What Ports in the United States in October of 1886 were Ports of Entry for Ships coming from Europe to the United States. William L.Noehren Tolland,Ct.

New Orleans was a prefered point of entry to midwestern states. The Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers offered easy connections. The Erie and other canal systems were fully developed as were the eastern railroads so entries thur Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and New York should be examined as well. As an example, my S. Illinois relatives arrived in New Orleans in 1846 1nd 1848 while those who came over in 1836 and 1839 entered Philadelphia and then went overland thru the notch following the National Post Rd (US 50) then on to Newark Ohio and then to around CarlyleLake Illinois before dropping down to Washington County. They alled came from within 30 miles of each other and left from Bremen. For S-H I would check sailings from Bremen, Bremerhaven and Hamburg. The ports of departure have sailing records as well as ports of entry. Check the departures out and you will get a clear idea of where they might have entered, Happy hunting, Dave William Noehren wrote: > What Ports in the United States in October of 1886 were Ports of Entry for Ships coming from Europe > to the United States. > William L.Noehren > Tolland,Ct. > > >==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: >http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm > > >. > > >