. Major indian trails overlaid on a map of Rochester, NY
.
- Highland Drive follows the secret portage early eplorers sought
to gain a water route to the interior of the continent. The Indians used
this important water passage from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes
for trade.
Ridge Road, East Avenue and Brooks Avenue were also important east-west trails for the Seneca Indians. The approach from the south was along Scottsville Road, Plymouth Avenue and Genesee Street. To the east, Merchants Road once was a trail connecting the mouth of the Genesee to Canandaigua.
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