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<DIV>Thank you, Barbara. The accounts from diaries that you and a few others
have offered give interesting insights. Regarding water vs. land, I think
most people would guess that river transport was cheaper than land. I suppose
that the cost of building a raft or boat was one factor. As for people
returning to Virginia via the Wilderness Road, that makes sense to me because
upstream on the Ohio would be a challenge.</DIV>
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<DIV>For those interested in this subject, a map in C. O. Paulin, Atlas of the
Historical Geography of the United States, shows travel times from New York in
1880.</DIV>
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<DIV>- central Virginia, 7 days</DIV>
<DIV>- western Virginia, 3 weeks</DIV>
<DIV>- Kentucky via the Ohio, 3 weeks</DIV>
<DIV>- KY Bluegrass via Cumberland Gap, 3+ weeks</DIV>
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<DIV>One's travel speed would obviously depend on the size of the party and what
belongings people carried.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/27/2011 3:49:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
bvlittle@earthlink.net writes:</DIV>
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color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>River travel was more
expensive. Francis Taylor's diaries note the move of his kin with livestock
and slaves to Kentucky by traveling north from Orange County (central Piedmont
Virginia) and then down the Ohio; however, when they made return trips for
business it was via the Wilderness Road.<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT>
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Message----- <BR>From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CG"
<elissa@powellgenealogy.com> <BR>Sent: Mar 27, 2011 10:23 AM <BR>To:
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PO Box 1273
Orange, VA 22960
540-832-3473
bvlittle@earthlink.net</PRE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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