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English History question: How did roads change between 1750 and 1900? ... In 1750 a group of people who were concerned about the improvment of the roads of their country formed a group called the "Turnpike Trust". This group of people took permission from the parliment to build toll gates on stretches of road.
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The podictionary word for today is “turnpike”: Believe it or not, the fish, “the pike,” is etymologically related to the highway “the pike.” The highway the pike is called a pike because it’s an abbreviation for turnpike. But why would a road be called a turnpike in the first place? In fact the...
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Why is a turnpike called a turnpike? ... For that matter, what exactly makes a particular stretch of limited-access highway a turnpike? ... however, there are exceptions—most notably, the Connecticut Turnpike (part of Interstate 95), which stopped charging tolls after a nasty multivehicle accident at a tollbooth in 1985.
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There is also an astronomical constellation called Pavo or The Peacock. ... In this instance, the pike is actually a turnpike. This phrase is distinctively American and is a shortening of to come down the pike. That is first recorded in a figurative sense in 1956: "Your uncle’s the ablest politician to come down the pike...
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Second of a two-day series ... Among southwestern Pennsylvania's rolling hills and winding river valleys lies a partially built highway that stands as Exhibit A in the Pennsylvania Turnpike's multibillion-dollar, 18-year-long spending spree.
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This page is the entry page into the website presence of the West Virginia non-profit volunteer preservation organization called the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Assoication. ... The Staunton - Parkersburg Turnpike National Scenic Byway is a designated; AMERICA'S BYWAY running from Allegheny Mountain on the Virginia /
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www.spturnpike.org/
www.spturnpike.org/
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A popular roadside attraction at the so-called Turnpike Church will soon be a thing of the past thanks to a highway upgrade and safety concerns. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission plans to remove the steps leading to St. John the Baptist Church... ... "It's going to be a sad thing to see them go," said Irene Plush,
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:See List of toll roads in the United StatesA toll road in the United States, especially near the east coast, is often called a turnpike. The term turnpike originated from pikes, which were long sticks that blocked passage until the fare was paid and the pike turned at a toll house (or toll booth in current terminology).
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