Crossroads of America - Terre haute, IN - U.S. 40 - The National Road on Waymarking.com

County of marker: Vigo County
location of marker: 7th St & Wabash Ave, Terre Haute
Date marker erected: July 4, 1988

Marker text:

CROSSROADS OF AMERICA
Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, Indiana The Old National Road, proposed by George Washington to open a path for development of the Northwest Territory, ws begun in 1806 in Cumberland, Maryland. It was surveyed through Indiana in 1827 and built through Terre Haute in 1834. This pioneer corridor of American history became paved U.S. 40 in 1926 and was completed coast to coast by 1935. In Terre haute as Wabash Avenue, it intersected the original U.S. 41, the nation's ajor north-south highway, at this site.

Americana: Other Significant Interest: Memorial Milestone / Marker: Historical Marker Web Address: [Web Link]

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