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The migration pathways connected at the northeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[New York | The migration pathways connected at the northeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[New York City, New York|New York City]] included: | ||
:*the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Sound Long Island Sound] connected New York City with [[:Category:Europe|Europe]], [[:Category:Africa|Africa]], the [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]], and [[:Category:South America|South America]] | |||
:*[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]] | :*[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 | :*[[Great Shamokin Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island Long Island] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] mostly in [[Pennsylvania]] | ||
:*Albany Post Road | :*Port of New York City 1624 where ships from around the world brought immigrants, and boats could go up the Hudston River | ||
:*King's Highway | :*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 | ||
:*[[King's Highway]] (or Boston Post Road) 1673 connected [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and many coastal cities between | |||
:*[[Morris Canal]] 1831 connected [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] (and NY City) to [[Philipsburg, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and part of [[Pennsylvania]] | |||
:*[[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the Raritan River (and NY City) to [[Bordontown, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and parts of [[Pennsylvania]] | |||
Also, the King's Highway crossed over the middle of the Delaware and Raritan Canal at Trenton, Princeton, and New Brunswick, New Jersey. | 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 === | ||