"The National Road"
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trainbug
N 39° 38.954 W 078° 49.045
17S E 687262 N 4391103
"The National Road" (called the Cumberland Road).
The first of the internal improvements undertaken by the U.S. Government
Waymark Code: WMGRK
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2006
Views: 23
"The National Road (called The Cumberland Road) was the first of the internal improvements undertaken by the U.S. Government. Surveys were authorized in 1806 over the route of "Braddock's Road" which followed "Nemacolin's Path", an Indian trail over which George Washington Travelled in 1754 to Fort LeBoeuf.
State Roads Commission
County (required): Allegany County
Location (required): Eastbound Rte. 40 LaVale Md. opposite the Allegheny County Library
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