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=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
a | As westward expansion began after the American Revolution, the only central New York pathways west of [Fort Schuyler] ([[Utica, New York]]) were rivers and a footpath called the [[Mohawk Trail]] or Iroquois Trail. The land companies which began developing large tracts of land for settlement started clamoring for the state to make better roads for their customers. | ||
In 1794 the state legilature authorized a road from Fort Schuyler to | |||
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