Dolores Norwood Road History
... Mesa. Rico, Parrott, Mancos, and Fort Lewis are seen on the map but Cortez and Montezuma County do not yet exist. South of the Big Bend of the Dolores, and south of what is now U.S. Highway 160, the trail is identified as a “wagon trail” so the Lone Cone route could have been publicly used by wagons ...
... Mesa. Rico, Parrott, Mancos, and Fort Lewis are seen on the map but Cortez and Montezuma County do not yet exist. South of the Big Bend of the Dolores, and south of what is now U.S. Highway 160, the trail is identified as a “wagon trail” so the Lone Cone route could have been publicly used by wagons ...
8-1 The Confederation Era
... of opportunity. Exploring and governing these lands was only one of the many challenges that faced the new government of the United States. Moving West The trail into Kentucky that Daniel Boone helped build was called the Wilderness Road. This road was not easy to travel. It was too narrow for carts ...
... of opportunity. Exploring and governing these lands was only one of the many challenges that faced the new government of the United States. Moving West The trail into Kentucky that Daniel Boone helped build was called the Wilderness Road. This road was not easy to travel. It was too narrow for carts ...
The Confederation Era
... frontier and saw a world of opportunity. Exploring and governing these lands was only one of the many challenges that faced the new government of the United States. ...
... frontier and saw a world of opportunity. Exploring and governing these lands was only one of the many challenges that faced the new government of the United States. ...
US History Name: Regents Prep Date: Period: ___ Lesson #1 Notes
... From 1830 to 1890, the federal government systematically pushed Native Americans from their lands onto government reservations west of the Mississippi River. At the same time, white settlers began pushing into the Great Plains. Soldiers tried to keep travel routes open for the migrating settlers, an ...
... From 1830 to 1890, the federal government systematically pushed Native Americans from their lands onto government reservations west of the Mississippi River. At the same time, white settlers began pushing into the Great Plains. Soldiers tried to keep travel routes open for the migrating settlers, an ...
Wilderness Road
The Wilderness Road was the principal route used by settlers for more than fifty years to reach Kentucky from the East. In 1775, Daniel Boone blazed a trail for the Transylvania Company from Fort Chiswell in Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky. It was later lengthened, following Native American trails, to reach the Falls of the Ohio at Louisville. The Wilderness Road was steep, rough, narrow, and it could only be traversed on foot or horseback. Despite the adverse conditions, thousands of people used it.In 1792, the new Kentucky legislature provided money to upgrade the road. In 1796, an improved all-weather road was opened for wagon and carriage travel. The road was abandoned around 1840, although modern highways follow much of its route.