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=== Background History === | === Background History === | ||
The Pilgrims from England and the Netherlands founded Plymouth in 1620. The Puritans from England founded Boston in 1630. The Coast Path was the earliest overland route between the two. | The Pilgrims from England and the Netherlands founded Plymouth in 1620. The Puritans from England founded Boston in 1630. The Coast Path was the earliest overland route between the two. | ||
=== Route === | === Route === | ||
The Coast Path passed | The Coast Path passed northwest to southeast through Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties: | ||
'''[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]''' | '''[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]''' | ||
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*[[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]] | *[[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]] | ||
*[[Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy|Plymouth]] | *[[Plymouth Massachusetts genealogy|Plymouth]] | ||
'''Connecting Routes''' Over time the Coast Path connected with the following migration routes out of the Boston end of the Coast Path: | |||
*[[Bay Road]] | |||
*[[Kennebunk Road]] | |||
*[[King's Highway]] also known as the Boston Post Road | |||
*[[Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] This trail was established in 1722 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Rome, New York|Rome]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Oswego Fort Oswego] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario]. The Boston to Albany side of that route probably preceded the Albany to Oswego route by many years. | |||
*[[Old Connecticut Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Hartford, Connecticut]] | |||
*[[Old Roebuck Road]] | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
Revision as of 05:06, 7 October 2014
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Migration Trails and Roads Massachusetts Coast Path
Did an ancestor travel the Coast Path? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources.
The Coast Path was a migration route between Plymouth and Boston near the shore of Massachusetts.[1]
Background History[edit | edit source]
The Pilgrims from England and the Netherlands founded Plymouth in 1620. The Puritans from England founded Boston in 1630. The Coast Path was the earliest overland route between the two.
Route[edit | edit source]
The Coast Path passed northwest to southeast through Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties:
Connecting Routes Over time the Coast Path connected with the following migration routes out of the Boston end of the Coast Path:
- Bay Road
- Kennebunk Road
- King's Highway also known as the Boston Post Road
- Mohawk or Iroquois Trail This trail was established in 1722 from Albany to Utica to Rome to Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario. The Boston to Albany side of that route probably preceded the Albany to Oswego route by many years.
- Old Connecticut Path a pre-historic Indian path from Boston, Massachusetts to Springfield, Massachusetts to Hartford, Connecticut
- Old Roebuck Road
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), pages 531 and M-48. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 1999.