It's not done on the North Branch, just rafting mostly. I think they do on the South up towards Petersburg. Becci HERMON B FAGLEY wrote: > They are re-paving the 4 lane out my window. That's what many of us think > of as roads. > But not back then. "They " say the NC coastal Indians moved up the South > Branch,and > across Pa's Path Valley about 1710-15,moving to NY to jon the 5 Nations. > Most likely they > were following buffalo paths from salt lict,to major spring,to salt lick. > Those 'traces ' were the > only roads,and only roads needed,besides the river. > Sarah posted that there were no cabins from Polk's at Hancock,Md to > Cresap's at Old Town,Md > so,where were the workers coming from to clear such a road? The common > thing is > that the neighbors work on the roads in their neighbohood. This is a > major highway. Was a > fee tollpike for many years. Yet,one grandfather kept a team hitched at > all times to > pull model T's from a mud hole. The other had a steam engine powered rock > chusher,on > Clover Creek, and used his four boys to build his contract of 2 miles of > gravel turnpike. 1920 era. > Sarah posted that crossing cow > paths were better than that road. Even if they made a road,all they > would be doing is getting rid of those > fallen trees,and cutting a few others. No rock or gravel. And when the > mud road became impassable, > as they all did,just move it. > We noted,as above,the road going past the big mineral springs at > Berkley Springs. > 1st road across Ohio was Zane's Trace, cut by the Zane's for the federal > govenment in 1796 > in exchange for land,and ferry rghts at major river > crossings-Zanesville,Lacaster,and Chilacothe. > Cut the nearest,and best way. They cut it over a couple Sunfish mountians > to get to the present > fish hatchery spring at Latham,Oh. A BUFFALO TRACE. 1796. 1798,the > new Adams Co,Oh's early > business was to cut some roads to ferry landings, and to bend that Zane's > Trace around those mountians. > They added 10 miles,but likely had a trace to the big Sinking Springs to > follow. > Next thing was traces cut to the water powered mills. Flour,corn meal,and > whiskey. > Roads were about as much as anything to keep split rail fences from > blocking the route. > Sarah posted another thing . The river had enough water from where the > North and South branches unite > for water transport by bigger than canoes. > I've never been exactly in the South Branch,but all around it. I > understand roads ran around the > Trough of the South Branch to reach Van Meters at his own Oldtown. > Question,my grandau spent last weekend white water rafting on WV'S New > River. Is white water > rafting done on the North,or South ,Brabches,Potomac? > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.