Research Catalog

Title

American migration routes / by William Dollarhide.

Author

Dollarhide, William

Publication

Orting, Washington : Family Roots Publishing Company, 2022.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Meitzler, Leland K.
• Family Roots Publishing Company, publisher.

Description

2 volumes : illustrations (some color), color maps; 28 cm

Summary

"The Great Roads of 1840. Motivated by the need for clear, readable maps, this new American Migration Routes: Part II features descriptions of the same travel routes as Henry S. Tanner's 1840 American Traveller; but adds all new maps for each of the forty-five travel hub cities from the 1840 guidebook. Modern Highway Maps. The trace of an 1840 travel route is emphasized on a current road map. The base map used was the USGS National Map, an interactive mapping system online where incremental levels of detail are possible. County Boundary Maps. The trace of an 1840 route also appears on an adjoining map showing the current county boundaries for the same area. The source for the county maps was the USGS Base Map of the U.S. 2A East, which is available online as a free PDF download. Google Maps Links. Modern driving directions for each historic route are provided and hyperlinked to a preset Google Maps road trip. Find the Right County - Discover the Records. A chronological list of birthplaces (by state) for a family found in census records may point to a particular migration route the family followed. A detailed map is needed next to reveal the names of states, counties, towns, and cities to search for evidence of people living there in the past. Repeat the Journey. This book shows the towns & way-stops for 314 travel routes available in 1840 and the exact roads needed to repeat a journey today. Sourced from The American Traveller. The primary resources for this new book were specific travel routes methodically described and mapped in The American Traveller; or Guide Through the United States, by Henry S. Tanner, 6th Edition, publ. Philadelphia, 1840." --

Subject

• 1800-1899
• Migration, Internal > United States > History > 19th century
• Migration, Internal > United States > History > 19th century > Maps
• Stagecoaches > United States > Maps
• Stagecoaches > United States > History > 19th century > Maps
• Steamboats > United States > Maps
• Steamboats > United States > History > 19th century > Maps
• Canals > United States > Maps
• Canals > United States > History > 19th century > Maps
• Migration, Internal > History
• Migration, Internal > Maps
• Genealogy
• Canals
• Historical geography
• Migration, Internal
• Stagecoaches
• Steamboats
• Territorial expansion
• United States > Territorial expansion > History > 19th century
• United States > Territorial expansion > History > 19th century > Maps
• United States > Historical geography
• United States > Historical geography > Maps
• United States

Genre/Form

• History.
• Maps.
• Informational works.

Note

• An expansion and major update of the author's 1997 Map guide to American migration routes, 1735-1815--Preface.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Part I. Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads -- Part II. Stagecoach, steamboat, canal & early railroad routes.

Call Number

HB1965

ISBN

• 9781628593358 (Part I)
• 1628593350 (Part I)
• 9781628593372 (Part II)
• 1628593377 (Part II)

OCLC

1370248651

Author

Dollarhide, William, author.

Title

American migration routes / by William Dollarhide.

Publisher

Orting, Washington : Family Roots Publishing Company, 2022.

Type of Content

text

cartographic image

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological Term

1800-1899

Added Author

Meitzler, Leland K., writer of foreword.

Family Roots Publishing Company, publisher.

Research Call Number

*R-USLHG HB1965 .D65 2022