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.

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

Route
The Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths connected to important pioneer pathways including the Catskill Turnpike and Ulster and Delaware Turnpike. The Lehigh and Lackawanna Paths went from Unadilla, New York (Wattle's Ferry) 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