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Posted By: Tarkus
Date: 13 December 2003

In Response To: Re: Barge migration from Pa. (Wayne Nichols)

More Road and River Trivia (I am beating a dead horse):
It looks like there was a bypass to the Ohio River at about the end of the 1790's. I have seen some accounts that Gist's trace was based on earlier Indian Trails.
I added a stand alone post that covers Early American Trails and Roads - Beverly Whitaker *LINK*, earlier today: http://boards.dcoweb.org/query/index.cgi/read/1546
That site has led to a wealth of others, but the article below may cover the original route. Looks like the author has a book on the broader subject of trails.
I think Wayne covered Mr. Knee's question with respect to water routes and land routes, but this may add some additional information about where the barges were launched.
One confusing term is the use of Cumberland on two distinct roads. The "Cumberland Trail" and the "Cumberland Gap" are hundreds of miles appart. I believe Cumberland, Maryland was at about the point where Maryland narrows between Pennsylvania and Virginia. (See also Bradoock's Road, National Road, Route 40, etc. in earlier posts.)
The Cumberland Gap "is now the junction of the State boundaries of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia." http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Egentutor/wild.html

Getting Stumped on Zane's Trace

Messages In This Thread

Barge migration from Pa. *LINK* -- Jack Knee -- 10 December 2003

Re: Barge migration from Pa. -- Tarkus -- 10 December 2003

Re: Barge migration from Pa. (See, route40.net) *LINK* -- Tarkus -- 10 December 2003

Re: Barge migration from Pa. -- Wayne Nichols -- 10 December 2003

Re: Barge migration from Pa. *LINK* -- Tarkus -- 10 December 2003

Re: Barge migration from Pa. -- Wayne Nichols -- 10 December 2003

Rivers and Roads -- Tarkus -- 10 December 2003

Gist's Trace, Wheeling Ferry, Zane’s Trace *LINK* -- Tarkus -- 13 December 2003

Ohio River Scenic Byway "Clickable" *LINK* -- Tarkus -- 10 December 2003

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