Discover pre-invasion road system of continental US

Continuing the discussion from The American Myths of Westward Expansion:

Meanwhile, The Pioneers perpetuates some myths that are historically false, such as when he writes, “There were no roads yet anywhere in all this wilderness.” In fact, the Indigenous people of the Americas had one of the most complex road systems of anywhere on earth, upon which many of today’s highways and byways are now built.

Say whaaaaaaaaaat?!

[*] Find out more
[*] Incorporate into worldbuilding lexicon

I live literally on Broadway at the northern end of Manhattan, and Broadway is an example of this.

From here:

Broadway was originally the Wickquasgeck Trail, carved into the brush of Manhattan by its Native American inhabitants.[3]Wickquasgeck means “birch-bark country” in the Algonquianlanguage.[4] This trail originally snaked through swamps and rocks along the length of Manhattan Island.[notes 2]

2 Likes