National Road
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.The National Road or Cumberland Road was one of the first major improved highways in the United States, built by the federal government. Construction began in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It then crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) on the Ohio River in 1818. Plans were made to continue through St. Louis, Missouri, on the Mississippi River to Jefferson City, Missouri, but funding ran out and construction stopped at Vandalia, Illinois in 1839.
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The National Road or Cumberland Road was one of the first major improved highways in the United States, built by the federal government. Construction began in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It then crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) on the Ohio River in 1818. Plans were made to continue through St. Louis, Missouri, on the Mississippi River to Jefferson City, Missouri, but funding ran out and construction stopped at Vandalia, Illinois in 1839.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09786130308735
- Genre Geowissenschaften
- Editor Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
- Sprache Englisch
- Anzahl Seiten 112
- Herausgeber VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
- Größe H220mm x B220mm
- Jahr 2009
- EAN 9786130308735
- Format Kartonierter Einband
- ISBN 978-613-0-30873-5
- Titel National Road
- Untertitel Federal government of the United States, Cumberland, Maryland, Potomac River, Allegheny Mountains, Pennsylvania, Wheeling, West Virginia, Interstate 68
