If the term "ancient roads" actually appears in the historical documents related to this (not sure if it does or not), it could say more about Vermont's Francop

If the term "ancient roads" actually appears in the historical documents related to this (not sure if it does or not), it could say more about Vermont's Francophone past than anything else. In French it would be appropriate to call these "ancient roads" (anciennes rues) in the sense that they're "old" or "former" roads, like how ancién regime just means "former regime."