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National Road

Fayette County · dedicated 1996 · US 40 (Bus.) at Fairchance Rd., Hopwood (in front of Hopwood Fire Dept.)

From the creation of the National Road in 1806 until the advent of the railroads in the 1850s, thousands of travellers crossed Chestnut Ridge between the East and Midwest. Founded in 1791, Hopwood was a major resting stop for traffic in both directions.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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