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:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] a navigable river stretching from north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] then flowing south to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean] at [[New York City, New York|New York City]]  
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] a navigable river stretching from north of [[Albany, New York|Albany]] then flowing south to empty into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean] at [[New York City, New York|New York City]]  
:*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[New York City, New York|New York City]]  
:*[[Albany Post Road|Albany Post Road]] (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[New York City, New York|New York City]]  
:*[[Greenwood Road]] from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]]  
:*[[Greenwood Road]] 1600s from [[Hartford, Connecticut]] to [[Albany, New York|Albany]]  
:*[[Catskill Road]] (or Ancram Turnpike<ref name="Ancr" />) by 1769 from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Catskill, New York]]
:*[[Catskill Road]] (or Ancram Turnpike<ref name="Ancr" />) before 1766 from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] to [[Catskill, New York]]


The migration pathways connected in the middle of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' included:
The migration pathways connected in the middle of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' included:  
:*[[Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths]]
:*Ulster and Delaware Turnpike (also Jericho Turnpike, or Esopus Turnpike)
:*[[Forbidden Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie]


:*[[Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths]] 1766 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Unadilla, New York.
:*Ulster and Delaware Turnpike (also Jericho Turnpike, or Esopus Turnpike)
:*[[Forbidden Path]] a pre-historic Indian path from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie]


:*[[Champlain Canal]] 1819 connected the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] (New York City to Montreal)
The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Buffalo, New York]] included:
 
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes]
::*[[Lake Shore Path]] from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
:*[[Great Genesee Road|Great Genesee Road]] 1794 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Caledonia, New York|Caledonia]] and later [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
:*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 connected [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] (New York City to the Great Lakes)
:*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 connected [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] (New York City to the Great Lakes)


The migration pathway connected at the end of the northwest extension in Buffalo included:
The migration pathways connected at the west end of the road in [[Buffalo, New York]] included:
 
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario] with connections to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario Toronto, Ontario], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes]
:*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] 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]
 
:'''West Fork.''' The migration pathways connected at the east end of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' (west fork) in [[Utica, New York|Utica]] included:
 
::*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] by 1758 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara]
::*[[Great Genesee Road|Great Genesee Road]] 1794 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Caledonia, New York|Caledonia]] and later [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
::*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
 
:The migration pathways connected at the west end of the '''Catskill Turnpike''' (west fork) in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara] included:


::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], and [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie Lake Erie] with connections to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes]  
::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_River Niagara River] with connections to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara], and [[Ontario|Ontario]] in [[Canada|Canada]]
::*[[Lake Shore Path]] 1792 from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]]  
::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario Lake Ontario] with connections to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario Toronto, Ontario], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River St. Lawrence River] and the other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes Great Lakes]  
::*[[Catskill_Turnpike|Catskill Turnpike]] by 1758 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Niagara Fort Niagara]
::*[[Great Genesee Road|Great Genesee Road]] 1794 from [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Caledonia, New York|Caledonia]] and later [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
::*[[Erie Canal]] 1825 from [[Albany, New York|Albany]] to [[Utica, New York|Utica]] to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
::*[[Shore Line Path]] from [[Buffalo, New York]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]]  
::*pathways into [[Ontario]], Canada including the extension of the Iroquois Trail westward along the south side of Lake Ontario


'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Turnpike from Albany to Fort Oswego are:  
'''Modern parallels.''' The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Turnpike from Albany to Fort Oswego are:  
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