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The National Road, today called U.S. Route 40, was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. The road was authorized by Congress in 1806 during the Jefferson Administration. ... Taverns were probably the most important and numerous business found on the National Road. It is estimated there was about one...
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www.nps.gov/fone/natlroad.htm
www.nps.gov/fone/natlroad.htm
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The first part of the National Road connected the headwaters of the Potomac River at Cumberland, Maryland, through the Cumberland Gap in the Alleghenies, to Wheeling in what is now West Virginia.
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www.history-magazine.com/natroad.html
www.history-magazine.com/natroad.html
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National Road Association of Illinois ... NEW SITE COMING SOON SOON ! ... (C) 2009 National Road Association...
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www.nationalroad.org/
www.nationalroad.org/
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Clubs of highway enthusiasts exist around the country. Many sections of the highway are nationally recognized scenic byways. In other places it is not uncommon to find the road designated at Historic Route 40. ... National Old Trails Ocean to Ocean Highway...
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The Great Debate 2009 powered by Vivo...
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www.nationalroadpa.org/
www.nationalroadpa.org/
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This modern museum has three major exhibit areas. 1. the National Road, early America's busiest land artery to the West. 2. Zane Grey, the author of Western novels. 3. Ohio art pottery. ... First is the National Road, early America's busiest land artery to the West. The National Road stretched from Cumberland, MD.
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www.ohiohistory.org/places/natlroad/
www.ohiohistory.org/places/natlroad/
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The National Road, in many places known as Route 40, was built between 1811 and 1834 to reach the western settlements. It was the first federally funded road in U.S. history. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson believed that a trans-Appalachian road was necessary for unifying the young country.
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www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/back0103.cfm
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