Sunday, June 15, 2008
Early Travel
I think it was the Shenandoah River I crossed yesterday going into Harpers Ferry. It was broad, shallow, and fast moving. I believe it was also the route people took to transport stuff. While I can understand how stuff would be moved downstream, I do not understand how stuff would be moved upstream. Does anyone have any insight into how stuff got moved upstream in the early days of this country?
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That is a good question....I'm not sure I buy into the idea that early travelers went "up river" on the Shen. or any other small river....the OHio or something larger (river with depth and velocity of less than 1-2 ft/sec)...yes...that would be possible, but boating up-stream in something like the Shen or Chagrin, or Grand etc would be much harder than just walking....I dont think that would be possible...
PB
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