Try the Broklyn homepage, under Transporation, Bob. In that era, long distance travel was predominantly by ships on the North River, perhaps coming by way of the Erie Canal. On land, horse drawn carts, carriages, and omnibuses. Barb NYC Researcher > I'm looking for information about Manhattan north to south > transportation > ca 1850-1855. >
Railroads too. Loreen Wells On 10-09-12 01:01 AM, MizScarlettNY@aol.com wrote: > Try the Broklyn homepage, under Transporation, Bob. > In that era, long distance travel was predominantly by ships on the North > River, perhaps coming by way of the Erie Canal. On land, horse drawn carts, > carriages, and omnibuses. > > Barb > NYC Researcher > > >> I'm looking for information about Manhattan north to south >> transportation >> ca 1850-1855. >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >
I was looking for a primary N-S Route. Further digging indicated that a railroad traveled along Bowery. L : > Try the Broklyn homepage, under Transporation, Bob. > In that era, long distance travel was predominantly by ships on the > North River, perhaps coming by way of the Erie Canal. On land, horse > drawn carts, carriages, and omnibuses. > > Barb > NYC Researcher > > >> I'm looking for information about Manhattan north to south >> transportation ca 1850-1855. >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3130 - Release Date: 09/12/10 02:34:00