United States
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
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:
Sources
- ↑ 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.