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Judi
They may of used barges provided by watermen on the river. The Potomac is
pretty much open to barges and sailboats up to Richmond. The distance from
the James River to inland waterways west may of taken 1 to 2 weeks by horse
cart and foot. Threre iss a famous route through that area that a lot
took. From Brownsville they could of gone to Shelby Ky. by barge again.
Brock Robertson
In a message dated 8/27/2012 12:20:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Where did they go?
Judi
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In a message dated 8/27/2012 5:48:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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I am working on a theory that my ancestral family may have "sailed" up
the
Potomac and gone overland to the Monongahela River and then down the
Ohio.
This would have been about 1784-1792.
Can someone tell me (during that time period):
1. how far up the Potomac they could have gotten before having to go
overland?
2. how far up the Monongahela they could have put in to the water?
3. where I might get further information on this?
They owned next to nothing so a boat could have been small.
Thanks for your help.
Claude Richards
"Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. Government is force; like
fire it is a dangerous servant -- and a fearful master.”
—George Washington
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