--part1_ae.35895932.2b4de85d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_ae.35895932.2b4de85d_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <INPOSEY-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-xj02.mx.aol.com (rly-xj02.mail.aol.com [172.20.116.39]) by air-xj05.mail.aol.com (v90.10) with ESMTP id MAILINXJ53-0108085330; Wed, 08 Jan 2003 08:53:30 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [207.40.200.41]) by rly-xj02.mx.aol.com (v90.10) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXJ210-0108085302; Wed, 08 Jan 2003 08:53:02 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.4/8.12.4) id h08Dqs9k027195; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 06:52:54 -0700 Resent-Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 06:52:54 -0700 X-Original-Sender: gkeusch@psci.net Wed Jan 8 06:52:54 2003 Message-ID: <000e01c2b71d$4ae8caa0$0200000a@hppav> Reply-To: "Helen and Gene Keusch" <gkeusch@psci.net> From: "Helen and Gene Keusch" <gkeusch@psci.net> Old-To: "Posey Co., IN" <INPOSEY-L@rootsweb.com> References: <196.138f3d52.2b4cbec8@aol.com> Subject: Re: [INPOSEY] Interesting data Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:53:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-scanner: scanned by PSCI vdscan Virus Scanner Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Resent-Message-ID: <wCo5uC.A.XoG.20CH-@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: INPOSEY-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: INPOSEY-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <INPOSEY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/3219 X-Loop: INPOSEY-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: INPOSEY-L-request@rootsweb.com There were many routes into the NW territory (IN, OH, IL, MI, WI)-- the Wilderness Road being only one (if you were from the southern area). There was the Red Banks Trace that connected Henderson-Evansville (and went north in IN, and began south of Henderson). Also, the Yellow Banks Trace that did the same for Owensboro and Rockport (parts of it are IN 231). A major connector was the National Road (went from the east (MD) to Vandelia, IL (through Indianapolis)-- it became I 40 because it primarily followed the 40th parallel. Also another way into IN was to boat down the OH from Pittsburgh, get off at New Albany and follow the old Buffalo Trace which now is parts of state road 150. The Buffalo Trace (or Harrison's Trace as it also was called) connected New Albany, Paoli, touched the northern portion of Dubois Co and went to Vincennes. Many of Germans who came into Dubois County (my county) did leave Pittsburgh, boated down the Ohio River, and either got off at New Albany and took the Buffalo Trace or they continued on to Troy, IN, and took the Kundek Trail which connected Troy, Fulda, Ferdinand, and Jasper (much of 162). Many areas along the Ohio River had large German speaking settlements from 1840-1860-- Cincinnati, Louisville, Dubois County, Evansville (the Lamasco area on the west side of Evansville). Basically, the quickest and easiest route into the mid-west is what these early settlers took-- if a road was good (that was it) but generally is was water transportation. Roads were iffy-- then tended to wash out, or become impassible, plus there were very few bridges, so you had to ford a stream. So much for the "good old days". I prefer the automobile or airplane. Helen Zuber Keusch in southern IN forever searching in the LAND, EDWARDS, WOFFORD, REEVES, MULLINIKS, CRABTREE, GOODWIN, CHAPMAN, BENNETT, ZUBER, ANTHIS, GOODART-GUTEKUNST, BANGERT, EAKINS, FORD-FOARD, SANDEFUR, MELTON, HANDLEY, EZELL, THOMASSON, and DUNCAN families. On hubby's side-- lines of KEUSCH, ZIMMERMANN, MEHRINGER, SCHITTER/SCHUETTER, SCHMITT, HOCHGESANG, HOPF, and BURGER (Dubois CO, IN). ==== INPOSEY Mailing List ==== Visit the Posey USGenWeb Page... http://www.rootsweb.com/~inposey/index.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --part1_ae.35895932.2b4de85d_boundary--