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 was an ancient American Indian trail 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.

On its north end the Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths connected with the Catskill Turnpike  and Ulster and Delaware Turnpike  near Unadilla, New York.

These two paths followed the Lackawanna River for forty miles. Then Lehigh Path helped to connect New York to Western Pennsylvania. Being part of what now is called the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor which covers 165 miles across five Pennsylvania counties. Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, present name of the Lackawanna Path was 70+ Miles and followed the New York State border to Susquehanna River at Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Records

 * New York
 * Pennsylvania

Lehigh
History of the County of Lehigh has additional information about the area in the 1900's.

Lackawanna
Lakawanna Path is presently called Lackawanna River Heritage Trail. Some of the history of the County of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania has additional information about the area in the 1900's. You also can find more information about the early history of the area at Lackawanna Town, also more at details are included in the article about Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Thornhurst is a very old township in the area and gives details about the general area and some of its history.

Lehigh
Lehigh Path map here

Lackawanna
Lackawanna path Map here and here

Websites

 * Lackawanna River Heritage Trail
 * Delaware &amp; Lehigh Canal National and State Heritage Corridor
 * Lackawanna River Heritage Trail
 * Lehigh Canal
 * [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/lackawanna/index.htm

Lackawanna State Forest]