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| *[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] | | *[[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Boston, Massachusetts|'''Boston''']]}}
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| *[[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] | | *[[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] }}
| | :*[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]] }}
| | :*[[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]] }}
| | :*[[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Weston, Massachusetts|Weston]] }}
| | :*[[Weston, Massachusetts|Weston]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Wayland, Massachusetts|Wayland]] }}
| | :*[[Wayland, Massachusetts|Wayland]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Sudbury, Massachusetts|Sudbury]] }}
| | :*[[Sudbury, Massachusetts|Sudbury]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Marlborough, Massachusetts|Marlborough]]}}
| | :*[[Marlborough, Massachusetts|Marlborough]] |
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| *[[Worcester County, Massachusetts]] | | *[[Worcester County, Massachusetts]] |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Northborough, Massachusetts|Northborough]] }}
| | :*[[Northborough, Massachusetts|Northborough]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts|Shrewsbury]] }}
| | :*[[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts|Shrewsbury]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] }}
| | :*[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]] }}
| | :*[[Leicester, Massachusetts|Leicester]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Spencer, Massachusetts|Spencer]] }}
| | :*[[Spencer, Massachusetts|Spencer]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[East Brookfield, Massachusetts|East Brookfield]] }}
| | :*[[East Brookfield, Massachusetts|East Brookfield]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Brookfield, Massachusetts|Brookfield]] }}
| | :*[[Brookfield, Massachusetts|Brookfield]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[West Brookfield, Massachusetts|West Brookfield]] }}
| | :*[[West Brookfield, Massachusetts|West Brookfield]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Warren, Massachusetts|Warren]] (Western)}}
| | :*[[Warren, Massachusetts|Warren]] (Western) |
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| *[[Hampden County, Massachusetts]] | | *[[Hampden County, Massachusetts]] |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Palmer, Massachusetts|Palmer]] }}
| | :*[[Palmer, Massachusetts|Palmer]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Wilbraham, Massachusetts|Wilbraham]] }}
| | :*[[Wilbraham, Massachusetts|Wilbraham]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Springfield, Massachusetts|'''Springfield''']] }}
| | :*[[Springfield, Massachusetts|'''Springfield''']] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Agawam, Massachusetts|Agawam]] (Lower Ferry)}}
| | :*[[Agawam, Massachusetts|Agawam]] (Lower Ferry) |
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| *[[Hartford County, Connecticut]] | | *[[Hartford County, Connecticut]] |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield]] }}
| | :*[[Suffield, Connecticut|Suffield]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]] }}
| | :*[[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]] }}
| | :*[[Windsor, Connecticut|Windsor]] |
| {{Block indent|*[[Hartford, Connecticut|'''Hartford''']]<br>}}
| | :*[[Hartford, Connecticut|'''Hartford''']]<br> |
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| '''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:''''' |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Bay Road]] connects [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] (Massachusetts Bay) to [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] (Buzzards Bay). }}
| | :*[[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]]. }}
| | :*[[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]]. }}
| | :*[[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. }}
| | :*[[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. }}
| | :*[[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).}}
| | :*[[Old Roebuck Road]] goes from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[Providence, Rhode Island]] (Narragansett Bay). |
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| '''''Springfield connections:''''' | | '''''Springfield connections:''''' |
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| {{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. }}
| | :*[[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.}}
| | :*[[Connecticut River]] attracted settlers by way of the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| '''''Hartford connections''''' | | '''''Hartford connections''''' |
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| {{Block indent|*[[Greenwood Road]] from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[North Canaan, Connecticut]] to [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]], to [[Albany, New York]]. }}
| | :*[[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. }}
| | :*Road to New Haven and on to New York City. |
| {{Block indent|*[[Connecticut River]] attracted settlers by way of the Atlantic Ocean.}}
| | :*[[Connecticut River]] attracted settlers by way of the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| '''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: |
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| {{Block indent|*'''Broadway''' westbound in Cambridge, Massachusetts }}
| | :*'''Broadway''' westbound in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| {{Block indent|*'''Western Ave / Arsenal''' westbound to Watertown }}
| | :*'''Western Ave / Arsenal''' westbound to Watertown |
| {{Block indent|*'''Main Street''' westbound to Waltham }}
| | :*'''Main Street''' westbound to Waltham |
| {{Block indent|*'''US-20 W / Weston / Boston Post Road''' westbound to Shrewsbury }}
| | :*'''US-20 W / Weston / Boston Post Road''' westbound to Shrewsbury |
| {{Block indent|*'''MA-9''' westbound to West Brookfield }}
| | :*'''MA-9''' westbound to West Brookfield |
| {{Block indent|*'''MA-67 / Boston Post Road''' westbound winding toward Palmer }}
| | :*'''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}}
| | :*where it merges with '''US-20 W / Boston Road / State Street''' westbound into Springfield |
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| At Springfield cross the Connecticut River on the south side of town | | At Springfield cross the Connecticut River on the south side of town |
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| {{Block indent|*from Agawam take '''MA-157 / Main Street / East Street N''' southbound to Hartford, Connecticut}}
| | :*from Agawam take '''MA-157 / Main Street / East Street N''' southbound to Hartford, Connecticut |
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| === Settler Records === | | === Settler Records === |