From Path To Highway: The Story of the Boston Post Road
Gail Gibbons; Crowell 1986
This story relates the history of the Boston Post Road from its early days as a series of Indian trails to the present. As the communities along the road develop, the road gradually changes from a narrow path to a modern, four-lane highway.
Economic Concepts
- Economic Development
- Capital Resources
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
Related Subjects
- Geography
Description of Lesson 8, From Path to Highway: The Story of the Boston Post Road
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students work in groups to illustrate the development of the road on a time line.