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Baily, Francis, journey in United States (1796-97), [81]-[98]; quoted, [90]-[91].
Balcony Falls, trail between James and Great Kanawha Rivers at, [19].
Baltimore, road to Albany, [58]; part in transportation development, [136]-[137], [143]-[151].
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, [153]; Washington's vision realized by, [10]; follows old trail, [18], [29]; state appropriation, [148]; contest with canal company, [150]-[151]; reaches Ohio, [151], [171].
Baltimore-Frederick Turnpike, [59].
Baltimore-Reisterstown Turnpike, [58]-[59], [143].
Baring Brothers contribute to canal work, [163].
Bay Path, see Old Bay Path.
Becknell, Captain William, organizes first wagon train for Sante Fé, [187].
Bedford, Fort, established, [50].
Bixby, Captain, at Hat Island, [181].
Black Hawk War (1832), [162].
Bonneville, Captain B. L. E., on Overland Trail, [189].
"Bonnyclabber Country," [86], [87].
Boone, Daniel, [19].
Bouquet, Colonel Henry, criticizes Washington, [50].
Boston and Albany Railroad, [13], [16].
Boulton and Watt of Birmingham, Fulton uses engine of, [110], [113].
Braddock's Road, [51].
Brissot, French traveler in America, [81], [83].
Broad River, trail on, [19].
Brown, Charles, builds hull of Clermont, [113].
Brown, George, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, [149].
Brownsville (Penn.) growth of, [26].
Bryan, Guy, of Philadelphia, [66].
Buffalo, demand for means of transportation, [164], [170]; harbor improvement, [169]; growth, [172].
Buffalo-Utica Canal, [124]; see also Erie Canal.
Bunting, "Red," stagecoach driver, [123].
Burt, W. A., discovers iron ore in Michigan, [165]-[166].