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::*[[New York (Manhattan) County, New York|New York (Manhattan), New York]] connected via the Raritan River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, and Upper New York Bay | ::*[[New York (Manhattan) County, New York|New York (Manhattan), New York]] connected via the Raritan River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, and Upper New York Bay | ||
'''Connecting trails.''' The Delaware and Raritan Canal linked to other migration routes at each end | '''Connecting trails.''' The Delaware and Raritan Canal linked to other migration routes at each end.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), ppp. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
The migration routes connected at the southeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[Philadelphia County, New York]] included: | |||
:*Delaware River pre-historic | |||
:*Minsi Path pre-historic | |||
:*King's Highway | |||
:*Great Valley Road | |||
:*Forbes Road | |||
The migration pathways connected at the northeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[New York (Manhattan), New York]] included: | |||
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] a navigable river stretching from north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] then flowing south to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean] at [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | |||
:*Great Shamokin Path | |||
:*Albany Post Road | |||
:*King's Highway | |||
Also, the King's Highway crossed over the middle of the Delaware and Raritan Canal at Trenton, Princeton, and New Brunswick, New Jersey. | |||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||