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The counties along the '''''Catskill Turnpike''''' route (east to west) were as follows:<ref name="HBG" /> | The counties along the '''''Catskill Turnpike''''' route (east to west) were as follows:<ref name="HBG" /> | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Greene County, New York Genealogy|Greene County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Delaware County, New York Genealogy|Delaware County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Schoharie County, New York Genealogy|Schoharie County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Otsego County, New York Genealogy|Otsego County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Chenango County, New York Genealogy|Chenango County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Broome County, New York Genealogy|Broome County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Tioga County, New York Genealogy|Tioga County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Tompkins County, New York Genealogy|Tompkins County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Schuyler County, New York Genealogy|Schuyler County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]]}} | |||
The road was later extended westward. Counties along the northwest fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> | The road was later extended westward. Counties along the northwest fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Livingston County, New York Genealogy|Livingston County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Wyoming County, New York Genealogy|Wyoming County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Erie County, New York Genealogy|Erie County]]}} | |||
Counties along the west fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> | Counties along the west fork of the extension (east to west) were:<ref>''Handybook'', 849.</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Steuben County, New York Genealogy|Steuben County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Allegany County, New York Genealogy|Allegany County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Cattaraugus County, New York Genealogy|Cattaraugus County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Chautauqua County, New York Genealogy|Chautauqua County]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Erie County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Erie County, Pennsylvania]]}} | |||
'''Connecting trails.''' The Catskill Turnpike linked to other trails at each end and in the middle.<ref>''Handybook'', 847-54.</ref> | '''Connecting trails.''' The Catskill Turnpike linked to other trails at each end and in the middle.<ref>''Handybook'', 847-54.</ref> | ||
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The migration pathways connected at the east end of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' in [[Catskill, New York]] included: | The migration pathways connected at the east end of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' in [[Catskill, New York]] included: | ||
{{Block indent|*[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]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[New York City, New York|New York City]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Greenwood Road]] 1600s from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[[Catskill Road]] (or Ancram Turnpike<ref name="Ancr" />) before 1766 from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Catskill, New York]] |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]}} | |||
The migration pathways connected in the middle of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' included: | The migration pathways connected in the middle of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' included: | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths]] 1766 from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Unadilla, New York]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Ulster and Delaware Turnpike (also Jericho Turnpike, or Esopus Turnpike) 1804 from [[Kingston, New York]] to [[Bainbridge, New York]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Forbidden Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Athens, Pennsyvania]] to [[Salamanca, New York]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]}} | |||
The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Buffalo, New York]] included: | The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Buffalo, New York]] included: | ||
{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Lake Shore Path]] from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Great Genesee Road|Great Genesee Road]] 1794 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Caledonia, New York|Caledonia]] and later [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] or extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 connected [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] (New York City to the Great Lakes)}} | |||
The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] included: | The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] included: | ||
{{Block indent|*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Lake Shore Path]] 1792 from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 1804 from [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Bath, New York]] with extensions to [[Buffalo, New York]], or [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]}} | |||
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Turnpike from Catskill to Bath are:<ref>Route information from MapQuest.com at http://www.mapquest.com/.</ref> | '''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Turnpike from Catskill to Bath are:<ref>Route information from MapQuest.com at http://www.mapquest.com/.</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|*Take New York RT-23 northwest from Catskill to Oneonta }} | |||
{{Block indent|*At Oneonta take New York RT-7 southwest to Bainbridge }} | |||
{{Block indent|*In Bainbridge take New York RT-206 west to Whitney Point }} | |||
{{Block indent|*From Whitney Point take New York RT-79 west toward Watkins Glen }} | |||
{{Block indent|*RT-79 becomes RT-414 briefly. From near Watkins Glen head west for Tyrone on CR-23. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Continue past Tyrone until it becomes Birdeye-Waneta and Birdeye-Holw. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Turn left on RT-87 southwest towards Hammondsport where it turns into RT-54 southwest to Bath.}} | |||
=== Settlers and Records === | === Settlers and Records === | ||
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