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'''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' connected with other migration routes: | '''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' connected with other migration routes: | ||
'''''Boston, MA connections''''' | '''''Boston, MA connections''''' | ||
:*[[Bay Road]] connects [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (Massachusetts Bay) to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] (Buzzards Bay). | :*[[Bay Road]] connects [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (Massachusetts Bay) to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] (Buzzards Bay). | ||
:*[[Coast Path]] follows an ancient Indian path near the shoreline from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]. | :*[[Coast Path]] follows an ancient Indian path near the shoreline from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]. | ||
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'''''Providence, RI connection''''' | '''''Providence, RI connection''''' | ||
:*[[Pequot Path]] which linked Providence to Westerly. From Westerly the extension went to New Haven, and on to New York and eventually to Charleston as part of the lower [[Boston Post Road]] or [[King's Highway]]. | |||
:*[[Pequot Path]] which linked Providence to Westerly. From Westerly the extension went to New Haven, and on to New York and eventually to Charleston as part of the lower [[Boston Post Road]] or [[King's Highway]]. | |||
'''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' from Boston to Providence are: | '''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Roebuck Road ''''' from Boston to Providence are: | ||
:*From Boston, MA take '''Washington Street / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_Rhode_Island US-1]''' southwest | :*From Boston, MA take '''Washington Street / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_Rhode_Island US-1]''' southwest to Pawtucket, RI | ||
:*At Pawtucket take '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_Rhode_Island US-1] / Pawtucket Ave / Main Street''' southwest bound to Providence, RI | :*At Pawtucket take '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_Rhode_Island US-1] / Pawtucket Ave / Main Street''' southwest bound to Providence, RI | ||