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 The National Road - National Pike (U.S. 40) - Farmington, Pa Posted by:  Lat34North
N 39° 49.076 W 079° 35.251
17S E 620890 N 4408504
This "National Road" connected east and west in the 1800s. George Washington proposed a route to join the western frontier to the eastern seaboard. Located at the Mount Washington Tavern, on the US 40, west of Ft. Necessity, BFP.
Waymark Code: WMFJWV
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2012
Views: 6
The National Road
This "National Road" connected east and west in the 1800s. George Washington proposed a route to join the western frontier to the eastern seaboard in the late 1700s. His idea was later promoted by Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison—and Congress authorized the road in 1806.
Work started in 1811. While a privately funded road connected Baltimore with Cumberland, Maryland, this first federally funded highway tied Cumberland to Wheeling, Virginia, in 1818. By 1839 the road stretched more than 600 miles to Vandalia, Illinois. Although railroads eventually displaced it, the National Road's success set the stage for today's national highway system.
Erected by Fort Necessity National Battlefield, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
More Information:
Wikipedia - National Road
Wikipedia - Braddock Road
NPS - Fort Necessity NB
Group that erected the marker: Erected by Fort Necessity National Battlefield, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Mount Washington Tavern / Fort Necessity Battlefield Park.
National Pike (U.S. 40) west of the entrance to Fort Necessity Battlefield
Farmington, PA USA
15442
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