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Baltimore, MD to Wheeling, WV via Railroad & Stage Coach, 1836

From HS Tanner's book The American traveller ; or, Guide through the United States, 1836.[12](First number indicates distance from point to point. The second number is the distance from Baltimore.)

 Via Railroad
 Deep Cut   2
 Washington Road 3 5
 Still House Run 1 6
 Patapsco River 4 10
 Ellicotts 2 12
 Eagle Factory 2 14
 Crossing of Patapsco 15 26
 Sykes(ville) 3 29
 Gillets Run¹ 6 35
 Parrsville (Mt. Airy) 5 40
 New Market 6 46
 Monocacy River 9 55
 Frederick 4 59
 End of Railroad
 (Thence to the Pt. of Rocks, 11 miles)
 Middletown 9 68
       Go to Top of Right Column >>
 Boonsboro 7 75
 (Thence to Hagerstown 11 miles)
 Williamsport 12 87
 Big Springs² 10 97
 Hancock 17 114
 Prattsville 18 132
 Via the National Road:
 Cumberland 21 153
 Mt. Pleasant³ 10 163
 Petersburg 4 (PA) 25 188
 Smythfield 4 192
 Union(town) 21 213
 Brownsville 12 225
 Hillsboro 11 236
 Washington 12 248
 W. Alexandria 5 15 263
 Wheeling (WV) 16 279
  ¹ Poplar Spring (?), Now; Woodbine?
  ² Now: Clear Spring, MD
  ³ Now: Frostburg, MD
  4 Now: Addison, PA
  5 Now: West Alexander, PA



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  Last Update: Nov. 13, 2009