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:*[[Great Valley Road|Great Valley Road]] an ancient American Indian trail that served as the border to Indian land until 1744 and then became one of the most important westward migration routes from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Knoxville Knox County Tennessee|Knoxville, Tennessee]] including a south fork from [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, Virginia]] to [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Augusta, Georgia]]. | :*[[Great Valley Road|Great Valley Road]] an ancient American Indian trail that served as the border to Indian land until 1744 and then became one of the most important westward migration routes from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] to [[Knoxville Knox County Tennessee|Knoxville, Tennessee]] including a south fork from [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, Virginia]] to [[Richmond County, Georgia Genealogy|Augusta, Georgia]]. | ||
:*[[Forbes Road|Forbes Road]] built during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War French and Indian War] in 1758 to help the British army attack French forces by reaching from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Duquesne Fort Duquesne] ([[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]). | :*[[Forbes Road|Forbes Road]] built during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War French and Indian War] in 1758 to help the British army attack French forces by reaching from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Duquesne Fort Duquesne] ([[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]). | ||
:*[[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the Raritan River (and NY City) to | :*[[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the Raritan River (and NY City) to Bordentown, New Jersey on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and parts of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | ||
The migration pathways connected at the northeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[New York City, New York|New York City]] included: | The migration pathways connected at the northeast end of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' in [[New York City, New York|New York City]] included: | ||
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:*[[King's Highway]] (or Boston Post Road) 1673 connected [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and many coastal cities between | :*[[King's Highway]] (or Boston Post Road) 1673 connected [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and many coastal cities between | ||
:*[[Morris Canal]] 1831 connected [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] (and NY City) to [[Philipsburg, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and part of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | :*[[Morris Canal]] 1831 connected [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] (and NY City) to [[Philipsburg, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and part of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | ||
:*[[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raritan_River Raritan River] (and NY City) to | :*[[Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal|Delaware and Raritan Canal]] 1834 connected [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raritan_River Raritan River] (and NY City) to Bordentown, New Jersey on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River Delaware River] and parts of [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] | ||
Also, the [[King's Highway]] crossed over the middle of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' at Trenton, Princeton, and New Brunswick in New Jersey. | Also, the [[King's Highway]] crossed over the middle of the '''Delaware and Raritan Canal''' at Trenton, Princeton, and New Brunswick in New Jersey. | ||
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