Talk:Great Wagon Road

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Great Wagon Road? I would like to hear from others about the correction I made in it? Ralph A. Applegate, ygenet3f3u@yahoo.com

I think the correction belongs on the talk page, especially when signed by name, so I'm moving it here:

Turning southwest, the road reached the Potomac River at Williamsport, Maryland (William's Ferry)(This can not be correct because Ferry at Williamsport was not Williams , it was Evan Watkins Ferry , it appears to me that a more correct statement would be that Great Philadelphia Wagon Road split at Waynesboro, Pa ., into 2 roads , Waggon Road crossing at Watkins Ferry-1741-Williamsport and Philadelphia Waggon Road crossing at Williams Ferry which appears to have been midway-half- between where Potomac descends from below Hagerstown, and next northern bend of Potomac River , then both roads converge at Winchester becoming Great Philadelphia Wagon Road)(This -half- point may be how the place called "Halfway" originated)(We all should be careful of relying on Parke Rouse, or George , Donald , or Dickie?)(Ralph A. Applegate, ygenet3f3u@yahoo.com)

Since I don't know the correct answer and you seem unsure, I'll edit the main page to be something less precise. Feel free to improve it, or add more comments on this talk page. And yea, I added the reference to the book by Rouse, even though it seemed to contain numerous questionable statements. I had trouble finding a good, detailed source of information on this road's history and route. Do you know of any? Pfly 17:34, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

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