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ing the hogsheads over trails cut through the woods to some con- 

 venient landing. These trails were known as "Kolling Roads" 

 when their character became more permanent. One such still holds 

 its name near Baltimore, running north from Elk Bidge Landing 

 into the western portion of Baltimore County. 



As the colonial government developed it became desirable to have 

 the tobacco which was grown in a given region shipped from a 

 definite place. The colonial tobacco inspectors were located at desig- 

 nated ports, and it was enacted by the Colonial Assembly that ship- 

 ments should be made from these ports. Among the places so in- 

 dicated, Annapolis is mentioned in 1649* and roads were cleared 

 to aid in bringing the tobacco to the wharves. 



The grain crop required no special transportation facilities, as 

 much of the crop was utilized on the place where it was grown, 

 being ground on the premises, or in the neighborhood, the element 

 of distance being practically eliminated. The ready adaptability 

 of sacks as units in pack trains made the carrying of grain and of 

 flour an easy task. 



TRANSPORTATION. 



The easy communication and convenient transportation by water 

 had great influence upon the Bay settlements. The development 

 of other means of communication was of importance to other parts 

 of the State, as one can see by a brief glance at the history of the 

 main routes which have been built in this State, and extending in 

 their growth far beyond its limits. 



The first roads seem to have been developed in the Coastal Zone 

 to meet the requirements of the sessions of the Assembly, but only 

 slowly even for this purpose, since many of the members could 

 reach the place by the convenient Bay and its tributaries. The first 

 actual road building, however, so far as records show, was done 

 in the region between the Delaware and Elk Bivers, by the Herrman 

 family, to facilitate communication between parts of the family 

 properties, and to aid in the establishment of communication be- 

 tween the Bay and New Castle, Delaware. The conditions in this 



♦Scharff, i, 421, 422. 



