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*[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | *[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Boston, Massachusetts|'''Boston''']]}} | |||
*[[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] | *[[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Weston, Massachusetts|Weston]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Wayland, Massachusetts|Wayland]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Sudbury, Massachusetts|Sudbury]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Marlborough, Massachusetts|Marlborough]]}} | |||
*[[Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | *[[Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Northborough, Massachusetts|Northborough]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts|Shrewsbury]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Spencer, Massachusetts|Spencer]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[East Brookfield, Massachusetts|East Brookfield]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Brookfield, Massachusetts|Brookfield]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[West Brookfield, Massachusetts|West Brookfield]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Warren, Massachusetts|Warren]] (Western)}} | |||
*[[Hampden County, Massachusetts]] | *[[Hampden County, Massachusetts]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Palmer, Massachusetts|Palmer]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Wilbraham, Massachusetts|Wilbraham]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Springfield, Massachusetts|'''Springfield''']] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Agawam, Massachusetts|Agawam]] (Lower Ferry)}} | |||
*[[Hartford County, Connecticut]] | *[[Hartford County, Connecticut]] | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Hartford, Connecticut|'''Hartford''']]<br>}} | |||
'''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Connecticut Path ''''' connected with many other settler migration routes: | '''Connecting Routes'''. The '''''Old Connecticut Path ''''' connected with many other settler migration routes: | ||
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'''''Boston connections:''''' | '''''Boston connections:''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Bay Road]] connects [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (Massachusetts Bay) to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] (Buzzards Bay). }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Coast Path]] follows an ancient Indian path near the shoreline from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Plymouth, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Kennebunk Road]] links [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] along the New England coast to [[Augusta, Maine]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[King's Highway]] also known as the Boston Post Road goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts to New York City, and south to [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston, South Carolina]] with extensions on each end. In Massachusetts and Connecticut there were at least three competing routes for the Boston Post Road. Parts were laid out 1650 to 1735; its length remained in heavy use through 1783, and some parts are used to this day. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Mohawk or Iroquois Trail]] This trail was established in 1722 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Rome, New York|Rome]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Oswego Fort Oswego] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario]. The [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to Albany side of that route probably preceded the Albany to Oswego route by many years. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Old Roebuck Road]] goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Providence, Rhode Island]] (Narragansett Bay).}} | |||
'''''Springfield connections:''''' | '''''Springfield connections:''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Catskill Road]] (or [[Catskill Turnpike]]; also known as the '''''Ancram Turnpike''''') from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Ancram, New York]] to [[Catskill, New York]] to [[Unadilla, New York]] (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Connecticut River]] attracted settlers by way of the Atlantic Ocean.}} | |||
'''''Hartford connections''''' | '''''Hartford connections''''' | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Greenwood Road]] from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[North Canaan, Connecticut]] to [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]], to [[Albany, New York]]. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Road to New Haven and on to New York City. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Connecticut River]] attracted settlers by way of the Atlantic Ocean.}} | |||
'''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Connecticut Path ''''' from Boston to Springfield to Hartford are: | '''Modern parallels'''. The modern roads that roughly match the '''''Old Connecticut Path ''''' from Boston to Springfield to Hartford are: | ||
{{Block indent|*'''Broadway''' westbound in Cambridge, Massachusetts }} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Western Ave / Arsenal''' westbound to Watertown }} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Main Street''' westbound to Waltham }} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''US-20 W / Weston / Boston Post Road''' westbound to Shrewsbury }} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''MA-9''' westbound to West Brookfield }} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''MA-67 / Boston Post Road''' westbound winding toward Palmer }} | |||
{{Block indent|*where it merges with '''US-20 W / Boston Road / State Street''' westbound into Springfield}} | |||
At Springfield cross the Connecticut River on the south side of town | At Springfield cross the Connecticut River on the south side of town | ||
{{Block indent|*from Agawam take '''MA-157 / Main Street / East Street N''' southbound to Hartford, Connecticut}} | |||
=== Settler Records === | === Settler Records === | ||
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