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Excerpt from The Wilderness Road to Kentucky Its Location and Features
Became interested in the location of the Wilderness Road I through ownership of William Brown''s journal of the road, which I inherited from my grandfather, Alfred M. Brown, William Brown''s youngest son. To my surprise I found that in the accessible literature only the most meagre details concerning its location are available. The Road had been important enough, it seemed to me, to warrant a record of its accurate location, and I accordingly undertook to make this. Into the undertaking I have put many trips over various parts of the road. It has required vastly more effort than I expected, but it has proved an interesting and stimulating diversion. This investigation was made in 1919, 1920 and 1921.
The location which I have given it has been based, for the most part, upon actual examination of the road itself. I have not attempt ed to make an extensive examination of historical manuscripts, but it has happened that while making this study I have come upon numerous documents, such as old surveys, deeds, and local maps of the road, and I have used some published records of the Draper Collection. But most of the information has been gotten from per sonal examination of the road, or from conferences with residents of the various districts through which it passes.
I have imposed through correspondence and interviews upon the good nature of more persons that I can mention. I have been particularly fortunate in getting the help of Colonel James Maret, of Mt. Vernon and Lexington, Ky and Professor R. M. Addington.
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Became interested in the location of the Wilderness Road I through ownership of William Brown''s journal of the road, which I inherited from my grandfather, Alfred M. Brown, William Brown''s youngest son. To my surprise I found that in the accessible literature only the most meagre details concerning its location are available. The Road had been important enough, it seemed to me, to warrant a record of its accurate location, and I accordingly undertook to make this. Into the undertaking I have put many trips over various parts of the road. It has required vastly more effort than I expected, but it has proved an interesting and stimulating diversion. This investigation was made in 1919, 1920 and 1921.
The location which I have given it has been based, for the most part, upon actual examination of the road itself. I have not attempt ed to make an extensive examination of historical manuscripts, but it has happened that while making this study I have come upon numerous documents, such as old surveys, deeds, and local maps of the road, and I have used some published records of the Draper Collection. But most of the information has been gotten from per sonal examination of the road, or from conferences with residents of the various districts through which it passes.
I have imposed through correspondence and interviews upon the good nature of more persons that I can mention. I have been particularly fortunate in getting the help of Colonel James Maret, of Mt. Vernon and Lexington, Ky and Professor R. M. Addington.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author(s) - Wm; Allen Pusey
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ISBN - 9780266543329
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 155
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