The Wilderness road to Kentucky : its location and features . rs the road as far as the Block House in one paragraph,as follows: the road from Hanover to this place is generally verygood, crossg. the Blue ridge it is not bad, there is not more than asmall Hill with some windings to go over neither is the Aleganymountain by any means difficult at this Gap, there is one or two highHills about New River and Fort Chizwell. the Ford of New River ^Both of Browns Journals are published in full in Speeds Wilderness Journal of The Wilderness Road is published in Hulburts Wilderness Roadand his
The Wilderness road to Kentucky : its location and features . rs the road as far as the Block House in one paragraph,as follows: the road from Hanover to this place is generally verygood, crossg. the Blue ridge it is not bad, there is not more than asmall Hill with some windings to go over neither is the Aleganymountain by any means difficult at this Gap, there is one or two highHills about New River and Fort Chizwell. the Ford of New River ^Both of Browns Journals are published in full in Speeds Wilderness Journal of The Wilderness Road is published in Hulburts Wilderness Roadand his Journal of The Ohio River Route in Hulburts Braddocks Road. TheArthur H. Clark Co. [32] The Wihlcrness Road to Kcntuckij is rather l)a(l tlierefore we thought it advisable to cross in the FerryBoat, this is generally a good watered road as far as the BlockHouse.— We waited hereabouts (at the Block House) near two weeks forcompany and then sett out for the Wilderness with 1^2 men and 10guns this being Thursday 18th July—— the road from this (the Block. Clinch River above old Ford. Deepened by a mill dam House) untill you get over Wallens Ridge generally is bad, somepart very much so, particularly about Stock Cr. and Stock , it is a very mountainous country hereabouts, but there issome fine land in the bottoms near the water courses in narrowslipes, it will be but a thin settled country whenever it is settled. No one could briefly describe the road more accurately or passa better judgment upon the country between the Block House andPowell Mountain than is given in these few sentences. the fords of Holstein, and Clinch are both good in dry weather,but in a rainy season you are often ol)liged to Raft over, from thence
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