Vicki,

I suspected as much. The original line was indeed laid out on a north-south
axis (by Joseph Ellicott in 1798-1799) and, unlike Transit Road, at least
today, stretched from Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border.

It's one of those questions I figured every Niagara Frontier site online
would mention and no one seems to. Even an extensive biography on Ellicott
mentions neither the Line or the Road by name, at least in the index.

Thanks for the confirmation.

David

>As far as I know, it does. And I also heard that it was laid out in a
>perfectly north-south line. Within the last few years, they leveled a hill
>and I don't know if that section is still in that perfect line.
>
>>>> David Minor <[log in to unmask]> 01/11 11:56 PM >>>
>I'm wondering if anyone can tell me whether or not Transit Road, in Erie
>and Niagara counties, formed the basis for today's Transit Road.

David Minor
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