Turnpike Tollgate
N 38° 52.764 W 077° 09.984
18S E 312079 N 4305624
Turnpike Tollgate
Waymark Code: WMMQ9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2006
Views: 32
Turnpike Tollgate
Alexandria-Leesburg Pike, chartered in 1813, was completed after 1838. An 1862 map shows a house and tollgate on four acres bought by John Williams in 1857 (part of 1837 24.5-acre Kidwell grant). An older tollhouse is suspected but tolls may have been collected at Joseph Birch's smithy across the Turnpike. Gate was just West of private wagon road (Cherry St.) used by some to evade toll. Pike was important route to move agricultural products & goods but role diminished after the 1859 arrival of the railroad. Turnpike bought by Fairfax County for $300 in 1872; tollhouse sold in 1879.
Marker Title: Turnpike Tollgate
Marker Location: East Broad Street at North Cherry Street
County or Independent City: City of Falls Church
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: City of Falls Church
Marker Number: Not listed
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