Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths

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Did an ancestor travel the Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths of New York and Pennsylvania? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources.

The Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths were ancient American Indian trails from Unadilla (Wattle's Ferry) in central New York through Scranton, Pennsylvania to join the Minsi Path  in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on its way to Philadelphia.

Route
The Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths went from Unadilla, New York (Wattle's Ferry on the Susquehanna River) to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania via the following places:


 * Unadilla, New York
 * Otsego County, New York
 * Delaware County, New York
 * Chenango County, New York
 * Wayne County, Pennsylvania
 * Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
 * Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
 * Monroe County, Pennsylvania
 * Northampton County, Pennsylvania

From there the Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths joined the Minsi Path on the way to:


 * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Connecting routes. The Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths  connected with several other migration routes:

Unadilla and Bainbridge connections:


 * Catskill Turnpike from the Salisbury and Canaan Turnpike at Salisbury, Connecticut to Catskill, New York to Bath, New York.
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike from the Salisbury and Canaan Turnpike at Salisbury, Connecticut to Kingston, New York to the Catskill Turnpike at Bainbridge, New York.
 * Susquehanna River

Northampton County, Pennsylvania connection:


 * Minsi Path from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania north along the west side of the Delaware River to Port Jervis, New York and then northeast to the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike at Kingston, New York on the Hudson River.

Philadelphia Connections:


 * King's Highway (aka New York City - Philadelphia Post Road) southwest from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Charleston, South Carolina.
 * Forbes Road west from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 * Great Valley Road southwest from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Knoxville, Tennessee.
 * Fall Line Road southwest from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Montgomery, Alabama.