagon (or Great Valley) Road | 1750s | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Augusta, Georgia |
| Upper Road | 1750s | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Braddock's Road | 1755 | Fort Cumberland, Maryland | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Forbes Road | 1759 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Wilderness Road | 1775 | Block House, Virginia | Boonesborough/Louisville, Kentucky |
| Zane's Trace | 1796 | Wheeling, (West) Virginia | Maysville, Kentucky |
| Natchez Trace | 1801/1809 | Natchez, Mississippi | Nashville, Tennessee (later Maysville, Kentucky) |
| Federal Horse Path | 1805 | Milledgeville, Georgia | Mobile, Alabama |
| National Road (Cumberland Road) | 1818/1839 | Cumberland, Maryland (later Baltimore) | Vandalia, Illinois (later St. Louis, Missouri) |
| Santa Fe Trail | 1821 | Independence, Missouri | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Old Spanish Trail | 1830 | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Los Angeles, California |
| Oregon Trail | 1841 | Independence, Missouri | Oregon City, Oregon |
| California Trail | 1841 | Independence, Missouri | Sacramento, California |
| Mormon Trail | 1846/1847 | Nauvoo, Illinois | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Butterfield Overland Mail | 1857 | Memphis, Tennessee, or St. Louis, Missouri | San Francisco, California |
| Bozeman Trail | 1863 | Fort Laramie, Wyoming | Virginia City, Montana |
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: