What Roads Led to Baltimore? By the l770's, roads led to Baltimore from different parts of the Maryland colony, bringing new trade. Most of the roads were narrow and rough. Mrs. Digges' Wagon Road was full of ruts and stumps. It was later called Hookstown Road and today it is called Reisterstown Road. Other roads that led to Baltimore were Hanover Road, coming to Baltimore from Pennsylvania, and York Road, which came from York, Pennsylvania. Carts and wagons came over these roads carrying resources and goods from the farmers living near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border and farms along the way. The Great Eastern Road stretching from Philadelphia to Georgetown was the main road between the Northern and Southern colonies and is now U.S. Route 1. Mail and travelers came to Baltimore on their way up or down the Atlantic coast. Once a week a regular state-line stagecoach ran from Philadelphia to Baltimore over this road. Western Maryland farmers used Frederick Road to bring wagons with wheat, flaxseed, corn, tobacco and hemp to Baltimore. Click on the image for a larger map Look at the map above. What roads can you find? Now complete Activity #1 on the All Roads Led to Baltimore Worksheet.

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