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National Road Photograph Collection
Description: Photograph showing residences and telephone lines located along the National Road. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "National Road Ca. 1913 looking east - Linnville, O. Old Field Hotel. Linnville. Bldg. on right P O burned down," Beginning construction in 1806, the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first federally-funded interstate highway. Crossing six states from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, over 220 miles of the 600-mile road pass through Ohio. During the 19th century it was an important commercial artery for Midwestern merchants and farmers, and in the 20th century, it continued to be a major east/west route for automobile travel. The National Road has been named both an "All-American Road" and a "National Scenic Byway" by the U.S. Department of Transportation. General road scenes also included in this collection illustrate driving conditions before and after the National Road was paved. Prior to paving, photographs show that the National Road could be very rutted and muddy. There are also photographs of road construction, mile markers, photographic reproductions of maps, a sign that lists rates of toll, a tollbooth on the National Road, and a worker on the National Road. Other states represented in the collection include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV119_B01_F10_11
Subjects: Roads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Travel; National Road;
Places: Linnville (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)