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The National Road began and Cumberland, Maryland, reached Wheeling, Virginia in 1818, and was extended to Vandalia, Illinois by the 1840's So... started at Cumberland and stretched to Vandalia by the 1840's
The National Road began and Cumberland, Maryland, reached Wheeling, Virginia in 1818, and was extended to Vandalia, Illinois by the 1840's So... started at Cumberland and stretched to Vandalia by the 1840's
The transportation route that extended from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois is known as the National Road. It is a 620 mile road that was built by the federal government. In 2002 it was officially designated as "The Historic National Road, an All-American Road."
Baltimore, Maryland The first federally funded part of the National Road starts in Cumberland, MD and runs to Wheeling, WV. The second part starts from Wheeling and continues to Vandalia Illinois. The part from Baltimore to Cumberland, was financed by the Maryland banks who agreed to build a turnpike from Baltimore to Cumberland as part of their agreement to renew their state charters.
The first contracts were given in 1811, and the construction was delayed until 1815 due to the War of 1812.
You would travel the National Road.
Vandalia, Illinois
The National Road passed through towns such as Cumberland, Maryland; Wheeling, West Virginia; Zanesville, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; and Vandalia, Illinois. It was one of the first major improved highways built in the United States.
Vandalia and Cumberland.
the 363 mile trip from New York City to Buffalo
Cumberland and Vandalia are the starting and ending points of the national road.