Early Migration routes of the Old Northwest Territory
From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. The roads and tributaries in between
From times before the Treaty of Paris, migration into the area North and West of the Ohio River has been as much of an evolution as the transportation it depended on. From canoes on the Ohio and its tributaries to the roads that started as mere pathways in the forest.
In this presentation I will discuss:
The Ohio River: The first pathway to the west
Zane’s Trace : Opening up new pathways
Tracing the evolution of migration routes using legal acts and forgotten surveys.
