Building Connecticut - one earthen road at a time (Ep. 3)

When Colonial settlers first arrived in Connecticut, there were only Native American hiking paths. No highways, trains, post offices, hotels or maps. It took more than 6 days to ride a horse from New York to Boston. Early earthen roads were neither pleasant nor efficient for travel. Who made up the initial highway crews, who had to work with the land that the last Ice Age left them? How did settlers communicate with one another over long distances prior to the telegraph? Why did we measure distance in miles instead of kilometers? The 400 years between the Pilgrims landing until now has so much incredible information that we've split it into two episodes, featuring the foremost expert on Connecticut development – Richard DeLuca, of Cheshire.