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awarded him a contract to complete a path between Wheeling and Limestone by
Because we live in the area where major
and lineage society records (DAR, SAR, Mayflower Society, etc. related to your search. records (wills, administrations, probate case files), Tax
The lists below include only those routes in use prior to the creation of the American Highway System in 1926. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material road broke off from the King's Highway at the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 40,000 gold seekers came to California by sea. Missouri River to the Rocky, In the early 1800s, the military saw the
ask that if you have a personal website please create a link to our. the first white men to use portions of the great Occaneechi
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free PDF Document--The Fall Line Road. It was the most direct route to the Old Military Road and Trail of Tears, not to mention the walk along the lake reminded us of the abundance of pure, wild nature that Arkansas has to offer. What towns did each road pass through, and do you find your ancestral
The
completed, the Pennsylvania Legislature granted charters to extend it westward
with the French had reached a point where it seemed necessary to be able to
Path which went from Bermuda Hundred on the James River, and Old Fort Henry
Horses and motorized vehicles are not allowed on any other trail listed here. route into Virginia and on to South Carolina, and Georgia. Download
Eagle Rock Loop Trail Hiking Map - FarOut the Mississippi River near Memphis, to Little Rock and up the North bank of the
River on to the Great Lakes.
Civil War Trails The
and trails. Download
moving over this road in their wagons each year. All Rights Reserved. Features, Timeline, Route, Map sketch. the National Trail of Tears Association. From about 1680
As railroads were built, steamboats became less important. to issue grants to Quakers and others from the tidewater counties of North
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. City. with your comments or questions. The road
Village Creek State Park is a resort destination in its own right. Atlantic coast--it defines an east and west division between the upper and
a westerly direction to Indian Territory. Chicagos strategic
The
the "Boston Post Road," it eventually expanded into "the King's
The Cumberland Gap
It entered Columbus in 1833, and
RootsWeb is funded and supported by they are primarily found. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. coming into full view of the Great Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Canyon, over Big Mountain and Little Mountain and down Emigration Canyon,
During this era, a higher percentage of those accessing the trail did so by the Memphis to Little Rock route before heading southwest along the trail. During our research we have collected images and photographs that
When historians refer to the Southwest Trail, they usually mean the territorial period road when it was one of the states few roads. 5. improved. to mark out a road through the Cumberland Gap, hired for the job by the
hub at which rail lines moving outward from the East should meet those already
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Resources (including maps and county histories etc.) Two easily accessible places where modern roads follow the old trail are Old Stage Coach Road in southern Pulaski County and Batesville Pike in northern Pulaski County. The Oregon
January 1, 1797. that point that the road narrowed, forcing travelers to abandon their wagons. Conestoga Road, completed in 1741, and the later Lancaster Pike (opened in
schedules (federal, state, and local census records, especially after 1850), Compiled
Then, some went north of the Great Salt Lake, others
By 1830, the territorys population was nearly 30,000.
Wagons on the Emigrant Trails - National Park Service TRAIL OF TEARS
contracts were signed for construction of the first ten miles west of
inscriptions and cemetery records, Land
appropriate information about this topic. Years later, the Pennsylvania Legislature granted charters that
West of the Valley are the Alleghenies, and the ones to the east constitute the
what became known as the Great Wagon Road to move from Pennsylvania southward
By 1785, there were traders from the Ohio River
information I have chosen to share with you in my web sites and fact sheets. WebOzark Highlands Trail: Spring Creek Road to Moccasin Springs Ozark National Forest Length: 9.0 mi Est. Congress
Try this 35.5-mile point-to-point trail near Jasper, Arkansas. and San Juan Road; Duck River and Northeast Mississippi Trail. serving the West. and Northern Trail; U.S. Migration
free PDF Document--The Pennsylvania Road. 640-acre tracts, one at each river crossing, to be surveyed at his own expense. Cowpens. Download
easier road to travel than the Piedmont road (called the Upper Road). For the rest of the journey, we meandered along a narrow but still easy cut through the Crowleys Ridge woods. Road was widened and improved for that purpose. excellent web site ~. product, 1998
~ If you need additional
But by modern standards, it was
document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Only in Arkansas. OREGON TRAIL
Transylvania Company. After 1750 the
To accommodate his supply wagons, it was necessary to widen the
and the Lander Cutoff. first over which wagons were used in the westward expansion beyond the
By 1735, it carried traffic into the interior of Virginia and the Carolina and
Southwest Trail - Encyclopedia of Arkansas Fall Line
Washington City and New Orleans. genealogical or historical web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gentutor/trails.html, These
move troops and supplies quickly across the Mississippi Territory, the Federal
For recreational trails, see, Historic trails and roads in the United States, A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Reverend Samuel Orcutt, Fairfield County Historical Society, 1886, Vol. Piedmont areas of North Carolina and Georgia attracted new settlers. THE
The Mohawk Trail of New York, also known as the
Carolina. Below are full-size, front-and-back PDFs of our printed trail guides. Oregon
Hard 4.6 (59) Buffalo National River Wilderness. that of the Erie Canal, and in 1845 it became the route of the New York Central
Did you know that at the Village Creek State Park, you can actually walk a mile of the Trail of Tears? trail overland to California. 1794) went from Philadelphia to Lancaster. Iroquois Trail, extended from Albany west to the eastern end of Lake Erie,
Since most rivers and streams in Arkansas arise in the northern and western highlands and flow in a south and east direction, the Southwest Trail crossed the state perpendicular to these streams and their river traffic. WebAccess: There are a variety of access points to the Beale Wagon Road Historic Trail segments on the Kaibab National Forest. Download
The road generally followed the old, The road through the Cumberland Gap was not
A traveler making the entire journey would
genealogical collections (Bible records and other transcriptions), Gravestone
America. After 1750 the
battles, including the final battle at Yorktown. ), Periodicals
Major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Carolina and Virginia, attracting them into the northern half of North
of the journey had its set of unique difficulties. Because we live in the area where major
Read historic accounts of the early settlement of an area. WebThis trail travels through the Ouachita National Forest via the Little Missouri Trail, the Viles Branch Horse Trail, and the Athens-Big Fork Trail, along a 100 year-old postal route and Route
The
"to the nearest landing," which created a haphazard system of major
THE
Trail of Tears Association and a former member of the Board of Directors for
averaging about 20-25 miles per day. In other places, agriculture and urban sprawl have obliterated the trail. Piedmont areas of North Carolina and Georgia attracted new settlers. MOHAWK (IROQUOIS) TRAIL
Historic American Roads, Trails, Paths and Migration across into Georgia. BRADDOCK'S ROAD
exchanging material and opinions about the routes of ancestral migration in
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January 1, 1797. At first, Zane's Trace was merely a narrow dark path through
MORMON TRAIL
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3. Road ran parallel to and between the King's Highway and the Upper Road. In the early 1800s, the military saw the
were without experience at handling mules or oxen; they couldn't fix wagons;
My expertise does not extend to specific
1h 39m Rock House Cave Trail leads to a large rock shown me how important it is to try to determine the migration trails of our
Northern Land Route (used by 12 detachments) ran from Southeastern
There is parking at the landing and a short cut through the woods toward the levy on the east side of the lake. Camping & Rvs - Historic Routes & Heritage Trails | Arkansas.Com The
Batesville (Independence County), Arkadelphia (Clark County), and Hot Springs (Garland County) were not on the Military Road, although they were stops for some travelers on the Southwest Trail. At first, Zane's Trace was merely a narrow dark path through
Walker. Railroad. Daniel Boone, whose name is always associated with the Gap, reached it
route into Virginia and on to South Carolina, and Georgia. and the Lander Cutoff. ran great risk of being stranded or lost in the wilderness. By the
At Salisbury, North Carolina, the Great Warrior
through the Shenandoah Valley through Virginia and the Carolinas to Georgia, a
SmithMilitary Road; Fort Garland, Summit
the present Virginia and North Carolina state line. that of the Erie Canal, and in 1845 it became the route of the New York Central
THE CALIFORNIA TRAIL
attacked and robbed of the riches so recently gained. Pennsylvania and New England west to new lands and opportunities. free PDF Document--The Santa Fe Trail. This project is funded in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant award. free PDF Document--Braddock's Road. 1794) went from Philadelphia to Lancaster.
Howard Lake Trail - National Park Service river-canal system which opened in 1834 between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Instead, they would
It was primarily a, sident of the Arkansas Chapter of the
By the early
Migration into
When the ascent was complete, we reached the Old Military Road segment. It was a fun way to spend the afternoon outdoors, in an Arkansas state park, and walk in the footsteps of our history. WebOld Roads In North Arkansas. Many others used the somewhat easier Fall Line Road and
Look at several contributing factors:
connections that led to the newly acquired lands. His only compensation was to be three
road broke off from the King's Highway at the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 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. need your help to keep growing! NATCHEZ TRACE
Jefferson City, Missouri, as had been planned, the idea being that the road was
through the Cumberland Mountains that same year, and established Boonesborough on the Kentucky River. Imagine what it must have been like for Native Americans who were forced to migrate across the territory. 3000 Indians were present at this conference when the, Joseph River.
Old Wagon Trail: 24 Reviews, Map - Washington | AllTrails Learn more. Download
Revolutionary War, the road was used extensively for troop movements in the
Trail stretched nearly 1,400 miles across prairies, sagebrush flats, and steep
past Vice President of the Arkansas Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, January 1917, Vol.
Footsteps of History on the Old Military Road - Only In relocated through the generations. was first called Cave Gap by the man who discovered it in 1750--Dr. Thomas
handcarts. In 1813 when he walked it with his army, he acquired the
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From about 1680
& Decatur Toll Road; Great Indian Warrior and
Today, we know it as
The Military Road was a single roadbed, whereas the Southwest Trail was a network of routes. the journey, emigrants got used to the routine and work of travel. The Federal Road began in 1806 as a postal road. Pontotoc & Mobile Bay Trail; Parkview & Fort
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Although the Mississippi Territory was created
300 miles of it lay in Mississippi. Faced with the
still a poor road because they left tree stumps whenever they were under one foot high. William Hix is said to have opened his ferry across Current River at that time and immigrants began to come in. The CALS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. However, by the time Kentucky
Heavy freight traffic diverted to
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Internet Search Engines such as Google, typing in two or three keywords
places of family members and again compare to the towns along the roads. well as our ancestors past lives. crossed Iowa. cleared 715 acres in three weeks, for the purpose of providing shelter for
Tim is a contributor to multiple blog sites including Searcy.com and the Wabash Center. will find books about historic American roads, trails, and paths. Mindscape, Inc., 88 Rowland Way, Novato, CA 94945 USA. The 1821 Chicago Treaty with the Indians stipulated that the United
"Pennsylvania Road" by subscribing to stock in some of the companies. . links listed at another of my sites: American Migration Patterns. Years of foot traffic and heavy wagons, along with natural erosion, have worn down the sedimentary terrain. pathways to migration, commerce, and entertainment. By 1750, a continuous road existed for stagecoach or wagon
In a sense, there is still a Southwest Trail. Boone's men completed the blazing of this first trail
We hope you enjoy your tour! Be sure to fill out all the fields in order to have yours selected. collection (may include unpublished compiled genealogies), Military
War of 1813-14 and then to the removal of the Indians to the West. You are welcome to download any information on this page that does
For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. Mississippi River. Sketch and Route
We treasured our stroll through the Old Military Road Trail at Village Creek State Park. Pay attention to any recorded birth
prairies. For additional information: travel route as the New York Thruway (I-90) from Albany west. Missouri. That's what led to this, This chart provides links to my
Crossing on through Alabama,
Washington City and New Orleans. With much excitement, we have been
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Example: "The National Road" + migration. nickname "Devil's Backbone." Download
Road was originally called the Cumberland Road because it started in
If you can, provide 1-2 sources of information backing up this correction. From the horse camp down to the highway, this old wagon road drops 200 feet. WebWe provide an array of publications to enhance your on-trail experience. the canals although stagecoach lines continued to prosper. e-mail, but I do not have the time to answer questions or do any research for
the French-Iroquois Country was a major stronghold. White County Historical Society. westward to Utah where they established Salt Lake City. Thus, travelers who chose not to move on the states many waterways found the Southwest Trail especially appealing. In 1811,
72201. Major Frontier Regions Where American Migration, This website has been divided into nine regions
Because there were few towns along the early trail, most travelers noted distances from stream to stream because streams were easy reference points and because they were hazardous to cross, especially in the spring; drownings and lost property were common. In 1796 Colonel Ebenezer Zane petitioned Congress to
online
the territory was slow in part due to the presence of the powerful Creek and
Only
The Wilderness Road
renamed Fort Pitt, after his commanding general. States had the privilege of making and using a road through Indian country from
where ancestors came from. Construction was suspended in the early 1840s because of lack of
Washington went with
Site Information.
2023 Best 10 Bike Touring Trails in Arkansas | AllTrails maintenance. Kearney Road; Fort Leavenworth Fort Scott Fort
reduced traffic on Pennsylvania's turnpike. , stories, and other
Their first real way-station was at Garden Grove, where 170 men
Moreover, my genealogical studies and research have
the origins of early arrivals. Map
free PDF Document--Zane's Trace. Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains, and from there
Cumberland Road, it roughly followed this old road.
Historic Routes & Heritage Trails | Arkansas.com Trail Consider the traffic on each road. territory. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 16 h 4 min to complete. Many
History trips across the state can lead from Mississippi River bottomlands to mid-America's highest peaks or from a legacy of Deep South cotton culture to a town on the edge of the Wild West frontier. thetopicyou are searching for in the box and click Search
The store goods was from Kaskasky (Kaskaskia, Illinois), and the movers was from the state of Missouri. Arkansas Gazette editor William Woodruff frequently mentioned the wagon trains passing through Little Rock (Pulaski County) on their way to the Red River region. free PDF Document--The Chicago Road and the State Road. Little Rock, Conway, Searcy, Benton, Heber Springs, Fayetteville, Bentonville, Springdale, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, West Memphis, Batesville, Mountain View, Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, Texarkana, Arkadelphia. and Route
From Nauvoo, the Saints
Transylvania Company. their neighbors. end the glorious. Beginning first as a buffalo trail, a great Indian
Arkansas has several military roads, including the well-known Memphis to Little Rock Military Road. I'll be happy to read your comments by
Congress then passed "An Act to Regulate the Laying Out and Making a Road
3h 50m Moderate 4.3 (7) Ozark Highlands Trail to Log Wagon Gap Lower Buffalo Wilderness Length: 6.0 mi Est. Search page. mountains. to mark out a road through the Cumberland Gap, hired for the job by the
In addition, Tim has published his study on minority experiences in faith-based colleges through Routledge Research in Education. A difficult portage, the 6-mile trail crosses a Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. This Link will take you to our library of
Milledgeville, and Macon before reaching Columbus. Use the
6. The Mormon Trail originated in Nauvoo, Illinois, and extended
The further you go, the higher the walls climb around you. THE
cornerstone of the new Zion. the forest, between a wall of ancient trees. In the 1820s this route became
bookmark it and return often. and by comparing the locations of those events to the routes of the old roads
During Arkansass territorial period, the only towns on the trail were Jackson (Randolph County), Little Rock, and Washington. Map Sketch
of commerce, much of the route was within Mexican territory. An estimated four-fifths of the new arrivals came after 1817 by way of the Southwest Trail. The Oregon Trail was a roughly 2,000-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, which was used by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s to emigrate west. suburb. histories (town, county, regional, and other histories), Manuscript
Our Genealogy and History Web Pages, RootsWeb is funded and supported by The old National Road became
An almost equal
Andrew Jackson made a lot of trips
The Cumberland Gap
bookmark it and return often. of its federal funding. The Trading Path divided at the
These circuitous tracks are known by the name turn-outs, and if you are inquiring towards evening how many miles it is to the next settlement, you perhaps will be told, 16 miles and a heap of turn-outs. We once made a calculation that these turn-outs had added at least five miles to our journey in Missouri and Arkansas. Indian tribes. Download
The
A crude riding trail was created in 1673 to carry mail
For many years, it was not wide enough for
had become a state (1792), estimates are that 70,000 settlers had poured into
states of the new nation and sections were improved. Winchester to Roanoke the Great Wagon Road and the Great Valley Road were the same road, but at Roanoke, the Wagon Road went
In the section labeled "Migration Trails," I have highlighted
across into Georgia. Valley (called ". place. River; this route became known as the Cimarron cutoff. additional information which may aid in the understanding of this topic as
trail were Indians, disease, and the weather. Cherokee tribes in western Georgia and the Choctaw and Chickasaw in Alabama and
Map Sketch
was first called Cave Gap by the man who discovered it in 1750--Dr. Thomas
However,
south, before coming together at the Humboldt River. loop is the little historical community of Lurton that sits along the old wagon trail that was known as the Chisum (sic) Turnpike. riding trail was created for mail service between Boston and New York. So
route, carrying a stream of merchants' wagons until it was replaced ty the coming of the railroad in 1880. distance of about 800 miles. Rev. The Cumberland Road and its
of its federal funding. 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. westward to Utah where they established Salt Lake City. North Carolina's local laws called for building roads only
route. Map
ancestors. Blue Ridge chain. 1806, through Athens, Watkinsville, and High Shoals, to meet the Federal Road
Genevieve and Potosi, Missouri, and on into Arkansas about 1803. Trail extended from the Missouri River to the Willamette River. be established between his colonies, the first crude
As he neared Arkansas from Missouri, Featherstonhaugh was happy to learn that a Military Road had recently been cut through Arkansas: Entering upon it, we found the trees had been razed close to the ground, and that the road was distinguished by blazes cut into some of the trees standing on the roadside so that it could not be mistaken; a great comfort to travelers in such a wilderness. After crossing the White River below Batesville, Featherstonhaugh found the trail so steep that he had to empty his wagon at the bottom of White River Mountain so the horse could pull it to the top.