The Erie Canal, first proposed in 1807, was built between 1817 and 1825 to connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes by way of the Hudson River. The canal connected Albany and Buffalo, stretching for over 363 miles (584 km).
Date wise, the routes would be:
From North to South the Routes are:
From Northernmost areas, people used the Erie Canal from the Hudson River route. See second answer below.
In the centermost to south-center section of Pennsylvania, Braddock's Road (Braddock Road or Braddock expedition, aka Braddock's trail) was a military road built in 1755. It crossed the successive ridges of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania by land. It's original path followed the Indian footpaths along the ridges.
The Forbes Expedition built Forbes Road in 1758. It took a slightly different route.
The Cumberland Road which became known as the National Road and later, U.S. Route 40, roughly follows the route of Braddock's Road between Cumberland, Maryland, and Laurel Ridge near Uniontown Pennsylvania.
1700s - oldest river routes - Ohio River north to The Allegheny River and Monongahela River to Pittsburgh PA and Ohio; OR, Ohio River southwesterly to the Mississippi River to points north OR points south to the Gulf of Mexico
The Cumberland Gap is the lowest point as a narrow pass through the Appalachian Mountains by land. Cumberland Gap is in the southeast portion of the Mountains at 1,631 ft (497 m) elevation closest to Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. This means from NJ, PA, MD, VA traders took a southeastern route over land to the Gap.
The Appalachian Mountains run through Maine and Georgia.
Very simply, it's a trail that runs through the Appalachian Mountains.
because settlers used the road as they crossed the appalachian mountains of virginia heading west.
Appalachian Mountains since they run through Georgia
Appalachian Mountains Smokey Mountains
The pass through the Appalachian Mountains is called the Cumberland Gap.
Yes, the Appalachian Mountain range extends through Pennsylvania. In the Appalachian Mountains are the Allegheny Mountains and The Blue Ridge Mountains (which extend into Virginia).
Appalachian mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
the Appalachian MountainsThe mountain chain that runs from Maine to Georgia is called the Appalachian Mountains.
The Appalachian mountains only run through the Blue Ridge Mountain region in Georgia. When you look at a map, only a tip of the mountains are in Georgia.
The Appalachian Mountains are a much older mountain range and have been through more weathering and erosion than most mountains.