"The Road to a New Home: A Brief History of the Great Genesee Road"

Odysseus travelled the sea to find his way home. We used and continue to use ancient paths, trails, and ultimately, modern roads to get around. Where did our roads come from? How and why were they built? There was no central planning behind the development of New York's major thoroughfares, but their formation wasn’t random, either. Come learn how the intersection of science and history—from the Ice Age to the Industrial Age—worked to create the much-traveled highways and byways that cross the Greater Western New York Region.