National Road

National Road is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Fayette County, dedicated 1948.

National Pike (US 40)

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Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U. S. Route 40.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1807 · Map of Virginia (upper center sheet) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1810 · United States of America, northern part. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1811 · A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1825 · Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1811, covering the location of National Road, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1811, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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National Road

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