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 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, CT to Catskill, NY to Bath, NY.
 * Ulster and Delaware Turnpike from the Salisbury and Canaan Turnpike at Salisbury, CT to Kingston, NY to the Catskill Turnpike at Bainbridge, NY.
 * Susquehanna River

Northampton County, Pennsylvania connection:


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

Philadelphia Connections:


 * King's Highway (aka New York City - Philadelphia Post Road)
 * Forbes Road
 * Great Valley Road
 * Fall Line Road