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There may have been two forks of the Catskill Road. New York State historical roadside markers show Ancram was connected by old turnpikes both to (a) Salisbury, Connecticut, and to (b) Barrington, Massachusetts via Hillsdale (Nobletown), New York.<ref>"36 Old Turnpike Road" and "37 Turnpike Road" in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_State_Historic_Markers_in_Columbia_County,_New_York List of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 21 October 2014).</ref> Therefore, immigrants from Springfield could have chosen two main routes to arrive at Catskill: | There may have been two forks of the Catskill Road. New York State historical roadside markers show Ancram was connected by old turnpikes both to (a) Salisbury, Connecticut, and to (b) Barrington, Massachusetts via Hillsdale (Nobletown), New York.<ref>"36 Old Turnpike Road" and "37 Turnpike Road" in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_State_Historic_Markers_in_Columbia_County,_New_York List of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 21 October 2014).</ref> Therefore, immigrants from Springfield could have chosen two main routes to arrive at Catskill: | ||
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| ''' | | '''Catskill Road northern route''' | ||
| ''' | Barrington, Massachusetts | ||
Hillsdale (Nobletown), New York | |||
Ancram, New York | |||
Catskill, New York | |||
| '''Catskill Road southern route''' | |||
North Canaan, Connecticut | |||
Salisbury, Connecticut | |||
Ancram, New York | |||
Catskill, New York | |||
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