1. Isolated Kentucky grew so rapidly from its first days of settlement that its transportation needs were magnified. When the early explorers reached Kentucky, they found a few Indian trails, notable the Warrior Path that crossed the region from the Cumberland Gap to the Ohio River, and any number of game trails. Daniel Boone opened the famous packhorse trail to Bonne borough, and other trails were soon developed that led to new stations and forts. Kentucky’s General Assembly in 1797 gave the county courts authority to oversee road construction and repair. Costs were held down by use of corvee, unpaid labor required from “all male laboring person” over sixteen years of age for a certain number of days. Most local roads in Kentucky were built
