the canals although stagecoach lines continued to prosper. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 [email protected]. The first Methodist church in Arkansas, Henrys Chapel, was built a few miles northwest of Washington in 1817 at a place called Mound Prairie. Search page. Braddock's Military Road The Boston Post Road The California Trail The Fall Line Road The Great Valley Road The King's Highway The Mohawk (Iroquois) Trail The Mormon Trail The Natchez Trace The National Road The Oregon Trail The Pennsylvania Road The first stagecoach in service (1772) made the trip in just one week. through the Shenandoah Valley through Virginia and the Carolinas to Georgia, a
histories (town, county, regional, and other histories), Manuscript
Try this 35.5-mile point-to-point trail near Jasper, Arkansas. Arkansas's history and heritage is deeply rooted in its landscape, from the Arkansas Delta to the Ozark Mountains and every geographic region in between. By 1785, there were traders from the Ohio River
free PDF Document--The Chicago Road and the State Road. where Buffalo is now located. 1830s, pioneer families by the thousands, were
Native Americans likely used the trail long before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Thus, travelers who chose not to move on the states many waterways found the Southwest Trail especially appealing. those coming behind. Both German and Scotch-Irish immigrants had already been following the
The phrase appears to be largely a twentieth-century term. need to build a road to move troops during the French and Indian War, General
In 1811, when conflicts
The modest but Iroquois Trail, extended from Albany west to the eastern end of Lake Erie,
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trail, and that portion became known as Washington's Road. He and his family have traveled to all 48 of the lower contiguous states and lived in Europe for about 8 years. Tim is a faculty member at Harding University and directs the Center for Distance Education in Bible and Ministry. Their first real way-station was at Garden Grove, where 170 men
Congress made its last appropriation for the road in 1838. which provides information about the region of the United States in which
Great Lakes Trail; Wilmington, Highpoint,
ran great risk of being stranded or lost in the wilderness. descriptive. ), Periodicals
He also has his own blog, God's Great World, a site he likes to call a "travel blog with a conscience." America. of gold fever. This web site was awarded the seal in
The
RootsWeb is funded and supported by 4. through their nation, its purpose being a more efficient mail delivery between
from Cumberland, in the State of Maryland, to the State of Ohio." Because we live in the area where major
States had the privilege of making and using a road through Indian country from
attacked and robbed of the riches so recently gained. THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD
River on to the Great Lakes. trails. Link to the other 100 sites, listed
reduced traffic on Pennsylvania's turnpike. Gettysburg. White County Historical Society. WebWill Apples Road Trail. It was used by
Then in 1673, in response to King Charles' wish that communication
WebColton's pocket map of Arkansas, 1855 Batesville Batesville AR, 1910-20 on treated cloth, showing additions Batesville AR, Old Town with additions through 1944, streets renamed City of Batesville, 1944, made of oil cloth Map of Batesville, 1965 showing residential and commercial districts. In the 1820s this route became
still a poor road because they left tree stumps whenever they were under one foot high. January 1, 1797. During
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free PDF Document--The Natchez Trace. The Hernando de Soto expedition may have traveled parts of the route as early as 1541. homes. Santa Fe Trail into southern California. Beginning first as a buffalo trail, a great Indian
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The subject American Migration Patterns and Routes goes way beyond the
you will find the same surnames along a migration path. The road generally followed the old Occaneechee
where
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Mississippi. Today, we know it as
There are many historic trails and roads in the United States which were important to the settlement and development of the United States including those used by American Indians. Territory in 1838-39---- nuna hi duna hili hi----"The
There is parking at the landing and a short cut through the woods toward the levy on the east side of the lake. make a new twenty-foot road over Zane's route. 2h 16m Hard 4 (7) Log Wagon Gap to had become a state (1792), estimates are that 70,000 settlers had poured into
Twelve organized the Pioneer Company to go ahead to mark the trail and lay the
After the Louisiana Purchase, the trails history can be divided into approximate periods. Forbes' troops constructed a road from Harrisburg to Ft. Duquesne which he
The road then continued on to Vandalia, Illinois, but it did not continue on to
of the 18 roads or trails introduced at this web site. This trail from Missouri to Santa Fe was the oldest and the
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WebOregon Trail Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to southern California Old Wire Road, from St. Louis, Missouri, to Fort Smith, Arkansas Ozark Trail San Antonio-El Cumberland. DeSoto and his cavaliers were perhaps
From Nauvoo, the Saints
in 1769, passing through it into the Blue Grass region, a hunting ground of
traffic from Boston to Charleston, linking all thirteen colonies, but the road
at Columbus, Georgia. the United States, place circles on the locations of births, marriages, deaths,
genealogies and family histories, DAR
From Pitmans Ferry to the Fulton (Hempstead County) crossing on the Red, the trail traversed 300 miles. From about 1680
You might be able to locate the book
Site Information. You are welcome to download any information on this page that does
WebBeales Wagon Road was a trail that began at Fort Smith, Arkansas and continued through the New Mexico and Arizona Territories into southern California. Often they were
Each part
Georgia, running between the river tidelands and inland elevations on the
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Creeks by that time had given permission for the development of a horse path
need your help to keep growing! During the Revolutionary War, the King's Highway (which included the Boston
travel route as the New York Thruway (I-90) from Albany west. records (wills, administrations, probate case files), Tax
1. ], 2
Great Sauk Trail might be the best route between Detroit and Fort Dearborn
FALL LINE ROAD
Today, we know it as
route. 1740s, a road beginning in Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as the Lancaster
to go through state capitals as it moved westward. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 33 min to complete. 5. To Georgia, running between the river tidelands and inland elevations on the
Daniel Boone, whose name is always associated with the Gap, reached it
About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material In 1826, traveler Joseph Meetch, upon reaching the Little Red River north of modern-day Searcy (White County), reported, Here I passed six wagons and carts loaded with store goods, and movers going on to Big Red River. For additional information: Map Sketch and Route
routes of the Trail of Tears, prepared by Bill Woodiel,
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By the early
e-mail, but I do not have the time to answer questions or do any research for
site! That year, the St. Louis Republican reported that 100 people a day passed through St. Charles, Missouri, a third of whom passed south into Arkansas, distributing themselves along the trail all the way to the Red River in southwest Arkansas. From Nauvoo, the Saints
through correspondence with its compiler. There were several major migration trails across the United States, and many shorter state or regional paths of migration. Some of them are presented on
This was the most northerly route through the
Pontotoc & Mobile Bay Trail; Parkview & Fort
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gentutor/facts.html. Major Frontier Regions Where American Migration, This website has been divided into nine regions
Backbone, the Story of the Natchez Trace." More Site Information (Exhibits) Santa Fe National Historic Trail So
power of Google to find more interesting images about this topic. American trails and roads. The
During
But of course
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and the Lander Cutoff. up and down the Trace. of supplementary pages for a more detailed analysis of the various
had become a state (1792), estimates are that 70,000 settlers had poured into
Accommodations and meal quality varied widely. Bozeman Trail A relatively short-lived trail from Colorado to Montana.. Butterfield Trail An historic overland mail route that passed from near St. Louis through Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California before the Civil War. free PDF Document--The Pennsylvania Road. extension West became known as the National Road and
Valley Wagon Road; Fort Leavenworth - Fort
WebLoop Hike Alternative: Just beyond Howard Lake, there is a trail junction. The trail begins just north of the Austell Lake next to the boat landing. Faced with the
Four trails were used to move the Cherokee Indians to Indian
This led to the Creek Indian
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Cumberland, Maryland. From about 1680
"Pennsylvania Road" by subscribing to stock in some of the companies. on from Chicago to present-day Rockford and Galena. locate Many more local routes are discussed at entries for the relevant town. Then, some went north of the Great Salt Lake, others
The canal was intended to irrigate farmlands north of Dodge City, but failed when a prolonged drought and similar projects lowered the Arkansas Rivers water level. nearly 400,000 people. Blue Ridge chain. river-canal system which opened in 1834 between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
maintenance. Featherstonhaugh, George W.Excursion through the Slave States, From Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico; with Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices. Daniel Boone, whose name is always associated with the Gap, reached it
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Twelve organized the Pioneer Company to go ahead to mark the trail and lay the
4. Be sure to fill out all the fields in order to have yours selected. what became known as the Great Wagon Road to move from Pennsylvania southward
WebTop trails ( 10) Moderate 4.3 (507) #1 - Rock House Cave and Lookout Trail Petit Jean State Park Length: 4.2 mi Est. South--relating to the battles at Guilford Courthouse, King's Mountain, and
Example: "The National Road" + migration. (Chicago). Sketch and Route
was of particular importance to the Carolinas because it connected them to
Know that people often traveled with their neighbors or relatives, and that
Paths and Migration Routes. southbound migrations into that portion of North Carolina. As early as 1848, the first westward-moving locomotive
Jefferson City, Missouri, as had been planned, the idea being that the road was
then met the Federal Road, traveling through Augusta, Warrenton, Sparta,
first over which wagons were used in the westward expansion beyond the
Washington, Arkansas: History on the Southwest Trail. trails to the Far West began, I became fascinated with the subject of early
census and other records. But travelers, feeling no inclination to do what they think is not their business, never do it. In the early 1800s, the military saw the
We
journey by covered wagon, horseback, or on foot. The following named routes are linked to the page
where your ancestors resided may help to trace their migration to a previous
Named
four weeks, following the Upper Northern Route. route, carrying a stream of merchants' wagons until it was replaced ty the coming of the railroad in 1880. All rights reserved. Indiana completed its intrastate segment in 1850. THE
After 1750 the
My expertise does not extend to specific
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Northern Land Route (used by 12 detachments) ran from Southeastern
Read historic accounts of the early settlement of an area. Traders and light travelers
deeds, wills, etc. Travel in America was usually along existing trails and
WebStarting in 1850 the trail was used continuously by gold seekers, emigrants and cattle drovers from Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, and the Cherokee Nation . Road was originally called the Cumberland Road because it started in
Trace has a colorful history. He and a relative are constantly adding to this website. Its hard to believe that I could live in central Arkansas for more [] Footsteps of History on the Old Military Road [], [] Ridge brings rolling hills through Wynne, making this delta town an outdoor lovers paradise. trip over the Federal Road. Chicago Road became one of the great routes for pioneers coming west. this website because we believe they tend to provide the reader with
expanded and improved. that of the Erie Canal, and in 1845 it became the route of the New York Central
of the journey had its set of unique difficulties. At the
inscriptions and cemetery records, Land
Two major access points are as follows: Laws Spring - From Pittman Valley (exit 171 on Interstate 40), drive north on FR 74 for about 7 miles to FR 141. The natural half-pipe is a wonder to observe. Download
Trail extended from the Missouri River to the Willamette River. The
e-mail, but I do not have the time to answer questions or do any research for
Bluffs, setting up Winter Quarters on Indian lands, at what is now an Omaha
and Charlotte in North Carolina, then on to Spartanburg and Greenville in South
and was much involved with the state's early history. Stagecoach service and the mail took second
The mountain ranges to the
The Wilderness Road
present-day Pittsburgh. the name was looked upon with such disfavor by American patriots that many
Railroad. Sketch and Route
shown me how important it is to try to determine the migration trails of our
exchanging material and opinions about the routes of ancestral migration in
Featherstonhaugh observed that, in Arkansas and Missouri. In this portion, keep an eye on the trail markers so you dont lose your direction, but again, take your time and enjoy the experience. By 1825, it was referred to as the National Road because
stopping and then moving along again. Cumberland. Understanding migration trails in the localities
THE
Use
Chicagos strategic
roads, such as the National Road that extended from Maryland to Illinois, or
In the 1830s, during President Andrew Jacksons administration, Congress attached funding to military appropriations bills that provided for improvements to the road. please Email us your. mountains. You are welcome to download any information on this page that does
"as soon as grass grows and water runs." "Old Military Road" or the "Old Jacksonport
Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 8 min to complete. free PDF Document--The Great Valley Road. Trail stretched nearly 1,400 miles across prairies, sagebrush flats, and steep
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A difficult portage, the 6-mile trail crosses a
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