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Last Update: May 3, 2013

• Welcome
• Federal Index 

  1805 and Earlier
  

• Sec. of the Treasury Albert Gallatin's "Origin of the National Road" Letter to William Giles, M.C. 1802
• Committee Report On Disbursement of Money for Construction of the Ohio-Atlantic Road. Dec. 19, 1805
• Committee Report on the Selection of a Route From the Atlantic to Ohio, 1805



Authorization for Construction of the Federal Road, 1806

• Act to Regulate the Federal Road from Ohio to the Atlantic, March 1806
• Commissioner's Report to Pres. Jefferson, December 30, 1806
• Guide to Landmark References used in 1806 Commissioner's Route Recommendations for the Proposed Cumberland Road.  Page 1   Page 2



Start of Construction and Completion to Wheeling, VA [W.VA]. 1807 to 1818

• When Did Construction On the Cumberland Road Begin?
• Cumberland Road: Commissioner's Report to Pres. Jefferson, January 15, 1808
• The Cumberland / National Road and the War of 1812
• Albert Gallatin's Report to Congrss on Canal, Rivers and Roads, 1807, East Coast to Ohio only
• Latrobe's Letter to Gallatin on the Road, 1813
• List of Contractors, contract dates and Cumberland / National Road construction costs from Section No. 1, Cumberland, MD to Section No. 19, Wheeling, VA (WV) - May, 1811 to Feb. 1817(PDF File)



Finish of Construction of the National Pike from Baltimore, MD to Cumberland, MD (Approx. 1822)

• Act to Erect Toll Gates on the Cumberland Road and the Monroe Veto, 1822
• Annual Reports to Congress On the Progress of Construction On the Cumberland / National Road (Complete Reports) Feb. 12 to Jan. 1822
• Supt. David Shriver's Progress Reports to Congress On the Construction of the Cumberland Road, Jan. 1822 to Ja. 1822.



Reconstruction of the Cumberland National Road (Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, VA [WVA]) Pending Return to State Ownership.

• US House of Representatives Debate On the Appropriation to Repair the Cumberland Road, June, 1834
• Captain Richard Delafield/Corps of Engineer Documents Relating to the Repair of the Cumberland Road, 1832 and Onward
• Letters Involving the Passage of the C&O Canal Through the Narrows During Reconstuction, 1833
• Preservation and Repair of the Cumberland Road and the Construction of the Wills Creek Bridge, circa 1818 to 1837
• Senate Debate On the Restoration of Funds Cut in 1834 for the Completion of the Cumberland Road, June 1835
• US Congressional Acts to Fund the Repair and Continuation of the Cumberland Road, 1818 to 1835
• Virginia (Later WV) Act to Accept the Cumberland Road From the Federal Government, March 1832 (See Maryland and PA for their acts)



Construction of the Western National Pike from Stuebenville, WV to Vandalia, IL

• DEBATE IN THE SENATE, February 26, 1836, On the bill making an appropriation for the completion of the Cumberland Road in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
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• General (Index)
• Articles of Agreement, National Road, Twenty-second Section from Cumberland, Maryland to Brownsville, Pennsylvania, September 5,1815
• Food & Drink on the Early Cumberland / National Road
• Directions for Repair of an old Road - John McAdam, 1819 (From his book)
• Street Lights & Traffic Signals, 1938 General Electric Catalog (PDF)
• Important Ajoining Roads and Turnpikes:
  [1] MD: The Winchester, VA to Cumberland, MD Road
  [2] MD: The Cumberland, MD to West Newton, PA "Plank Road"
• Maryland (Index)
• Maryland - General Information
• Allegany County
• Allegany Grove Chautauqua Program - 1905 (PDF)
• Clarysville
• Cumberland
• Cumberland Business and Industry Brochure
• Cumberland, MD (From Maryland, A Guide to the Old Line State, WPA 1940)
• "Devil's Half Acre"
• Cumberland, MD (From Maryland, A Guide to the Old Line State, WPA 1940)
• Mechanic St. Taverns
• The Forgotten Road
• Int'l Magazine of Industry - 1913 (PDF)
• Frostburg
• The Clark Family Legacy by Dick Koch
• Frostburg Centennial Program, 1812 to 1912
• Frostburg Tornado of 1891
• Leaflet: 16th Annual Maryland Volunteer Firemen's Association     Text Version
• References to the Cumberland National Road in Local History
• Snippets & Tidbits
• Frederick County
• Frederick, MD (From Maryland, A Guide to the Old Line State, WPA 1940)
• Garrett County
• Booklet: Sesquicentennial of the Casselman River Bridge and the History of Little Crossing, Originally published in 1963.
• The Shades of Death
• Washington County
• Bear Creek Bridge - West side of Sideling Hill
• Hagerstown, MD (From Maryland, A Guide to the Old Line State, WPA 1940)
• Washington County (MD) Snippets

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• Pennsylvania (Index)
• General
• Pennsylvania Act to Accept the Cumberland Road From the Federal Government, April 1832
• Tour 19, National Road Tour from Keyser's Ridge, MD to West Virginia Line (Via Uniontown and Washington)
• Fayette County
• Fort Necessity- National Park Service Booklet, 1942 (PDF)
• Peter Colley's Tavern, On the National Road in Brier Hill, PA
• Sebastian "Boss" Rush Hotel and Tavern, Farmington, PA
• Snippets
• Titlow's Hotel & Tavern
• Brownsville Iron Bridge
• The Stone House/Fayette Springs Hotel, Near Chalk Hill
• The Water Trough east of Uniontown
• The Turkey's Nest east of Uniontown
• PDFs
• Peter Colley Tavern National Register Nomination Form (PDF)

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• West Virginia Index
• General
• WV Tour 23: WV/PA to Bridgeport, OH via the National Road
• Wheeling, Circa 1940 (WPA Writers)

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• Ohio (Index)
• General
• OH Tour 13: OH/IN- Bridgeport, OH to Indiana State Line via the National Road (WPA)
• Columbus, OH, Circa 1940 (WPA Writers)
• Springfield, Circa 1940 (WPA Writers)
• Zanesville, Circa 1940 (WPA Writers)

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• Indiana (Index)
• General
• National Road Tour: Lewisburg, OH through Indiana to IL State Line
• Indianapolis, IN - Circa 1941 (WPA Writers)
• Terre Haute, IN - Circa 1941 (WPA Writers)

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• Illinois
• Nuances [1]
• Bibliography/References
• Remarks On the Intercourse of Baltimore With the Western Country
• Links
• Road Guides & Maps (Index)
  • Maps
  • Maryland
  • Old National Road from Cumberland to the Six-Mile House, 1842
  • Legend - 1842 Map above
  • Comparison of 1842 Coal Field and 1898 USGS Maps - Old National Road/Upper LaVale
  • Road Guides
  • ALA Green Book: Auto Route Guides - circa 1920
  • Road Maps from Robert Bruce's Book  The National Road, Most Historic Thoroughfare in the United States... (1916) Page 1,  Page 2
  • Mohawk-Hobbs National Old Trails Grade and Surface Guide- Vandalia, IL to Baltimore, MD 1925
  • The 1925 Mohawk-Hobbs Nat'l Old Trails/National Road Guide ~ Photo Illustrated
  • Index
  • Page 16 - Wheeling, WV to Uniontown, PA
  • Page 18 - Uniontowntown, Pa to Cumberland, MD (Part 1)
  • Page 19 - Uniontown, PA to Cumberland, MD (Part 2)
  • Page 20 - Cumberland, MD to Hagerstown, MD
  • Page 21 - Hagerstown, MD to Baltimore, MD
  • National Highway Map, With Principal Connections East and West Between New York and Chicago, 1929
  • 1928 SCAC National Old Trails Guide- National Road - Baltimore, MD to Wheeling, WV
  • Baltimore, MD to Hagerstown, MD
  • Hagerstown, MD to Cumberland, MD
  • Cumberland, MD to Uniontown, PA
  • Uniontown, PA to Wheeling, WV
  • MD Tour, National Road Tour from Baltimore to Keyser's Ridge, MD - WPA Writers Project, 1940
  • PA Tour 19, National Road Tour from Keyser's Ridge, MD to West Virginia Line (Via Uniontown and Washington) - WPA Writers Project, 1940
  • WV Tour 23: WV/PA to Bridgeport, OH via the National Road - WPA Writers Project, 1941
  • OH Tour 13: OH/IN- Bridgeport, OH to Indiana State Line via the National Road (WPA)

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• Picture & Postcard Library (Index)
• MARYLAND: (Index)
• Allegany County (Index):
Cumberland (City)
• Cumberland - General
• Cumberland - Baltimore St.
• Cumberland - Braddock Road / Old National Pike
• Cumberland - Greene St.
• Cumberland - Mechanic St.
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• Cumberland - Businesses
• Cumberland - Hotels
• Cumberland - Railroads
Heading West from Cumberland
• Sandy Gap (1811 - 1834 Route)
• The Narrows [1] [2](1835 and later Route)
• Lower LaVale [1]
• Allegany Grove (LaVale)
• Upper LaVale [2]
• Clarysville
• Eckhart Mines
• Frostburg - General
• Frostburg - Businesses & Hotels
Heading East from Cumberland
• East of Cumberland to Wolfe's Mill
• Wolfe's Mill
• Pleasant Grove
• Martin's Mtn.
• Flintstone
• Polish Mtn. [1] [2]
• Green Ridge Mtn.
• Town Hill Mtn.
• East to Sideling Creek (County Line)
• Baltimore City & County (Index)
• Baltimore City - General
• Baltimore City - Hotels
• Frederick County (Index)
• Ridgeville - New Market
• Frederick City - General
• Frederick City - Businesses
• Frederick City - Hotels, Motels & Auto Camps
• Braddock - Braddock Heights
• Middletown to South Mountain (County Line)
• Garrett County (Index)
• Big Savage Mountain
• The Shades of Death
• Meadow Mountain
• Cassellman Bridge-Stanton's Mill
• Grantsville
• Negro Mountain
• Keyser's Ridge West to County Line
• Howard County, MD
• Ellicott City
• West of Ellicott City to County Line
• Washington County, MD (Index)/a>
• Boonsboro & Funkstown
• Hagerstown - General
• Hagerstown - Businesses
• Hagerstown Hotels, Motels & Tourist Camps
• Huyett & Wilson
• Shady Bower & Clear Spring
• Fairview Mtn. to Park Head
• Millstone & Hancock
• East Side of Sideling toward Hancock
• Sideling Hill Creek to Summit


• PENNSYLVANIA (Index):
• Somerset County
• County Line to Addison
• Somerfield
• Fayette County
• East of Farmington
• Farmington & West to Uniontown
• Uniontown - General Views
• Uniontown - Hotels
• West of Uniontown to Brownsville
• Washington County, PA
• Fayette Co. Line to Washington, PA
• Washington, PA - General
• Washington, PA - Hotels, Motels & Auto Camps
• West of Washington, PA to WV State Line


• WEST VIRGINIA  (Ohio County) (Index)
• WV State Line West to Wheeling
• Wheeling:
• General
• Market Street (US40)
• Hotels & Motels


• OHIO (Index)
• Belmont County - All
• Guernsey County
• Cambridge
• Clark County
• Springfield - General
• Springfield- Hotels & Motels
• Franklin County
• Columbus-General
• Columbus - Hotels, Motels & Auto Camps


• INDIANA (Index)
• Marion County
• Indianapolis - General Views
• Indianapolis - Hotels, Motels & Tourist Camps
• Indianapolis - Businesses


• ILLINOIS