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Did an ancestor travel the '''Old Roebuck Road''' of Massachusetts and Rhode Island? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources. | Did an ancestor travel the '''Old Roebuck Road''' of Massachusetts and Rhode Island? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources. | ||
=== Historical Background === | |||
[[Image:New England Migration Routes.png|right|400px]]The history of Cobb's Tavern reflects on the history of the Old Roebuck Road. The land which eventually held the Cobb's Tavern in Easton was first purchased in 1725 by the Hixon brothers. Later, Elizah Fisher purchased the land in 1797 and operated a tavern there. He sold out, and Jonathan Cobb significantly expanded the tavern as traffic along the Bay Road improved about 1800. In 1819 he was appointed postmaster, and the role of the building as post office continued until at least 1895.<ref>[http://www.risingstarlodge.org/history/cobbs_tavern.aspx Cobb's Tavern] in ''Rising Star Lodge, A.F. & A.M.'' (accessed 16 October 2014).</ref><br><br> | |||
=== Route === | === Route === | ||
This trail went from the Massachusetts Bay to Narragansett Bay, or from Boston, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island. It passed through Dedham, East Walpole, Foxboro, North Attleboro and Pawtucket to Providence Rhode Island.<ref>The Turnpikes of New England and the Evolution of the Same Through England]</ref> | |||
*[http://www.walkingthepostroad.net/Walking_the_Post_Road/Blog/Entries/2010/6/23_Entry_16__Mile_25,_Sharon._The_Old_Roebuck_Road.html Walking the Post Road] | *[http://www.walkingthepostroad.net/Walking_the_Post_Road/Blog/Entries/2010/6/23_Entry_16__Mile_25,_Sharon._The_Old_Roebuck_Road.html Walking the Post Road] | ||