Coast Path

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Did an ancestor travel the Coast Path? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources.

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The Coast Path was a migration route between Plymouth and Boston near the shore of Massachusetts.[1]

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.

Route

The Coast Path passed north to south through Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth counties:

Suffolk County

Norfolk County

Plymouth County

Sources

  1. 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.