again, finding this discussion interesting, and makes me go looking. Found this web page with some interesting dates for early railroads: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_railroads_in_North_America Part of what I find intesesting, is that I have knowledge of RR in Michigan during that time frame, NOT much knowledge, I in no way profess to having a lot, just a tidbit or two, which, haha, can get me in trouble. In Lenawee County, Michigan where I live, there is a boulder with a brass marker right behind the old courthouse, if you are not paying attention, it just kinda sinks into the landscape, because of where it rests. BUT, if you stop and read it you will find the inscription to read: "THIS BOULDER Marks the Terminal of the ERIE and KALAMAZOO R.R. The first railroad in the West The first train Reached Adrian from Toledo NOV 2, 1836 Erected by the Adrian Woman’s Club 1911" I guess I am gonna be doing a bit more research on transportation in this time frame. So little time, so much fun! thanks to all that responded to prior questions. Carol ----- Original Message ---- From: George Richmond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:02:26 PM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] St. Francis Church on River Road in Buffalo >this may NOT be the place to ask this question, but, seems that a >number of members know quite a bit about the Erie Canal, and this >exchange got me to thinking/questioning. > >Maybe some one could help me, or point me in the correct direction. > >Ancestors lived near Lake Placid (Black Brook, actually), Clinton >County, by 1840, and had moved on to near Chicago by mid 1840's. > >Would they have taken the Erie Canal as part of their trip from NY to IL??? Black Brook is about 20 miles west of Lake Champlain. They could have gone to the lake, somewhere near Port Kent, and found a boat southbound to the Champlain Canal. This connected to the Erie Canal at Waterford, NY, just north of Albany. The Erie Canal was the great migration route west, terminating in Buffalo, where one could find lake steamers west through the Great Lakes. There were very few rails in the mid 1840s. George ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

I certainly would be interested to hear move on the subject. Ruth At 05:39 AM 2/27/2008 -0800, you wrote: >again, finding this discussion interesting, and makes me go looking. Found >this web page with some interesting dates for early railroads: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_railroads_in_North_America Part of >what I find intesesting, is that I have knowledge of RR in Michigan during >that time frame, NOT much knowledge, I in no way profess to having a lot, >just a tidbit or two, which, haha, can get me in trouble. In Lenawee >County, Michigan where I live, there is a boulder with a brass marker >right behind the old courthouse, if you are not paying attention, it just >kinda sinks into the landscape, because of where it rests. BUT, if you >stop and read it you will find the inscription to read: "THIS BOULDER >Marks the Terminal of the ERIE and KALAMAZOO R.R. The first railroad in >the West The first train Reached Adrian from Toledo NOV 2, 1836 Erected by >the Adrian Woman¢s Club 1911" I guess I am gonna be doing a bit more >research on transportation in this time frame. So little time, so much >fun! thanks to all that responded to prior questions. Carol ----- Original >Message ---- From: George Richmond <[email protected]> To: >[email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:02:26 PM Subject: >Re: [NYERIE] St. Francis Church on River Road in Buffalo >this may NOT be >the place to ask this question, but, seems that a >number of members know >quite a bit about the Erie Canal, and this >exchange got me to >thinking/questioning. > >Maybe some one could help me, or point me in the >correct direction. > >Ancestors lived near Lake Placid (Black Brook, >actually), Clinton >County, by 1840, and had moved on to near Chicago by >mid 1840's. > >Would they have taken the Erie Canal as part of their trip >from NY to IL??? Black Brook is about 20 miles west of Lake Champlain. >They could have gone to the lake, somewhere near Port Kent, and found a >boat southbound to the Champlain Canal. This connected to the Erie Canal >at Waterford, NY, just north of Albany. The Erie Canal was the great >migration route west, terminating in Buffalo, where one could find lake >steamers west through the Great Lakes. There were very few rails in the >mid 1840s. George ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the >list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >message >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! >Search. >http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping >------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send >an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message